Into the heart of Ladakh, love, and beauty: The journey people witness with Triyana

Time of India

19-05-2025

There are travel agencies, and then there are travel stories, and
Triyana
is the latter.
Triyana is not a business that books a trip for you, it is a team that helps you live the journey, enjoy the scenes, personalise your experience, and the best of all, return with a lifetime of memories, calm, and love.
And even for the people who started Triyana, everything started on a trip to Ladakh that filled them with awe and love for the place, and a spark within them that wanted more people to experience this beauty.
At the heart of this story is
Monuca Arora
, the founder of Triyana, a woman whose connection with Ladakh goes beyond maps and tour plans, and her journey and personal adventure into the landscapes of Ladakh gradually turned into a calling.
A single trip shifted something inside her, and the mountains did not just call her now, but other professionals too, who she guided and helped along the way.
Today, she proudly says that mountains didn't just welcome her, but also held her, spoke to her, and transformed her, and she proudly calls Ladakh her second home.
It all started where?
Monuca's journey to starting Triyana was not a business idea, or a side hustle she wanted, but just a feeling she had after her first Ladakh trip with her friends.
She was in awe of not just its beauty but also its silence. The raw, unapologetic silence that showed her the truths about her life, one that she often missed during her daily rush. That one trip led to many more, and over the years, she found herself more at home in Ladakh than anywhere else.
The locals came to know her well, be it the shopkeepers, the homestay owners, the guides, or the monks, and she too grew to understand Ladakh not just as a travel destination, but as a living, breathing space.
What makes Triyana stand out?
From one of the adventures (Image: Triyana/Facebook)
Unlike traditional travel agencies that focus on sightseeing and ticking boxes, Triyana works from a different lens. Monuca explained that Triyana is not about following an itinerary but rather about tuning into the natural pace of the place you're in. Especially in a place like Ladakh, whose rhythm is slow, soulful, and deeply grounding.
Monuca says that with Triyana you will of course visit monasteries, explore valleys, and taste local food, but you will also just sit quietly beside a stream, listen to a
sound meditation
under the stars, or sip butter tea while chatting with a Ladakhi grandmother about her life in the mountains.
Monuca also explains about her husband's journey who is a certified sound therapist, and together, they host meditation sessions and sound healing experiences for their small groups. These are not staged wellness events, but just organic, heart-led sessions that meet people exactly where they are.
Under the vast Ladakhi sky, surrounded by silence and space, Monuca invites people to just pause. No pressure to perform or 'heal', but just have a space to be, to breathe, to feel. Whether it's through singing bowls echoing in a hall or a guided meditation in the open desert, or just a heart to heart conversation with Monica herself, these little moments, she believes, will be the turning points for people soon.
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