Always wanted to explore India but don't know where to start? Join Sonya Sankaran on a trip to Kerala, India to learn about artisanal fishing and forest communities and the ecosystems they are a part of. As an Indian American woman, she takes pleasure in facilitating safe, immersive journeys for the adventurous traveler! 

Develop your own relationship with India! This trip focuses on communities whose homes and livelihoods are closely intertwined with plant and animal life, tides and rivers, coasts and valleys. Open your heart to cultures that connect people to the landscapes they cultivate and co-exist with.

January 4th-13th, 2027

• learn about coastal livelihoods

• visit weaving looms threatened by climate change

• weave with forest-dwelling tribal women

• travel deep to the heart of the rainforest for Ayurvedic immersion

• Make pottery in a working art studio

• Paint with with a mural master

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Sonya Sankaran is a second generation Indian American living in Madison, Wisconsin. 

As an artist, ecologist, and educator, she focuses on the strong relationship between nature and health. Before moving back to her hometown of Madison, she worked for organizations from the Monteverde Conservation League in Costa Rica to the Ashoka Trust for Ecology and the Environment in India.

Sonya completed her masters in marine science in California before working as an educator for the Monterey Bay Aquarium. 

Today, Sonya creates art and programs that promote conservation and enhance human and environmental well-being through a connection to nature.