Union for life
Family is where honesty, patience, and the ability to keep one's word are tested most clearly.
About Veniamin
Bringing practical experience, knowledge, and service together
The story of an entrepreneur, the founder of Narayana, and the initiator of the ecosystem of Narayana · SATTVA Business—someone who believes that building a business and developing as a person belong on the same path.
In brief
An entrepreneurial path that led to creating spaces for growth
Veniamin Tkachuk was born on April 2, 1988, to a rural family in Moldova. Working from an early age taught him to take responsibility and find solutions even in difficult circumstances. After moving to Moscow, he progressed from entry-level jobs and modest living conditions to building his own service and hospitality ventures.
Moving to Sochi, adopting a more intentional way of life, and deepening his study of the Vedic tradition changed how he defined success. Together with his wife, Lilia, Veniamin began transforming a hospitality property into the Narayana Retreat Center.
Today his primary focus is the ecosystem of Narayana · SATTVA Business: 16 initiatives spanning communities, spaces, education, AI, development, construction, everyday services, and charitable work. Each initiative has its own team and responsibilities while sharing a common purpose.
This chronology is based on Veniamin's autobiography. Business figures and professional roles are published only when they can be verified independently.
For Veniamin, family is not part of a public image. It is a daily practice of commitment, care, and responsibility.
Family and responsibility
Family is my first long project
Veniamin and his wife have been married since 2010. They are raising two daughters and have chosen home education, taking direct responsibility for the learning environment, daily rhythm, and values that shape family life.
The whole family follows a vegetarian diet and works to turn respect for life from a belief into everyday choices.
Lead by example
They educate their two daughters at home, combining structured learning, time in nature, and active participation in family life.
We protect the children's privacy, so we do not publish their names, ages, or details of their education.
Chronology
The journey in which the definition of success has changed
From overcoming difficult circumstances, to building businesses, to asking deeper questions about purpose and service.
- 1988–2005Moldova and early lessons in work
Rural childhood, working with the land and early independence.
- 2005–2011Chisinau and Moscow
Study, relocation, first jobs, and meeting his future wife, Lilia.
- 2011–2018Entrepreneurship
Service projects, cafes and development of entrepreneurial experience.
- since 2018Spiritual practice
Bhakti yoga, meditation and in-depth study of Vedic philosophy.
- SochiCreation of Narayana
Developing a hospitality property into a space for retreats and learning.
- TodayClub and ecosystem
Bringing entrepreneurs together, applying AI in practice, and supporting new spaces.
Entrepreneur
Experience creating and growing service businesses, products, teams, and guest experiences.
Founder of Narayana
A working example of how a place, its programs, hospitality, and community can reinforce one another.
Community builder
Building a community of entrepreneurs committed to ethics, mutual benefit, and meaningful collaboration.
Mentor and speaker
Sharing first-hand experience in entrepreneurship, bhakti yoga, meditation, and intentional living—without promises of instant transformation.
Taking care of the place where we live
Ecology begins with habits and personal involvement
The family expresses its values through practical choices: consuming less, living more intentionally, and caring for the natural environment close to home.
Sort and recycle
Veniamin's wife is an environmental specialist. The family sorts waste, sends recyclable materials for processing, and gradually makes lower-impact choices part of everyday life.
Plant trees
Veniamin participates in the Give a Tree to the Planet initiative and in planting projects that restore greenery and life to local spaces.
Create places of silence
One practical contribution is helping create forest trails and quiet places where people can rest, meditate, and practice in nature.
This section describes personal participation only. It makes no numerical impact claims and does not speak on behalf of environmental organizations.
Worldview
Business is stronger when it is grounded in service
Sattva business is not a religious label. It is an approach to entrepreneurship in which a useful product, fair agreements, care for people, and long-term trust matter as much as profit.
Veniamin has practiced bhakti yoga since 2018. For him, spiritual knowledge is not an abstract theory; it helps answer why we build businesses, relationships, and communities in the first place.
“Create projects that restore people's dignity, clarity, and desire to contribute.”Veniamin Tkachuk
Personal foundations
Four principles that guide decisions
Mindfulness
Understand the consequences of each choice instead of living on autopilot.
Work as service
Treat work as a way to grow, contribute, and create genuine value.
Family as a foundation
Take care of relationships and create projects together with loved ones.
Accessible knowledge
Explain deep ideas through clear real-life examples.
Founder's Responsibility
Take personal responsibility—then build a system that can outgrow its founder
A founder's reputation can open the door, but it should never become the system's ceiling.
This personal website explains where the idea came from and makes the work visible before asking for trust. From here, a visitor can continue to one of 16 independent initiatives, each with its own purpose, team, official website, and accountability.
Explore all 16 initiativesLeader Responsibility
“Whatever a great man does, ordinary people follow his example.”
For Veniamin, leadership begins with personal example: how someone conducts business, treats loved ones, and accepts responsibility for the consequences of their choices.
Bhagavad-gita, 3.21Media and audiences
Open to meaningful public dialogue
Creation and economics of retreat centers
Sattva business and entrepreneurial ethics
Communities for the next generation
Responsible AI for entrepreneurs and purpose-driven projects
Philosophy, meditation and the search for purpose