Founder's Office · projects and results

From personal responsibility to a system that can live beyond the founder

This page brings together active projects, verified results, and all 16 initiatives that Veniamin Tkachuk helped originate. The complete architecture is available on the live ecosystem map for Narayana · SATTVA Business.

Public architecture

From a working center to a system of 16 initiatives

The architecture has grown from one center into five connected domains: people, spaces, knowledge, infrastructure, and services. Every initiative displays its own status.

Proposed governanceStrategy and principles

Strategic council

Long-term direction, ethical standards, priorities, and quality of development. Membership and legal authority will be published only if and when the council is formally established.

Umbrella levelShared mission · standards · partnerships

The ecosystem of Narayana · SATTVA Business

Narayana provides the origin and purpose; Sattva Business provides the entrepreneurial framework. Together they connect 16 initiatives while preserving each team's autonomy and accountability.

Source of trust

Founder's Office

veniamintkachuk.ru explains the idea, presents verified work, and guides each visitor toward an appropriate way to participate.

Forming

Sattva Business Club

A founding circle of entrepreneurs, regular gatherings, practical AI work, and teams focused on useful challenges.

Narayana AI Academy & StudioSattva Project Lab
Strategic initiative

Narayana Network

A future network of retreat centers, glamping destinations, and wellness spaces connected through standards, management, partnership, licensing, or a proven franchise model.

Current flagshipNarayana Center · narayana.centerPartner properties join only after an audit

What is public: this website presents the mission, architecture, statuses, and participation routes. Member identities, financial details, internal roles, and project documents are disclosed gradually, only when necessary and with the appropriate permissions.

Founder's portfolio · 16 initiatives

Each initiative has its own function, status and official route

This catalog reflects the ecosystem's current state. It does not replace each initiative's own website; it shows how every initiative connects to the shared mission and to the Founder's Office.

01Forming

First circle of trust

Sattva Business Club

A trusted circle of entrepreneurs for strategic decisions, mutual support, practical AI work, and purpose-driven projects.

Open initiative
02Operating

Flagship · Sochi

Narayana Center

An operating retreat center where service, guest experience, team practices, and ecosystem standards are tested in real conditions.

Open initiative
03Strategic initiative

Network of spaces

Narayana Network

A network operator for retreat, wellness, and eco-hospitality properties: audits, standards, training, and digital quality management.

Open initiative
04Pilot showcase

Marketplace · B2B + B2C

Narayana Spaces

A pilot platform for discovering spaces for retreats, group programs, and restorative stays. Matching and requests are available now; booking is planned.

Open initiative
05In development

Team · management

Narayana Academy

Corporate academy for managers and teams: service, management, communication and sustainable operating culture.

Open initiative
06In development

AI initiative

Narayana AI Academy & Studio

Practical AI training and measurable implementations: diagnostics, pilot, human review and comparison of results before and after.

Open initiative
07Preview

Testing ideas

Sattva Project Lab

The lab tests the problem, demand, team, economics, ethics and legality before an expensive launch or scale-up.

Open initiative
08In development

Common digital foundation

Ecosystem ID · AI

A unified profile connects products, events, access rights, CRM, analytics, and AI while preserving clear boundaries between initiatives.

Open initiative
09Active listings

Properties · investment analysis

Retreat Properties

A catalog of retreat, villa, glamping, and wellness properties with analysis, due diligence, and a first-100-days plan.

Open initiative
10Operating

Source of trust

Founder of Narayana

The Founder's public office: biography, worldview, projects, articles, talks, and a clear entry point to the ecosystem.

Open initiative
11Operating

Community · practice

Mantra Sochi

A living urban community offering mantra evenings, music, bhakti yoga, seaside gatherings, hikes, and meaningful connection.

Open initiative
12Operating

Items with meaning

Narayana Shop

A shop for spiritual practice and intentional living: malas, books, incense, jewelry, and meaningful gifts.

Open initiative
13Operating

Nutrition · care

Narayana Food

Plant-based nutrition as a daily practice of care: balanced meals, clear menus and ordering service.

Open initiative
14Launching

Development · Hospitality

Narayana Development

Development of retreat, wellness, and eco-hospitality properties—from site assessment and concept to launch and operating model.

Open initiative
15Launching

Build · Delivery

Narayana Construction

End-to-end construction and renovation: surveys, architecture, engineering, procurement, quality control, and handover.

Open initiative
16Operating

Charity · service

Narayana Seva

Four service programs: developing the center, distributing sacred texts, supporting the Mantra Sochi studio, and helping an animal shelter.

Open initiative

Featured projects

Seven initiatives where the founder's role is explained in greater detail

The stories of these key initiatives appear below. All others are available through the catalog above and their official websites.

Operating01

Flagship practical project in Sochi

Narayana Retreat Center

A destination for retreats, educational programs, community gatherings, and restorative stays. Here, an entrepreneurial idea evolved from a hospitality property into an operating retreat center.

  • 50 rooms and accommodation for up to 130 guests
  • halls for groups from 60 to 240 m²
  • 2 hectares of old-growth forest, a spa, and plant-based dining
Go to Narayana website
Forming02

The first public product of the ecosystem

Sattva Business Club

Membership, peer circles, practical AI workshops, gatherings at Narayana, and project teams for people who care about results, the way those results are achieved, and their contribution to the common good.

  • application, personal introduction, and human review
  • face-to-face meetings in Narayana
  • single account after platform launch
Open club architecture
In development03

Learning and implementing responsible AI

Narayana AI Academy & Studio

Two related offerings: hands-on education for entrepreneurs and measurable AI implementation in companies, with safeguards against manipulation, data leakage, and unnecessary digital noise.

  • role-based learning tracks and a Workflow Lab
  • process diagnostics and controlled pilots
  • baseline, metrics and human review
Explore the AI initiative
Strategic initiative04

From one strong center to an ecosystem

Narayana Network

A partnership framework for owners and managers of retreat, wellness and eco-hotel properties: first audit and standards, then a proven model of cooperation.

  • property profile and quality audit
  • standards, training and corrective plan
  • consultation, management, license or future franchise
Explore Narayana Network
Active listings05

Property listings and responsible ownership transitions

Retreat Properties

A curated selection of operating retreat centers, villas, and wellness properties, with document and financial review, due diligence, and a plan for the first 100 days after a change of ownership.

  • current listings, locations, prices, and verified statuses
  • risk check before purchasing decision
  • independent development or a conversation with Narayana Network
View property listings
Preview06

From idea to testable pilot

Sattva Project Lab

The lab helps test value fit, demand, team, economics and legal model. At the first stage, it collects expertise and working groups, but not investment money.

  • idea cards and testable hypotheses
  • requests for expertise, time and partners
  • financing, shares and profitability are not open
View Project Lab format
In development07

Shared memory, roles, and access controls

Ecosystem ID · AI

One profile connects agreements, roles, events, knowledge, and permissions. The web portal and Telegram become two entry points to the same system.

  • transparent consents and interaction history
  • access rights by participant role
  • AI within authority and with action log
See single sign-on
Visual composition “Mantra Sochi”: participants of the mantra evening in the luminous space of live sound and warm community

City Studio · co-founder

A space where mantra becomes a shared, living experience

Live kirtan, bhakti yoga, and a welcoming community in central Sochi—a place to slow down, hear the holy name, and turn the heart toward a relationship with the Lord.

My role

As one of Mantra Sochi's co-founders, I support the team, its events, and the community's creative development.

  • Live Kirtan
  • Bhakti yoga
  • Welcoming gatherings
  • Off-site events
Sochi CenterNavaginskaya, 9d · room 211

Flagship case

Narayana shows the approach in action

The center combines accommodations, event spaces, plant-based dining, restorative facilities, and group programs. For Veniamin, it is not a showroom but a living management practice spanning product, team, infrastructure, partnerships, and guest experience.

50rooms
130guests
2 hagrounds

Figures updated July 27, 2026, based on Narayana's official profile.

Map of the Narayana Retreat Center grounds with 30 numbered features
01—11

Main building and courtyard

  1. 01

    Main building with attic

  2. 02

    Reception — main entrance

  3. 03

    Shop — entrance beside reception

  4. 04

    Practice hall — top floor of the main building

  5. 05

    Café — access to the courtyard

  6. 06

    Patio

  7. 07

    Narayana statue

  8. 08

    Fountain

  9. 09

    Gazebos and swings

  10. 10

    SPA complex: bathhouse, hammam, fireplace, plunge pool, swimming pool

  11. 11

    Wood-fired hot tub in the forest

12—20

Practices, recreation and swimming pools

  1. 12

    Parking

  2. 13

    Practice building: small, medium and large halls

  3. 14

    Massage room

  4. 15

    Ayurvedic treatment room

  5. 16

    Accessible rooftop

  6. 17

    Table tennis

  7. 18

    Relaxation area with sun loungers

  8. 19

    Small pool

  9. 20

    Large swimming pool

21—23

Eastern guest area

  1. 21

    Residential building

  2. 22

    Children's playground: slides, trampoline and swings

  3. 23

    Greenhouse with rare plants

24—30

Forest area

  1. 24

    Forest trails

  2. 25

    Large terrace in the forest

  3. 26

    Small terrace in the forest

  4. 27

    Fire area with hearth

  5. 28

    Forest stream

  6. 29

    Relic forest

  7. 30

    Fruit garden in the forest

Source of trustVeniamin Tkachuk
Separate platformEcosystem ID

Profile · permissions · consent · events · NRC · analytics

NarayanaSattva Business ClubGPTNetworkFood & EcoProject Lab
Web portalTelegram Mini App

Digital architecture

The personal website provides context. The platform connects the work.

On a separate platform, a candidate submits one application and receives an Ecosystem ID only after review and a human decision. The same profile will work across the web portal and Telegram without duplicating identity, balances, or permissions.

PROFILECLUBEVENTSGPTPROJECTSNRC POINTS

The member account does not live on this personal website. The product has its own domain, database, security controls, and administration panel.

Apply to the founding circle

Project Lab works in preview mode: funding, equity, return projections, and investment payments are disabled. NRC remains an internal contribution point—not a digital currency.

Ways to participate

Join the work, not a hierarchy

You do not need to wait for the entire platform or qualify for a prominent title. Start by offering a specific contribution, a limited pilot, and a straightforward conversation.

Offer your contribution
01

Founding-circle member

Join a trusted entrepreneurial community through an application, a personal introduction, and a mutual decision.

02

Expert or mentor

Contribute practical expertise in AI, management, hospitality, education, environmental work, or human development.

03

Project team member

Join an idea test, working group or limited pilot with a clear role and outcome.

04

Space owner

Submit a retreat center, glamping property, eco-hotel, or wellness facility for review and selection of an appropriate partnership model.

05

Partner or organizer

Create an event, learning format, service, or supply solution that benefits participants and ecosystem properties.

06

Author of a useful initiative

Propose an environmental, social or educational project for joint testing and practical action.

The first step is a brief introduction to you, your experience, or your property. The team will suggest an appropriate next conversation without automatic promises of status, returns, or partnership.

Work as service

Work should be performed as an offering to Lord Vishnu; otherwise, it binds a person to the material world.

Bhagavad-gita As It Is 3.9

Create together

Have a project, space or resource for common benefit?