“Is that the one where they put a tube… up?” I asked, gesturing to the ceiling.

“Yes, ma’am,” Dr. Arun nodded.

It wasn’t the unplug I’d had in mind. Sitting in a doctor’s office in the middle of a forest near the western coast of India, clad from head to toe in white cotton, I was feeling vulnerable.

Dharana Wellness Retreat had appeared the perfect place for me to attempt a true digital detox.