Experiential Course
April 6 — 12, 2022

Ayurveda Guided Spring Detox

Cleanse 30 Trillion Cells in Just 7 Days

Acharya Shunya and Chef Sanjai
Registration is closed for this course.
Tuition: $675

Detox your body’s 30 trillion cells with the venerated science and art of purification known as Ayurveda. Utilize the same principles that kept the famed yogis of ancient India healthy, radiant, flexible, and youthful until 80, 90, 100 years old. Discover the purifying, accelerating, and rejuvenating benefits of Ayurveda by joining celebrated Ayurveda teachers and lifestyle experts Acharya Shunya and Chef Sanjai for this 7-day spring detox.

In this program, you will eat delicious detox recipes, chutneys, teas, and sherbet prepared by acclaimed Ayurvedic Chef Sanjai. Renowned Ayurveda teacher Acharya Shunya will show you how to support your detox with herbs, garden remedies, and nature’s goodness. Most importantly, you will feel 100% supported with community encouragement, check-ins and shares.

This week-long detoxification retreat won’t just rejuvenate your body, it will rewire your mind with new knowledge concerning:

  • The fundamentals of a detox diet that nourishes the body, cleansing internally without deprivation or mental anguish
  • Recipes you can cook at home with demos by Chef Sanjai
  • Purifying breathing techniques and mudras

This program is for you if you would like to:

  • Cleanse your system with a healthy, time tested detox option
  • Reduce springtime allergies and colds
  • Jump start your weight loss journey
  • Improve your digestion
  • Clear up your skin
  • Improve achy joints and labored breathing
  • Boost your immunity and prevent future disease
  • Maintain your good health

Note: Prior knowledge or experience of Ayurveda is not required. All you need to bring is a willing heart and taste buds that are ready to be delighted.


What is Ayurveda and how can we benefit from it?

Ayurveda is a natural system of medicine that originated in India more than 3,000 years ago! Derived from the Sanskrit words ayur (life) and veda (science or knowledge), Ayurveda translates to the knowledge or science of life.

The system of Ayurveda attributes disease to imbalances in a person’s consciousness. It prescribes treatments unique to the individual’s bodily constitution (Prakriti) based upon the 3 life forces or Doshas: movement (Vata), metabolism (Pitta), and nourishment (Kapha).

The primary focus of an Ayurvedic detox is to find balance between the body, mind, spirit and the environment through an internal purification process accompanied by a special diet, herbal remedies, yoga, and meditation. Treatment aids the individual by eliminating impurities, reducing symptoms, increasing metabolism and resistance to disease, quietening mental anguish and bringing harmony to all areas of life.

This spring, give your body a cleanse that is healthy and delicious without withholding food, causing mood swings, or stripping the body of vital nutrients.

Acharya Shunya and Chef Sanjai have shared a life of teaching, cooking, and spiritual service together for more than twenty-five years. As husband and wife, they have dedicated the last two decades to bringing the wisdom of Ayurveda, yoga, and the Vedic tradition to students around the world.

Together, they co-created Vedika Global, a nonprofit organization devoted to preserving and sharing the living traditions of Ayurveda and Vedic wisdom. Through retreats, courses, and teachings offered internationally and online, they guide students in rediscovering how ancient knowledge can support health, balance, and inner clarity in modern life.

Acharya Shunya is a teacher of Vedic wisdom and Ayurveda, raised in a family lineage of spiritual teachers and healers in Ayodhya, India. She is the author of Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom, a widely respected guide to bringing Ayurvedic principles into everyday living. Her teachings weave together Ayurveda, yoga, and Advaita Vedanta, helping students understand how digestion, daily rhythm, breath, and awareness contribute to true well-being.

Chef Sanjai brings these teachings into the kitchen. Through decades of study and practice, he has translated classical Ayurvedic knowledge into practical cooking methods that support digestion, vitality, and seasonal balance. Over the years, he has taught thousands of students how to prepare nourishing Ayurvedic meals and has developed and shared more than two thousand recipes inspired by traditional household kitchens and classical teachings.

Together, Acharya Shunya and Chef Sanjai offer a rare integration of wisdom and practice. In their retreats and workshops, philosophy and food meet naturally. Students learn not only the principles of Ayurveda, but how to live them through the rhythms of daily life, the preparation of meals, and the cultivation of awareness.

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Your course schedule has been designed by the presenter to provide a holistic educational experience, and includes course presentation time, meal times, and free time for you to enjoy the beach and the grounds and participate in the ashram’s daily programs. Lines in bold type indicate required course times.

Morning and Evening Satsang: community gatherings for meditation, chanting & teachings; sometimes a silent beach walk.

Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes: available on outdoor ocean and bayfront platforms (beginner and intermediate levels offered twice daily).

DAY 1
6:00am – 8:00am Morning Satsang
8:00 am Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
10:00 am Brunch
11:00 am Ashram Welcome & History Tour (meets at Reception)
11:30 am Inauguration Ceremony
12:00 – 1:30 pm Lecture and Recipe Cooking Demo
1:30-3:00 pm Rest/Beach/Karma Yoga
3:00 – 3:30 pm Detox Tea Time
4:00 pm Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
6:00 pm Dinner
8:00 to 9:45 pm Evening Satsang

DAY 2 – DAY 6
6:00am – 8:00am Morning Satsang
8:00 am Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
10:00 am Brunch
12:00 – 1:30 pm Lecture and Recipe Cooking Demo
1:30-3:00 pm Rest/Beach/Karma Yoga
3:00 – 3:30 pm Detox Tea Time
4:00 pm Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
6:00 pm Dinner
8:00 to 9:45 pm Evening Satsang

LAST DAY
6:00am – 8:00am Morning Satsang
8:00 am Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
10:00 am Brunch
12:00 – 1:30 pm Lecture and Recipe Cooking Demo
1:30-3:00 pm Rest/Beach/Karma Yoga
3:00 – 3:30 pm Detox Tea Time
3:30 pm Graduation Ceremony

Regular ashram schedule the rest of the day

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