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 5-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 5-day detoxification retreat won’t just rejuvenate your body, it will rewire your mind with new knowledge concerning:
This program is for you if you would like to:
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 is a teacher of Ayurveda principles, and the designer of the detox and Chef Sanjai is a teacher of Ayurveda cuisine, and the developer of the detox recipes, many of which are inspired from research of Ayurvedic source texts dating as far back as 2 BCE. Together, Acharya Shunya and Chef Sanjai co-founded Vedika Global in 2007, a not-for-profit teaching and learning foundation in the San Francisco Bay Area, where they shared over healing 200 recipes and lead annual detoxes for their global community of seekers and students who came to them from different parts of the world, to learn Ayurveda, in its truest form, along with its sister sciences of Yoga and Vedanta. Both teachers enjoy a league of beneficiaries, who are grateful they followed the careful guidance provided by their teachers, who never compromised the principles of Ayurveda in favor of recent trends and fads. The results of their teaching and leading experiential detox are deeply restorative for human health and the experience, profoundly healing, also delicious, in an unforgettable way.
Daily Schedule (subject to change):
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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