Yoga and Ayurvedic Retreat
Kerala, Southern India
Photography: Ragnar Freidank
Testimonials Accommodation Daily Schedule
Retreats in India are currently on hold due to the sanitary situation, but you can still contact us at camillelitalien@gmail.com to stay in the loop of future offerings
Join Peter and Camille for a transformative retreat that will deepen your practice of yoga as you receive personalized Ayurvedic treatment. Take time to heal yourself while exploring these sister sciences which have been used together for over 4,000 years to promote health and address disease.
*RYT Certified 100 Hour Continuing Education
For Your Body
You will be assessed by Drs. P. Sathyanarayanan and Suma Sathyanarayanan at Aditya Ayurvedic Hospital, be prescribed specific herbal medications to balance your doshas, and receive specific ayurvedic herbal treatments that address your unique condition. You will have the opportunity for daily consultations with Peter and your doctors regarding ayurveda in general, your specific health needs, and the appropriate ayurvedic treatments for you. Twice daily group yoga sessions are designed to allow you to balance your unique constitution and health concerns.
For Your Mind
The simultaneous experience of receiving ayurvedic health treatments, with daily yoga education and practice, and lectures on ayurveda, allows you to develop a deep understanding of the nature of healing through ayurveda and yoga. You will leave this retreat with a personalized plan for maintaining an ayurvedic/yogic approach to health when you return to your daily life. If you are a yoga teacher or health care provider, you will expand your knowledge of the ayurvedic approach to health care.
For Your Spirit
This will be an experience of deep healing, rarified teachings, and profound realizations. Guided pranayama and meditation, along with deeply embodied and reflective yoga asana practice each morning and afternoon, will support you to fully relax and restore while at Aditya. You will be encouraged to rest, to take time for contemplation, meditation, or prayer, to enjoy walks in the surrounding nature, and to write, draw, daydream, and sleep. This will be a time of connecting deeply with Spirit as the source of healing and rejuvenation.
This is a one-of-a-kind experience that is completely tailored to address your health, your questions, and your desire for understanding of the Self.
Treatments
Dr.Sathyanarayanan, Dr.Suma Satyanarayanan and Bhaskaran Vaidyar are the Head Physicians at the Hospital. Bhaskaran Vaidyar is the Founder and has over 40 years of experience. All of the Doctors belong to and are proud to be a part of traditional Ayurvedic families of Kerala.
For more information on treatments and the ayurvedic lineage of Dr Satya, please visit the Aditya Treatment Page.
You will also find yourself connected to the life source of Kerala as you experience firsthand the beauty of sacred pujas, Bharata Natyam dance, Kathakali theater dance, and Kalari demonstrations. In addition to the typical daily schedule, you will have the chance to experience the following:
Vedic Astrology/Jyotish
You will have the opportunity to participate in a personal Vedic Astrology reading. If you are interested in booking a reading, you will need to have your exact date and time of birth, together with the exact place of birth.
Evening performances
Kathakali, Indian Classical Music, Indian Drumming, Kalari Payattu (martial arts).
Pujas
Pujas are prayer rituals of devotional worship to one or more deities, or to host and honor a guest, or to spiritually celebrate an event.
Homas
You will be able to participate in a homa ceremony. Homas are vedic rituals where particular offerings are made to the fire.
Excursions
At the beginning of our stay, we will take a group excursion to the nearby mountain or other destination of our choice. Excursion to nearby cities can also be organized.
Pancha Karma
Pancha Karma is the traditional ayurvedic treatment that directly addresses a deviation in the individual’s birth constitution, that may cause disease. This treatment requires a minimum of 28 days, and is available to students coming to the retreat, for as long as they can extend their stay before or after the retreat’s dates. The treatment can be both preventive, rehabilitative or regenerative and is solely designed on the individual. For more information, please contact us.
Pricing
Early Bird Pricing Paid in Full by August 1st 2019 - $2470.00
Regular Pricing after August 1st 2019 - $2680.00
Payments Plans are Available in 4 Installments of $670.00:
The first payment of $670.00 is due July 15th to hold your spot for the Winter 2019 retreat.
($750 after due date)
The second payment of $670.00 is due September 30th.
($750.00 after due date)
The third payment of $670.00 is due November 15th.
($750 .00 after due date)
The final payment of $670.00 is due in cash in U.S. dollars upon arrival in India.
**Please note that full ayurvedic Panchakarma takes at least 28 days. Although the retreat offered covers only 14 days of treatment, longer stay options are available.
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Typical daily schedule
6:00 AM
Awake to the music of local Hindu and Muslim temples as one of the staff members brings your morning medicine (tailored to your constitution and specific health concerns, made on site according to traditional Ayurvedic recipe)
6:30 AM
Morning Yoga Practice: Peter will lead the group through a gentle meditative practice that involves fascial unwinding, gentle asana, pranayama and short meditation.
8:00 AM
Breakfast: A delicious traditional Keralan breakfast of dosas and idlies with a mild curry will be brought to your doorstep each morning. These meals are made to give your body the nutrition it needs while keeping balancing the doshas and giving your digestive system a rest.
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Treatment: This is the portion of the day when most people will receive Ayurvedic treatment tailored to individual needs, and may include: Medicated oil massage of entire body (abhyanga), oil poured in a steady stream over the forehead (shirodhara), oil or other specialized mixture poured in a specific pattern over the entire body for 30-40 minutes (dhara), and many others.
1:00 PM
Lunch: Traditional Keralan lunch of red rice and several different delicious curries followed by buttermilk
2:00 PM
Class: Vidya (a local ayurvedic practitioner) will teach the group the basics of Ayurveda, so that when participants leave they have a working knowledge of how to apply the principles to their life.
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Personal Time: Participants can spend time alone in their rooms, get online and check email, etc, read or walk around the lush grounds of the treatment center or into the neighborhoods beyond.
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Evening Yoga Session: Peter will lead the group through a more active Vinyasa style class in his signature style, with heavy focus on alignment and integrity with the breath. Students are encouraged to go at their own pace, and participation is always optional.
7:00 PM
Dinner: A traditional south Indian meal of dosas and curry along with a small salad.
8:00 PM
Personal/Quiet Time: Time to rest after a beautiful day of yoga, ayurveda, and connection in the lush jungle of Southern India.
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Accommodation
Your own jungle paradise.
Aditya Ayurveda Hospital is situated in Chethalloor, Palakkad District, Kerala, India. The hospital is in a rural setting with peaceful and calm surroundings. It is located in a peaceful rural setting just a short drive from several Hindu Temples and near Kalamandalam, a performing arts school from which several of our guest teachers and artists will come.
The features of the Centre include comfortable rooms with treatment rooms and private bathrooms, an Ayurvedic herbal manufacturing unit, dining area, telephone booth and internet facility. Regular visits to the little town of Karinkallathani can be arranged by booking a vriksa (tuk tuk) directly at the hospital reception.
ALL ROOMS AND SUITES FEATURE THE FOLLOWING AMENITIES:
Single bed
Private Bathroom
Private Porch Area
Private Treatment Room
Wifi
Desk and chairs
Excursion to Karinkallathani, Kerala
The retreat takes place in the Aditya Ashram for Ayurveda and Yoga in Chethalloor, Palakkad District, Kerala, India.
From your arrival at Kochi Airport in Kerala (COK), you are driven to Aditya with a private taxi from the Ashram, where you receive full-board for the duration of your stay.
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Testimonials
“Aditya is a very special, precious place. The unique and tranquil environment there allows for rest so that deep healing can take place. Everything is further enhanced by wholesome intentions. It really is beautiful.
This retreat reminded me to love myself, so in a very deep sense was a incredibly impacting lesson on loving kindness. I was able to do a lot of self reflection, and my clarity, even reflecting back on the course of my life’s events, was further enhanced by the daily ayurvedic treatments, daily lectures and yoga practice. I have newfound confidence and richness of enjoying the practice of yoga. I also have deeper self awareness. ”
— Chessie, 2015
“I don’t think I’ve ever felt better cared for, than I did at Aditya. The quality of the medicine is unparalleled - there is something extremely special about consuming a medicine on the same ground where it was prepared from plants that grow nearby. I experienced so much profound body and mind change in my life after my time in India - it’s an experience I wouldn’t trade for the world. ”
— Amelia, 2014
“I definitely know that going through the PK has deepened my understanding of Peter’s teaching and of yoga in general, feeling so open and sensitive reminds me of how i felt after 10 days of Vipassana, and I remember thinking then how much more I felt I understood about the practice. I guess that is the point, to feel instead of think your way in... anyways, thank you so much for teaching and inviting people to Aditya, it has been/is a life changing experience. ”
— Alexandria, 2015
“My stay at Aditya and being a part of the program put on by Peter and Camille was a time of healing and rest that came into my life at the perfect time. I am forever thankful to Peter and Camille for providing such a beautiful and safe space for me to connect back to my body, spirit, and mental health. They are so kind and passionate about teaching and helping their students, and I feel so blessed to have met them and learn of their wisdom and guidance. I felt so safe and cared for as I took the time to rest and reflect on my life as I found the space to heal wounds I wasn’t fully conscious of before. I will always look back on my trip to India with them as such a special and needed time for me in my life.”