To confront the demands with which the ever-changing world confronts the body, Ayurveda boosts the body’s capacity to restore its health. Ayurvedic treatments address current imbalances triggered by changes in weather, disease or lifestyle. Imbalance appears in many forms such as lack of energy, tiredness, loss of memory and a compromised immune system. Based on this powerful healing effects of Ayurveda, The Art of Living Retreat Center located at wonderful heavenly mountain in Boone, NC will host this special Ayurveda Detox Panchkarma Retreat – Discover Life in Harmony from 12-16 June 2014.
Panchakarma (five actions) is a cleansing and rejuvenating program for the body, mind and consciousness. It is known for its beneficial effects on overall health, wellness and self-healing. According to Ayurveda, our natural state is one of health, happiness and an inner sense of well-being. Health is defined as the body being clear of toxins, the mind is at peace, emotions are calm and happy, wastes are efficiently eliminated and organs are functioning normally. In a busy, stressful and toxic world, our physical and mental systems accumulate toxins causing deterioration in bodily functioning. This eventually weakens our systems, which opens the door for chronic, degenerative, and non-specific diseases to develop. These can evolve into serious specific diseases, ultimately damaging an individual’s health and wellness.
Panchakarma can help by reversing these negative effects of daily living. It can restore your natural state of health and wellness by cleansing your body of toxins, bringing balance into your system and improving bodily function. It can also help you sustain this process by making positive changes in lifestyle.
The Panchakarma therapeutic process appears quite simple in its application. However, its effects are powerful and effective. Panchakarma is a unique, natural, holistic, health-giving series of therapeutic treatments that cleanse the body’s deep tissues of toxins, open the subtle channels, and bring life-enhancing energy thereby increasing vitality, inner peace, confidence and well-being.
This retreat will be facilitated by Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar & Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar, Director and Co-director of "Ayurvedic Healing" an Integrative Wellness Clinic in Santa Cruz, California. Both are world-renown Ayurvedic physicians who have consulted thousands of people across the globe. This profound treatment program reawakens the body’s natural healing ability and intelligence so that it can help restore balance. Based on the ancient science of Ayurvedic detox, this cleanse will prepare you to meet the spring, summer and fall healthy and strong. Through this retreat, you can: Develop an optimum personal wellness routine tailored to your needs. Explore and develop a personal lifestyle for greater health and vitality. Develop a routine that aligns your body with nature and the changing seasons. Find self-knowledge through pulse diagnosis, a time-tested, non-invasive diagnostic technique practiced for thousands of years and recognized by the World Health Organization. Experience daily massage by therapists steeped in the classical Indian tradition of Ayurveda. Experience daily yoga and meditation in the beauty of the mountains Come experience firsthand the oldest and most relevant system of natural medicine. Begin your journey to wholeness by experiencing powerful solutions to meet and support your personal goals. Stay at the center will also include: A diet of Seasonal Vegetarian, Ayurvedic Cooking, a healthy way to eat specifically designed for your constitution. Ayurvedic health lectures. Cooking Demonstrations. A supportive, comfortable environment for personal renewal. Sample of the Daily Schedule: 6:00 - 7:30 Yoga and Meditation with experienced yoga teacher from India 7:30 - 8:30 Pulse diagnosis (1st night only) and therapeutic breakfast 9:00 -11:30 Personalized Ayurvedic Treatments 11:45am - 12:30pm Customized Group Meditation 12:30 - 1:30 Specialized Therapeutic Lunch 1:30 - 2:00 Daily check in, rest 2:00 - 3:00 Presentation on Ayurveda 3:00 - 6:00 Nature walk, journaling, rest, reading 6:00 - 7:00 Specialized Therapeutic Dinner 7:00 - 8:00 Kirtan/Knowledge 8:30 Nightly routine and rest More information, special discount and registration for this retreat can be found on: http://www.artofliving.org/intl-meditation-center-usa/ayurveda-healing-retreats - Dr Sejal Shah, Happiness Program and Sri Sri Yoga Teacher