3 Days Holiday with Yoga, Detox and Massage in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Facilities

It´s best to already start the Detox on the first day, see if you can do it, and if you feel the need to eat when you are traveling towards the yoga house, only take fruits or juices; no meat, coffee, alcohol or smoking.

The program will start on your day of arrival. Usually customers arrive after 12:00 and you will set a time to have the first yoga class (usually early evenings before 19:00).

On the next day:

• 06:00 Wake up; morning meditation (feel free to skip or sleep longer)
• 08:00 First yoga class
• 10:00 An introduction to juicing, taking the clay and kelp products
• Free time (take time to walk, bike, canoe or some other movement in or around the beautiful nature here)
• 12:00 Tea ceremony and sharing
• 13:00 Making new fruit or vegetable juices
• 14:00 Free time (use it to move and relax the body, write your diary, go to the Sauna or anything else what you think will be contributive to this detox)
• 18:00 More juice/tea, water and if wanted klysma is possible
• 19:00 Yoga class (optional); there is only one yoga class per day included. If you wish mornings, you will do one in the morning otherwise it can be done in the evening or if you want two classes this is possible and you can pay on the spot.
• 20:00 Clay, tea, meditation and sharing
• 21:00 Write in your journal, reflect on your insides, thoughts, ideas. You will watch a movie about health and food.

There are no excursions included, but if you wish to book a bike tour in the area or a campervan tour to nearby cities, just discus the availability and price with Ilma.

Beautifully situated in an area called Gaasperplas, Ilma Yoga House offers serene surroundings. Gaasperplas is an artificial lake used for recreational purposes South-East of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. It was the setting for the 1982 Floriade landscape and flower show, and the Eastern end of the lake is surrounded by parks and woodlands that once formed part of the event.

The lake hosts a sailing club, canoe, windsurfing and dragon boat facilities, is popular with anglers, and has a sheltered public beach on the south shore. One of Amsterdams principle campsites is located in the area. It is not connected to the navigable canals system, and has a prohibition against the use of motorized boats; these two factors contribute towards a good water quality and abundance of wildlife. A public slipway is available for non-motorized pleasure and fishing craft.

One of Amsterdam's metro lines (53) terminates at the station of the same name located near the north shore of the lake. Surrounding the the Gaasperplas area are Amsterdam, and the nearby villages of Abcoude and Weesp, AMC medical center, Ziggo Dome and the Amsterdam Arena. You can rent bikes to visit these nearby lovely little towns and countryside.

The detox diet includes only water, tea, vegetable and fruit juices and some detox additionals such as spirulina and chlorella, psyllium husk, eatable clay, etc. So no real meals, just juice water and tea. If you decide together with Ilma Yoga House that your detox will consist of little healthy meals, like salads (no diary) and pasta/rice, you are welcome to prepare your own meals. And If you wish, you can also order extra vegetarian meals and Ilma Yoga House is happy to give you tips how to prepare a happy healthy meal!

The beautiful area the Gaasperplas used to be a flower exhibition area 20 years ago; the Floriade. Now you can still enjoy the parks and the lake. All is resonating very peacefully with its surrounding.

Other means of recreation are; sailing, canoeing, camping, horse riding, playing tennis and surfing.

• There are city tours with the camper van
• Massages are offered (25EUR/30minutes)
• Free canoes available
• Bikes are rented (10 EUR/24hrs). For bike lovers, there are little villages close by, like Weesp and Abcoude, Loosdrecht and Vinkeveen, which offer water recreation. You can also bike to Amsterdam (1 hour) or take the subway (20 minutes) to the city center.
• Visit the Amsterdam Arena and/or the Heineken Music Hall
• Rent skeelers (a kind of inline skates) or borrow some tennis rackets to play on the public court
• If you wish to do one of the below activities, please contact Ilma:
• Take a bike ride in the countryside
• Take a camper trip to the tulip fields (only in end March & April )
• Visit any other place by camper (Edam, Monickendam,Volendam Zaanse schans)

Massage treatments

Two massage sessions from 30 minutes each are included. You can also book various extra massage, starting from 50 EUR per hour or 25 EUR per half an hour, such as:

• Relaxation massage
• Chair massage
• Shiatsu massage
• Therapeutic massage
• 4 hands massage
• Thai massage
• Indian head massage

Sauna

You could also book a sauna trip in the afternoon or evening for 50 EUR extra, including transport.

• 1 guided meditation
• 1 yoga class daily (morning or evening)
• 2 massage sessions (30 minutes each)
• 2 nights private accommodation
• Counseling walk around the lake
• Detox with clay, kelp products and psyllium husk
• Learning how to make your own detox juices with vegetables, tea and fruit juices
• Klysma cleansing (if wanted)
• Kitchen that you can freely use to cook your own meal
• Free entrance to Sauna and wellness at Spa Weesp (this needs reservation in advance)

• Insurances
• Massages
• Transport from and to Ilma Yoga House (available upon request)

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 25% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.