15 Days Ayurvedic De-tox and Transformational Yoga Retreat in India

Daily schedule sample

• 06:30 - 08:30 Yoga class
• 09:00 Breakfast
• 10:00 - 16:00 Ayurvedic consultation and treatments + free time or excursion
• 13:00 Lunch
• 16:30 - 18:00 Yoga class
• 19:00 Dinner

Mid way through the stay there will be an option to visit Kanya Kumari at the southernmost tip of India where three oceans meet. You will stay at a local ashram overnight and visit pilgrmage sites, watch the sunrise, and visit the rock monument to Swami Vivekananda by boat.

During the retreat, you will stay at IHA Ayurveda, on Helipad Road, Varkala. The guest house is only a five-minute walk from the cliff top ensuring peace and tranquility.

Food will be mainly Vegetarian in the style of southern India, although there will be the option to have fish or chicken some days. There will be three meals a day provided: curries, vegetables, rice, popadums, idli, chapatti and lots more.

Apart from immersing in yoga and Ayurveda and enjoying optional organized excursions, there will be ample opportunity to wander along cliff tops, browse shops, drink coffee or juices, chat with storekeepers, sample wares, swim, sunbathe, body board, surf, dance - there is something for everyone, from traditional local activities to Western fare.

Excursions will be optional but there is the opportunity to visit local temples and towns, an elephant sanctuary, art museums, go on backwater boat trips, and do lots of shopping for local ware and clothing.

There is also an overnight excursion planned to Kannya Kumari: the southern tip of India where three oceans meet. You will get to see a Hindu pilgrimage site and a monument to an ancient Indian sage (Swami Vivekananda), only a short boat ride away. The place boasts some lovely, cheap bookshops on all things yoga. The excursion will be extra, but probably only around 2500 INR (30 GBP) at most, including overnight accommodation.

Your Ayurvedic treatments will include a daily massage for the first week (possibly longer depending on your consultation) and herbal medicine.

• 2 yoga practices on most days
• 3 meals per day on most days
• 14 nights accommodation
• Advice and local knowledge
• Ayurvedic consutation and treatment
• Single ensuite room
• Some local excursions

• Airfare
• Airport transfers
• Meals on excursion day
• Some excursions
• Travel insurance
• Vaccinations