15 Day Ayurveda and Yoga Detox Retreat and Cleansing Course in Kathmandu, Bagmati Pradesh, Nepal

A healthy person can prevent health problems, and those who have a problem can ameliorate the problem during the retreat. Beginner and regular practitioners can both enjoy the course. It is suitable for all levels and those who want to discover good health and a peaceful life. Nepal Ayurveda Home welcomes those seeking a base for exploring Kathmandu city, getting benefits of Ayurveda treatment, Ayurveda therapies, Ayurveda rejuvenation, yoga, and Ayurveda retreat, etc. This two-week Ayurveda and yoga retreat course will teach you good foundations of Ayurveda and its basic therapies. At the same time, you will be benefited with mindfulness meditation, a breathing science which is very helpful to prevent good health.

Please note that this is a sample schedule and could be changed according to the teacher, topic, therapies, guest, climate or each retreat and treatment, etc.

Daily sample schedule

• 07:30 - 08:30 Morning yoga class
• 08:30 - 09:30 Breakfast
• 10:30 - 11:30 Free time, walking, reading, etc.
• 11:30 - 13:00 Ayurveda therapy
• 10:00 - 14:00 Lunch
• 14:00 - 16:00 Free time
• 16:00 - 17:30 Self-practice
• 17:30 - 18:30 Yoga and breathing
• 18:30 - 19:30 Dinner

This course offers daily Ayurveda therapies and consultation, yoga, and meditation. You will enjoy most of the therapies to remove the toxins from the body and mind. During this retreat, Nepal Ayurveda Home provides you a home-like environment to achieve a healthy way of living.

This is a space where life is free from tension, robotic schedule, rush, and all the hustle and bustle. You will enjoy herbal Ayurveda therapies including massage. Also, you will learn yoga and meditation for physical and mental balance. You will get a consultation with the doctor after arrival, then your Ayurveda therapy will start according to your body type and health condition. Discussions about Ayurveda, yoga philosophy, mindfulness meditation are amazing. Here are some of the therapies that they are offering during your course. But therapy depends on your body type and problem so it's mandatory to follow the instruction of the doctor.

Abhyanga (massage) therapy

Ayurvedic massage and other styles of massage are given according to the requirement of the body. Full body, head, foot, and face massages are conducted by well-trained therapists using medicated herbal oils and mixing oil with herbal medicine. The type of oil, herb, and focus of pressure will be different according to the prevention and treatment of the problem. Ayurveda believes that regular oil massages make bone and muscles strong and increase circulation which helps to purify the blood and to remove toxic.

Shirodhara

Warmed herbal oil is poured over a third eye chakra (between eyebrows) to calm the nervous system, remove the mental stress, headache, excessive thinking, nervousness, emotional imbalance, and purify the mind.

Akshi Tharpana

This is an eye treatment using medicated oils according to the eye problem to clean the eyes and eliminate eye infections and diseases.

Panchakarma

Nepal Ayurveda Home provides Panchakarma treatments which are a therapeutic way of eliminating toxins from the body. Then the body gets to balance the doshas using Ayurveda therapies, different herbs, herbal oils, herbal packs, herbal medicine, diet, etc. Panchakarma means five activities of purification of the body. Panchakarma is helpful to balance doshas (body nature). Pancha karmas are Vamana (emesis), Virechana (purgation), Vasti (enema), Nasya (nasal cleansing), and Rakta Mokshana (blood-letting).

Pinda Swedan

Pinda Sweda will perform with hot cotton boluses, made up of a combination of herbal leaves, flowers, sand, spices, etc. Herbs and massage strokes are chosen according to your body type. The herbal plants are then warmed and tied into a muslin cloth before rubbing over the body. This therapy is helpful for deep relaxation of muscles, improves circulation, and removes joint stiffness, swelling, and is helpful to relieve arthritis.

Vashpa Swedanam

Generating steam from different herbal plants the body is exposed to sweating from every pore of skin to take out the toxins through sweat. It is good in flushing out impurities from the body, reducing obesity as well as excess fat, and in the treatment of skin diseases.

Eakanga Vaspaswedana

This is a unique treatment of a specific part of the body using steam pipes herbal steam will pass to treat different diseases.

Herbal enema therapy

Herbal enema therapy is an effective Panchakarma therapy inserting different herbal water inside the colon through the anus for treatment of Vata disorders. This therapy is helpful for constipation, neurological ailments, paralysis, indigestion, sexual disorder, kidney stone, acidity, etc.

Virechana

(Purgation): Process of expelling out the toxins from the gastrointestinal tract. It helps to remove the waste product from the stomach, intestine, liver, kidney, increase the strength of the body, reduce constipation, and reduce weight

Vamana Basti

Vamana Basti is a way to clean the upper digestive tract. It's helpful for respiratory congestion, wheezing, breathlessness, digestive problem, chronic asthma, diabetes, chronic cold, lymphatic congestion, chronic indigestion, etc.

Nasya

Nasya treatment is an Ayurveda therapy to clean the nasal cavity. On this therapy, herbal extract, herbal oil, and medicated stem will pass into the nose according to a different problem. Nasya is helpful for sinuses, reduces stress and nervous tension, removes frequent nose blockage, cold, and cough, is good for nose allergy, prevents bad breath. It's also good for respiratory diseases, reducing headaches, migraine, etc.

Ayurvedic facial, skin, and beauty care

Ayurveda provides fabulous combinations of herbs for the healing of various common as well as esoteric skin conditions. Face packs, face masks, and body packs. Ayurveda offers a comprehensive toolkit for the care and cure of your skin naturally.

Chakra Vasti

To stimulate different chakras (energy centers), a mixture of different herbal oils and herbal powders will keep for a few minutes around different chakras. Also, different medicine will be recommended to awaken the chakra.

• Purifies and revitalize energy center (chakras)
• Release the deep state of emotions
• Balance the nervous and immune system
• Stimulate and balance the chakra

Kati Vasti

Good for lumbar spondylosis, prolapsed vertebra, and chronic mechanical back pain.

Greeva Vasti

Good for cervical nerve compression, neck pain, and shoulder pain

Janu Vasti

Reduce knee pain, joint pain.

Navi Vasti

Good for digestion, constipation, and gastritis.

Heart chakra Vasti

Good for emotional control and happiness.

Siro Vasti

This is an amazing way to stimulate the crown chakra and brain system keeping the herbal oil and different ingredients of herbal medicine over the crown of the head.