8 Day Intensive Yoga, Ayurveda, and Meditation Retreat in Goa

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Ayurveda teaches you how to adopt the correct way of living through a natural diet and lifestyle to balance your doshas in the body, thus supporting you in your journey towards optimal health.

What are you going to learn in this course?

This informative and instructive course in the silvery sand, the warmth of the sun and the beautiful sea of Goa, India. This Ayurveda and meditation retreat will make you learn and understand the principles of Ayurveda, the concept of the dosha and body constitution. You will also learn the basic principles of Ayurvedic dietetics and nutrition, diet and nutrition according to your body constitution and dosha imbalance, yogic diet-sattvic, Rajasic and tamasic food, conscious eating principle-how to eat, and the relation of doshas with six tastes.

What are you taking back?

This ayurvedic lifestyle program teaches you to bring balance and healing in your life. You can use this practice as your profession and make the best use of your valuable knowledge that you gained here. Students will take home and expanded their outlook on how to develop a healthy lifestyle for a healthy living for themselves and others.

Course syllabus

Understand the basic principles of Ayurveda

• Aim of Ayurveda
• Meaning of Ayurveda

Concept of Panchamahabhutas (five elements)

• Understand the concept of dosha dhatu, mala, and body constitution
• Concept of tridosh (vital energies) and triguna
• Concept of dhatu (body tissues) and mala (waste products)
• Concept of Prakruti (body constitution analysis)

Learning 15 major Ayurveda healing herbs and superfoods in details

• For healthy living
• For restoring beauty (eg. skin, hair, etc)
• Plants useful in rejuvenation

Yoga for health in eight major health issues

• Understanding the practical applications of asana and pranayama to heal the diseases and restore health

Concept of agni (digestive fire)

• An important factor of digestion and metabolism in your body

Ama (biological toxins)

• Toxic, a disease-causing substance formed as a result of impaired agni

Basic principles of Ayurvedic dietetics and nutrition

• Definition of ahar (diet)
• Eight factors determining the utility food
• Time of taking diet
• Quantity of food to be taken
• Rules and regulation related to diet
• Diet and nutrition according to your body constitution and dosha imbalance
• Yogic diet-sattvic, Rajasic, and tamasic food
• Diet and food according to six healing taste

Sample schedule

• 07:00 - 08:00 Pranayama and asana
• 08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast
• 09:00 - 10:00 Yoga for health class
• 10:00 - 11:00 Herbs and foods
• 15:00 - 16:00 Meditation
• 16:00 - 17:00 Ayurveda
• 17:15 - 18:15 Self-study

Shiva Shakti Yoga School is located at Patnem Beach, South Goa. The school is a beautiful property located on the beach overlooking the majestic Arabian Sea.

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Enjoy sattvic vegetarian food.

• Ayurveda, yoga, and meditation course fee
• 7 nights accommodation
• 3 sattvic vegetarian meals a day
• Kriya set
• Wi-Fi

• Airfare
• Local sightseeing

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.