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- Organizer: Plantation Villa
- Type: Yoga Retreat
- Starting From: 15-May-2020
- Duration: 3 Days
- Area: Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Food: Ayurvedic
- Surrounding area: Close To Nature
Overview
Enjoy this unique retreat personalized to you, full of ancient vedic wisdom and mindfulness practices. We have planned this retreat carefully to replicate the retreat we offer here, but tailored to your home environment so you can enjoy it at your pace. The knowledge of Ayurveda combined with mindfulness techniques of yoga, meditation and the teachings of Buddhism will help you to bring health to your body and mind.
The objective of this retreat to help you understand your mind, its nature to roam around and need stimulation, and how to control it to gain happiness and a sense of wellness. We are aiming to provide more than just a 3 day retreat – we want to teach you a way of life. Ancient teachings of Yoga and Ayurveda helps us understand and mobilize and maintain our body and mind in a way that brings us health and wellness, which can keeps us happy, fulfilled and bright.
Reviews
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Bernardo Staut
Core Subject: Yoga & Yoga Therapy
Bernardo has been teaching Yoga for over 9 years. He owns his private studio in Brazil. He focuses on Hatha Yoga, with complementary studies on Kundalini, Nidra and Vinyasa Yoga. For the past 3 years he has traveled extensively in Europe and Asia, to learn and teach in different countries, including Greece, India, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand. At the moment he works with Plantation Villa on it's centre in Sri Lanka and guiding their international retreats and workshops. He is also a Vedic Chanting teacher (KYM - India) and a Ayurvedic and Thai masseur.
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Ishara De Silva
Core Subject: Meditation & Life Coaching
Ishara is the founder and owner of Plantation Villa. She is a regular meditation practitioner whose practice has changed her life. She has practiced and studied Buddhism and meditation over the last eight years. With an inspiring life story, Ishara helps explore the world of meditation through an explanation of the mind, its nature and habits, to overcome obstacles and allow the inherent sense of fulfilment that we all have to shine forth.
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Dr Erandi Gunathilake
Core Subject: Ayurveda - General Physician, Ayurvedic Nutrition, Gynaecology & Counselling
Dr. Erandi Gunathilaka holds a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery (BAMS) at University of Colombo, Institute of Indigenous Medicine. She also obtained special training in Gynaecology and Psychology. Erandi works closely on treating gynaecological conditions, infertility, and cancer with Ayurveda. She specialises in Gynaecology, Sub-fertility (both male and female) and Menopause. She is also qualified in Psychological counselling focusing on Ayurvedic Diet & Nutrition, Fertility Concerns, Stress and Anxiety.
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Dr Chathurika Hemachandra
Core Subject: Ayurvedic Doctor
Dr. Chathurika Harischandra graduated as a Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery from the Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo. During her internship, she worked in two hospitals: the National Ayurveda Teaching Hospital in Colombo and the District Ayurveda Hospital in Beliatta, followed by her research module at Bandaranayaka Memorial Ayurveda Research Institute in Nawinna.
Location
We are happy to offer our life changing retreats at your own home! Plantation Villa, our specialist Ayurveda, Yoga Retreat Centre in Sri Lanka, is now launching our retreat online so you can benefit from this ancient wisdom carried by our specialist team of Ayurvedic doctors and Yoga teachers. We aim to teach you how to lead a happy, harmonious and healthy life
Yoga Classes and Meditations
The ancient practices of yoga and meditation are a key component to embracing a more mindful lifestyle. Yoga and meditation allow the body to restore, improve, and develop in harmony of mind, body, and spirit. You will be introduced and practice yoga and meditation each morning and evening with our experienced yoga instructor Bernardo. It also contains explanations and guidelines for you tolearn and implement in your daily practice and life. Bernardo aims give you more than just a 1hr class, but a transformation of your relationship with yourself. Each class has been recorded at our yoga hall so you will be able to enjoy the amazing sound of nature and beautiful birds singing during your practice J
Wisdom Talks
Vedic scripts including Ayurveda, Yoga and Buddhism consist a lot of wisdom on how be healthy in a way that the mind and body is light and bright and works in harmony and to find true happiness and inner peace.
Ayurveda
Ayurveda incorporates a holistic approach to health. It places great emphasis on prevention and encourages the maintenance of health through close attention to balance in one’s life, right thinking, diet, and lifestyle. This balance is believed to lead to happiness and health, and to help prevent illness.
Our Ayurvedic doctors are extremely knowledgeable and are some of the leading physicians in the country. We believe in the holistic approach of Ayurveda and the strong connection between the body and mind. We are passionate about what we do and stay true to the original teachings in our practices.
You will receive private consultations with one of our Ayurvedic doctor where you will learn more about your body constitution, what is the best for your health, best life style and food recommendations. You are also provided talks by our Ayurvedic doctors to learn more about the philosophy and science of Ayurveda so you can better apply it to your life, even after the retreat.
Daily Schedule
You will be provided details of how your daily life can be structured as recommended by Ayurveda and Yoga. You can use the timeline as guided and structure the day as per your preference
Day 1
07:00 – 08:00 Morning yoga & meditation
08:30 - 09:30 Preparation and enjoying Ayurvedic Breakfast
10:00 – 11:00 Ayurveda consultation with Ayurveda doctor
12:30 – 13:30 Preparation and enjoying Ayurvedic lunch
13:30 – 15:30 Rest after lunch, tips for mindful practices provided
15:30 – 16:30 Ayurveda session I
17:00 – 18:00 Evening yoga & meditation
19:00 – 20:00 Preparation and enjoying Ayurvedic Dinner
20:00 – 21:00 Wisdom talk on happiness and purpose of life
21:30 – 22:00 Personal time according to ayurvedic routine
22:00 Bed time, silence time
Day 2
07:00 – 08:00 Morning yoga & meditation
08:30 - 09:30 Preparation and enjoying Ayurvedic Breakfast
10:00 – 10:30 Meditation Class
12:30 – 13:30 Preparation and enjoying Ayurvedic lunch
13:30 – 15:30 Rest after lunch, tips for mindful practices provided
15:30 – 16:30 Ayurveda session II
17:00 – 18:00 Evening yoga & meditation
19:00 – 20:00 Preparation and enjoying Ayurvedic Dinner
20:00 – 21:00 Yoga philosophy about mind
21:30 – 22:00 Personal time according to Ayurvedic routine
22:00 Bed time, silence time
Day 3
07:00 – 08:00 Morning yoga & meditation
08:30 - 09:30 Preparation and enjoying Ayurvedic Breakfast
10:00 – 10:30 Follow up consultation with the Ayurvedic doctor
12:30 – 13:30 Preparation and enjoying Ayurvedic lunch
13:30 – 15:30 Rest after lunch, tips for mindful practices provided
15:30 – 16:00 Meditation Class
17:00 – 18:00 Evening yoga & meditation
19:00 – 20:00 Preparation and enjoying Ayurvedic Dinner
20:00 – 21:00 Yoga Nidra meditation
21:30 – 22:00 Personal time according to ayurvedic routine
22:00 Bed time, silence time
We will provide you recipes for every single meal of your retreat including video cookery classes of nutritionally balanced Ayurvedic vegan meals with minimum oil and no artificial flavorings which were created by our team of doctors. You will see how your body reacts positively as you feel lighter and healthier with our food ayurvedic guidance that you can later incorporate to your own daily food routine.
- 1 live Ayurveda doctor personalized consultations via Zoom, Whatsapp or Facetime
- 1 follow-up discussion with our Ayurvedic doctor
- Food recommendations personalized according to your constitution and actual state of health
- 6 guided yoga classes with meditations (each 1 hour)
- 2 Additional guided meditations (each 30minutes )
- Complete meal program for each day, along with recipesfor balanced Ayurvedic vegan meals personalized to you
- 3 cookery classes of Ayurvedic meals so you can learn step by step how to cook them
- 2 Wisdom Talks: about the mind and path to a happy life
- 2 Sessions about Ayurveda and how to incorporate it into your daily life
- Guidance documentation to improve your knowledge
- All videos of classes and talks are sent to you to keep so you can continue to use them even after the retreat
Yoga Styles : Hatha
- 1 one-to-one live Ayurveda doctor personalized consultation
- 1 follow up consultation with Ayurveda doctor
- Food recommendations personalized according to your constitution and actual state of health
- 6 guided yoga classes with meditations - each 1 hour
- 2 Additional guided meditations -each 30 mins
- Complete meal program for each day with balanced Ayurvedic vegan meals created by our doctors
- 3 cookery classes of Ayurvedic well balanced vegan meals useful for everyday life
- 2Wisdom talks with principles of Buddhism about happiness and purpose of life – each about 40-60mins
- 2 Ayurveda sessions- each 1 hour
- Recommendations of books to read J
What’s Not Included
- Accommodation
- Meals
Online Retreat
You will receive a full plan for your retreat with all the materials to download in advance. Your daily schedule will be according to the Ayurvedic recommended daily routine but you can also accommodate it according to your work activities. Ideally we recommend you taking 3 days off to completely immerse in the retreat and follow the timetable we have given.