Kerala - India: Ayurveda, Yoga and Sanskrit Retreat

January 4 - 11, 2013 Ayurveda, Yoga & Sanskrit Retreat

 

For anyone who wants to deepen or refresh their general Ayurveda knowledge, yoga practice, and Sanskrit connection, we have organized a very attractive – and partly leisure – program in the nearby Kumarakom Heritage resort, where Dr. Vijith and Dr. Vidya offer Shamana treatments as an addition or alternative to the Pancha Karma treatments in their Sree Krishna clinic. 

An important tool to support you to digest things well – on all levels – is the Vedic fire ritual or Homa/Agnihotra, which Dr. Vijith does every morning on the premises of his clinic. Since you as participants will be accomodated in a hotel nearby, it is not possible to join this fire ritual every morning. Instead we will plan in one or two days each week on which we will all go and join that ceremony in the morning in the Sree Krishna clinic – the ceremony lasts approximately 30-40 minutes. On the other days there might be a small and much shorter Homa/Agnihotra as part of the morning yoga routine, with time for meditation.

The Vedic fire ritual goes back to a very old tradition of paying respect to i.a. the Sun, the Fire as well as the other divine elements in nature. As such it touches the very core of the ayurvedic healing practice, as this is also a science of Agni in many respects and on many levels. We therefore highly recommend to take part in these rituals, as they are an integrated part of the study program. The fire rituals also help in meditation and in keeping your focus, which – again – can be very helpful, given the study intensity of this retreat! Feel welcome to join the fire and pay your respect to it!