Yoga & Ayurveda Retreat in South India

Taking time out to go on a tropical yoga and ayurveda retreat is such a special and beautiful gift that you can give yourself. It’s an opportunity to reconnect to yourself, to deepen your yoga practice, to cleanse with ayurveda, to connect with like-minded people and to nourish, restore and reset the body, mind, and soul. Travel halfway around the world to the ancient culture of India, the birthplace of yoga and ayurveda, and a tropical beach paradise with the most friendly people in the world – Kovalam Beach, Kerala.

DAILY RETREAT SCHEDULE…

7:30-9:30am Yoga Practice

9:30-10:30am South Indian Vegetarian Breakfast

10:30-11:30am Yoga Talk

11:30am-7:30pm Choose your track…

1) Ayurveda Treatments

2) Teacher Training

3) Excursions & Beach

Lunch & Dinner on your own

7:30-8:30pm Pranayama & Meditation Satsang

AYURVEDA TREATMENTS…

1) Choose one of the following…

3 Day Sample Package | TBD

10 Day Treatment Regimen | approx. $400

2) Choose your appointment time…

12-3pm or

3-6pm

10 DAY RETREAT | BUDGET

$849 if paid in full by October 15th

$949 if paid in full by November 15th

$1,049 if paid in full by December 15th

Notes

Rate is Double Occupancy.

Single Occupancy: add $190.

Each additional retreat day: $50.

Breakfast included.

Accommodations provided by various local budget hotels.

10 DAY RETREAT | LUXURY

$1,149 if paid in full by October 15th

$1,249 if paid in full by November 15th

$1,349 if paid in full by December 15th

Notes

Rate is Double Occupancy.

Single Occupancy: add $290.

Each additional day: $80.

Breakfast included.

Note: you must choose 10 day Ayurveda treatment (separate charge) for this accommodation option.

Accommodations provided by Agaastya Heritage Pritvhi Resort.

25 DAY TEACHER TRAINING | BUDGET

$3,200 if deposit paid by Oct 15th

$3,300 if deposit paid by Nov 15th

$3,400 if deposit paid by Dec 15th

Notes

Rate is Double Occupancy.

Single Occupancy: add $450.

Each additional retreat day: $50 (budget).

Luxury accommodations (double occupancy): add $1500.

Breakfast included.

Payment

Deposit $1,000. Balance due before departure.

Payment plans available for a 10% fee.

Does not include practice classes at Moksha.

The Retreat includes…

10 days of retreat classes and programs.

All retreat programs include…morning yoga practice, breakfast, yoga talk, evening satsang.

Excursions at cost.

Airport pick-up/drop-off between Trivandrum Int’l Airport and Kovalam Beach.

Rate is double occupancy. Budget accommodations (2-3 star hotel).

South Indian vegetarian breakfast.

One private 50 min yoga consultation upon arrival.

Two free classes at Moksha – one before departure and one after your return.

$99 Moksha monthly membership upon return.

The Retreat does not include…

Airfare.

Indian Visa online (30 days $25; 5 years $80).

Lunch or dinner meals.

Accommodation upgrades or single surcharge.

Ayurvedic treatments – approximately $400 per week.

Excursions, food or transportation.

Tips, incidentals and spending money.

Teacher Training.

Additional Notes…

Pay the 10 day retreat fee then add on as many days as you like for a nominal charge.

All forms of payment accepted. Payment plans available for a 10% fee.

Moksha Members, Teachers, Trainees, and Alumni receive 20% off.

No refunds. No refunds on the retreat, teacher training, accommodations or Ayurvedic treatments.

Accommodations, schedule and itinerary subject to change.

DAILY YOGA PRACTICE…

Daren and guest teachers will lead a daily morning 2 hour full-scope yoga practice with a focus on Vinyasa and Astanga teaching principles. The practice includes tools and techniques for all 5 layers of one’s being: asana for the physical, bandhas and breath for the energetic, mantras and visualizations for the mental, meditation for the deeper layer, and ritual and samadhi for the innermost being. Practice is designed in a multi-level format so that its accessible to all skill and practice levels. Yoga practice is followed by a traditional South India vegetarian breakfast. Following breakfast is a 1 hour yoga talk covering various aspects of yoga including koshas, gunas, bhutas, doshas, dharma, karma, tantra, sutras, sages and the third eye. The evening satsang for 1 hour includes the deeper practice of pranayama, mantra and meditation – you’ll sleep like a baby after. This retreat will take you deeper into your outer and inner layers of your body and spirit.

AYURVEDA TREATMENT…

In Sanskrit, Ayurveda means “The Science of Life.” From the ancient Vedic culture, Ayurvedic knowledge originated in India more than 5,000 years ago. Ayurveda places great emphasis on prevention and encourages the maintenance of health through attention to balance in one’s life, thinking, diet, lifestyle and the use of herbs. Just as everyone has a unique fingerprint, each person has a particular pattern of energy—an individual combination of physical, mental and emotional characteristics—which comprises their constitution (dosha). Many factors, both internal and external, act upon us to disturb this balance and are reflected as a change in one’s constitution from the balanced state. Examples of these emotional and physical stresses include one’s emotional state, diet and food choices, seasons and weather, physical trauma, work and family relationships. Once these factors are understood, one can take appropriate actions to nullify or minimize their effects or eliminate the causes of imbalance and re-establish one’s original constitution.

Ayurveda identifies three basic types of energy or functional principles that are present in everyone and everything – vata, pitta and kapha. The practitioner carefully evaluates key signs and symptoms of illness, especially in relation to the origin and cause of an imbalance. Palliative and cleansing measures are used to help eliminate an imbalance along with recommendations that may include the implementation of lifestyle changes; starting and maintaining a suggested diet; and the use of herbs. A cleansing program, called panchakarma, helps the body rid itself of accumulated toxins to gain more benefit from the various suggested measures of treatment.

In summary, Ayurveda addresses all aspects of life — the body, mind and spirit. It recognizes that each of us is unique, each responds differently to the many aspects of life, each possesses different strengths and weaknesses. Through insight, understanding and experience Ayurveda presents a vast wealth of information on the relationships between causes and their effects, both immediate and subtle, for each unique individual.

TEACHER TRAINING…

Moksha’s 25 day teacher training program is registered with Yoga Alliance and offers a RYT200 hour certification. The director has trained hundreds of teachers in Chicago and is known for being a teacher of teachers. You will learn yoga inside and out and from all of it’s multifaceted dimensions. Click here for more information.

Moksha’s 10 day advanced teacher training program is also registered with Yoga Alliance and offers 70 hours CEU toward Moksha’s RYT300 hour certification. You will go deeper into alignment, sequencing, cueing and philosophy. Click here for more information. Click here for more information.