Ayurveda Self Care & Yoga Retreat

•    Deepen Mind-Body Understanding     

•    Daily Immersive Experiences on Creating Perfect Health     

•    Daily Yoga & Meditation     

•    Nature Walks   

•    Healthy Diet

If you want to deepen your own practice of Yoga and meditation while gaining a basic understanding of Ayurveda in order to be able to share these powerful teachings with your students and friends, this Ayurveda Self Care & Yoga Retreat was designed for you.

Philosophy of Ayurveda: 4 Aims and Stages of Life & Samkhya Philosophy

• Introductory understanding of of Ayurveda & dinacarya (daily health routine).
• Introductory understanding of the philosophical foundation of Ayurveda, including the 4 aims and stages of life from Yogic vision of life.
• Introductory understanding of the main elements of samkhya philosophy.

The 5 Elements & 20 Gunas

• Introductory understanding of the 5 elements/ mahābhūtas.
• The 10 pairs of gunas, in English and Sanskrit.

Tridosha Theory & Gunas of Yogic Science

• An introductory understanding of the relationship between microcosmic and macrocosmic relationship between the triadic octaves of reality.
• Understanding the guna based lifestyle in Yoga and Ayurveda.
• The three dosas & the fifteen subdosas.
• Causes of disorder in the dosas and subdosas and possible options to resolve the disorders.
• The times of day and age associated with each dosa.
• The elements associated with each dosa and each of the 6 tastes.

Vata: The Mobile Force, Corresponding Sites & Subtypes

• Gunas (qualities) of vata.
• The main sites of vata accumulation in the body.
• The main functions of vata.
• The general causes of vata imbalance.
• The 5 subtypes of vata and their main sites, functions and directions of their movements (for vata).
• The main therapeutic sites for vata.

Pitta: The Transformational Force, Corresponding Sites & Subtypes

• The gunas (qualities) of pitta.
• The main sites of pitta accumulation in the body.
• The main functions of pitta.
• The general causes of pitta imbalance.
• The 5 subtypes of pitta and their main sites, and functions.
• The main therapeutic site for pitta.

Kapha: The Stabilizing Force, Corresponding Sites & Subtypes

• The gunas (qualities) of kapha.
• The main sites of kapha accumulation in the body.
• The main functions of kapha.
• The general causes of kapha imbalance.
• The 5 subtypes of kapha and their main sites, and functions.
• The main therapeutic site for kapha.

Prakrti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution

• Understanding the meaning of prakrti and the 7 main categories of prakrti.
• How to determine probable physical prakrti.
• The etiological factors that affect prakrti.

Vikrti: Current Condition

• Understanding vikrti.
• How to determine probable vikrti.
• The etiological factors that affect vikrti and resolving vikrti.

Agni & Ama

• Understanding agni - the digestive fire. The qualities and functions of agni.
• The 10 signs of healthy agni & 10 signs indications that agni is impaired.
• The 4 clinical classifications of agni and understand their probable physiological effects.
• Introduction to ama - morbid material in the body: how it arises and can be resolved
• The possible causes of ama formation, symptoms associated with the presence of ama and possible remedies.

Understanding how Dosas can Aggravate Each Other; Gentle Pacification Techniques; Dinacarya

• Understanding how the dosas “push” or provoke each other.
• Introduction to samana - gentle ways to restore balance to health.
• Understanding the basic components of dinacarya - healthy daily routines.
• Understanding Khavaigunya – defective spaces in the body.
• Understanding and practice of the yogic practice in daily life as dinacarya.

Dr. Naveen comes from a traditional Ayurvedic family and is working as an Associate Professor of the Rajiv Gandhi Ayurveda Medical College in Mahe, Pondicherry, India in the department of Kayachikitsa (Ayurveda General Medicine). He has received the degree of Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (B.A.M.S.) from from Dr.MGR Medical University, Chennai, India and a Post-graduate, MD - Ayurvedic Medical Doctorate (Ayurveda Vachaspathi) in the fields of Ayurveda Siddhantha or Ayurveda Kayachikitsa from from Rajiv Gandhi Medical University, Bengaluru, India.

Dr. Naveen has worked in many traditional Ayurveda institutes and Ashrams in India as a chief physician. He has delivered lectures, conducted workshops and presented many scientific research papers in Europe, Russia, and other Asian countries in the different fields of Ayurveda, and Yoga. As a native of Kerala, he is specialised in the treatments of Panchakarma and other traditional Kerala Ayurveda. He is the chief examiner for various Ayurveda universities in India.

Dr. Naveen brings a wealth of classroom and practical experience to his teachings. By combining Yogic knowledge and Ayurveda as a way of life he helps students to understand living in harmony with nature and create a beautiful balance between body, mind and consciousness.