15 days of yoga retreat, detox, rejuvenation and meditation in Rishikesh, India

Energizing Yoga Retreat India
This yoga detox retreat purifies your body from toxins, normalizes your metabolism,
removes chronic tiredness, makes you light and balanced. Vedansha Institute offers to their guests only
the best quality of food ingredients and ayurvedic oils for therapy, without mixing with cheap oils.
The effect of the procedures will be evident. All their yoga teachers and therapists are professionals,
with 5 to 30 years of experience. The team will show you the result from their programs, by special aura assessment, before and after course.
is offered and planned by the Institute, not by the student.

Highlights
Yoga workshop & excursion
Detox Yoga & Ayurveda program
4 Ayurvedic massages and 4 steam therapy sessions
Asanas, pranayama, mantra & meditation sessions
Individual herbs suggestion for a well-being
Detox beverages & juices
14 nights' accommodation
3 daily vegetarian meals
Level of Experience
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Yoga styles
Hatha
Kriya
Nidra
Ashtanga
14 days with instruction in
English
Languages ​​spoken: French, German, Hindi, Russian, Sanskrit, English
Airport transfers available:
Dehradun Airport (US $ 25 per person)
Airport transfers available:
Indira Gandhi International Airport (US $ 70 per person)
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accommodation
Registry:
13:00
Exit:
12:00
Facilities
Health club
Spa
Turkish bath
Common areas with air conditioning
Rooms with air conditioning
Dinning room
Starting from January 1st, 2019, Vedansha are happy to offer absolutely great accommodation at reasonable price. Located in Tapovan, far from noisy streets and crowd in a newly built building, they offer single, shared twin, shared double, family suite and comfortable dormitory rooms. This type of accommodation will help you to relax and concentrate on your priorities of training.

There are a total of 12 air-conditioned and 4 non-air-conditioned rooms. Most of the rooms have a wonderful view on Himalayan Mountains. Each room has a big private bathroom and equipped with the following facilities:

Free Wi-Fi
Hot water
Heater during the cold season
Air conditioned
TV
Security
Clean towels, bed sheets, pillow & bed covers and blankets
Toilet paper
Free filtered water
Inverter and generator in case of light off
Vedansha also provide car parking and restaurant area.

Please note that sometimes the power goes off in the whole Rishikesh city area. During these moments, you will have light, air condition, Wi-Fi in your rooms because of the special electricity generator.

Guests will have the choice to stay at Vedansha's retreat center or the hotel. If guests book in the hotel, the classes will be held in Ashram (500 metres from Hotel). Vedansha provides free transportation till there and back. If you book a stay in retreat center, your classes will take place at the same place and Ashram nearby.

Programa
This retreat starts with aura check up to see the possible problems in your energy body, it followed by the naturopathic doctor consultation and suggestion of detox therapy with a regime, herbal supplementation, follow up plan. At the end of the retreat, you will get one more consultation and aura check up to see the result of the detox program and get advice for the future.

The institute
The Vedansha Institute of Vedic Science and Alternative Medicine was founded by Yogachariya Dr. Sanjeev Pandey Ji. It was established to provide education in Vedic science, holistic treatment and support programs with yogic and Ayurvedic methods in common and non-curative diseases, and help humans control emotions, remove fears, improve their lives, find themselves in a society of modern technology, and open their power in order to feel harmony and happiness.

The institute is accredited by International yoga alliance USA and followed it's policy on Sexual Misconduct towards the client, that makes all their programs safe and secure for female students.

The institute keeps the ancient yogic tradition of Himalayan masters adapted to contemporary service requirements according to international standards of yoga education. Its teachers were born in yogic families and have scientific degrees in yoga, astrology, and Ayurveda. Its yoga masters have spent more than 90,000 hours on improving their practice of yoga postures and meditation.

Its founder, Dr. Sanjeev Pandey, has spent more than 20,000 hours in deep meditation in the Himalayan mountains. Vedansha collaborates with medical doctors and performs research in yoga and cancer in Germany. It also performs special healing programs for people with different diseases to support their health.

Its programs are based on centuries-old traditions and adapted to contemporary conditions that make its clients 99% satisfied.

Yoga-Philosophical Aspects
Human life: meaning & aim of life
Yoga - introduction / it‘s origin & development
Introduction of Patanjali’s Yoga-Sutras
8 Limbs of Ashtanga yoga; Yama, Niyama (social and personal rules and regulations) asana (physical posture), pranayama (breathing techniques)
Concept of three bodies and it's role in yoga practice
Introduction in Karma, Raja yoga. Meaning, types, role in yoga
Kosha and it's role in meditation & pranayama
Concept of 5 Koshas
3 Nadis, Ida, Pingala, Sushumna and their role in practice
Chakras, general concept & role in daily life
Panch-Klesha (five causes of pain & miseries) / causes of success and failure in yoga
Earth, water, fire element affirmation in sutras
Samkhya Darshan, Vedanta Darshan
Nadis & chakras, the general concept
What is Kundalini energy, ways of activation
Kundalini & Chakra
Concept of Gunas
Prakriti & Purusha
Discipline of yoga student
Obstacles in the path of yoga
Yoga practical aspects
Asana (beginner, intermediate and advanced level):
Natural relaxation asana
Natural standing asana with external rotations
Forward bending asana
Backward extensions
Spinal twisting asana
Inverted asana
Balancing asana
Surya-Namaskara
Meditation asana
Thunder-Bolt (vajrasana) group asana
Lotus (Padmasana) group asana
Introduction to pranayama
Basic pranayama techniques & benefits (abdominal breathing, preparational breathing, Kapalabhati,
Nadi Shodana with/without retention, Ujjayi breathing, Bramari, Bhastrika, Shitali, Shitkari, Surya Bheda & Chandra Bheda, Ujja)
The pranic body
Parana and lifestyle
Breathe, health and pranayama
Breathing and lifespan
Sitting positions for pranayama
Kriyas (body cleansing methods): (Neti, Kapalabhati, Trataka, Shanka Prakshalana)
What is mudra and bandha
What is Ashwini Mudra, its role in the energy body
Dyana, Ajali, Prithvi, Varuna, Shakti, Gyana, Chin, Shambhavi, Khechari Mudra, Hansi mudra,
Vayu mudra, akash Mudra, Shunya Mudra, Surya mudra, Jalodarnashak mudra, Apan mudra, Pran Mudra,
shankh mudra, Apan Vayu Mudra, Ling Mudra, Dhyan Mudra, Lotus Mudra)
Moola, Uddyana Bandha, Jalandra
Shatkarma (concept, aim, safety, performance)
Obstacles in pranayama practice
Meditation
Standard meditation practice (Om meditation, Trataka, yoga Nidra, sound meditation, mantra meditation,
Nadis meditation, 5 elements meditation, breath meditation, Hamso meditation, Ajapa/japa, Ida/Pingala spinal rotation,
Hridayakasha Dharana, Panchaprana Dharana, Pranava Dhyana)
Visualisation & concentration
Obstacles in meditation
Concept of meditation step by step
Postures for meditation practice
How to integrate meditation in yoga class?
How to choose an object for meditation?
Mantra
Standard Mantras (Guru, Ganesh Mantra, Shakti Mantra, Gayatri Mantra, Shanti Mantra, Shiva Mantra,
5 elements mantra, So Ham, AUM, Lakshmi Mantra, Vishnu Mantra, Mantra for health, business, children)
Yoga therapy/Ayurveda
Using of number of yogic/ayurvedic methods in supporting and treatment of some diseases
What is Ayurveda
Concept of 3 dosha
How to identify the dosha
6 tastes and their function for balance of body and mind
PRE-REQUISITES
You have to have interest to learn Vedic science, personal work on body and mind and not only to spend vacation as on all inclusive resort. Vedansha are spiritual Ashram and do not allow following activity: eating non-vegetarian meal, smoking, drinking alcohol, abuse their staff, show any type of sexual misconduct, manipulating, annoying other clients, damage the vedansha property, study material, interrupt teaching process.
Individuals with disabilities or ailments, people who have any disease or unfit before the course are advised to refrain from applying. If you join course, and feel worse after this, Vedansha will help you to arrange all required medical help, but they will not allow you to continue the course and your payment will be not refunded.
Minimum age at the time of admission is 18 years. Applicants aged over 60 years could apply after consultation with Vedansha via email.
Pregnant women need a medical authorization permitting them to practice yoga from their own country with translation in English
Any candidate found unfit after the commencement of the course will not be permitted to continue the training and a refund of fees and other charges will not be admissible
This teacher training course requires educational abilities and the desire to study the program according to the standards of Yoga Alliance USA. Students are reminded to remain aware and respectful of cultural differences among the participants and teachers. Any disruptions to the teaching process or behavior deemed harmful to other students, teachers, or the institute's property is in violation of the rules and policies of Vedansha Institute. Violation of the school's policies may result in dismissal from the program without any refund of the course fees.
The teachers are not fitness instructors, most of them are spiritual yoga masters who have a completely different way of life and devotion to their practice. Some of them are monks, pandits in temples or swamis. They request you to please be polite and respect their work. If you find something that not suitable for you or for your faith or mentality, please do not put the blame on them. Let them know at the front desk, online or just discuss with Founder Dr Pandey Ji directly if you want any changes and what you find not suitable for you. In 99% misunderstanding will be solved in a good way.
The course language is English. Any other mentioned language is used for online communication and in some cases can be used in communication during the course on the place. If you wish to get a translator for any other language kindly request to ask about availability before booking. If a booking is done without the request of translation Vedansha have right to cancel the booking and refund the deposit.
If translation will be requested on place Vedansha has right to dismiss the client from the course and do not refund the deposit. If a client request to arrange another school with appropriate language ability it can be done upon request if the school with this language is available in Rishikesh for extra costs.
The booking should be performed by the person who is going to participate in the course. If a booking is done by the third person (relatives, friends, parents etc) the direct participant should send Vedansha an email or scanned copy of confirmation that he/she acknowledge the program, rules and regulations of the organizer.
Any candidate who decided to change the program after arriving have to apply for it in written form. If you decide to cancel the course after arriving, Vedansha will have to charge amount that covered our costs of 30% of the course days as Vedansha reserve teacher, accommodation, meal prior to your arriving.
Typical daily schedule
06:00 - 06:30 Wake up and cleansing
06:30 - 07:00 Shatkriya and herbal tea (yogic cleansing with Jala neti (special techniques of nose cleansing), pooja (mantra recitation & fire ceremony purification)
07:00 - 08:30 Asanas practical class Ashtanga vinyasa style learning the asana postures under the guidance of the experienced yoga teacher
08:30 - 09:30 Pranayama: breathing exercises
09:30 - 10:30 Breakfast: special yogic menu
10:30 - 11:30 Yoga philosophy/Ayurveda/workshop
11:30 - 12:30 Free time
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 Free time/therapy time
16:00 - 17:30 Asana hatha style
17:30 - 18:15 Yoga nidra/ guided meditation: guided relaxation practice, meditation and concentration
18:30 - 19:30 Dinner
19:30 - 20:30 Special event
20:00 - 22:00 Free time
22:00 - 06:00 Sleep
Excursiones incluidas
During the course, according to weather, road conditions, and amount of students,
Vedansha will offer different types of excursions in Himalaya & Rishikesh including visit a
spiritual temple in Himalaya, meditation in a cave under the guidance of an experienced teacher,
visit Ganga Aarti, waterfalls, and Bealtes Ashram. Sometimes excursion can be changed or replaced

with an equal offer if the conditions of weather or any other issue took place.