8-Day Ayurveda Cooking and Yoga Retreat in Rishikesh, India

Food and Yoga Retreat India
Ayurveda course in cooking is an absolutely amazing experience for not only balancing of health but learning the traditional ancient cooking system. The principles of Ayurvedic cooking will be helpful for the understanding of balancing of dosha (Ayurvedic body constitutional types). 'We are what we eat'. As much better the combination of the meal is, as much balanced, stable, healthy person is.

Highlights
Daily yoga class
Daily meditation sessions
Theoretical and practical skills
Short aura check up and Ayurvedic massage
Ayurveda cooking sessions
7 nights accommodation
Daily meals and drinks

Yoga styles
Kriya
7 instruction days in the
English
The organizer speaks: French, German, Hindi, Russian, Sanskrit, English

Airport transfer available:
Dehradun Airport (US $ 25 per person)
Airport transfer available:
Indira Gandhi International Airport (US $ 70 per person)
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Accommodation
Facilities
Health club
Spa
Steam room
Public areas with air-conditioning
Rooms with air-conditioning
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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.

Programma
The Vedansha Institute of Vedic Science and Alternative Medicine was founded by Yogacharya 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 its 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 the yoga education.

Its teachers were born in yogic families and have scientific degrees in yoga, astrology, and the institute. Its yoga masters have spent more than 90,000 hours on improving their practice of yoga postures and meditation.

Ayurveda course in cooking teaching plan
Ayurveda
Tri dosha concept (Vata, Pitta, Kapha), its connection with nutrition
Explanation of Pancha Mahabhuta - five elements
Explanation of Sapta Dhatu - five body elements
Explanation of Srotas - body channels and their role in digestion
Explanation of Ama - toxins and its influence on digestion
Explanation of Agni - digestive fire and its influence on digestion
Explanation of Prakriti - constitution
20 main ayurvedic herbs for cooking and their qualities
Six main tastes and how to combine them during the cooking
Postdigestion and role of Ayurvedic spices
Ayurvedic food compatibility
Menu planning
What is pranic food, how to find and prepare it
Healthy lifestyle with food habits
Main Ayurvedic vegan and vegetarian recipes
Ayurvedic dishes for different health issues - when and what
Healthy eating habits according to season
Pranayama and mudras
Introduction to pranayama
Basic pranayama techniques and benefits for meditation (Neti, Kapalabhati, Nadi Shodana)
The pranic body
Parana and lifestyle
Nadi and their role in meditation
Breathing and life-span
Kriyas (body cleansing methods) (Neti, Kapalabhati, Nadi Shodhana)
Mantra in Ayurvedic cooking
Mantras with correct pronunciation, writing, explanation and their practical applying in Ayurvedic cooking
Mantra before starting to take food
Purification mantras, energizing and balancing mantras for cooking
Pre-requisites
People who are interested in learning Vedic science. Individuals with disabilities or ailments are advised to refrain from applying. Minimum age at the time of admission is 18 years.
Applicants aged over 60 years could apply after the consultation. 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.
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 the 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 will be conducted in 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.
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 and fire ceremony purification)
07:00 - 08:30 Ayurvedic breakfast cooking (hands-on practice)
08:30 - 09:30 Pranayama - breathing exercises
09:30 - 10:30 Breakfast - special yogic menu
10:30 - 11:30 Ayurveda cooking theory class
11:30 - 13:30 Ayurveda lunch cooking (hands-on practice)
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 Free time or therapy time
17:30 - 18:30 Ayurveda dinner cooking (hands-on practice)
18:30 - 19:30 Dinner
19:30 - 20:30 Special event or free time
20:00 - 22:00 Free time
22:00 - 06:00 Sleep