INTRODUCTION TO AYURVEDA * THE SENSES * AND HAPPENINGS IN NATURE
Join us in India for our Holistic Spa Retreat
to start the New Year the right way…
Daily Ayurvedic Treatments Included.
5th-13th February, 2025,
(leave the USA/UK on the 4th)
AN EXPLORATION OF THE FIVE SENSES
△ Early Bird Pricing until October 12th, 2024 △
When: February 5-13th, 2025
Where: Meet in at TVR, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) International Airport in Kerala - from there you will be met by your driver who will bring you to AyurSoma, for one week of Bliss.
What Makes this Retreat Special? This is a moment to really embrace the art of holistic health, our retreat will offer daily rituals that you can really build into your routine. A chance to look at life differently; harnessing happiness and fulfilment as a way of being every day.
During this 8-day retreat we will:
Be Pampered
Enjoy Forest and nature bathing, with an element of surprise
Daily Yoga and Meditation
Create your own Healing Yantra; a sacred geometric painting to bring home
Enjoy three freshly prepared Ayurvedic Meals a day
Receive Ayurvedic Treatments Daily*
Hang out with like-minded friends
Get a first-hand insight to the benefits of Ayurveda, explored through the senses
△ Scroll down for the full itinerary and sample schedule △
Why Ayursoma Royal?
Ayursoma Royal is one of the most beautiful Ayurvedic Spas in Kerala, South India, a State famous for Ayurveda. The setting, the cuisine and the skillful, knowledgeable team there create the perfect backdrop for renewal.
What is Ayurveda?
The science (VEDA) of life (AYUR), and Ayurvedic Rituals and Treatments are designed to bring your body, mind, and spirit to a place of optimum well-being so that you are in harmony with life.
At the basis are the five elements, which are balanced through the five senses. You will discover how your air, fire, water, and earth can be ‘reset’ through the body treatments and given immense space to transform and heal during the meditations (ether).
Ayurvedic Stress Reduction Therapies treat the subtle body through the senses. One of the key practices along with daily yoga, are meditations with Yantras and Mantras; tools to increase energy flow in your mental and emotional realms. These practices boost your vitality and immunity, and your mental/emotional well-being become increasingly robust and buoyant. As we say in Ayurveda: the more subtle the practice, the more powerful the effect. Yantras and Mantras are the cornerstone of the subtle therapies in Ayurveda.
Studying Ayurveda: The best way to study Ayurveda is to receive the treatments. Please join us at any level of your Ayurvedic study.
* You will receive a consultation at the beginning and end of your treatment in addition to daily check-ups with the Ayurvedic Doctor. Your daily spa treatments are 120 mins and will be a combination of the body therapies that will benefit you the most at this time. You may also receive Ayurvedic Herbal Medicines as part of your treatment.
△ EARLY BIRD PRICING: Great savings
if you register by October 12th and pay in full before October 31st △
Single Occupancy = from $3,600
Double Occupancy Per Person △ 2 Beds Per Room = from $2,800
△ All payments are non-refundable after October 31, 2024△
Payment is in US $Dollars
OR Choose the UK Payment in £ Sterling when you select your room.
Payment Schedule
$£800 deposit is due by October 12th to hold your spot - See UK pricing at room choice.
The final balance if you miss the early bird pricing, is due by December 1st, 2024
△ Please email sarah@sarahyantra.com or genny@gennymadeira.com if you have any questions. △
Registration: The retreat will host 14 participants from all over the globe so it will fill up fast. Upon registration, you will be asked to complete a waiver. Your passport must be valid for six months past the date of this retreat. We will also request an I.C.E. of your close friends or relatives and proof of travel insurance for the duration of the retreat. You will also need an Indian Tourist Visa unless you are currently living in India.
What is included in your fee:
Course tuition
7-Day Program Of Ayurvedic Spa treatments
All accommodation (see selections here)
All travel within Kerala during the retreat
All meals prepared especially for you according to your Ayurvedic requirements (and yummy chai!)
Paper to draw on/and/or/Yantra Outlines To Color
Yoga Mats
What is not included:
Travel insurance (required)
Flight to India
Personal laundry at the spa
Shopping, additional treatments etc.
Pens and coloring materials
△ All payments are non-refundable after October 31, 2024 △
Itinerary
February 5: arrive at TRV - shuttle to Somatheeram - unpack and settle in. Welcome Dinner.
February 6th: Day One - Ayurvedic Treatments: Introduction to Ayurveda and the Five Elements
February 7th: Day Two - Ayurvedic Treatments: Earth Element
February 8th: Day Three - Ayurvedic Treatments: Water Element
February 9th: Day Four - Ayurvedic Treatments: Fire Element
February 10th: Day Five - Ayurvedic Treatments: Air Element
February 11th: Day Six - Ayurvedic Treatments: Ether Element
February 12th: Day Seven - Ayurvedic Treatments: Integration
February 13th: Farewell Breakfast: Fly home or onwards inspired and renewed
AND
We have some special optional offerings during the week to augment your stay including trips to local temples, beach walks, forest immersive walk, backwater boat ride, Yantra Ceremony and more…
Sample Daily Schedule*
Sample Daily Schedule*
7am: chai/tea/coffee and fruits
8am: Morning yoga and meditation
9am: Exclusive Healing Yantra Experience
10am: Spa treatments (inspiration below)
12:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm: Personal time
3-5pm Conversations in Nature: Forest Sacred Fire Ceremony
6pm: Dinner
7:30pm: Inquiry meditations and group discussion
9pm: Sleep
*Please note* - the daily schedule will vary slightly depending on the additional optional excursions. And, it’s India where magical things can happen at any time so we kindly ask for your flexibility and patience in advance.
About Your Teachers
Sarah Tomlinson
Author, artist, mother and yogini, is the co-host and teacher on your retreat. Sarah has been intimately involved with Yantras and Ayurveda ever since her initiation into Yantra Painting with Harish Johari in the ‘90’s and has been leading annual retreats in India since 2008. See more about Sarah HERE. Sarah will be teaching you special healing Yantras, to draw and/or color during this retreat. Sarah’s daily yoga classes will give you the chance to assimilate the healing and relaxing that is happening in Kerala and give you some practical meditation tools to take home with you.
Genny Madeira
Our co-host! Genny is the bringer together of the best people, a real-life fun starter, with a penchant for Forest Bathing and getting out of the concrete Jungle.
Genny has worked in fashion, sustainability, and luxury travel communications for more than twenty years. Her passion for the natural world and subtle pursuit of spirituality inspire her writing, following a recent retreat to India with Sarah and a chance discovery of Ayursoma Royal. As with everything she does, she wants to share this discovery..
*Note: the treatments given at the Ayurvedic Spa are purely to rejuvenate you. We are not providing medical diagnosis or protocols. There are no claims to curing any existing condition that you may have. The seven day treatment is a form of renewal and revitalization and not a replacement for medical care.
△ Please email sarah@sarahyantra.com △
Upon registration you will be asked to complete a waiver declaring your personal responsibility on this retreat. Your passport must be valid for six months past the date of this retreat. We request an I.C.E. of your close friends or relatives and proof of travel insurance for the duration of the retreat. You will also require an Indian Tourist Visa unless you are living in India currently.