Shri Raam Institute of Meditation

Cost: USD: 2150
Date: November 5 to 14, 2017.
Location: Palakkad, Kerala, India

An unique Yoga and Ayurveda Retreat

Food Sadhana The Essence of Purity

The Shri Raam Institute of Meditation is conducting a one-of-its-kind, intensive 10-day Food Sadhana retreat at the popular Kairali Ayurveda healing Village in Palakkad, Kerala, where you will be guided to the depths of applied philosophy of Food Sadhana and yoga practices associated with food along with satsangs (daily discourses on Yoga, philosophy, Meditation) various physical practices (asana), personalized Ayurvedic treatments and astounding food prepared as per the Ayurvedic principles.

What is a Sadhana?

The goal of sadhana is Self-Realization or Enlightenment. To a devotee, or sadhaka, all of life is sadhana. Knowing that each action, each word, each thought will either lead closer the Divine or further away, the sadhaka chooses to only do that which is helpful to the supreme goal of life. This choice and the actions that come from it are known as sadhana. For the intellectually minded, sadhana may take the form of study. For the emotionally oriented, sadhana may take the form of chanting. For the formally oriented, sadhana may take the form of sacred ritual. For the physically oriented, sadhana may take the form of purification.

What is Food Sadhana?

“from the food are the beings born”, says Bhagavad-gita
“Food verily is the mind”, says Upanishads.

“whatever kind of food one eats the same kind of mind one creates for oneself”, is a common proverb in all the modern languages of the subcontinent of India. It is for this reason the Yogis and Physicians both look at food with a similar spiritual vision.

The most fundamental aspect of our gross existence is food; it impacts not only our physical being, but our energetic self and mind as well. Food Sadhana is a set of spiritual practices and way of living that recognizes the sacred nature of our food - what we eat, how it is prepared, how it is consumed, how it is processed and eliminated from the body - and seeks to transform the student into living temple of the Self; a temple which is clean and pure, where devotion and meditation flow continuously and effortlessly.

When coupled with the science of Ayurveda, Food Sadhana becomes a deeply personal journey, but an intelligent, informed journey.

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What to expect from the retreat:

If all spiritual practices were reduced to a single word, it would be “purification”. Participants in Shri Raam Institute’s 2017 Food Sadhana retreat will acquire the practical skills to intelligently, yet simply purify their lives by harmonizing the spiritual qualities of food with the essential nature of ourselves as spiritual beings.

Our practical satsang sessions and physical practice sessions will explore such topics as:
“The Spiritual Purpose of Life Itself”
“Ayurveda for Daily Living: Understanding Your Constitution”
“What To Eat: The Practical Side of Purification”
“How to Cook: Techniques, Attitudes and Mantras in the Kitchen”
“How to Eat: Practices in Mindfulness”
“How to Digest: The Science Within You”
“Seasonal Cleansing and Purification Practices”

All of the teachings from the retreat, all of the practices, all of the techniques, and even all of the recipes from the meals served throughout the retreat will be included in our book “Food Sadhana”. Each retreat participant will receive a free copy of the book when it is published in spring 2018.

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Inclusions:

Daily Teachings and Training
Daily Practices - Asana (Postures)
Daily Practices - Pranayama (Breath)
Daily Practices - Dhyana (Meditation)
Daily Practices - Food Sadhana Kriyas (Practices associated with food sadhana)
Ayurvedic Physician’s Assessment
All Ayurvedic Meals
All Prescribed Ayurvedic Treatments

The Retreat does NOT include:

Airfare
Personal Incidentals such as souvenirs
Ayurvedic products

Daily Schedule:

6:00 AM - Tea and Morning Cleansing
7:00 AM - Yoga Asana practice
8:00 AM - Pranayama
8:30 AM - Meditation
9:00 AM - Breakfast
10:30 AM - Morning Satsang
12:00 PM - Food Sadhana Kriyas
12:30 PM - Lunch
1:00 PM - Rest/Ayurvedic Treatments
4:00 PM - Tea
5:00 PM - Asana practice
6:00 PM - Pranayama
6:30 PM - Dinner
8:00 PM - Evening Satsang
9:00 PM - Bed

Your Instructors:

Pandit Dabral

Pandit Dabral, the Founder and Spiritual Director at Shri Raam Institute is an experienced teacher in the Himalayan Tradition who is capable of bringing the authentic teachings of the yoga masters to all types of students. He holds a doctorate in Yoga Philosophy and Sanskrit from Varanasi, India. A disciple of H. H. Swami Rama of the Himalayas, he has been trained by Dr. Swami Veda Bharati, and has worked closely with him teaching Meditation and Yoga Philosophy in Asia, Europe and North America.
He will guide students to the depths of applied philosophy of Food Sadhana with daily satsang from the Himalayan Tradition’s oral history.

Pandit Tejomaya

Pandit Tejomaya lives a simple life of sadhana off the Pacific coast of Canada in the Salish Sea. Tejomaya has more than 20 years experience in intensive yoga practices including therapeutic asana and pranayama as well as the internal cleansing practices of hatha yoga. His research has been published in the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Prior to yoga, Tejomaya was deeply trained in Christian meditation and contemplative practices during his years as Brother Timothy, a Dominican monk. He became a Pandit in the Himalayan Tradition of Yoga in 2012 and took the vows of a Vanaprastha (Forest Dweller) in 2017.

A professional team of Ayurvedic physicians and staff from Kairali Healing Village will offer personalized treatments and Saatvic food to bring all of the practices into reality in your life.

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About Shri Raam Institute

Shri Raam Institute of Meditation is dedicated to providing authentic, demanding, and transformative training in the spiritual science of meditation, or dhyana. With training and discipline, a dedicated practitioner can slowly transform the entirety of her or his life, from the inside out, resulting in a way of living that is synonymous with joy, sustainable, purposeful joy.

The Institute offers programs in a variety of formats, including online courses, virtual group meditations, written resources, Sadhana retreats, and an annual Pilgrimage Beyond Imagination to the Himalayas.

Programs offered by Shri Raam Institute are available to all who seek authentic inner wisdom, all who seek the skills of living spiritually in the world, and all who seek to realize their true Self. Each of their courses is intended to leave the participant with skills that will be cultivated and refined through practice, and which fit into a comprehensive way of living that has been proven to lead to spiritual success. The practice of these practical, spiritual skills is known as “Sadhana”. The one who engages in Sadhana is known as a “Sadhaka”. The mission of Shri Raam Institute of Meditation is to create skilled Sadhakas.

About the Kairali Retreat Centre

The world’s first Ayurvedic health farm, Kairali, The Ayurvedic Healing Village is situated in Palakkad, just a few kilometers from the world’s biggest mountain pass between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. There is no better place to get inside nature and rejuvenate with natural medicine than the sweet scented forests of Kerala’s Pala trees. Time spent at this unique jungle paradise will allow you to experience the authentic healing practices of ancient India, while relaxing in the lap of modern holistic luxury.