Jiva Yoga Academy offers 13 days Yoga Retreats in Rishikesh, India, for attaining wellness by the blending of Yoga with Ayurveda. Our Detox Yoga Retreats are specifically designed for those looking to unwind from the heavy demands of daily life and journey towards their inner balance. Nestled in the breath-taking Himalayan mountains, in the holy city of Rishikesh, India, our retreats are an exquisite relaxation opportunity. With a strong focus on empowering you with life-long knowledge and stress-reducing techniques, our yoga retreats will ensure you have a relaxing and rejuvenating experience that will stay with you for years to come.

What’s Included?

• Yoga in India is ALL INCLUSIVE!
• 12 Nights private/shared accommodation
• Daily yoga classes with Posture Correction & Alignment
• Daily meditation class
• Every morning Pranayama
• Daily Yogic cleansing
• Twice ayurvedic massage in a week
• Ayurveda consultancy
• Relaxation in a peaceful private accommodation with hot water.
• All daily meals are carefully prepared for you according to the yogic lifestyle, from local, fresh, seasonal foods – and of course plenty of heart warming Indian chai!
• You will have access to free Wi-Fi..
• Airport pick-up at a fair rate

How to cleanse your body?

1. Cleansing through Breath (air): How a breath helps to cure an individual physical, mental, emotional and economical issue of life. Here we also teach how one changes the various physical and mental patterns through breath.
2. Cleansing through water: Water plays a significant role in our life, as we all know that our whole body is comprised of more then 70% of water. Here we teach how water helps in balancing our life. Our body has two type of environment, one is acid and other is alkaline, and it is very essential to main a good balance of acid and alkalinity in the body, so how just by drinking the right amount of water we can balance our physical, emotional and mental body. Water therapy techniques are also taught which helps in curing various diseases of the body.
3. Cleansing through Fasting (space): Fasting plays a significant role in the detoxification of our body and how energy flow works during fasting in our body is also explained here.

Retreat Course Syllabus

Ayurveda

Ayurveda is a more than 10,000-year-old system of natural healing that has its origins in the Vedic culture of India. Although suppressed during years of foreign occupation, Ayurveda has been enjoying a major resurgence in both its native land and throughout the world. Tibetan medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine both have their roots in Ayurveda. Early Greek medicine also embraced many concepts originally described in the classical Ayurvedic medical texts dating back several thousands of years.  During the course you will explore the following aspects of this amazing healing modality:

• Ayurvedic Philosophy & History
• Exploring doshas and the elements
• Diagnostic techniques of imbalances and disease
• Pathology of disease
• Pulse readings
• Body constitutions
• Balancing the doshas
• Panchkarmas
• Ayurvedic diet
• Daily habits to balance energies
• Prevention and maintenance of health

Hatha Yoga

• Surya namaskar
• Chandra Namaskar
• Tree Pose
• Malasana
• Pawanmuktasana
• Triangle psture
• Parivrittrikonasana
• Triyaktadasana
• Eagle Posture
• Side angle Posture 1
• Parsvakonasna 2
• Parivaritparsvakonasana 1
• Parivaritparsvakonasana 2
• Virbhadrasana 1
• Virbhadrasana 2
• VirBhadrasana 3
• Ekpadasana
• Ardhchandarasana
• Chadranamaskarasna
• Pranamasana
• Urdhavavrikshasana
• Hast uttanasana
• Pad hastasana
• Ashvasanchalan asana
• Santulanasana
• Dandasana
• Ashtangnamaskara asana
• Bhujangasana
• Parvatasana
• Balasana
• Shashank asana
• Savastikasana
• Sukhasana
• Padmasana
• Siddhasana
• Adhomukhasukhasana
• Parivaritsukhasana
• Uttkatkonasana

Ashtanga Yoga

• Surya Namaskar A five round
• Surya Mamaskar B five round
• Big Toe Pose
• Padahasthasana
• Extended Triangle Pose
• Revolved Triangle Pose
• Extended Side Angle Pose
• revolved Side Anglle Pose
• PrasaritaPadottanasana A B C & D
• Parsvottanasana
• Eka Padangusthasana A B C & D
• ArdhaBaddhaPadmottanasana
• Chair Pose
• Warrior Pose A & B
• Dandasana
• Paschimottanasana A B C & D
• Purvattanasana
• ArdhaBaddha Padma Uttanasana
• TriangMukhaikapadapaschimottanasana
• JanuSirsasana A B & C
• Marichyasana A B C & D
• Boat Pose
• Bhujapidasana

Massage

During this retreat we will privide you massage, A massage session may be 60 minutes or more, depending on the type of massage and how much time you have. No matter what kind of massage you choose, you should feel calm and relaxed during and after your massage.
Massage is generally considered part of complementary and integrative medicine. It’s increasingly being offered along with standard treatment for a wide range of medical conditions and situations.

We have found massage may also be helpful for:
• Anxiety
• Digestive disorders
• Fibromyalgia
• Headaches
• Insomnia related to stress
• Myofascial pain syndrome
• Soft tissue strains or injuries
• Sports injuries
• Temporomandibular joint pain

Meditation/YogNidra

A highly powerful and liberating practice, Meditation is one of the most important aspects of yoga. Whilst meditation has become a widely known term, travelling the path and achieving true meditation is often difficult for many. Learn how to establish a meaningful practice and how to teach this to others. During the course, many facets of Meditation will be explored:
• What is Meditation
• ‘How To’
• Practical Tips
• Mantras
• Group chanting
• Yoga Nidra
• Chakra Meditation
• Guided Practice
• Visualization
• Sanskrit teachings

Course Schedule

Forthcoming Yoga Retreat Training Dates & Fees