This 5-day course is open to all - especially beneficial to those overcoming self-destructive/addictive tendencies/eating disorders and for people with family members with addiction or family history of addictions. Understand your underlying vulnerabilities and establish a strong foundation in health to face the challenges and stresses of your daily life without resorting/relapsing into old addictive behaviors. Combining yoga (physical practices, psychology and philosophy) with the practice and principles of the 12-Steps, alongside an Ayurvedic lifestyle offers us a sure path from self-destruction to Self-realization - one day at a time. We require our alcohol/chemically dependent guests to have at least three months of continuous sobriety.
Every age group and all addictive and self-destructive tendencies are addressed. Those with eating disorders and behavioral addictions (relationships, gambling, spending etc.) should have enough stability to embark on this work. You do not need to be a yoga practitioner to come on the retreat. Although the teaching makes reference to the 12 steps, Yoga of Recovery is an independent retreat for people in recovery, it is not affiliated with any 12 step program and it is not a requirement that guests are member of 12 step programs. Attendance at the open pan-fellowship 12 step meeting offered is optional.
Retreat includes
| 5:30am | Wake up |
| 6:00am | Satsang: meditation, kirtan/chanting and talk on yoga |
| 8:00am |
Yoga asana class for all levels, with breathing exercises and conscious relaxation |
| 10:00am | Vegetarian brunch |
| 11:00am | Karma Yoga (selfless service) |
| 12:00pm | Workshop on Ayurveda |
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1:00pm |
Free Time (take advantage of Ayurveda consultations and body treatments) |
| 3:00pm | Open 'pan fellowship' 12 Step Meeting |
| 4:30pm | Tools of Recovery workshops |
| 6:00pm | Vegetarian dinner |
| 7:00pm | Free time |
| 8:00pm | Satsang: meditation, kirtan chanting and talk on yoga |
| 10:00pm | Lights out |
Prerequisites
The course begins at 7pm on the first day and ends at 6pm on the last day. Please plan to stay at the Yoga Farm at least one day after the retreat completion.
Registration
Durga Leela (Catherine O'Neill)
Durga (Catherine O'Neill)
Durga (Catherine O'Neill)has been involved with the 12 Step Fellowship for over 8 years. She has developed the "Yoga of Recovery" programs and led retreats internationally since then. She is a RYT-500, having completed both the Sivananda Yoga teachers Training Course and the Advanced Yoga Training. She is also extensively trained in meditation and Vedanta.Durga is a Clinical Ayurvedic and Pancha Karma Specialist, trained at the California College of Ayurveda and also in Kerala, India. She is the Director of the Ayurveda Programs at the Yoga Farm in California and leads several Ayurvedic Retreats at International Sivananda Yoga Ashrams.
Discover your own personal constitution and learn the basic tools to keep your body, mind and spirit in balance through diet, lifestyle and other tools for healthy living. We\'ll determine what kinds of activities and changes in your lifestyle can best help you restore balance. Includes detailed history intake, pulse and tongue analysis, diet and lifestyle evaluation.
150 USD
A beautifully relaxing and luxurious full body treatment. Includes Abhyanga, a herbal oil massage; followed by Shirodhara, a soothing, steady stream of herbal oil poured on to the forehead directly over the third eye, calming and purifying the mind. Last comes Swedhana, a full-body herbal steam treatment, which helps the oil and herbs penetrate the body, nourishing the skin and removing toxins.
245 USD
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Our Ayurvedic therapists are graduates of the California College of Ayurveda.
Tuition: $350
Accommodation options for the 5 night stay, per person:
Tent - $250
Dorm (4 person) - $325
Cabin (2 person) - $425
Cabin (1 person) - $700
Deluxe Cabin (2 person) - $600
Deluxe Cabin (1 person) - $975
