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MayaShakti Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd. presents
with
Niika Quistgard
Rasa Ayurveda Traditional Healing Centre for Women
September 25th – October 11th, 2008
Programme Written and Designed by
Niika Quistgard with assistance from Sanjeev Kumar S. and Doctor Geetha
Day 1 – Thursday, September 25th
| 3:00 pm | Welcome and Staff Introductions Logistics and Rules at Rasa Intakes as time allows |
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| 6:00 pm | Dinner | |
| 7:30 pm | Temple Visit or Intro to Kerala Culture | |
Day 2 – Friday, September 26th
| 7:30 am | |
Puja, Yoga & Meditation Review plan for day |
| 8:30 am | Breakfast | |
| 9:00 am | Ganesha Temple | |
| 10:00 am | Intakes | |
| 1:00 pm | Lunch & Rest | |
| 2:30 pm | Intakes | |
| 5:30 pm | Lecture: Intro to Traditional Forms of Medicine Media, Timing and Protocols | |
| 6:30 pm | Dinner | |
| 7:30 pm | Evening Discussion: Value of the Intake & Traditional Protocols |
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Day 3 – Saturday, September 27th
| 7:30 am | |
Puja, Yoga & Meditation | |
| 8:30 am | Breakfast | ||
| 9:00 am | Track One: Therapies Day One | ||
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9–10:30 [2 persons] 11:00-12:30 [2 persons] |
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| Track Two: Introduction to Rasa’s Medicinal Plants | |||
| 1:00 pm | Lunch & Rest | ||
| 2:15 pm | Track One: Introduction to Rasa’s Medicinal Plants | ||
| Track Two: Therapies Day One | |||
| 2:15–3:45 [2 persons] 4–5:30 [2 persons] |
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| 5:30 pm | Herbal Waters | ||
| 6:30 pm | Dinner | ||
| 7:30 pm | The Spirituality of Health | ||
Day 4 – Sunday, September 28th
| 7:30 am | |
Puja, Yoga & Meditation | |
| 8:30 am | Breakfast | ||
| 9:00 am | Track One: Therapies Day Two | ||
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9 – 10:30 [2 persons] 11:00 -12:30 [2 persons] |
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| Track Two: Study of Rasa’s Medicinal Plants | |||
| 1:00 pm | Lunch & Rest | ||
| 3:00 pm | Track One: Study of Rasa’s Medicinal Plants | ||
| Track Two: Therapies Day Two | |||
| 2:15 – 3:45 [2 persons] 4 – 5:30 [2 persons] |
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| 5:30 pm | Mehendi introduction and grinding | ||
| 6:30 pm | Traditional Kerala Cuisine - chukku Kanyee with plavu ela spoons | ||
| 7:30 pm | Mehndi Night with Local Women – Value of Sattva development and creative expression | ||
Day 5 – Monday, September 29th
| 7:30 am | |
Puja, Yoga & Meditation | |
| 8:30 am | Breakfast | ||
| 9:00 am | Track One: Therapies Day Three | ||
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9 – 10:30 [2 persons] 11:00 -12:30 [2 persons] |
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| Track Two: Massage Oil Making | |||
| 1:00 pm | Lunch & Rest | ||
| 2:15 pm | Track One: Massage Oil Making | ||
| Track Two: Therapies Day Three | |||
| 2:15 – 3:45 [2 persons] 4 – 5:30 [2 persons] |
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| 5:30 pm | Healing Cuisine Lecture: Fresh Dipanas and Digestives | ||
| 6:30 pm | Dinner | ||
| 7:30 pm | Visit to neighborhood Shiva Temple | ||
Day 6 – Tuesday, September 30th
| 7:30 am | |
Puja, Yoga & Meditation | |
| 8:30 am | Breakfast | ||
| 9:00 am | Track One: Therapies Day Four | ||
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9 – 10:30 [2 persons] 11:00 -12:30 [2 persons] |
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| Track Two: Self Study of Rasa’s Medicinal Plants | |||
| 1:00 pm | Lunch & Rest | ||
| 2:15 pm | Track One: Self Study of Rasa’s Medicinal Plants | ||
| Track Two: Therapies Day Four | |||
| 2:15 – 3:45 [2 persons] 4 – 5:30 [2 persons] |
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| 5:30 pm | Leyham-Making Demonstration | ||
| 6:30 pm | Dinner | ||
| 8:00 pm | Group Gathering: Lecture & Discussion: Practitioner relationship and the mind state of the Patient |
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Day 7 – Wednesday, October 1st
| 7:30 am | |
Puja, Yoga & Meditation | |
| 8:30 am | Breakfast | ||
| 9:00 am | Track One: Therapies Day Five | ||
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9 – 10:30 [2 persons] 11:00 -12:30 [2 persons] |
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| Track Two: Shatavari Leyham Making | |||
| 1:00 pm | Lunch & Rest | ||
| 2:30 pm | Track One: Leyham Making for Students | ||
| Track Two: Therapies Day Five | |||
| 2:15 – 3:45 [2 persons] 4 – 5:30 [2 persons] |
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| 5:30 pm | Group Gathering: Lecture and Discussion: The healing potential of sacred song |
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| 6:30 pm | Dinner | ||
| 7:30 pm | House Concert? | ||
Day 8 – Thursday, October 2nd
| 7:30 am | |
Puja, Yoga & Meditation | |
| 8:30 am | Breakfast | ||
| 9:00 am | Track One: Therapies Day Six | ||
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9 – 10:30 [2 persons] 11:00 -12:30 [2 persons] |
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| Track Two: Finish Leyham - Study of Rasa’s Medicinal Plants | |||
| 1:00 pm | Lunch & Rest | ||
| 2:15 pm | Track One: Finish Leyham - Study of Rasa’s Medicinal Plants | ||
| Track Two: Therapies Day Six | |||
| 2:15 – 3:45 [2 persons] 4 – 5:30 [2 persons] |
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| 5:30 pm | Group Gathering: Lecture Temple Protocol, Value of Temple Kirtan for individual and community | ||
| 6:00 pm | Kirtan at MahaVishnu Temple | ||
| 7:30 pm | Dinner | ||
Day 9 – Friday, October 3rd
| 7:30 am | |
Puja, Yoga & Meditation | |
| 8:30 am | Breakfast | ||
| 9:00 am | Track One: Therapies Day Seven | ||
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9 – 10:30 [2 persons] 11:00 -12:30 [2 persons] |
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| Track Two: Study of Rasa’s Medicinal Plants | |||
| 1:00 pm | Lunch & Rest | ||
| 2:15 pm | Track One: Study of Rasa’s Medicinal Plants | ||
| Track Two: Therapies Day Seven | |||
| 2:15 – 3:45 [2 persons]; 4 – 5:30 [2 persons] | |||
| 5:30 pm | Guided Yoga Nidra | ||
| 6:30 pm | Dinner | ||
| 8:00 pm | Group Gathering - Discussion: Taking Traditional Treatment | ||
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Day 10 – Saturday, October 4th
| 7:30 am | |
Puja, Yoga & Meditation | |
| 8:30 am | Breakfast | ||
| 10:00 am | Visit to Dr. Rajani for a marma lesson | ||
| 1:00 pm | Lunch in the City of Trivandrum Possible visit to Women’s Ayurvedic Hospital and/or Government Ayurveda College |
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| 6:30 pm | Dinner | ||
| 7:30 pm | Planning session: Presentation to Women’s Groups | ||
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Day 11 – Sunday, October 5th
| 7:30 am | |
Puja, Yoga & Meditation |
| 8:30 am | Breakfast | |
| 9-12 pm | Oil Making | |
| 4-6 pm | Presentation to/Interaction with Local Women Guide local women in recognizing medicinal plants. Distribution of seedlings to each woman for home cultivation. |
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Day 12 – Monday, October 6th
| 7:30 am | Puja, Yoga & Meditation | ||
| 8:30 am | |
Breakfast | |
| 9:00 am | Learning Therapies: Kaya/EllaKizhi/Pathra Podala Swetham & Shirovasthi |
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| 1:00 pm | Lunch | ||
| 2:30 pm | Learning Therapies: Kaya/EllaKizhi/Pathra Podala Swetham & Shirovasthi |
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| 6:30 pm | Dinner | ||
| 7:00 pm | Lecture: Guiding Clients to Healing Meditation | ||
Day 13 – Tuesday, October 7th
| 7:30 am | Puja, Yoga & Meditation | ||
| 8:30 am | |
Breakfast | |
| 9:00 am | Learning Therapies: |
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| 1:00 pm | Lunch | ||
| 2:30 pm | Learning Therapies: Kaya/EllaKizhi/Pathra Podala Swetham & Shirovasthi |
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| 6:30 pm | Dinner | ||
| 7:00 pm | Group Gathering: Lecture: Mutual Healing: Plants & People, Discussion & Meditation | ||
Day 14 – Wednesday, October 8th
| 6:00 am | |
Leave Rasa | ||
| 9:00 am | Arrive Maruthua Mala (Medicine Mountain) Travel 30 minutes to Kanyakumari |
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| 2:00 pm | Ferry to Vivekananda Rock Memorial - Sripadaparai Mandapam: natural stone footprint of the virgin goddess Devi Kumari - Dhyana Mandapam – Meditation Cave thick with shakti - Bookstore |
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| 4:00 pm | Ferry back to mainland | |||
| 4:30 pm | Visit Gandhi’s Memorial | |||
| 5:30 pm | Sunset on the Beach at the Triveni Sangham | |||
| 6:30 pm | Dinner & Free time at Kanyakumari | |||
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Spend Night at Kanyakumari – All stay Double Occupancy
Day 15 – Thursday, October 9th
| 6:00 am | |
Sunrise at Kanyuakumari | |
| 7:00 am | Breakfast | ||
| 8:00 am | Leave Kanyakumari | ||
| 10:00 am | Interaction and seedlings distribution with local women in the countryside village of Balaramapuram | ||
| 12:00 pm | Packet lunch | ||
| 2:00 pm | Meet local weavers | ||
| 4:00 pm | Return to Rasa Ayurveda (possible shopping on the way back) | ||
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Day 16 – Friday, October 10th
| 7:30 am | |
Puja, Yoga & Meditation | |
| 8:30 am | Breakfast | ||
| 9:00 am | Present Medicinal Plant Reports | ||
| 11:00 am | Therapies Review | ||
| 1:00 pm | Special Kerala-Cuisine Lunch - Sadhya | ||
| 2:30 pm | Completion of Therapies Review | ||
| 4:00 pm | Meeting with Staff - Goodbyes! | ||
| 6:30 pm | Dinner | ||
| 8:00 pm | Final Group Gathering | ||
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Saturday, October 11th
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