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4 Day Wellness Vacation, Yoga, and Detox Retreat in the Beautiful Pokhara, Gandaki Pradesh
Happy Healthy Pokhara Retreat, House # 515, Ratopai 17, Pipaltaira Marg, Pokhara 33700, Nepal
Yoga, Detox, and Wellness Vacation in Nepal
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Enjoy a retreat from the business of life and stress. Have a refreshing time and stay longer if you choose to. You begin with a comprehensive medical assessment interview and questionnaire with our holistic health practitioner of over 15 years of experience. Together we create a customised program of nutritionally balanced meals, healing treatments, exercise and activities, plus we offer follow-up support for lasting lifestyle changes. You will learn to manage stress and let go of negative habits that drain your energy. Have an emotional cleansing as well. Lift your spirit. This can be life transforming if you open to the possibility of embracing a new healthy lifestyle. Since there will be at most 9 guests and often less you will be offered a home-like experience and ample personal time with the program participants. Here you come as a guest and leave as a friend. Be immersed in Nepali culture and the awesome beauty of the worlds highest mountains visible from our balcony. Make this your wellness vacation!
Enjoy a nourishing health and wellness destination providing an immersive experience in nature, healing, and harmony. Gain support towards life transformation, holistic well-being, healthy diet and traditional Nepali philosophy.
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Albert
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Highlights
- Moderate yoga practice
- Yoga and movement class
- Calming meditation sessions
- Classes on alternative health practices
- Life coaching with our psychotherapist
- Connect with the healing and nurturing power of nature via daily walks into the beautiful Seti River canyon or a walk to the awesome Lake Fewa
- Enjoy the powerful Annapurna mountain panorama view close up from the rooftop terrace
- Colon cleansing with colema board
- 3 nights accommodation (optional longer or shorter packages)
- Detox meals
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
4 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Nepali
Group size: Maximum of 9 participants
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
12:00
Check-out Time:
12:00
Facilities
- Barbeque facilities
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Lounge
- Luggage room / storage
- Meditation garden
- Multilingual staff
- Picnic area
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Yoga deck
- Yoga studio
- Baby sitting
- Beauty salon
- Bicycle rental
- Child care
- Free bicycle
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Laundry
- Library
- Parking lot
- Tour assistance
- Wireless internet
You will be staying at Happy Healthy Pokhara Retreat in Pokhara, Nepal. The building is a four-story brand new building. Guests occupy the ground and the first floor. Kitchen and sitting room and yoga sala are on the ground floor, the hosts' personal bedroom and three guest bedrooms are on the first floor, one bath room are on each floor, and hot shower is on the first floor. You will have access to the forth floor for amazing 360 degree views of the Annapuna Mount range and valley.
The retreat venue is in a small village like neighborhood, only five homes in a cluster while surrounded by rice fields and the Annapurna foothills. It is amazingly beautiful and quiet. You will be really close to the Seti River Canyon, only 10 minutes to the trail head.
There is bus transportation two minutes away to serve the whole city for 20-50 NPR. Also, taxis are always nearby and one can walk to the Lakeside tourist and Lake Fewa area in forty minutes. It is like you will have the best of both worlds, surrounded by the natural farm country like an island but with the city just a few minutes away.
Rooms
One room called "Mountain View" because it has a view of the mountains that can be seen while guest is in bed, and two rooms simply called Guest room 1 and Guest room 2, both have access to a balcony with mountain view. The rooms have one double bed and one single bed and can accommodate up to 3 persons each. The total capacity is nine people. The rooms are private with shared bathroom and hot shower all year round. If you prefer hotel accommodation, you can book a room at a hotel nearby during the retreat.
Happy Healthy Pokhara Retreat also offers an option for people who would like to save money, by sleeping in the yoga sala dormitory style for groups of six pax. They need to have sleeping bags.
Occasionally, Happy Healthy Pokhara Retreat will offer a set date for a five night package for 8-15 people if they have at least eight signups. This would involve using the private rooms and the dormitory yoga sala on a first come first serve basis. These fixed date retreats would be set one month ahead. Please send your inquiry for further information.
Program
Daily schedule
- 08:00 Drink water upon awakening, green tea prepared with fresh lemon, ginger, and lemongrass
- 08:30 Go for a guided walk and meditation in the Seti River Canyon
- 09:30 Yoga and movement class
- 10:30 Enema (colon cleansing with colema board)
- 11:00 Breakfast of fresh fruit, yogurt and or just juice if you prefer, or drink herb shake with vegetable or fruit juice
- 12:15 Classes on alternative health practices, lifestyle adjustments, learn how to apply what you have learned to your daily life when you return home, and time for questions and discussion
- 13:15 Herb shake with juice
- 13:30 - 17:00 Time to receive a massage (one massage is included in the five days program), (additional massages by appointment) or free time to rest, walk in nature, trek to a waterfall, swim and enjoy the warm mineral bath, venture into town and observe local cultural event, boat ride on the lake, or other recreational option - this is a time for individual counseling with Albert or Radha upon request
- 17:00 Warm vegetable soup or vegetable salad for dinner
- 19:00 Group support, sharing experience of the day, counseling time, video or local musical entertainment when available
- 21:00 Meditation and teachers discourse and discussion
- 22:00 Drink juice mixed with detox herbal powder, time to sleep
Kindly note that tea, water, and fruit are available all day. Each day each guest receives individual health counseling if desired. The schedule is the same each day except on the last day you have the option to be served a transition diet to help the body to get used to eating whole foods again. So, the last day breakfast may consist of whole fruit and plain, unsweetened yogurt with granola or a vegetable omelet with rice. You'll have steamed veggies and rice or vegetable soup for lunch. Dinner is not included on the last day.
You may opt to book more than 3 nights or start with 3 nights and add more later. For best detox results, Happy Healthy Pokhara Retreat recommends 5, 7, or 10 days for best deep cleansing on all levels, body, mind, and spirit (emotional healing).
Included excursions
You are invited to take a trip to a local waterfall, or local swimming heated pool, walk to Lake Fewa, morning walks into the amazing Seti River Canyon or to the Lakeside tourist area for entertainment and dining.
Instructors
Albert Schmaedick
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Albert is a remote teacher and therapist for Happy Healthy Pokhara Retreat. He loves to engage the guests in lively meaningful chats. With 30 years of world travel, he has many stories to share. He is a psychotherapist, meditation teacher, massage therapist, and holistic health practitioner. Albert is experienced in detox and meditation practice and an expert in guiding people through lifestyle changes and internal cleansing and fasting programs. He teaches Hatha yoga remotely. Albert is 78 years young and started doing yoga at 50. If he can do it so can you.
Location
What makes Happy Healthy Pokhara Retreat's location special is that we are in a neighborhood that is very much like a farm village surrounded by rice fields and the foothills of the Annapurna mountains, and yet they are a short walk, bus trip or taxi to Pokhara cities Lakeside tourist district and all parts of Pokhara City and surrounds.
This allows their guests to experience a village life style and get to know their friendly neighbors and the warm Nepali culture, and also enjoy fine restaurants and nightlife. They are also close to the amazing Seti River canyon, where you can swim most of the year. It is a great place for chilling in nature, watching the eagles catch fish and occasionally seeing hundreds of monkeys passing by on their search for food.
Food
You will be introduced to healthy local Nepali food prepared by Radha in the traditional style. If you like, she will teach you as well. Happy Healthy Pokhara Retreat uses organic food from their garden, as well as from a local organic farm. Because this is a detox program the quantity of food served is reduced to encourage the body to detox. This partial fast allows your body to naturally focus on detoxing instead of having to process and digest food. Lunch is is reduced to a mixture of organic detox supplements.and detox tea. If you are new to the concept of detoxing, you will be surprised at how the body can actually feel more energetic while eating less.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Tea
- Detox juices
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Yogic
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
Just a short walk from the retreat ,you may want to escape into the natural beauty of the Seti River Canyon. It is an ideal place to meditate, practice yoga, swim, or just chill and absorb the high vortex of energy this canyon emits. Also nearby is the famous International Mountain Museum.
The Lakeside district of Pokhara offers a wealth of activities, international, local and ethnic restaurants, entertainment, contemporary and traditional music and dance, a brand new sports arena and gym, lake view dining, world-class paragliding, bungy jumping, rafting, swimming, mountain trekking and biking, a free visit to a local organic farm, bungy jumping nearby, and even a modified Disneyland. It's a rapidly growing tourist destination to answer the whims of adults, children, nightlife, extreme sports, and alternative health and spiritual pursuits such as yoga and meditation, with various religious attractions and temples where you will find Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, and Muslim folks all in harmony with each other.
The retreat is just a 45-minute walk to lake side or a short taxi ride for only 300 to 400 Nepali Rupees, yet far enough away from this activity to maintain a quiet, peaceful, nourishing connection with nature. The retreat is very close to the awesome beauty of the Seti River Canyon small colourful family gardens. Guests often express feeling a warm home stay ambience and enjoy connecting with the friendly neighbours in a non-commercial environment. The neighborhood is like a small mountain village with the feeling of the authentic Nepali culture. There are a few family redcurrants serving the local menu and some mom and pop shops selling essential convenient snacks, beverages, and supplies. There will never be more than 9 guests and often there will be less, which adds to the individual attention and mellow healing attention you will receive at the retreat.
Spa treatments
Happy Healthy Pokhara Retreat offers a wide range of health programs including detoxification, colon therapy, massage, meditation, yoga, reiki, hypnosis, dance and movement, rebirthing, and health counseling and psychotherapy to address your unique health needs. The resident beautician offers facials, manicures, and pedicures, as well as a natural consultation to healthy beauty supplements and remedies.
What's included
- 3 nights accommodation
- Detox meals
- All program content listed in the itinerary
What's not included
- Flights
- Personal expenses
How to get there
Recommended Airports
KTM
Tribhuvan International Airport
145 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM). From Kathmandu, you can fly to Pokhara City through Pokhara Airport (PKR) on several domestic airlines. Happy Healthy Pokhara Retreat recommends Yati and Buddha airlines for about 120 USD. It's about a half hour flight.
Nepal's airport is open and visa on arrival is available again; however, please check the latest information with your travel agent as conditions are constantly changing.
Arrival by bus
Happy Healthy Pokhara Retreat recommends Blue Sky Bus to save money in going to Happy Healthy Pokhara Retreat. The bus ride will cost about 7 USD. The trip is 6 hours depending on weather and traffic. It's a very scenic trip and a great way to introduce you to Nepal. Happy Healthy Pokhara Retreat is very close to the airport and the tourist bus station. You can walk to the retreat in about 30 to 45 minutes or take a taxi for about 400 Nepali rupees or 4 USD.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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