Name: 22 Day Health Retreat in Gokarna, India with Art Therapy, Exercise, and More
Brand: SHARAN
Price: 395000 INR
Availability: InStock

Accommodation

SHARAN has chosen SwaSwara for the magical healing energy of that place. The tranquil ambiance, the sea, the lush greenery, the hills, as well as the beautiful individual villas, the holistic planning, and the attitude of the staff will stand out to make your stay comfortable and memorable.

Amenities in the room are towels, soaps, shampoo and conditioner, electric kettle, and purified water in glass bottles for drinking.

If you wish to share a room, you should let SHARAN know at the time of booking. It is best if you find a friend to share the room with as they cannot ensure an amicable match. If someone else of the same sex applies who also wants to share, they can help to coordinate.

If no share will be found for you by the time that the retreat is full, then you will be given a choice to take a room at single occupancy or withdraw your application.

Program

Did you know that many more people are suffering from pain, discomfort and being prescribed medications at younger ages than ever before in history as a direct consequence of their food and lifestyle choices?

SHARAN has been working for over 18 years in the area of preventing and reversing lifestyle diseases through food and nutrition.

They use no medicines, no surgery, no gimmicks, no expensive supplements, and no imported or extraordinary foods - just some simple scientific information as well as tips and practices about what to avoid and how to prepare your food to retain more fiber and nutrition. Everyone can learn to do this, become their own doctor, and lead a healthier and happier life.

Each year, they run a 22-day residential program in one of the most beautiful health resorts in India. This will be a relaxing, educative, healing, and fun vacation that can change your health destiny!

Day-to-day program will include

Health checkups
Yoga and pranayamas with resident teachers
Theory and experiential sessions
Interactive cooking classes
Meditation and yog Nidra
Private consultations
Art therapy with the resident artist
Exercise, games, walks, swimming, and fun
Films on health and wellbeing
Treks, nature walks, and bird watching with resident naturalists
1 free relaxing massage per person

Participants can choose what activities they would be doing on the activities that have the same time as the others.

This program is especially useful for:

Those who want to reverse lifestyle diseases and are willing to make dietary changes
Those who want to know how to keep themselves and their families well by learning all they can about health and nutrition
Doctors, nutritionists, health coaches, cooking instructors, or lay people who want to help reverse diseases through nutrition
Those who want to lose weight or get rid of diseases but "do not have willpower" and need hand-holding to begin
Those who are willing to learn and grow all the time

This program is not ideal for

Those who cannot understand English instruction; since the program is currently in English, a non-English speaker would miss a lot
Those who frequently have medical emergencies
Those who need frequent hospitalization and interventions like dialysis, etc.
Those who are not self-reliant, unable to walk, and climb two flights of stairs
Those who have psychiatric illnesses
Those who are frequently traveling, or cannot be in control of what they are eating (living in a hostel, air hostess, etc.).

Schedule

06:30 - 07:00 - Medical check-up
07:00 - 08:30 - Fruit buffet available
06:45 - 08:30 - Yoga class / walk / aqua aerobics
08:30 - 09:30 - Breakfast
10:00 - 13:00 - Morning session
13:00 - 14:00 - Lunch
13:30 - 15:00 - Rest / art therapy
14:00 - 15:00 - Doctor consultations (15 minutes; by appointment; if needed)
15:00 - 16:00 - Yoga Nidra / pranayama (optional)
16:00 - 16:30 - Light snacks
16:00 - 17:00 - Cooking class (optional)
17:00 - 18:15 - Advanced yoga / swimming / walk
18:30 - 19:00 - Meditation (optional)
19:00 - 20.00 - Dinner
20:00 - 21:00 - Film / interactive (optional)

Included excursions

Treks, nature walks and bird watching with resident naturalists

Instructors

Dr Nandita Shah

Dr Nandita Shah, the recipient of the prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskaar in 2016, is the Founder, Director, and trustee of SHARAN. She founded SHARAN in 2005 with the aim of helping people to heal themselves, and the planet, by connecting to animals and nature. Dr Shah is a registered medical doctor, specialised in homeopathy from the CMP Homeopathic Medical College in Mumbai. Having always been interested in natural health she chose homeopathy because it was the treatment which did the least harm. Graduating in 1981, she had a thriving practice in Mumbai and also regularly taught all over the

Captain Joseph Pinto

Capt Joseph Pinto retired from the Indian Airforce as a pilot and started flying helicopters in the Civil Offshore Industry India and abroad. Born into a typical Keralite Christian family, he was naturally a hard core non-vegetarian, and had eaten almost all types of meat. He even used to kill home grown chicken and rabbits in his village for cooking. The result? He suffered from fissures and despite an operation, he always had problem of irregular motion. In January 2015 he watched Earthlings with his wife Rose and 2 teenaged daughters and from that very moment he turned vegan, as did his fam

Jaishree Kannan

Jaishree Kannan has a Master’s degree in Social Work from Madras University and is a qualified Counselor from Xavier Institute of Counselling Psychology. She also holds a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from T Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies from E-Cornell University. She has over 17 years of experience working with various child welfare projects in Mumbai & Chennai. Jaishree is a Nutritional Consultant at SHARAN and also conducts cooking classes, workshops and talks. She was diagnosed with 3rd stage ovarian cancer in 2007 which was successfully treated, but relapsed within 9

Palak Jain

Palak Jain, a Facilitator at SHARAN, is an artist and has worked as a commercial artist, art educator and is currently working as a graphic designer in Ahmedabad. Palak was a vegetarian and had already removed dairy products from her diet since 2 years. On a regular visit to the market, she had a fainting spell. Her doctor diagnosed it as hypertension and told her she would have to take medications for it, every day for the rest of her life. She was not convinced about taking medicines for a lifetime and started searching for alternative and lasting solutions. She came across SHARAN, and att

Shashi Rungta

Shashi Rungta who is now in her early fifties, adopted the whole food plant based diet about 2 years ago. Her husband Nirmal had chronic hyperacidity and was over weight (95 kgs) & she had hypo- thyroid. He was advised to switch to a vegan diet. The instruction was to strictly follow it for 21 days without cheating. For Shashi who had never actively engaged in cooking, it was a nightmare. Since her marriage, for almost 30 years, she had barely entered the kitchen. The hired cooks that she had relied upon all these years, were no good for her with the changed diet regime. She wanted to ensure t

Location

SwaSwara in Gokarna is easy to reach by air (Goa’s Dabolim airport is the nearest, being three and a half hours away and Mangalore airport is five hours away). It can also be reached by road or by train on the Konkan Railway, with the nearest stations - Gokarna Road -with Karwar and Kumta on either side of it.

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Food

Meals are included in the price.

The food will be simple yet very tasty vegan meals without dairy products, oil or sugar,

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Vegetarian
Vegan

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Spa treatments

SwaSwara is a spa and does offer massages that can be availed of at an extra charge. Please note that the program is quite full with many choices to keep you busy. However, you can always opt for additional massages if you so wish.

What's included

Entire 22-day health retreat program
Lab tests
Doctor’s checkups and consultations
Classes
Therapies
Leisure activities during the program
Group airport transfers from Goa’s Dabolim airport (not Mopa)
Amenities in the room
21 nights accommodation
Meals
18% GST

What's not included

Any medical treatment that may be required outside SwaSwara
Personal laundry charges and tips - SwaSwara has an excellent laundry facility and will offer a 50% discount to SHARAN's guests
Massages
Any personal purchases from the gift shop or outside the resort

How to get there

Recommended Airports

GOI

Goa International Airport (Dabolim Airport)

109 km

Transfer included

Arrival by train

SwaSwara in Gokarna can be reached by road or by train on the Konkan Railway, with the nearest stations - Gokarna Road -with Karwar and Kumta on either side of it.

Airport: Goa International Airport (Dabolim Airport) Airport transfer included: Goa International Airport (Dabolim Airport) No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.

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