FOREST DWELLER RETREAT
Vānaprastha is the third of the four stages (āśrama) of life, occurring at roughly 50 years of age but often commencing later. It is the age and stage where one begins to withdraw increasingly more attention from the worldly arena and its consuming affairs, and begins to prioritize inner realities over external ones.
In the modern world much attention is given to the second āśrama– gṛhastha or, “householder,” wherein we tend to focus on gathering houses, spouses, professional attainments and material goods.
Though this emphasis on outer things can make it challenging to navigate vānaprastha āśrama consciously and gracefully, this third stage can be a rich and deeply meaningful and fulfilling time of life. In this Retreat, we plan to explore the complexities, challenges, unrealized potential and richness of this stage, our intention being to support and inspire younger people to consider and possibly modify their life trajectories, and to assist those who are later in life to enjoy this valuable phase of their lives.
We also intend to, through yoga and other remedial measures, support the health of the sense organs, which tend to do well with a bit of support in any, but especially this, stage of life.
Included in the cost of this retreat are two abhyaṅga sessions (warm oil massage treatments) for each participant over the course of five days, to support soothing and calming the nervous system, because it is such a remedial practice for any, but especially this stage of life, and to help us all acclimate to our new environment.
The Retreat is limited to 125 guests. Thus all interaction will be personal and in a discussion format.
FACILITATORS
Dr. Robert Svoboda & Dr. Claudia Welch plan to have a morning discourse and, together, with Dr. Ramkumar and Rose Baudin, facilitate group sessions in the afternoons. The experienced doctors and staff of vaidyagrāma will daily support participants with remedies and practices for sense organ support. Rose Baudin will lead all yoga practice. We plan to enjoy yoga and sensory support in daily morning sessions with Rose.
Venue
Vaidyagrama Village 15 (1), Rottikaranur Rd Thirumalayampalayam Post Coimbatore, Tamilnadu India 641105
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