Sep 25th – Oct 11th, 2008 Scholarship Recipients arrived at Rasa Ayurveda Traditional Healing Centre for a 16 day experience of traditional Ayurveda.

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

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

Day 3 – Saturday, September 27th

7:30 am		Puja, Yoga & Meditation
8:30 am		Breakfast
9:00 am		Track One:  Therapies Day One
			9–10:30 [2 persons] 11:00-12:30 [2 persons]
		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]
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
			9 – 10:30 [2 persons] 11:00 -12:30 [2 persons]
		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]
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
			9 – 10:30 [2 persons] 11:00 -12:30 [2 persons]
		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]
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
			9 – 10:30 [2 persons] 11:00 -12:30 [2 persons]
		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]
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

Day 7 – Wednesday, October 1st

7:30 am		Puja, Yoga & Meditation
8:30 am		Breakfast
9:00 am		Track One:  Therapies Day Five
			9 – 10:30 [2 persons] 11:00 -12:30 [2 persons]
		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]
5:30 pm		Group Gathering: Lecture and Discussion: The healing potential of sacred song
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
			9 – 10:30 [2 persons] 11:00 -12:30 [2 persons]
		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]
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
			9 – 10:30 [2 persons] 11:00 -12:30 [2 persons]
		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

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 Visit to a spice shop, traditional pharmacy and general marketplace Possible visit to Women’s Ayurvedic Hospital and/or Government Ayurveda College
6:30 pm		Dinner
7:30 pm		Planning session: Presentation to Women’s Groups

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 Discussion of family health issues: antibiotic use vs. using plant medicines Guide local women in recognizing medicinal plants. Distribution of seedlings to each woman for home cultivation.

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
1:00 pm		Lunch
2:30 pm		Learning Therapies: Kaya/EllaKizhi/Pathra Podala Swetham & Shirovasthi
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: Kaya/EllaKizhi/Pathra Podala Swetham & Shirovasthi
1:00 pm		Lunch
2:30 pm		Learning Therapies: Kaya/EllaKizhi/Pathra Podala Swetham & Shirovasthi
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) trek up and down the hill, observing medicinal plants prayer to Lord Hanuman picnic Lunch Travel 30 minutes to Kanyakumari
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
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

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)

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

Saturday, October 11th

Departures