February 5th – February 18th, 2010

with Niika Quistgard and the staff at Rasa Ayurveda

Note: All scheduled activities are subject to change of content and timing. Changes are usually improvements.

Expect to experience the delightfully unexpected!

This transformational healing women’s retreat begins with guided travel to beautiful sacred places, the celebration of Sivaratri – the night of Siva–and meaningful with local Malayalee women in the spirit of oneness. You’ll learn how to do a wonderful Ayurvedic head massage and how to prepare tasty and healing Ayurvedic drinking waters, snacks and treats! Then you’ll enjoy personal Ayurvedic diagnosis and treatment plan for nine days of traditional therapies, per your needs. (Complete Pancha Karma can require more than 9 days, depending on the condition of the patient. Trip participants may elect to extend their residential treatment until February 26th at a discounted rate.)

This unique women’s retreat will give you the opportunities for both quiet time with yourself, and enjoyable connection with Rasa Ayurveda’s nurturing staff and with your “trip mates” while enjoying a broad introduction to basic Ayurvedic concepts, traditional healing practices and spiritual knowledge and experiences.

You’ll go home in balance, and brimming with memories that can nourish your life for years to come.

Our experience will include:
• temple visits
• mehendi – beautiful henna on the hands
• trip to world famous Kovalam Beach
• making kitchen medicines from native botanicals
• learning Ayurvedic head massage and facials

Join Niika Quistgard, Sandia Bachman and the Rasa Ayurveda family for this trip of a lifetime!