Traditional Ayurvedic Healing Journey
with Tim Mitchell & Mary Girishaa
A 12-week guided journey centred around a 28 day detoxification & rejuvenation practice at Vaidyagrama,
an authentic Ayurvedic Healing Village in southern India.
an authentic Ayurvedic Healing Village in southern India.
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The Dates: Stage 1: 1/10 - 15/10/2024 - Travel and pre- treatment preparation. Stage 2: 15/10 - 4/11 or 10/11/2024 - Travel to Vaidyagrama and 21 or 27 day stay. Stage 3: to 23/12/2024 - Travel home and 6 week post treatment support The intention of this unique 12-week journey is to maximise the benefits of what may be for you, a once in a lifetime experience.
Known as Panchakarma, your personalised healing programme is designed by an Ayurvedic doctor to suit your constitution and current state of balance. Depending on your individual needs the programme may focus on a deep cleansing process followed by rejuvenation, or a more nourishing and rebuilding rejuvenation process. Whatever health or wellbeing issues you may be experiencing; anxiety, menopause, weight gain, skin issues, fertility, arthritis, etc, PK works on a cellular level to clear deeply embedded physical and emotional impressions known in yoga as Samskaras. This sanskrit word is the root of the english word scar. Detoxifying and rejuvenating on one level, life changing on another. Qu: What is Panchakarma? Ans: Ayurveda's crown jewel of healing and rejuvenation. The main objective of Ayurveda is to maintain positive health and to provide treatment when health is compromised. To this end, Panchakarma is a traditional purification therapy used to eradicate or remove the imbalances that cause disease. Pancha means five and karma means action, so the process involves 5 main actions or practices that are administered in 3-stages: Stage 1 prepares the body to release toxic build-up. Herbs, oils and heat based treatments are used to soften and mobilise toxins and open the channels of the body. Stage 2 releases the toxins from the body. Herbs and treatments are used to encourage the toxins to exit the body. Depending on the quality and location of the toxins this may be via bowel motions, enemas and vomiting. Stage 3 focuses on restoring digestive strength and rejuvenating the tissues. Additional treatments are used to help the body to rejuvenate, with the last few days dedicated to external oil treatments along with dinacharya (daily practices) instruction to be continued at home. The JourneyHaving visited Vaidyagrama, and experienced panchakarma several times, we both know that it is a significant investment of your time, energy, and money. It is also both challenging, and rewarding. Challenging because it strips away deeply held toxins and traumas that have been stored in the body. Rewarding because you come away renewed, no longer carrying what does not serve you.
Like Panchakarma itself, your healing journey has 3 stages: Stage 1 - Getting Ready (2 weeks) Panchakarma will be different to anything you have experienced…even if you have been to India before. From when you register, and until we depart for India, information will be available on how to organise your travel and apply for a visa, packing and travel tips and pre-treatment dietary suggestions. In the two weeks before we go there will be online group calls to talk about what to expect, set intentions for what you want to experience, answer questions, and discuss any concerns or reservations you may have. Stage 2 - India (4 weeks) Your personalised treatment programme is comprised of traditional treatments, herbal medicines, a cleansing diet, and monitored by daily visits with your doctor. The Vaidyagrama staff are very experienced and capable and you are in good hands. Although it is not our role to intercede between you and your doctor, we are available if needed to help you to understand why they are asking you to do certain things and help navigate any concerns or issues that may arise. The first 21-days of your programme focus mainly on Stage 1 & 2, and the last week on Stage 3. (refer to What is Panchakarma? above). The transition home actually begins during this final week when we will meet to discuss intentions, strategies, and concerns so that you land with a plan. Stage 3 - Returning Home (6 weeks) Coming home is a crucial stage of Panchakarma and the primary reason we are offering this extended experience. How this post-treatment period is approached will determin whether the benefits are short lived or long lasting. You will arrive home with a three-month supply of herbal medications, and a list of diet and lifestyle recommendations to continue your healing journey. For the first 6 weeks we will have a support programme in place that will help you land gently and stay on track. This will include regular group calls, access to sangha (community), Q&A sessions, resources and whatever else we come up with that will help you maximise the benefit of this once in a life time experience. What is Included:
Cost & Payment Details: 1. Support Fee - $1500 AUD International payments a) Via Wise using [email protected] (Payment Instructions PDF) b) Via Bank Transfer - Please add any fees associated with this option so that the full $1500 AUD is received.
Within Australia - EFT Acct Name: Mary Westley BSB: 637000 Acct No: 721126714 2. PanchaKarma - $150 USD per day (discounted price) payable directly to Vaidyagrama. A $1000 USD Deposit is payable with registration & balance payable on arrival. a) Via Wise using [email protected] (Payment Instructions PDF) b) Via Bank Transfer - Name of bank - BANK OF INDIA - Address of bank - 324, Oppanakkara Street, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu INDIA 641 001 - Branch - Coimbatore Main - Name of beneficiary (account) - Punarnava Ayurveda Limited - Account Number - 015020410001463 - IFSC Code - BKID0008200 - Swift Code - BKIDINBBCOM - MICR Code - 641013002 - Address of beneficiary - 15(1), Rottikaranur Road, Thirumalayampalayam Post, Coimbatore 641 105 Tamilnadu INDIA - Purpose of remittance - Payment of advance towards accommodation and treatment in vaidyagrama Ayurveda hospital (run by Punarnava Ayurveda Limited) Email Mary if you require any additional assistance. Also please be familiar with Vaidyagrama's T&C for refunds and cancellations and payment arrangements before registering. What is not Included:
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Your Guides
Tim Mitchell
Tim has a lifelong spirit of adventure and enquiry, a generous heart and a passion for the ocean and sailing. All of which have provided him with a deeply rich experience of life. His immersion in Vedic Wisdom began over 50 years ago with learning Vedic Meditation. In the early 1990's he met his friend and mentor, Thom Knoles, the most experienced teacher of this technique, and recognised both in India and the world as a Vedic Master of the Shankarchraya Tradition. Thom encouraged Tim to explore all aspects of Vedic Wisdom including Ayurveda, Yoga and Astrology and graduated him to teach Vedic Meditation in 2005. Since then he has travelled Australia and the world, personally initiating over1000 people, and also sharing the wisdom of Ayurveda and Yoga in workshops and retreats. Mary Girishaa
Mary Girishaa also began her journey with meditation, creating a pathway to the sister sciences of Ayurveda and Yoga. Never one for half measures this wisdom redesigned her life in a way that she could never have imagined and in 2007 she closed the door on a 24 year career in Human Resources and opened the first Ayurvedic practice in Newcastle, NSW. Her yoga journey began in earnest at Mangrove Yoga Ashram on the NSW Central Coast in 2013, where she completed her Satyananda Yoga teacher training and remained as a resident teacher for a further three years. Mary Girishaa supports women to navigate and live life more consciously drawing on her experience as a wife, mother and grandmother and living the wisdom of Ayurveda and Yoga. Based in Newcastle, NSW she see clients, and runs courses and retreats locally and overseas, and in between spends time with her much loved grandchildren. VaidyagramaLIVE SIMPLE: LIVE WELL: LIVE HEALTHY: LIVE HAPPY!
Vaidyagrama means 'healing village' and brings together all the elements of a Clinic, Hospital, Retreat Centre, and Educational facility. A unique 60-room, 120-bedded, NABH-accredited, healing space for your wellness with authentic Ayurveda, in the serene outskirts of Coimbatore in South India.
Discover the story behind this unique facility. And this one as well...www.civilsocietyonline.com/cover-story/healing-at-vaidyagrama/ As a group we will be accommodated together in a separate Wing with our own a courtyard and treatment rooms. My heartfelt gratitude is not just for my own personal experience – which has been profound – but for all that Vaidyagrama’s many hands are doing to maintain the integrity of Ayurveda. It is a a growing light that reflects all that Ayurveda is and meant to be. For this I am incredibly grateful. Thank you to Dr Ram Kumar whose satsang I attended on my 3rd day when he spoke about going into the ‘womb’ during treatment. I took him at his word and thereafter only left my room once a day for treatments and didn’t even go out on my balcony. The experience was profound and I am ever grateful for the healing it enabled on all levels of my being – physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Dr Ram Das you remind me of a big, shiny teddy bear and you have a beautiful heart – I was never afraid to cry in front of you. The best part about leaving is knowing I will be back. Mary Girishaa, Jan 2016 
Dr Ram Das, Jan 2016
Travel Arrangements:
Australian Departure: Tim and Mary Girishaa will be departing from Melbourne and Sydney respectively with Singapore Airlines to Singapore and then Scoot Airlines to Coimbatore. The current cost for an Economy Standard flight is $1250-$1300 although this may increase as time passes.. Vaidyagrama is then a one hour drive from Coimbatore Airport. Dates:
Use this link for assistance with bookingyourflight.pdf Those who choose to have a shorter stay at Vaidyagrama can arrange to departure after the 4/11. A full 21 days is the minimum stay. European Departure: Time your flights to arrive in Coimbatore on the 14 or 15/10 and to depart on the 10/11. Please email Mary if you have any questions and or require assistance. |
