Nature & Nurture Retreat
March 13 - March 16
“Be in tune with Inner & Outer Nature and Nurture life essence !”
Welcome to
* Experiential journey for self Discovery, Healing & Growth with Awareness exercises, Yoga, Meditations
* Deepen Body connection, Clarify Mind, Enhance Energy flow and Enrich Presence
* Practice Taking care of the Inner Garden with Love and Awareness
* Sacred Song Circle, Fire Ceremony and Dance of Universal Peace
Who can join this retreat?
o Anyone who is seeking new learnings, healings, deeper experiences in life
o Anyone who wants to rejuvenate and be alive with peace, health, happiness, love & freedom
Can I bring a partner who I have issue with and can they be fixed?
Sure, you can come with a partner.
But, focus on your inner journey and give space for the partner to discover their own without any intrusion.
We are not here to fix someone but to heal naturally and open from our end with love and awareness.
What should I bring?
– Open mind, heart and body 🙂
– Loose and comfortable clothing & optional white clothing (for specific meditations)
– A pen and notebook
– A Yoga Mat
– Your joyful creativity : musical instruments, songs, poems, handicraft, painting, to share
What are the timings?
Proposed Schedule
Thursday
4pm : Arrival
6:00 : Sunset Meditation
6:30 : Dinner
8:00 : Opening Session
10pm : Rest
6am : Wakeup
7:00 : Session 1
8:30 : Seva
9:00 : Breakfast
10:0 : Session 2
12:30 : Lunch
2 pm : Personal time
3:00 : Session 3
6:30 : Dinner
8:30 : Creativity/ Fire Ceremony/ Art
10pm : RestSunday
6am : Wakeup
7:00 : Session 1
8:30 : Seva
9:00 : Breakfast
10:0 : Completion Session
12:30 : Lunch
Healthy wholesome vegetarian dairy free multi cuisine food. We don’t use white rice, white sugar, white salt, white flour, milk, eggs. We use brown/ black rice, varieties of millets, cold pressed oils, … We get as much possible organic good quality Vegetables and Fruits as per seasonal and local availability
Suggested Contribution is ₹9,000. You can pay whatever feels valuable for you.
Contribution includes accomodation, food, & course.
Accomodation will be 2-3 sharing in a room or Individual tent based on availability.
You can come earlier and stay beyond the course dates, if there is availability.
How to confirm registration ?
1. Fill in the form at https://forms.gle/LvLnbgZLfxQ7396b7
2. Discuss and get your queries clarified
3. Pay 50% Deposit
Indian UPI Payment : 9765348573@icici, hi.ananda@icici
International Payment : hi.ananda@gmail.com
What about cancellation ?
Book only when it’s clear and possible for you to attend.
If you cancel for unforeseen reasons, deposit amount will be held.
If program cancels for unforeseen reasons, amount will be returned back and only 5% will be held for service charges.
Where is it happening ?
Bodhi Vanam (Awakening Forest) is an wholenes center & a healing forest located in Kodaikanal mountain at 1270 mts. elevation with lovely cool weather (avg.18-25°c) with rich flora, wild fauna and beautiful streams and waterfalls. Nearby, there are many organic farms, international community and a Zen meditation centre (10km).
It’s accessible by Bus/Car ~130km from Madurai Airport, ~175km from Coimbatore Airport, ~380km from Thiruvannamalai, ~430km from Auroville, ~500km from Chennai Airport.
Over night Bus journey is a good option for people coming through Chennai/ Pondicherry/ Bangalore.
Perumalmalai or Pethuparai Junction is good stop for people coming through Bus. People coming by car can come upto the junction where off-road (last 2 km) starts. People coming by motorbike or 4×4 jeep can come all the way to the place. Last 2 km is off-road jungle terrain which can be traversed only by foot or motorbike or by Jeep.
As the place is surrounded by wilderness with animals possibly roaming at night, its advised not to go out between 6pm-6am for safety.
Google location of the junction where off-road starts : https://maps.app.goo.gl/uDeNWQ8YhgoFfcLi7 (use for directions)
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/bodhivanam
Web : https://bodhivanam.in/
Who are the facilitators ?
Ananda will be joined by other expert facilitators.
About Facilitator Ananda:
Ananda is a inner gardener, yogi, meditator, healer and guide sharing experiential retreats, trainings, and individual sessions across Asia & Europe. His work is based on deep experiences with Yoga, Tantra, Psychology, Inner Science, ancient and modern forms of healing tools.
Over 30 years his life has been enriched and evolving with hatha yoga, zen, vigyana bhairav tantra, bauls, inner science & psychology. He is professionally trained with various ancient and modern forms of healing tools including Ayurveda, Varma, reiki, pranic healing, NLP, NVC, watsu, aqua wellness, awareness through the body, reflexology & rebalancing.
Long ago left his early life as Computer Software Architect with Masters degree in Computers for simple living and sharing.
While not in travels/ programs, taking care of an organic farm with fruits & herbs in healing forest in Kodaikanal mountain as a wholeness centre.
Inviting people to live with essence of love and freedom inside and outside.