Living in & with Nature (food)
If life is Energy, then food is the primary source of that energy and therefore of great significance. Modern life underestimates the importance and significance of food, food habits & food timings; even the manner in which we eat & the state of mind in which we eat are all responsible for the kind of energy that we carry in us. This programme on Food & Health explores the many approaches to Food – not just food for the body but also food for the mind, for the emotions & for the soul.
- For those who wish to eat consciously & understand the Truth about Food.
- For those who wish to understand food as much more than ‘calories’, ‘vitamins’, ‘calcium’ etc.
- For those who wish to understand the deep psychological implications of hunger , appetite & food.
- To go beyond taste, to learn how you can intake the true benefits of food for your mind, body and soul.
- To learn to adopt better eating habits so that you can make a conscious lifestyle choice and change.
- To understand traditional Indian sciences such as Ayurveda and Naturopathy and the eating habits propagated by these practices.
- To get a first-hand experience of life style changes that balance ‘aahar’ (food), ‘vihar’ (leisure) and ‘nidra’ (sleep).
Standard Modules
Yoga & Meditation
Environmental Treks
Interactive Dialogues
Primary Modules
Dincharya – structuring of the day
Understanding body & food types – Ayurveda
Understanding body & food types – Naturopathy
Secondary Modules
Food & Ecology
2 Primary Modules + 1 Secondary Module + Standard Modules (for a 3 nights 4 day retreat)
All programmes include Community service (Seva)
A typical cultural awareness experience retreat is for 3 nights 4 days.
It can be designed for 1 night 2 days or 2 nights 3 days, longer retreats for a week to ten days are also offered. You can also work with us to build your program.
A typical day at the retreat is
6.00 am Wake up
6.30 – 8.00 am Meditation & Yoga
8.00 am – 10.00 am Bath & breakfast
10.30 am – 12.30 pm Module
1.00 – 2.00 pm Lunch
2.00 pm – 3.30 pm Rest
4.00 pm – 6.00 pm Module
8.30 pm Dinner
10.00 pm Retire
The itinerary is subject to change depending upon the need of the program.
This programme is for
- To initiate environmentally conscious living.
- Those who want an ashram gurukul experience and some quiet ‘me’ time.
- Those who want to enjoy simple living that questions ones many wants and needs.
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During the month of October comes Sharadpoornima to mark the Fall season in India. It is the night when the Goddess Of Wealth (Mahalakshmi) bestows bounty on anyone who is awake for the entire night to receive Her.
On this full moon night of Sharadpoornima, Krishna is said to have danced the ‘Maharaasa’with the gopis (devout souls), to give them an experience ‘Onesness’. Sharadotsava is celebrated at the ashram by a Cultural Awareness programme that is topped by a vibrant, all night, folk arts festival to celebrate the glorious traditions of folk arts in India.
The Ashram
An educational-cultural centre dedicated to study and practice of classical Indian arts and sciences with a spiritual and environmental consciousness.
Shaktiyogashrama is committed to the values of living in a commune. But it is a commune that is held together not by dogmatic religious beliefs but by the humanitarian values of love, peace & universal brotherhood.At Shaktiyogashrama this very spirit of the Gurukul system is embodied within all that we are and all that we practice.
Participants are requested to not carry their urban stress, consumerism, extroversion, shallow entertainment forms and digital obsessions to the ashram so that learning can happen.
We are a drug, alcohol, smoking and meat free campus. The community abides by a few agreements and we ask for your help in continuing to abide by them.
We are taking some steps to make this gurukul a low waste zone and we request for your help in reducing waste (of all kinds) during your visit. Participants are requested do not bring packaged snacks or stuff that will generate waste here. In case if you do get them, then we request you to carry your waste out with you when you leave.
The ambience encourages living close to nature, living in simplicity and living with an inner discipline.
and emphasise the need for spiritual orientation in education.
The space is dedicated to study and practice of classical Indian arts and sciences with a spiritual and environmental consciousness.
The residential short term programs area an integration of spirituality, ecology, lifestyle and the classical arts – with an emphasize that yoga is the chief goal of all these disciplines.
The rural initiative is an integral area of the gurukul, with a view to empower, educate, to build self-esteem, inculcate the scientific temperament and to introduce an arts culture.
Babaji scouted the entire Peth, Shahpur, Telbaila and Bhamburde village in Maharashtra for days on end before he set his heart on the beautiful scenic land in Telbaila village that was surrounded by mountains on all sides. Located in the midst of nature in all its glory, the Ashram is placed 32 kms away from its closest urban dwelling, Lonavla.
The valley is situated in the midst of mango trees and bamboo forests with seasonal waterfalls. It is cradled by the serene yet formidable mountains that surround it on all sides. A Durga temple on the top of mountain is a popular trekking and hiking point.