GENTLE CLEANSE AYURVEDA STYLE

This deep and highly transformative retreat is designed for people who wish to cleanse their body-minds whilst re-setting their digestion gently and enjoyably in a sublime rainforest setting.

You are totally supported with all food, spices and drinks and treatments supplied.

Day 1 is a combination cooking workshop, Ayurvedic consultations and shared meals with Issani, your personal Ayurveda Practitioner. This will set you up to cook at your accommodation throughout the rest of your retreat, learn valuable take home easy skills and deepen your Ayurvedic understanding, all ingredients supplied. You will learn to make Kitchari, an Ayurvedic Cleansing mainstay and your main lunchtime meal.

Retreats for one person are available most times during the year.

Apart from January and February, retreats are held for the beginning of June until the end of October. January and February is deep in the wet season and can either be warm and humid, or cool and rainy.

The conditions provide a perfect environment for detoxifying the body, and beginning the New Year with a Rejuventating experience!

Being the “off season”, accommodation options are plentiful and very affordable this time of year.

If you are interested in a longer and deeper cleansing process, please contact Issani.

Ayurvedic wisdom provides the most effective and individualised approach to cleansing our bodies and resetting our digestive energy, without depletion or starving!

According to Ayurveda, unbalanced or weak digestion is the source of all disease as it creates harmful by-products and toxins called “ama”. Ama is gently coaxed from your system during your cleanse with individualised understanding from your Certified  Ayurvedic practitioner, Issani. 

According to Ayurveda, cleansing is best addressed by having a light, easily digestible diet in a relaxed setting.

Periods of gentle fasting can be woven through your retreat if you are suited to it.

A variety of vegetables and carefully selected digestive spices creating easily assimilated, nourishing meals tailored to you individually. Personal likes and dislikes will be discussed in advance.  Food is delicious and easily digestible. The Issani will supply digestive chutneys to enhance your tastebuds and digestion along with delicious drinks to enjoy and to take home after your daily visit to the Day Spa for your treatment.

Breakfasts are light gently spiced porridges to suit.

Mid-meal drinks include fresh coconut water, lassis and cleansing herbal teas. 

An Ayurvedic soup or a light cooked meal is served for dinner.

Your program will be individually tailored according to your current state of health.

Digestive Ayurvedic herbs and herbal tea blends to assist your cleanse will be carefully selected by Issani to suit your body-mind.

The small amounts of ghee or coconut oil eaten daily will gently soften, tone and draw impurities into  digestive tract  where they are eliminated in the usual way, with some assistance from safe Ayurvedic herbs.

Yoga and Pranayama techniques to enliven your digestive “fire” are practiced daily.

The mind and emotions are cleansed through especially chosen, Relaxation, and Meditation practices.

Your daily retreat schedule leaves time to explore the magical Daintree Rainforest and beaches. Mild, not robust exercise is encouraged during your cleanse.