GENTLE CLEANSE AYURVEDA STYLE

Ideal for balancing digestion & de-toxifying the body-MIND

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.

RECOMMENDED FOR

Balance your digestive “fire” by eating just enough to be satisfied, so the energy of digestion is not overtaxed. This allows extra energy to get busy cleansing and rebuilding your tissues, de-toxifying whilst  creating cellular renewal.

You won’t be hungry! However, you will only eat when you are hungry.

Whether you are over or underweight, toning and enlivening your digestion can only benefit your ability to extract nutrition from your food and harmonise your metabolism.

This retreat will infuse you with Ayurvedic understanding to take forward into your future.

Once your dates are booked, you will receive individualised Ayurvedic guidance on simplifying your diet before your cleanse along with personalised guidance for post retreat diet and lifestyle is also included.

Retreat Details

ACCOMMODATION

*** Please note, you MUST book your accommodation for 8 NIGHTS!

This is because the retreat begins at and extra day at 10am on the first day, thank you 🙂

There are plenty of gorgeous nearby rentals online for a range of budgets.

Be sure to book in stunning Cow Bay or beautiful Diwan to be close to the Day Spa.

Be sure to book your retreat accommodation early, especially during peak season between June and October when bookings increase dramatically!

Contact Issani for a list of lovely accommodation options nearby.

ONE PERSON RETREAT

Please contact Issani and book a mutually agreeable time, with plenty of notice.

INVESTMENT per person.

*Accommodation is not included – Issani has a comprehensive list of great options for varying budgets.

6 nights, 7 days 

1 PERSON RETREAT

$2700

2 PERSON RETREAT

$2200 p/p      

INCLUDED

RETREAT TIMETABLE

DAY 1

10am

Get together at Issani Day Spa for morning tea, Ayurvedic Consultation(s) sharing lunch and dinner together. Going together to your accommodation with all your per food to start our Ayurvedic day of cooking and eating workshop intensive, preparing lunch, dinner and breakfast for the next day, written recipes given, digestive yoga instruction, to do at your accommodation (mats supplied).

DAYS 2 – 6

MORNING

Breakfast at your accommodation, then free time to enjoy the magical Daintree Rainforest and beaches

Midday

Lunch at your accommodation.

1PM  

Treatment 1

3PM

Deep Relaxation Session

4PM

Treatment 2 – if a 2 person retreat

Home for your light dinner.

DAY 7

Breakfast together at Issani Day Spa, and outgoing consultation with diet and lifestyle advice to take forward with you. Good byes 🙂

Please note: If you are female and menstruating, please try to schedule your retreat when you are not bleeding heavily. Otherwise, Swedhana treatment and vigorous massage will be avoided on heavy days.

INSURANCE

Issani is fully insured as a qualified Ayurvedic Practitioner and Remedial Massage Therapist. You are advised to arrange your own travel insurance.

Contact Issani and to arrange your Daintree Rejuvenation Retreat!

TERMS OF BOOKING: 50% deposit is required at time of booking with the remainder payable 14 days before the retreat start date. 100% refund is offered if retreat is cancelled 14 days before scheduled retreat start date with an option to transfer funds towards a future retreat.