​HOLISTIC RETREATS
AND JOURNEYS
TRUSTING & CELEBRATING YOUR OWN BODY INTELLIGENCE
Finding Peace & Harmony Through Ayurveda & Improvisational Dance
5.- 18. 10. 2017 at Maitreyi Vedic Village - Tamil Nadu, South India
Do you feel something is boiling deep down, inside of you and you want to figure it out,?
Do you need time for yourself, to slow down, but somehow don’t take it?
Are you searching for a place to unplug for a while and nurture yourself?
Do you need to awaken your delicate and subtle essence through Ayurveda and Dance?
By the end of this retreat, through an artful combination
of ayurveda and improvisational dance, you will have de-stressed from city life, learned to trust your body's innate intelligence, and gained all the knowledge and skills you need to maintain the harmony of mind, body and spirit
in the midst of a passionate, fulfilling life!
Visualize sitting in a rooftop of Satsang. It is early in the morning, steamy but light fog is rising, slowly unveiling nearest mountain view. ...
Soothing stomps of elephants in the distance.... and you are waiting for a pot of hot herbal tea, relaxingly observing how tender coconuts are being chopped.
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Welcome to Maitreyi Vedic Village!
We all need to slow down time to time and find ways to nurture our body and soul and this retreat is designed to offer you 13 days in amazingly green, eco- friendly, silent and beautiful surrounding of Maitreyi Vedic Village.
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You will be comfortably accommodated in cottages designed according to Vaastu - Ancient Indian architecture - for living in harmony with nature and built with natural materials using rock lime, terra-cotta and wood.
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A melting pot of Vedic chants, palm and mango trees, coconut groves and the pure clear air and water are on disposal in the middle of south rural India.

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See your Soul. Hear the Silence. Taste Ayurveda. Touch your Dance. Smell India.
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Village is located in the foothills of the Western Ghats, praised for their spiritual atmosphere, where peacocks walk around freely showing off their beautiful feathers and majestic sounds of nature accompanies you on your every day walks. In near presence and home to elephants and tigers, wild voices can be heard during the silent nights.
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13 days of meditative practice, following the traditional approach of sacred knowledge of Ayurveda - the oldest known healing science of India - integrated with meditative dance practice that opens up your senses.
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13 days of delicious and healthy Ayurvedic food, cooked and prepared by professional Indian chefs, following unique ancient recipes. You can be assured that you will be taken to a place, where the production food is on highly ecological level and suits the Ayurvedic treatments we are offering.
So there is no need to be afraid of low hygiene and food quality standard, which is specially important issue if you are a first-time traveler to India.Your meals will arrive directly from garden to table - the Maitreyi kitchen sources almost 50% to 60% of its daily requirement from Bio-farm !
And don't forget to eat with your right hand only. In India, as right across Asia, the left hand is for wiping your bottom, cleaning your feet and other unsavory functions (you also put on and take off your shoes with your left hand), while the right hand is for eating, shaking hands and so on.
Maitreyi provides truly holistic experience of South India in terms of customs, culture, traditional food,
as well as reassurance for high standard hygiene.
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***The Maitreyi Organic Farm is certified by Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department (TNOCD) since 2007.
Each day we will provide Ayurvedic treatments, group meditations and
movement sessions with professional dance artists.
The Ayurvedic treatments are authentic, based on the traditional form and determined exclusively for each individual. They are prescribed after consultation with a trained Ayurvedic physician (medicine man) at Maitreyi.
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The purpose of practicing Ayurveda is to eliminate physical, mental, emotional and spiritual obstacles.
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By opening energy pathways, we align with nature’s intelligence, becoming familiar with the flow of our Pure Self and the timelessness of Endless Consciousness.
Ayurvedic treatments are purifying and regenerative. The treatments include body therapies using medicated herbal oil or milk preparation that spoils your body senses to the fullest! They help with cleansing, rejuvenating and energizing the body, mind and spirit.
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DANCE IS A NATURAL ORDER OF UNIVERSE!
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Movement sessions will invite the cultivation of opening the sensations (touch, smell, taste, sound..) by exposing the body to carefully prepared stimulations, such as elements of kundalini meditation, extensive breathing exercises, pilates, principles of contact improvisation dance, authentic movement methods and sacred sounds of local Indian music.
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We will explore and learn to follow the body’s organic intelligence and the need to move freely without obstacles. Sessions will be facilitated by professional dance artists with extra time for self exploration, discovery and creation.
Meditation sessions will focus on becoming familiar with the rest and ease of our essential nature in the midst of all activity. The meditation sessions are grounding as well as illuminating. There will be periodic guidance amidst these silent sessions and you will establish your inner equlibrium.
Photo Credit @ Aatur Harsh
Besides regular daily activities in Maitreyi, we will explore also wildlife outside the property. Excursion to Valparai - Tea Plantation is few hours drive down the long, dirt road, where you pass tea pickers. You arrive at what was originally a British owned home still with original furnishings. The crisp, fresh air, cool climate, and all around, up hill and down dale, rolling miles of so many shades of green that it makes your heart lurch with joy. The clouds are ever-near, birds sing, a rabbit may hop across your path...it’s enough to make a romantic wilderness a necessity and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.
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And if you still need more activities...
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You can always take part in :
Plucking fresh organic vegetables & greens for the Maitreyi kitchens
Plucking flowers & jasmine for sale and use in ritualistic daily ceremonies – early morning during season
Assisting in the Kamdhenu Gowshala (dairy) in daily chores of cleaning, washing & feeding the milch animals (under supervision only),
Cutting and pruning in the landscaped or herbal gardens
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Culture is learned, not inherited.
SO WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN US?
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Our deep, daily work with ayurveda and improvisational dance will leave you feeling purified, energized and very possibly more appreciative and trustful of your body and mind than you've been in years
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Through expressive dance, you'll free up old emotions, leaving your body and mind calmer and more peaceful than you can remember
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The energy of India, the beautiful Aryuvedic treatments, and the opportunity to dance your soul will allow you to open your heart and invite in a profound compassion and love for yourself and others
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In Maitreyi Vedic Village, you will become familiar with the rest and ease of your true nature in a place where you can nurture yourself without distractions. The sense of having plenty of time will resonate deep inside of you for a long time after coming back home
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By de - stressing from the city life, you will come home equipped with model for establishing healthier habits regarding your food, body and mind practice
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After two weeks of practicing meditation, movement and Ayurveda treatments, you will be able to balance body, mind and emotions and focus on what is really important in your life
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After delving deeply into exercises designed to enhance ALL your senses, your body will be singing with new sensitivity, leaving you lighter and happier, more open and intuitive, and more able to connect easily and joyfully with yourself and others
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By daily work with pilates, extensive breathing and improvisational dance, your body alignment and posture will improve, we'll root out the causes of weak self-esteem and fill you with a core confidence that reflects the radiance of the person you really are! You will be able to communicate more honestly, directly and confidently
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After retreat, your perspectives will very possibly change. You will re-remember your inherent love for moving and dancing and re-experience how it feels like being in the moment
OK, BUT HOW DO I KNOW IF THIS RETREAT IS FOR ME?
SIMPLY SIGN UP FOR 20 MIN FREE SKYPE SESSION WITH ONE OF OUR FACILITATORS!
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ABOUT YOUR AYURVEDIC HEALER
Dr. Abilash Anand (B.A.M.S, P.G.D.Y)
Ayurveda like all Vedic knowledge needs years of subtle, sustained and penetrating practical instruction from a teacher to truly gain real insight into all its aspects, this exhaustive and yet comprehensive knowledge has a history of being passed on in effectively in only such a manner. Therefore Dr.Abilash will be your doctor at Maitreyi. He received his 5 years of Ayurveda education from Vishnu Ayurveda College, Kerala, South India, and after graduating continued in the Indian guru-shishya tradition and studied under Ashtavaidya Alathiyoor Narayanan Nambi.
The legendary Ashtavaidyas were historically renowned for their mastery of all eight specialties of Ayurvedic Medicine, they have made the Kerala Ayurvedic system a rich and complete healing science. Vaidya Abilash has been with Maitreyi - The Vedic Village since 2009 and has gained immense respect amongst his patients from allover Europe, America and other Asian countries.
His honest uncompromising approach to all clinical aspects of the science of Ayurveda, his focus on rooting out the real cause of dis-ease, as well as his superb diagnostic skills have achieved lasting results and relief for many. He continues to broaden his experience for dealing with the western psych and need for healing through exposure and travel to Ayurveda clinics in Europe.
At the same time he delves deeper into subtle research aspects with his peers in India, maturing into a true and gifted health practitioner.Dr.Abilash will be your primary caregiver at Maitreyi, and after a detailed Ayurvedic pulse examination will help you decide on the best Ayurvedic therapies, supplements & regimen to restore health and vitality, energy and bliss.
Dr. Abilash will design special treatment according to YOUR NEEDS!
Maitreyi Vedic Village offers specialized Kerala treatments like dhara, pizhichil, navarakizhi, abhyangam, shirovasthi, kizhi, kativasthi, etc
Abhyangam
A whole body massage with specific herbal oils to nourish and revitalize the body tissues (dhatus) and to allow the toxins to be removed from the cells. Abhyanga has much deeper and farther reaching effects than an ordinary massage using mineral oils and lotions. Abhyanga achieves deepest healing effects by naturally harmonizing body, mind, and spirit. Abhyangam rejuvenates the whole body, beautifies the skin, delays aging, reduces stress, and induces sound sleep.
Akshi Tarpana
Tharpanam is a very special treatment for eye ailments. A ridge is made with black gram powder around both eyes and is filled with medicated oil until the eyelashes are immersed in it. The patient is then asked to blink the eyes for a prescribed time and then the oil is drained. This therapy will have a cooling effect on irritated and stressed eyes. This relieves eyestrain and improves eyesight and other eye related problems.
Dhara
A continuous stream of medicated warm oil, herbal decoctions, medicated milk, or buttermilk is poured onto the forehead. This procedure often induces a mental state similar to a trance, which creates profound relaxation of the mind and body. It deeply relaxes and revitalizes the central nervous system. Shirodhara gives the best results when taken after an Abhyanga.
Dhara is good for all ailments. Changing the liquid as per the dosha condition with necessary alterations in the procedure is useful to alleviate any dosha. The benefits or this treatment are strengthening the central nervous system; reduces stress, hypertension, and anxiety; and prescribed in clinical conditions like epilepsy, diabetic neuropathy, paralysis, etc.
Facial (mukhalepam)
Application of medicated paste on the face is called mukhalepam. Mukhalepam is only done with Ayurvedic cosmetics and fruits. It alleviates the vitiated doshas, relieves the toxins, and improves the complexion.
Kativasthi
In this process, specially prepared warm medicated oil is kept over the lower back with herbal paste boundary. This treatment lasts for 45 to 60 minutes.It will help relieve pain and is indicated in a low backache, spinal disorders, etc.
Kizhi
Herbal leaves or powders are applied to the whole body in boluses with hot medicated oils for a period of seven to 14 days. Kizhi relieves pain and edema, is indicated in arthritis, spondylosis, low backache, etc., and has good results in sports injury.
This treatment increases vitality and body immunity, is a soothing and relaxing procedure, and is prescribed in clinical conditions like paraplegia, hemiplegia, and other vata dominant ailments.
Navarakizhi
A special kind of rice called njavara is cooked along with decoctions (usually made of sidaretna) and milk. This porridge is tied in a cloth and made into kizhi or pottali (bag or poultice) and after dipping into a mixture of warm milk and decoctions, is massaged on the body.
Navarakizhi is effective in vata vitiated disorders. It is done especially for depletion or wasting of muscle tissue. It is also good for different types of neurological disorders, disused atrophy, degenerative conditions of the joints, burning in the body, body weakness sciatica, and convalescence in different diseases. It can prevent blood born diseases and premature aging
Sirovasthi (oil cap)
Luke warm medicated oil is poured and held for a specific time in a cap fitted on the head of the patient. The temperature of the oil is maintained throughout the therapy. This treatment is beneficial for facial paralysis, dryness of nostrils, mouth and throat, severe headaches, and other diseases of the head.
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SERENE AND SILENT BEAUTY OF MAITREYI VEDIC VILLAGE IS TEACHING US THE ART OF SIMPLICITY
AND CREATES A RARE ENVIRONMENT FOR SUPPORTING HOLISTIC PROCESSES OF HEALING THROUGH AYURVEDA AND CREATIVITY.
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ITINERARY
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DAY 1
Upon your arrival to serene Kochi, we will comfortably accommodate you into spacious and heritage style rooms of Hotel Arches.
In late afternoon, you will have an opening meeting and get to know all like-minded beings that will support your profoundly transformational endaveours in this retreat.
After dining your first Indian delicacies, your eyes will melt into classical Indian dance & music performance and even if you are deadly tired after long flight, you won’t be able to help yourself and take a walk on Fort Cochi shoreline, which is only 1 min away!
DAY 2
Imagine waking up and having breakfast on a rooftop of a hotel with an amazing view to the Indian sea?
You’re still not sure if you are dreaming, right?
But yes, you are embracing this divine land - mother land of all spiritual yearnings.By taking a four hours trip with bus to Maitreyi, you will have plenty of time to get to know each other, to have chit-chats and to enjoy surrounding landscape will definitely enchant you with all its beauty, colors, diversity & divinity. At Arrival to Maitreyi, you will leave your baggage at rock lime cottages without even unpacking!
Don’t worry - there will be enough time in following 12 days!!!
Better to pamper yourself immediately with slow walk in smooth atmosphere of nature, ending with relaxing drinking of fresh coconut milk in Satsang. For those more frisky, Goran (your facilitator) will welcome you to dive in your first Extensive Breathing and Energy Flow session....yupppie.....
Trusting & Celebrating Your Own Body Intelligence has begun!!!
DAY 3
How about starting your day with experiences of a unique state of restful alertness? Talking about Transcendental Meditation - as taught by Maharishi - the famous yogi that also inspired Beatles!
Yes, you will have a chance to learn and practice this simplest form of human awareness in a breathtaking studio with a high ceilings.
First ayurvedic breakfast will await you in a traditional style dining room and then you will finally meet dr. Vaidya. Always smiling, with gentle approach, he will be your primary caregiver during your stay in Maitreyi and after first consultation, he will design special treatments just for your soul.
You will proudly walk through a yard, along with fancy peacocks, to join the group and Sandra (your facilitator) will start revealing the most astonishing secrets of strengthening your core muscles in Pilates Flow.
Afternoon we will delve into your first inner dance journey through meditative movement. Your dancing appetite will awaken and all your why’s and how’ s will be later on openly discussed in a sharing circle! Can’t wait to finally meet you!
DAY 4
Today it’s getting juicy!!
Experiencing first Ayurvedic shower - melting pot of herbs, medicated oils, enchanting massages....mmmmm.....Your body is starting to sing and you just need to share this sensations with all others in a group!
Diving even deeper into breathing and energy exercises, dancing deeper into meditation. Afternoon, you will get to know closely the organic farm and herbs of Maitreyi. Your soul will start blossoming and your heart will open, while chanting with locals in the evening.....
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You will keep on asking yourself, why did I hesitate for so long?
DAY 5 ,6, 8
Besides regular Ayurvedic treatments and body conditioning in the morning, day 5 is a Vaastu Day! We will introduce you to traditional Hindu system of architecture! You might get some practical Vaastu ideas, to make changes for a happier home!
And least but not last, your treatments will slowly melt your hard rock being and most possibly a feeling of lightness and deep appreciation will prevail!
All these afternoons we will guide you into creative, fluid and free expression of your body in connection to your partner and a group.
DAY 7
We are in the mid now and you can already observe changes in your body - mind & spirit. With Pilates, and extensive breathing your alignment and posture will improve. You will get back the core confidence that reflects the radiance of the person you really are!
Even eating with hands will seem normal and refreshingly liberating.
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Best time for short visit to Ghandi Orphanage - if we take, we need to give back - and India is definitely the land that teaches us how this law of universe is really functioning. This experience will invite in a profound compassion and love for ourselves and others.
DAY 9
You will dive deeper into local way of life, after visiting Lord Venkateshwara Hindu Temple - excursion to Valparai tea plantation, blanket sloping valleys with verdant luster....
Among all this greenery, smiling faces of women, chopping with persistence day by day...singing and sweating...yes all your tasty hot cups of tea are in the hands of these divine women. Respect!
DAY 11, 12, 13
Time to integrate, share, reflect and feedback with your newly gathered like-minded friends and write down the list of all healthier habits regarding your food, body and mind practice that you experienced.
There will be other surprises that we have designed for you, too.....:)
DAY 14
Congratulations!!
Flying home fully equipped with newly gained trust of your body and willing to share you rebirthed YOU with your loved ones!
DAY 10
Back in homey sanctuary....Now you are starting to fully train your perception (of self, others, group) on physical, mental and emotional level by translating information, gathered through opening the senses (touch, gaze, voice, smell and taste) into movement and dance.
Your old emotions has released and you feel more peaceful and calm. Shhhhhhhh.....the silence is nesting so profoundly inside you....no need to use any more words ...
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EARLY BIRD PRICE -350 EUR, booking prior to 15. August 2017
1.950 EUR / double room
REGULAR PRICE, booking after 15. August 2017
2.300 EUR / double room
POSSIBLE PAYMENT IN INSTALLMENTS
There are minimum 8 and maximum 16 spaces for this retreat, assuring personal attention for both the Ayurveda, Movement and Meditation sessions. If you have found this trip after registration date - no worries - mail us and we will do our best to make it happen!
Price includes:
-1 night lodging at a hotel upon arrival in Fort Cochin
-Dinner and breakfast at Fort Cochin
-2 Concerts of classical Indian dance/music (1 at Kathakali in Fort Cochin & 1 in Maitreyi)
-Transportation from Fort Cochin to Maitreyi and from Maitreyi to Fort Cochin or Cochin Airport the day of departure
-12 nights lodging at Maitreyi in separate cottages with double accommodations – each spacious room has two twin beds, a private bathroom with western-style toilets, hot water, a shower and a porch. Traditional style cottages are designed according to Vaastu and built with many natural materials and techniques, using rock lime, terra-cotta and wood.
* Single accommodation possible for additional payment
- 1 meditation and 2 movement / dance sessions per day - for full days spent at Maitreyi
– 10 individually prescribed Ayurvedic treatments
– 3 ayurvedic meals per day
- Satsang (Cafeteria) - Herbal teas, regular tea/coffee, lime juice, tender coconuts etc would be available between 10 am to 6 pm
- Wi-Fi / Internet in the Reception area if guests are using their personal device (phones / pads etc)
– Excursion to a Ghandi Orphanage
– Excursion through tea plantations to Hindu temple and Valparai - in the stunningly beautiful mountains of the western ghats. Included is an India style lunch at an old English tea plantation
- Health Insurance
Price does not include:
-Flight tickets (plan 1-2 days for flying to arrive in India!)
-Transport from Cochin airport to Fort Cochin upon arrival or from Fort Cochin to the Cochin Airport upon departure - approximately 15-20 EUR
- Lodging in Fort Cochin and Maitreyi Vedic Village before or after the retreat
Other services at Maitreyi which are not included in retreat program:
- Laundry service
- Extra Ayurveda treatments
- Astrology - Jyotish Consultations
- Personal Pujas / Yagyas
- Personal Telephone calls
- Personal Internet usage on Maitreyi computer system
- Any other personal services rendered
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To secure your space for this retreat all we require is a €450 registration deposit.
The remaining balance can be paid in installments or in full by September 15, 2017.
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Cancellation & Payment Policy
It is your responsibility to read and understand our cancellation policy. No one books a retreat with the intention of canceling it, but unexpected events do occur and we encourage you to purchase travel / cancellation insurance to cover any unfortunate eventualities. Please note that because this retreat has limited numbers, it allows for a more personable, intimate experience, our non refundable cancellation policy is in place to ensure the highest quality of service and experience for all. Exceptions cannot be made for any reason, including weather, injury/illness, or personal emergencies. No refunds for arriving late or leaving early is available. Deposits are non-refundable, unless Retreat is canceled from our side. Although 50% of deposit can be applied to another retreat within a one year period.
The final payment must be made by 15. September 2017.
Contact us for any further inquires about our policy.
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PLEASE NOTICE
If you are to participate in this retreat , it should NOT be confused with professional therapy or counseling for specific conditions in your personal or professional life. As a trip participant, you shall agree to be mindful and personally responsible for your own wellbeing during the retreat and if needed, to seek professional & licensed medical treatment in your state/country. We do not provide medical, therapy, or psychotherapy services. What we do is to facilitate conditions and a space for your personal growth.
RETREAT FACILITATOR
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Sandra Anais
Sandra Anais is intrepid traveler, dancer, inquisitive cultorologist and licensed Pilates Instructor. For last 4 years, besides being a mother in a patch-worked family - she has traveled the world as a workshop/ journey facilitator and she strongly believes that one should Let the Heart Desire take the Lead in their lives.
She is applying extraordinary approach in teaching dance and that will guide you in a way, that you will most likely be able to express introverted aspects of yourself. By translating emotions into movement you will learn to cherish yourself and feel more confident to trust your body intelligence. In her sessions you will show off your true and blissful dancing self through direct and honest communication, sense of humor and acute sensitivity to fragile aspects of your character!
Her first trip to India was business/ pleasure visit. She was teaching contemporary dance and improvisation at Attakkalari in busy & noisy Bangalore and meanwhile had opportunity to visit Maitreyi Vedic Village. It immediately captured her heart - peaceful, smiling local people, amazingly delicious food and inspiring dance studio - her imagination started to blossom with powerful visions! This place is perfect to plug off from city stress, to get in touch with inner silence, welcome and nurture your bodies and to harmonize body - mind - spirit connection.
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RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL PROMISE
Environment
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Wildlife
The Maitreyi Organic Farm is certified by Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department (TNOCD) since 2007 considered equivalent to Council Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007 and Swiss Organic Farming Ordinance for plant product originating in India.The scope of certificate is for Crop production with annual inspections and renewal.
Organic farming promotes the use of crop rotations and cover crops, and encourages balanced host/predator relationships. Organic residues and nutrients produced on the farm are recycled back to the soil. Cover crops and composted manure are used to maintain soil organic matter and fertility. Preventative insect and disease control methods are practiced, including crop rotation, sensitivity to time of planting and harvesting as per season & lunar cycles.
Maitreyi Kitchen includes traditional leafy greens, many millet varieties, indigenous dairy, organic grains, cereals, spices, cold pressed oils, natural palm sugar, farm produced fruits, vegetables, forest honey and more...Fruits like Papaya, Banana, Mango, Wood apple (Sapota/Cheeku), Jamun, (Naaval), Sitaphal (Sharifa) and of course the main crop of coconuts. Vegetables like all leafy green varieties, over 12 different types including some with precious medicinal value. General kitchen veggies like tomato, brinjal, ladies finger, flat beans, long beans, the gourd family like bitter gourd, ridge gourd, bottle gourd, snake gourd, ash gourd, pumpkin, cucumbers etc. grow in abundance with careful alternative seasonal planting.Panchkavya (both from plant source and the cows/dairy by-products) is manufactured at the farm to use as a nutrient and for effective pest management.
We follow the intercropping and multiple cropping methods. The Maitreyi kitchen sources almost 50% to 60% of its daily requirement from our Bio-farm. Yield and variety depends on season and climatic conditions.We avoid hybrid seeds and cultivation of varieties foreign to the soil and season like carrots, cabbage, cauliflower which not only need cooler climate but also are very susceptible to pest and need chemical spraying etc in commercial cultivation.
Regular application of farm generated cow-dung, nutrient filled river silt which flows into our mountain brook/stream, leaf ash, neem oil and cow waste spraying, coir pith, growing crops which are nitrogen fixing for the soil and other such sustainable methods are predominantly employed. The farm gets expert consultations from agriculture scientists of TNAU and others. All Maitreyi kitchens & other farm organic waste is systematically introduced into the Compost pit – which yields good quality manure every 7-8 months for the past 5 years.
The Maitreyi Kamdhenu Dairy has over 7 milch animals and 3 baby calves, 2 bullocks for ploughing of the fields. The animals are all indigenous breeds with comparatively lesser (in relation to the Jersey breeds) milk output but of high nutrient and intelligence considered ideal for Ayurveda medical preparations. Most of the fodder grown in our fields and only natural supplements sourced from local markets.
Buildings
Cottages in Maitreyi are designed according to Vaastu - Ancient Indian architecture - for living in harmony with nature and built with natural materials using rock lime, terracotta and wood.
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Community
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Friends and Neighbours
The money made from our travelling to a region goes directly to those most in need, in order to make a lasting difference in the local communities that we visit. F.e. : Part of money gathered from our retreat also goes to support local orphanage in India and local artistic communities (hand - crafters, musicians...).
A Fair Deal
Around 50 local people is employed to sustain the Maitreyi Organic Farm and other accommodation facilities. We employ farmers, physical workers, ayurvedic doctor (doctor Vaidya), people who give traditional ayurvedic treatments, masseurs, ayurvedic cooks and kitchen staff, receptionists.... On honorary basis we employ also local artists - specially traditional dancers, musicians and craft makers as well as scholars of Jyotish - Indian astrology, Vaastu, Vedic chanting and Yoga. We take care of friendly and empowering working conditions and fair wages. Every year, we organize additional training and exchange program in Europe for our local Ayurveda specialists.