Himalayan Retreat

17 th March - 22nd March, 2016

About Lifestyle Yoga

In todays day and age, our modern lifestyle ruin our body by accumulating toxins resulting in
stress, disease, illnesses and even death. That is why the true essence of Yoga is important in
todays scenario not only for our body, but also for our mind.
Yoga is not a religion; it is a way of living whose aim is a healthy mind in a healthy body. The art
physical and mental disciplines to achieve a peaceful body and mind, it helps to manage stress
and anxiety and keep you relaxing. It also helps in increasing flexibility, muscle strength and body
tone.
Lifestyle Yoga, the brain child of Indian Yoga Master Sumit Manav aims to do just that. Located
all over Dubai, Lifestyle Yoga is special in many ways. The essence of our teaching lies in helping
everyone achieve optimum levels of energy to deal with the fat paced, hectic and sedentary
lifestyles that they experience on a day to day basis. Thats not all, we offer personally tailored
programmes that cater and treat all the modern day health requirements that you would have.

Sumits journey started from the North Indian town of Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh and he went
to the Himalayas (the home of yoga), where he discovered the ancient techniques as a way to
attaining human consciousness and overall well-being. He began practising Yoga in 1992 at
the age of 12 under the guidance of his Guru Shreeram Sharma Acharya in the Himalayas.

Haridwar in India. From here he went to Pune to fine tune his nuances of yogic science and
honed his talent with the renowned Yoga Guru BKS Iyengar. At the same time, he was active
in learning and practicing Active Meditation and looking for alternative routes to achieving
excellence in Yoga.
Since then he has been highly regarded as a professional yoga trainer-cum-therapist and is
busy spreading the magic of yoga travelling across the world.

Experience Yoga,
the Scientific Way

This programme is spread

over a period of nine days. It
will teach you the correct and
diverse methodologies of yoga
tailored by yoga masters over
centuries. Get to know how
yoga routines and wellness
programmes would suit you as
an individual. Through this
retreat, learn Yoga in its
purest form and get trained to
learn postures, the correct
way to breathe and the
dynamics
of
meditation.
Through this camp you can
also take a sneak peek into the
lives of the yogis in India. Get a
first-hand experience of how
over centuries, the master
practitioners of yoga have
lived a longer, healthier and
happier life.
Living in the serene surroundings and amid the sanctity of
Rishikesh for these many days
will greatly enable you to
unwind and unblock the knots
in your body. Through the
teachings of Pranayam by the
experts themselves, you will
notice a total transformation
of the body, mind and soul.
These will be accompanied by
dynamic meditation techniques, which promise to leave
you feeling like a newborn.

Asanas
Learn the physical exercises called Asanas (meaning postures), that provide a
gentle stretching that acts to lubricate the joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons and
other parts of the body. These help improve the nervous system, circulation,
release tension and increase flexibility.
With the help of a series of postures developed by the masters over enturies, you
will be able to achieve the dynamics of the five elements of fitness. These are:
strength, balance, stamina, endurance, agility and happiness.

Pranayam
According to the Yoga Master BKS
Iyengar, "Your mind follows your breath
and your breath follows your mind".
Deep breathing, or Pranayam, is
essential to cleanse and nourish the
physical body. The supply of oxygen in
abundance to every cell is critical to
attaining a balanced state of body and
mind. Breathing connects the body to
its source of power, the Solar Plexus.
When tapped, this energy called Prana,
is released for overall rejuvenation.

Yoga Nidra and Active Meditation

When the body and mind are overworked and stressed, the natural efficiency of combating stress gradually diminishes. Rest and relaxation are Nature's way of giving your body
a chance to repair and regain its full potential. Yoga greatly helps in achieving a state of
trance and peace
Learn the skills of achieving quality sleep through Yoga Nidra. Get trained to sleep in 40
minutes or less and attain quality sleep equivalent to four hours, the way Yogis do.

Sattvik Bhojan
Broadly translates as Yogic Food, Sattvik Bhojan is a meat-free,
vegetarian diet. It enables the body to obtain maximum benefit from
food, air, water and sunlight. A yogic diet consists of food that is
easily digested, is nourishing and promotes good health. Followers
of a yogic diet find themselves attain a high standard of health, a
keen intellect and tranquility of mind.
If you inculcate and habituate your daily diet with Sattvik Bhojan, or
the Yogic food, you will able to increase your flexibility and agility. It
will also keep you away from all the digestive disorders that you are
likely to get due to a non-vegetarian diet.

AN EXP ERI ENCE THAT WIL L C HANGE

YOU F OR T HE BETTER!
Rishikesh Sadan is situated in the valley surrounded with majestic mountains, deep forests and
natural springs. Rishikesh Sadan is just 250 kms from New Delhi. It is situated at Tapovan,
just 10 mins AWAY from Laxman Jhulla.
As Rishikesh Sadan is a Spiritual retreat, please be informed that none of the rooms have
television and we serve only sattvic Food. Smoking, liquor & non- vegetarian food is strictly
prohibited.
WHAT WE OF F ER WHEN YOU ENROL FOR T HIS PROGRAMME :

Accommodation in forest view room on double sharing basis

Welcome with traditional Tilak & Aarti with hot herbal infusion
Hawan ceremony with Pujan
Morning Herbal infusion & Evening tea with cookies
All meals from breakfast to lunch
One assistance in Ganga Aarti at Parmarth Niketan
One ancient Vashisth cave visit. (30 kms Ahead from Rishikesh)
One Kunjapuri trip. (21 kms from Rishikesh, the famous goddess Temple known as
Sun rise & Sun set point)
16 kms rafting with cliff jumping & body surfing
Once Ayurvedic full body massage
LAST DAT E FOR
Guided water fall trek.
BOOKI NG:

25T H
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T he Li fes tyle Yoga Himalayan Ret reat It inerary

17th March
Arri va l t o t he ven ue
W elc om e wi t h t ra di t i o n a l T i lak & Aa rt i with Ho t herba l i nfusio n
Medit at ion for deep rela x a t i o n
Group disc us s i o n
Dinner
18th March
6 :00 AM
7:00 AM t o 9 :00 AM
9 :30 AM
1 0:00AM
1 2:30
1 :00 PM
Aft er lunc h
4:00 PM - 5:00 P M
5:30 PM
8 :00 PM
9 :00 PM
9 :30 PM

Wa ke up
Ha tha Yo ga a nd C ha kra M edita tio n
Sa ttvic brea kfa st (Yo gic fo o d)
Visit Ancient Va shista C a ve
Ba ck fro m Va shist C a ve
Lunch
Group wa lk
Ashta nga y o ga a nd Ba nda s
Ga nga Da rsha n a nd Pa rma rt h Aarti
Dinner
Gro up meeting
Da y ends

19th March
7:00 AM
9 :00 AM
1 0:30 AM
1 :00 PM
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
8 :00 PM
9 :00 PM
9 :30 PM

Asa na /Pra na y a ma /Kriy a /Ba ndha

Brea kfa st
White wa ter Rafting
Lunch
Rest
Yo ga Nidra (Psy chic sl eep) a nd M edita tio n
Ga nga Da rsha n
Dinner
Gro up meeting
Da y ends

20th March
5:00 AM
1 1 :00 AM
1 1 :00 AM
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
6 :00 PM
8 :00 PM
9 :00 PM
9 :30 PM

Lea ve to Kunjapuri fo r sunrise & Yo ga o n the T o p

Ba ck fro m Kun ja puri
Visit the Rishikesh M a rket
Lunch
Ayurvedic ma ssa ge
Evening wa lk Or YOGA
Dinner
Gro up meeting
Da y ends

21st March
6 :30 AM
8 :30 AM
1 0:00 AM
1 :30 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
7:00 PM
8 :00 PM
9 :00 PM
9 :30 PM

Yo ga a nd C lea nsing Kriy a

Brea kfa st
Guided Wa terFa ll tr a ck
Lunch
Visit Dev Sa n skriti Vishwa vi da y a la Ha ri dwar & S ha nti Kunj
Medita tio n in DSVV Ha ri dwa r
Ba ck to Rishikesh
Dinner
Group M eeting
Da y en ds

22nd MARCH

Fly back home

INVESTMENT
Cost for Double o ccupa n cy
Cost for single o ccupa n cy
Fli ght (Gro up fli ght bo o ki n g)

AED 1,500 per person

AED 2,000/Flight tickets would be charged separately

To know more or register for the

LIFESTYLE YOGA RETREAT

call us on
email us at:

800-59642 or

info@lifestyleyoga.ae