Explore the purification practices of yoga along with it’s sister science, Ayurveda as a framework for holistic health and a life of balance. Experience the essence of Yoga and Ayurveda with Chaya as your guide and mentor for purification, education, respite, rejuvenation and fun.

Chaya in Sanskrit means the shadow, and is popularly associated with worshiping the sun, the illuminator of all infinite causes and effects in the world, the bestower of good health and a friend to all.

Join Chaya for a Yoga detoxification retreat and panchakarma that will be a time of letting go, deepening your practice as you witness changes in your essential radiance and well-being as toxins, defeating habits dissolve from your system and you rebalance, strengthen your commitment to yourself and celebrate the rekindling of the human spirit.

This program is suitable for those who want to learn about Yoga and Ayurveda’s wisdom of purification and how to do an 8 day panchakarma. The first 4 days consist of oleation therapy which we will do together. The next 3 days are for your bodywork or panchakarma sessions, which can be received from Chaya, by appointment and the final day you are in the comfort of your own home or nearby hotel for the evacuation process and rejuvenation. You will learn all you need to know to make this cleanse appropriate and effective for you during the program and all of the food and herbs are provided.

Throughout the cleanse Chaya, who is an Ayurvedic Consultant, Nutritionist and Yoga and Massage Therapist, will guide you, as we immerse ourselves in the nurturing and deeply transforming aspects of daily yoga classes, breath work, meditation, yoga nidra and deep relaxation, cooking classes and teachings on Yoga and Ayurveda’s spiritual codes of conduct and ancient wisdom. Chaya will teach you how to tailor your purification program, yoga and empowering lifestyle practices to your constitution and to suite your individual needs allowing it to be most effective and supportive for you.

This user-friendly approach to detoxification includes ghee, ginger nectar, kichare, herbs that kindle digestive fire, and support detoxification, guidance in all aspects of the cleansing process, walking in nature (weather permitting), guided imagery, breath work, education in Ayurvedic Lifestyle and body-types, nutrition information and a plan for integrating these techniques into your lives.

Daily Schedule: Saturday-Tuesday (4 days) 7am-1pm
• 7:00-8:30am Yoga
• 8:30-9:00am Breakfast
• 9:00-10:30am Lecture/Workshop
• 10:30-11:30am Activity, may be outdoors if weather permitting
• 11:30-1pm Lunch

Fee: $275
Fee includes 3 meals per day for four days, plus herbs for an 8 day cleanse, tonics and teas.(Herbs that are recommended beyond the 8 day supply provided are an additional cost. It is recommended that most people should continue Trifala which is $15) Please bring a food container to take your dinner home with you.

You will have the support of Chaya throughout your cleanse and have time for nature and relaxation.

Wednesday-Friday
Come to ChayaYoga and Ayurveda for your body treatments by appointment.Together, we will select the appropriate body treatments from the list below to support your cleansing process. Other treatments are available if more appropriate. Consult with Chaya to determine the appropriate modality.Use the rest of the day for rest and integration.

Ayurvedic Bodywork (personalized according to your Dosha and condition)

• Garshana is a thorough exfoliating dry massage with silk gloves.
• Abyhanga is a rhythmic full-body massage with warm Ayurvedic oils that helps arterial and lymphatic circulation.

Garshana/Abhyanga: 60 minutes $90/90 minutes $125

• Nasya(San) is a full head and neck, shoulder and facial massage using aromatic steam and Ayurvedic nose drops that clear impurities from the head and neck area, opening sinuses and stimulating energy flow.

Nasya(San): 50 minutes $75
Nasya(San)/Abyhanga: 90 minutes $130

• Shirodhara is a deeply relaxing treatment using warm Ayurvedic oils poured in a gentle stream onto the forehead to soothe and calm the nervous system. Synchronizes brain waves, calms the mind, enhances blood circulation to the brain, nourishes the hair and scalp and generally aids in the release of stress and tension.

Shirodhara: 50 minutes $75
Shirodhara/Abyhanga: 90 minutes $140
Shirodhara/Vishesh: 90 minutes $150

• Vishesh is a vigorous, stimulating massage wih Ayurvedic oils that activates circulation, breaks up toxic adhesions, stimulates lymphatic flow and guides impurities out of the body.

Vishesh: 60 minutes $100
Vishesh/Shirodhara: 90 minutes $150

Fees: Individual sessions are available, packages of 3 are recommended and discounted by 5%

Saturday
You are in the comfort of your own home or nearby hotel for your evacuation and rejuvenation. You may pre-order and purchase your evacuation kits which contain castor oil and sesame oil enema from Chaya for $12.

Chaya will also be available for Ayurvedic Consultation by appointment.If you have not had one yet, it is highly recommended prior to beginning your cleansing. Discount for program participants (see below).

Ayurvedic Consultation
Addresses overall health and well-being, as well as alleviating longstanding issues and imbalances. Using pulse diagnosis and Ayurvedic analysis, your Ayurvedic constitution will be determined and appropriate recommendations such as daily routines, lifestyle adaptations, including diet, herbs, exercise (yoga), breathing and meditation will be made.

Initial visit 2 hours $125, program participants 1 hour $75, follow up visit 60 minute $65,
program participants 30 minutes $45

Receive the benefits of this ancient wisdom and meet it’s goal. Find freedom from habitual patterns that keep you from moving forward and transition to a life of balance, and joy, living according to your true nature in order to move forward in life with grace and ease.

A 50% deposit reserves your space with the balance due the first day of the program. Registration must be received by May 5, 2008. Please make checks payable to Sharon Heller and mail to 204 Main St. Apt. B Lenox, MA 01240.

For more information please visit www.chayayoga.com, email chaya@chayayoga.com or call 413-329-2182.

Peace ~ Chaya

Chaya~Sharon Heller, BA, IYT, LMT, AYC, E-RYT
has been a teacher and a healer since 1978. She has studied in India, Thailand and the US, and is a certified Yoga and Massage Therapist, Ayurvedic Consultant, Nutritionist and Holistic Health Educator who works with groups and individuals to facilitate health and well-being, including those with special needs.

She has appeared on the cover of Yoga International Magazine, in Kripalu Yoga; A Guide to Practice On and Off the Mat, and authored the manual Yoga of Action; Holistic Lifestyle and Adaptive Yoga for People with Multiple Sclerosis and Similar Conditions.

As a professional dancer, Chaya is recognized in the Gregory Hines Tap Dance Hall of Fame, and created the tap dance video, Funky Rhythm Tap; Stompin’ in the City with Sharon.

Ayurveda: The Wisdom of Daily Living for
Yoga Teachers and Practitioners
Saturday, May 17, 2008 • 12:00-4:00 pm • Central Mass Yoga • West Boylston, MA
www.centralmassyoga.com

Please note that you do not need to be enrolled in the 200 hour teacher training to take Chaya’s workshop.

Ayurveda, the world’s oldest comprehensive health care system, is the Science of Life or Wisdom of Daily Living that has been practiced in India for 6000 years. It is considered the “sister science” to Yoga and is one of the most recognized and widely practiced disciplines of alternative medicine in the West. It imparts wisdom on how to live in balance with oneself and the environment and a profound philosophy that conjoins “Mind, Body, Spirit” as a framework for Holistic Health and Wellness, that is a practical knowledge of self-healing that anyone can learn.

In this workshop we will explore and experience the ABC’s of Ayurveda as well as the philosophy it shares with yoga, and Patanjali’s 8 Limbs. Learn practical applications of Ayurveda for Yoga Teachers and Practitioners, how Ayurveda supports yoga practice by understanding the koshas, doshas, gunas, and viryas, and the application of Ayurveda for organizing an appropriate yoga practice to balance body, mind and spirit and move forward in life with grace and ease.

Ayurvedic Consultation…
addresses overall health and well being, as well as alleviating long standing issues and imbalances. Using pulse diagnosis and Ayurvedic analysis your Ayurvedic constitution will be determined and appropriate recommendations such as daily routines, lifestyle adaptations, including diet, herbs, and exercise (yoga) will be made.

Chaya is available for consultations at Central Mass Yoga May 17.

Please email or call for appointment • Special considerations for program participants.

CEUs Available for Yoga Teachers

Your Success is My Greatest Reward…

My mission at A Life of Balance is to empower people through the practice of Yoga and Ayurveda, so they can find their inner balance and ultimate joy. My vision of health and journey to wellness takes into consideration the total lifestyle and constitution of the whole person to support health and welllness by learning to live again in the most natural way possible, according to nature, to access our hightest intuition and truth, unlocking the human healing potential. Thank you for your committment to a life of balance. Your results are my deepest joy. I am grateful for the opportunity to witness your continued success, unfolding and seeing you live again with ultimate joy and ease of well being.

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