Relational Healing Arts, LLC by Liza Borodkin

liz@lizborodkin.com

Ayurvedic Rejuvenation and Weight-loss Retreat

10-days in Kerala, India

March 9-20, 2012

Lead by Dr. Walid Khairallah, M.D.
and Liza Borodkin, RCST

Experience the best of India in 5-star accommodations, while becoming younger, losing weight, and gaining valuable knowledge about Health

About Pancha Karma
Pancha Karma is a rapid detoxification protocol of Ayurveda – the oldest surviving holistic science of healing and wellness that dates back 6000 years. It uses a combination of special oil applications and colon cleansing to drain toxins out of the body as well as techniques to reset the body to its original balance. Kerala, India is the original birthplace of Ayurveda. It has become a major global health tourism destination thanks to the powerful effects Pancha Karma has on the people who have experienced it.
The benefits of Pancha Karma include:
- Feeling light and energetic
- Weight reduction
- Radiant and younger-looking skin
- Sound sleep
- Feeling emotionally balanced and confident
- Improved focus and concentration
About Dr. Sambhu
Dr. P. Shambhu is a 3rd generation Ayurvedic physician with over 18 years of service, who spends 6 months of every year in his native Kerala, and the other 6 months in the US and Europe - in each locale he performs the ayurvedic detoxification protocol Pancha Karma (5 actions).
Dr. Shambhu successfully addresses anything from weight-loss to chronic pain to deeply-seeded emotional issues. He makes his own oils from herbs grown in his native Kerala and prepared according to the ancient Ayurvedic tradition in his own production facility near his clinic. His unique expertise is knowing how to apply Ayurvedic principles to modern day’s pathologies - be it reducing stress for the busy Chicago financial traders, helping women with fertility issues, resolving allergies, cleansing the body from the pollution of heavy metals and excess hormones, or shedding unwanted kilo’s.
About the Retreat location
Trivandrum/Kovalam is located on the shore of the Arabian sea, with lush coconut groves and overwhelming greenery stretching for miles along and off the beach. As a part of the retreat, we will make a connection to South Indian nature and heritage through an elephant ride in the jungle, witness a Kalari martial arts demonstration, and take a 2-hr backwater ride, which is one of the most profound experiences of meditation in the stillness of nature. Did we mention the delicious South Indian food?
about taj vivanta
Taj Vivanta is a beautiful 5-star resort that provides the perfect blend of modern luxury while honoring the lush natural landscape that surrounds it and celebrates the heritage of South India. Enjoy 59 hillside cottages with elephant-grass thatched rooftops spread over a hillside.
Relax in leisure over 10 acres that reflect Kerala culture with Balinese influences.
Your living spaces open into a private balcony overlooking the lush landscape, the backwaters, the seashore and the sea beyond.
cost and details
The full retreat cost is:
which includes:
- 10 Ayurvedic Pancha Karma Treatments with Dr. P. Shambhu
- 10-nights/11 days single-room accommodations at the luxurious Taj Vivanta in Kovalam, Kerala
- Airport pickup and drop-off to the destination (approximately 16 kms from the airport)
- Daily breakfast and lunch/or/dinner at Taj Vivanta
- Pre-set Dr. Khairallah-recommended diet menu to support detoxification and weight-loss
- Daily morning yoga classes
- An afternoon meditative boat-ride through the Kerala backwaters
- An elephant ride in the jungle
- Arts performance
- A workshop on the Foundations of Well-Being with Dr. Khairallah
- A workshop on learning the basics of Healing Touch with Liza Borodkin
other and optional expenses
- A round-trip airfare Trivandrum, India (TRV)
- Visa to India
- Private consultations with Dr. Walid Khairallah (USD$100 per hr) during the retreat
- Private craniosacral sessions with Liza Borodkin (USD$100 for a 1-hr session) during the retreat.
- Afternoon Yoga classes on meditation, yoga asana (postures), pranayama (breath control), bhonda (energy locks) and mudra (sacred healing gestures)
- Cooking classes: South Indian cuisine
- Other Local Sightseeing: Botanical gardens, tea plantations, Kenyakomari (the Southermost tip of India where three seas meet), and many others…
Registration
The deadline for registration is February 8, 2012. Registration in Lebanon is at Green Clinics in Beirut (La Goulee Building, near Bank Audi) 5^th floor). Registration from the US, Bahrain and other countries is via email to Liza at liz@lizborodkin.com. Full payment is due at the registration. Please allow adequate time (minimum 10 days) for processing a visa to India.

Here is what some people had to say about past retreats to Kerala:

"This retreat was a turning point of my life"

" Dear Walid & Liza , a very big warm grateful thank you all the way from Bahrain to India , thank you for your time , patience and full embracing not just to me, but to all the group , I have had my fears of coming as I was alone and didn’t know what I was doing , you have made that fear disappear and helped me through it , for that I thank you , I thank you too for organizing this amazing and very much needed trip, you did a great job."

"I feel like I'm glowing from Inside"

"This is the most relaxed I've felt in my life"