EARTH MEDICINE
An Earth-Led Ayurvedic Cooking + Yoga Retreat
September 14-18, 2022
Sedona, AZ
Ayurvedic Cooking Classes • Kundalini Yoga • Pranayama • Chi Gong • Marma Acupressure Therapy • Vortex Hikes • Kirtan • Creek Bathing
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Mother Earth is the most palpable proof of the sacred we know. This beautiful sentient planet we stand on provides everything we need! Absolutely every single thing each living creature may need is provided by her: fruits, vegetables, grains, water, oxygen, our land—our home.
As stewards of her gifts, we are currently being called to reclaim our personal relationship to the Earth with respect, reverence and ritual. Here is a space to refine how we give back, to restore harmony.
Join us in Sedona for an intentional, wild, and native 5 days and 4 nights of nourishing our connection with Gaia, Bhumi, Pachamama. We will plant the seeds of ceremony, silence, intention, gratitude and trust in the fertile ground of our spirit-mind connection with this beautiful earth.
Just like a loving mother, the earth can also hear us, feel us. It is through this conscious connection that we can learn to let go of that which does not serve us, those things that keep us from lovingly serving. Unburdened and held in her sacred support, we can exhale, we can heal.
What we nourish with one another takes root in our individual lives with greater richness, deeper roots. Together, we will reclaim and amplify the ways of the sages, the ancients, and their timeless teachings of symbiosis for our own time, acknowledging and addressing the unique conditions we’ve created here and now.
LEARNING & SHARING
Daily movement (Sun Salutations, Kundalini Yoga, Chi Gong, Meditational Hikes)
Daily cooking workshops: learn unique, simple, healing, and delicious recipes suited for the transition to Fall
Daily pranayama (yogic breathing)
Marma (Ayurvedic bodywork) workshop
Native Earth Herbalism; honoring this land and Native American plant medicine teachings to support transition, cleansing, healing, grounding, honoring lost parts of ourselves with grace, calling in more loving service of the divine feminine
DAILY SCHEDULE
Striking an easeful balance between structure and flow, our days will consist of hands-on workshops and time in stillness, rest, and recreation:
6am - Sunrise meditation, prayers, puja, journaling
8am - Movement & Pranayama (Kundalini yoga, Qi Gong, Vinyasa, Yin, hiking)
9am - Breakfast
11am - Ayurvedic cooking class
1pm - Lunch
3pm - Afternoon workshop, outing, or relaxation
6pm - Dinner
7:30pm - Evening fire, storytelling, kirtan
BEING
Unplug. Ground down.
Bathe in cooling rivers, cover yourself in sacred clay.
Connect with the Mother through prayer and ritual.
Nourish yourself as you learn and practice plant-based, you-customized, nutritious Ayurvedic cooking, and life-care practices.
YOUR RETREAT GUIDES
Om Rishikesh is a former monk, a meditation mentor, and founder of Cooking With Om, an Ayurvedic plant-based meal delivery service in Los Angeles.
At the age of 15, Om embarked on his spiritual quest — an adventure that led him into a life of monk-hood in the Bhakti tradition for the next 7 years of his life. It was through this uplifting journey that he learned the art of meditation and devotional cooking.
His passion for cooking and the healing powers of plants transformed his way of seeing the world and now, Om teaches his students how to connect with the powerful medicines Mother nature gives us through plant medicines, the ancient science of Ayurveda, and meditative intentional cooking.
Om believes in the inner healer each one of us possesses when we are able to reconnect to the subconscious through deep relaxation using meditation and Qi-gong as tools to reach our highest potential.
Alexandra Moga’s yoga journey began in her childhood, when during summer breaks in Romania she would meditate alongside her aunt who taught her practices in forgiveness, focused breathing, and energetic visualization. In her teens, she took her first yoga asana class and was hooked–finding the practice perfectly suited her passion for movement and dedication to spirituality. After four years of university in Paris, she returned to New York where she immersed herself in the yogic path with over 1,000 hours of training and teaching various communities since 2010.
Alexandra’s classes are dynamic and uplifting, weaving together creative sequencing, intuitive alignment, mind-balancing breath-work, the science of Kundalini, and poetic prompts informed by the Bhakti path to remember our inherent connection to the divine.
FINANCIAL EXCHANGE
SHARED BUNK
$995
SHARED QUEEN
$1,195
PRIVATE KING
$1,295
Prices are per person and includes:
All meals
All workshops
Accommodations
Not included in pricing:
Any off-site food/meals
Private bodywork session with Alexandra
Transportation to and from Sedona/the airport
TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS
The best airport is Phoenix (PHX).
Plan your arrival to the house in Cornville from 5pm on September 14th. Our final event will be morning yoga and breakfast on the 18th.
PAYMENTS & DEPOSIT
To secure your spot, a $500 non-refundable deposit will be made at the time of sign up. If you are unable to attend and you/we are able to fill your spot, you will receive the deposit back. Payment is due in full before the start of the retreat.
Payment plans are available on a case-by-case basis.