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Ayurveda Workshops
Gardoussel - France 2008
Ayurvedic Cooking Holiday at Gardoussel, France - Summer 2008
Cost : From 534 € *
Dates : Sat 5th July (18h) – Friday 11th July (14h)
Language : English (with translation into French)
Discover how to put flavour and health into your daily meals for better digestion, vitality and longevity. During this course, each morning from 9am – 1pm you will help to prepare delicious Ayurvedic food, as well as learn the cooking basics of this ancient health system. The rest of the day will be free for you to relax, explore our beautiful surroundings, or receive Ayurvedic wellness treatments (see our website for a full list of what’s available). One morning during the event we will visit a local market to discover the products of the region.
Learn how to prepare some our favourite main course dishes using cooked whole grains, pulses and vegetables as well as some favourite staples including:
- Chapatti (Indian flat bread)
- Dosa (Indian pancake)
- Western pancakes (without eggs or milk)
- Naturally leavened bread
- Ghee (clarified butter)
- Chutneys & pickles
- Sweet treats & snacks
- Lassi (flavoured yoghurt drink)
Ayurvedic nutritional and cooking guidelines will be taught to help appreciate the rationale behind our style of cooking. Handouts will be given for all recipes prepared.
Prior knowledge of Ayurveda is preferred, but not essential.
*Twin room 558 €; triple room 534€; single room 642 €. Price in EUROS per person including morning classes, accommodation & market trip. All meals provided.
Note - this event will run in parallel with the Clinical Ayurveda Workshop.
For further questions, please contact Alex (see below)
To reserve your place on this event, please fill out and return this reservation form:
Reservation Form
Ayurvedic Clinical Diagnosis Workshop with Alex Duncan
RUNS IN PARALLEL WITH COOKING HOLIDAY
Cost : 594 € *
Dates : Sat 5 (18h) – Friday 11 (14h) July 2008
Language : English (with translation into French)
This 6 day workshop has been designed for recently trained Ayurvedic practitioners (see prerequisites below) who wish to deepen their experience and confidence in general clinical practice. While the focus of the event is on perfecting diagnostic skills, we will also cover treatment protocol and work towards simple lifestyle, dietary and herbal treatments for our patients. When appropriate, additional treatments will be covered such as Ayurvedic massage, yoga practices etc.
During the event you will work with 3 guest patients, giving you time to revise and improve your diagnostic skills as well as discuss your findings and design simple treatment regimes. There will also be ample time to rest and relax and discover the beautiful rural surroundings of Gardoussel.
Itinerary
- Saturday pm — arrival by 20h00, evening meal, welcome to Gardoussel
- Sunday am — Ayurvedic diagnosis revision
- Sunday pm — self-study, time to relax, evening off
- Monday am — case study # 1 (diagnosis with patient)
- Monday pm — self study, time to relax, diagnostic summary & treatment, evening off
- Tuesday am — free time (optional trip to local market)
- Tuesday pm — afternoon off, late afternoon questions class, evening gathering
- Wednesday am — case study # 2 (diagnosis with patient)
- Wednesday pm — self study, time to relax, diagnostic summary & treatment, evening off
- Thursday am — case study # 3 (diagnosis with patient)
- Thursday pm — self study, time to relax, diagnostic summary & treatment, farewell gathering
- Friday am — questions & conclusion class
Prerequisites
In order to attend this event, you must have a basic practical training in Ayurveda. You should be familiar with the traditional Ayurvedic diagnostic protocol which includes diagnosis of body frame, face, eyes, tongue, pulse, hands and nails, as well as investigation into the internal states of digestion and elimination and the function of the doshas in general.
If you have trained with the following schools, you will normally have encountered the diagnostic protocol that I teach (or one closely related): The European Institute of Vedic Studies (France, UK, Switzerland), The Academy of Ayurvedic Studies (The Netherlands), The American Institute of Vedic Studies (USA, Dr. Frawley), The Ayurvedic Institute (USA, Vasant Lad).
Correspondence students will be accepted but must be prepared to work a little harder initially and consider the week as an opportunity to experience the nuances of diagnosis for the first time as taught by a professor.
Please bring your training notes and reference books with you for the self-study exercises.
All applications must include a letter of motivation that includes a short resume of their experience and Ayurvedic education.
Price options
Depending on your choice of room, the price for the event will vary. Including the workshop cost of 300 €, the full price options with accommodation and food are:
- Twin room 618 €
- Triple room 594 €
- Single room 702 €
Price in EUROS per person per day for all classes (30 hours of contact with teacher, 8 hours self-study, during the week). Price includes all meals and accommodation. Bedding provided, bring your own bath towel.
Alex Duncan
Alex has been practicing Yoga regularly for over 15 years and studied with many well known teachers. He is the author of various publications about how sound affects brainwaves. He holds a PhD into the research of brain-music interfaces for therapy and entertainment from the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Alex began his Ayurvedic studies in Scotland with Dr. Donn Brenan. Since he moved to France in 2001, he has continued his studies with Vaidya Atreya Smith, Dr Sunil Joshi and Dr David Frawley. He has been teaching Ayurveda in France and in the UK since 2002.
To reserve your place on this event, please fill out and return this reservation form:
Reservation Form
Alex Duncan
Gardoussel Retreat, Gardoussel
30940 St Andre de Valborgne
France
email:
tel: +33 (0) 4 66 60 16 78