Tools required

You would need to install Zoom, WhatsApp, or Facetime since there will be 1 live consultation session that will be held through one of these platforms.

How the retreat works

On the first day, there will be a comprehensive live consultation with Plantation Villa’s yoga teacher and therapist to understand and discuss any physical and mental ailments, preferences, and tendencies. The teacher will then guide and provide an additional personal sequence and will be available for guidance follow up.

You will receive a full plan for your retreat with all the materials to download in advance. Your daily schedule will be according to the Ayurvedic recommended daily routine but you can also accommodate it according to your work activities. You can go to your office every day or work from home and still enjoy the benefits of this amazing retreat. This live consultation timing depends on the time zone of clients. Therefore, the final date and time of the online session will be scheduled after the booking has been made.

All classes and talks are recorded by the expert team of Ayurvedic doctors, yoga teacher, and life-coach and are recorded from the Plantation Villa center in Sri Lanka.

Timing of sessions / daily schedule (GMT+5.30)

You will be provided with details of how your daily life can be structured as recommended by Ayurveda and yoga. You can use the timeline as guided and structure the day as per your preference.

• 07:00 – 08:00 Morning yoga and meditation
• 08:30 Ayurvedic breakfast
• 09:00 – 12:00 Free time
• 12:30 – 13:30 Ayurvedic lunch
• 13:30 – 17:00 Free time
• 17:00 – 18:00 Evening yoga and meditation
• 19:00 – 20:00 Ayurvedic dinner
• 20:00 – 21:00 Dhamma talk / yoga philosophy talk/ Ayurveda session
• 21:30 – 22:00 Personal time according to Ayurvedic routine, guided meditation
• 22:00 Bedtime, silence time

Retreat information

Enjoy this unique retreat full of ancient Vedic wisdom and mindfulness practices. Plantation Villa has planned this retreat carefully to replicate the retreat they offer here but tailored to your home environment so you can enjoy it at your pace. The knowledge of Ayurveda combined with mindfulness techniques of yoga, meditation, and the teachings of Buddhism will help you to bring health to your body and mind.

The objective of this retreat to help you understand your mind, its nature to roam around and need stimulation, and how to control it to gain happiness and a sense of wellness. They are aiming to provide more than just a 5-day retreat – they want to teach you a way of life. The ancient teachings of yoga and Ayurveda help you understand and mobilize and maintain your body and mind in a way that brings you health and wellness, which can keep you happy, fulfilled, and bright.

The retreats are organized and provided by Plantation Villa Retreat in Sri Lanka. Plantation Villa is an award-winning retreat center, regularly awarded by international forums as the “Best Wellness Retreat in Sri Lanka”. The center is a social enterprise located in a rural village in Sri Lanka providing homes, food, medicine, and employment for the underprivileged. The center maintains a Charity Trust – the Metta Trust which works heavily uplifting the living standards of the underprivileged, and works on nature and wildlife conservation.

All classes and talks are recorded by the expert team of Ayurvedic doctors, yoga teacher, and life-coach and are recorded from the Plantation Villa center in Sri Lanka.

Yoga classes and meditations

The ancient practices of yoga and meditation is a key component in embracing a more mindful lifestyle. Yoga and meditation allow the body to restore, improve, and develop in the harmony of mind, body, and spirit. Plantation Villa’s experienced yoga teacher Bernardo has planned a sequence of special classes that follows the Plantation Villa ideals of teaching both practice and theory of yoga.

It’s a special, down to earth approach to maintaining your relationship. You will see that every class is not only about jumping the body here and there, but it also contains explanations and guidelines for you to learn and implement in your daily practice and life. His aim is for you to be actually capable of exploring the universe of yoga by yourself, with time and practice, and that your practice is one that can give you more than just a 1-hour stretching session, but a transformation of your relationship with yourself. Each class has been prerecorded at Plantation Villa’s yoga hall so you will be able to enjoy the amazing sound of nature and beautiful birds singing during your practice.

Dhamma talks and yoga philosophy

Through Buddhist wisdom you will understand how to find true happiness and inner peace which is what everyone in this world is looking for. In the evenings you will watch Plantation Villa’s Dhamma talk about happiness and purpose of life or a yoga philosophy class about the mind and its power. They also prepared for you two sessions of Ayurveda ancient knowledge where you will understand what Ayurveda is about and how can it be beneficial in your everyday life. The classes are prepared by Plantation Villa’s extremely knowledgeable Ayurvedic doctors who are some of the leading physicians in the country.

Food guidance

Plantation Villa will provide you some useful easy recipes including video cookery classes of nutritionally balanced Ayurvedic vegan meals with minimum oil and no artificial flavorings which were created by Plantation Villa’s team of doctors. You will see how your body reacts positively as you feel lighter and healthier with your food ayurvedic guidance that you can later incorporate into your own daily food routine.