Ayurvedic Retreat by Sylvia De Marco

· Ayurvedic Retreat by Sylvia De Marco·

“I am really excited to host a 6 days retreat fully dedicated to sharing  Ayurvedic knowledge, focusing on  Ayurvedic principles, and learning how to integrate this powerful wisdom into your everyday life.  I am a believer that once you flirt with Ayurveda, she will develop an unique relationship with you to support you, to balance you so you can live a fuller life, and to enrich your health in a way that you will emanate vibrancy and joy.  The more ‘ayurvedized’ your life is, the more magnetism is built in your energetic field, attracting more of what you emanate.

This retreat takes you behind the scenes of ancient Ayurvedic practices, teaching you how to integrate them into your daily life

It will be an honor to guide you into  a hands-on, immersive experience where you learn to be the magician of your own well-being—discovering how to create rituals, perform treatments, and adopt practices that bring balance and vitality long after the retreat ends

Think of it as the retreat to end all retreats—a way to turn your everyday life into a sanctuary of healing and rejuvenation

I like to think of Ayurveda as a reunion with feminine wisdom which isn’t something we need to learn. It’s something to be remembered. This is an an invitation for us to tap into the ancient knowing that stirs within each one of us, calling us back to our true selves. With every herb, every meal, every ritual, we’re designing portals to the divine—and our true selves.

I will be welcoming 14 students only to ensure optimum attention to the group.  I will be running this retreat with my wonderful and knowledgable co facilitators, Lindsay Calloway, our wellness coordinator and ayurvedic consultant, and Monica Casanova, ayurvedic practioner and Panchakarma specialist.”

-Sylvia De Marco

·AYURVEDIC NUTRITION PRINCIPALS·

This segment of Ayurvedic nutrition principals will go hand in hand with 3 cooking classes and one theoretical class. We will be indulging in a balanced ayurvedic  diet during the whole retreat so we can experiment first hand how our Agni (digestive fire) resets and can support us bringing our metabolic force to its prime level.  We will explore ayurvedic nutrition with a creative eye: we tend to think that to eat ayurvedically is to eat Indian food, and really what it truly means is how to balance the flavors and spices of our meals and  when and how we eat them.  I have created an exciting menu where we can explore other cuisines under an ayurvedic lense, this will provide you with the knowledge on how to transform your pre existing cooking style into an ayurvedic format.

The 3 cooking classes will be prior to 3 of our lunches, so we will be cooking for ourselves during this 3 meals.

·THE AYURVEDIC CLOCK & THE CIRCADIAN RYTHMS·

The schedule design of the retreat will allow you to enter fully into the wisdom of the ayurvedic clock and it will give you a strong kick start into what is like to be in full co existence to the circadian consciousness of the earth. When we fall into this alignment, the pre programing of our celular functions become fully in synch, creating a deep feeling of wellbeing and wholesomeness.  It is my opinion that most of dis-ease comes from not being part of the circadian flow due to modernity and excess of outer stimuli. This is one of my favorite subjects and I promise you I will make it fun and accesible

·THE DOSHAS: OUR GENETIC BLUE PRINT·

We  learn about the doshas and how this information is your vehicle to navigate this human experience, to understand yourself deeper and with better tools. Learning what is the ideal food for you, how to shift your daily activities so you have more energy and focus for your daily tasks, how to increment your creative juices, what rituals to develop to support you, what routines are imperative for you. You will also learn how to recognizes other’s doshas, which will give you further guidance on how to relate to members of your family, team workers, and partners to mention few.  We will have a fun space to do dosha tests on each others, and share notes and wisdom.  We will learn how to read the tongue, and other parts of the body which are full of important information about our  blue print and imbalances.

·DINACHARYA & AYURVEDIC HERBAL CONCOCTION·

During the retreat we will partake on several ayurvedic routines that are essential to keep the body detoxified and lubricated for optimum performance. This routines are called dinacharyas, and they not only work on the physical level, but also energetic and spiritual.

This rituals are made with ancient ayurvedic herbal and oil formulas, which we will make together so you can continue your dinacharya journey at home and even share with the ones around you.

·YOGA·

Yoga is one of the dinacharyas of ayurveda, and part of the ayurvedic health system. Through yoga practices we can have an integrative approach with the body, prana, senses, mind and consciousness.  Yoga gives us an opportunity to be fully present, to digest life, to explore our capacities, state of mind, state of prana and to help us digest life, experiences.  We will be practicing invigoration vinyasa yoga every morning.  Our classes will start with a 30 min yoga workshop and followed by an hour and a half of vinyasa flow. If you are a beginner practitioner we will have a beginners class for you as well!

· All Packages Include ·

• Lodging
• Ayurvedic Consultation
• Morning Routines
• Daily Yoga
• Herbal Medicines
• Ayurvedic Meals
• Educational Materials
• Transportation To & From the Vieques Airport & Ferry

· Not Included in Package Price ·

• Flights to/from Vieques
• Ferry Tickets to/from Vieques
• Travel Insurance (highly recommended)
• Add-on Spa Services

We also have additional services for purchase now at registration for the duration of your stay. We also will be offering laundry services and have a stocked boutique for you to discover!

Cancelation Policy

If you cancel 90 days or more prior to the retreat start date, a full refund of the price will be issued *excluding transaction fees*

If you cancel within the 90-day period leading up to the retreat, the entire payment will be charged. However, we do make exceptions to this policy if we are able to fill the spot with another participant. 

In certain cases, we may be able to fill your spot with another guest. If we are successful in doing so, we will refund your payment, excluding the transaction fees. Please note that this is subject to availability, and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to fill your spot. 

· Getting to Finca Victoria ·

Vieques can be reached by flight (airport code VQS) or ferry .

Flights

*Recommended* SJU–>VQS. The short flight to Vieques (VQS) from San Juan’s primary airport (International Airport Luis Muñoz Marín ( SJU) is brief and the views are stunning!

• Flight from Isla Grande Airport (SIG) located in San Juan (a 10 minute drive from SJU Airport) to VQS.
• Ceiba Airport (an hour drive from SJU) to VQS.

Ferry 

• -The ferry port Ceiba is approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes from SJU Airport and can be reached via Uber.

· Ground transportation from VQS Airport or ferry port will be provided on the first and last day of the retreat ·