✅ MAIN CHECKLIST
1. Packing List
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Access full packing list
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Include colourful clothes, light beige outfit, all-white attire for the celebration
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Bring a small $15–$30 gift for the Giving Activity
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Comfortable walking shoes
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Personal essentials (passport copy, visa copy, medications)
2. Pre-Retreat Preparation
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Complete Two-Minute Toxicity Test
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Complete your Intake Form
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Start Phase 1 Detox Diet
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Begin 1-Month Pre-Retreat Prescription (main retreat herbs provided on arrival)
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Drink CCF Tea (Coriander, Cumin, Fennel)
3. Pre-Retreat Adventure (Optional 3-Day India Adventure)
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Departure: 8:00 AM – Friday, 1st November (Moxy Hotel Bengaluru)
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Arrive by 7:45 AM
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Pack backpack with essentials: passport, phone, sunscreen, hat, water bottle, mosquito spray
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Accommodation:
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1 Nov – Ibis Mysore
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2 Nov – Secret Ivory, Masinagudi
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3 Nov – Ayurveda Loka
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Travel tips: bottled water and mosquito spray available; expect walking
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Watch: The Elephant Whisperers (optional)
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Keep paper copy of passport & visa
4. Visa Requirements
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Apply for India e-Visa early
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Complete your e-Arrival Card within 72 hours before arrival
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Keep printed copies of:
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Passport
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e-Visa
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5. Flights & Logistics
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Send flight details to: [email protected]
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Retreat accommodation: Ayurveda Loka (4 – 11 November)
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Includes: meals, yoga, meditation, daily treatments
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Extras to be paid at checkout
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Departure from retreat: Monday 11th November (7–8 AM)
6. Groups & Community
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Join the Retreat Facebook Group
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Join the WhatsApp group
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Attend or watch the Retreat Orientation Call
7. Money & Essentials
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Bring some cash (a few hundred dollars recommended)
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ATMs available in most towns
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Keep paper copies of important documents
8. Final Week Checklist
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Visa organised
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Passport packed
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Joined WhatsApp group
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Completed Intake Form
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Completed Toxicity Assessment
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Packing list finalised
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Gift packed
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Flights confirmed
9. Key Contacts
Karin Rastas – Retreat Wellness Concierge
+61 407 251 020 (WhatsApp & Mobile)
Retreat WhatsApp Group: Join Here
[email protected]
Retreat Centre: Ayurveda Loka
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Your Program Leaders
To guide you through this transformation, we’ve assembled a team of leading health and well-being professionals, who have a passion for helping as many people around the world as possible. Our goal is to help you successfully make positive diet and lifestyle changes that leave you feeling, and being, the best version of yourself that you can be.
Jo Formosa
Ayurvedic Medicine Practitioner, Acupuncturist & Clinical Director of Health Dynamics
Dip. App Sc. Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine, Dip RMT,
Renowned Ayurvedic practitioner, creator of Health Dynamics, media personality and speaker, Jo Formosa is the mastermind behind this program. She has helped thousands of people around the world lead a more vibrant and healthy life.
Dr Madhavi Kathiria
Ayurvedic Doctor and Naturopath
B.A.M.S.(Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery)
H.Sc. Naturopathy
Ayurvedic Doctor and Naturopath Dr. Madhavi Kathiria has answered her calling for “getting to the root” of her clients’ health issues. Combining the evidence based integration of Ayurveda, naturopathy and DNA analysis, she uses her skills to help her patients heal themselves.
Dr. Joshi Abhishek
BAMS, MD, Ph.D (Ayurveda), YIC, and Certified Yoga Therapist
Dr. Joshi has been a long-term friend and business partner to Jo Formosa who will be your guide in learning spiritual connections with your mind and body, through practices of Meditation and Yoga.
Rachel Niclair
Ayurvedic Therapist and Yoga Instructor
Rachel is a natural health practitioner who integrates her
knowledge of traditional medicine,holistic bodywork, yoga
and meditation to offer support on your journey to greater health.
Rachel has helped many people to lose weight, gain clarity,
implement healthy habits and transform their lives through the practices
