Navratri

ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः तत्स॑वितुर्वरे॑णियं भ॒र्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि ियो॒ यो नः॑ प्रचो॒दया॑त्॥ ।

The Veda Mandala &

SvaTantra Yoga

presents

The 2023 Autumnal Equinox

Navratri Cleanse and Restoration:

Aligning with the Nine Nights of the Goddess

Traditional Seasonal Protocols

to Cleanse, Quell and Restore

that are Aligned to your Nature and

Suitable for Contemporary Urban Life

* For a full schedule of all classes please scroll down *

The Navratri Restorative Cleanse

Prashanti de Jager

Uma Vijaiya

October 13-25, 2023

Himalayas : Dunagiri

Durga”s attack

on the Demon Army

has dozens of symbols

that carry the ancient teachings

The Nine Nights of the Goddess

Navratri literally means ‘The Nine Nights’ and typically refers to a period of nine days at the vernal and autumnal junctures of the Seasons.

Traditionally it is these nine days that are by far the most optimal time to cleanse and rejuvenate oneself.

Navratri is also known as Devi Puja as metaphorically, it is the nine nights of the greatest Goddess Durga as she battles the greatest demons, or forces of imbalance, a legend redolent with meaning for us all.

Because all energy and mass is considered feminine, the word ‘Goddess’ here refers to basic principles of Nature that via cogent patterns of symbolism is anthropomorphized into a human woman. In the case of Durga, she is the sum of all principles of nature, which is shown in the image here by drawing all ‘gods’ and ‘goddesses’ into her as her.

Of all the year, it is the equinoxes that are by far the best time to cleanse and restore

The Navratri Restorative Cleanse

Though accomplishing Navratri-esque restorative cleanses has been part of Yoga and Ayurveda since time immemorial, it seems to be relatively unknown now.

In 1990, living in India, I first ‘noticed’ the profound Ayurvedic side of Navratri. Studying and practicing ‘religiously’ since I have accomplished 59 Navratri Restorative Cleanses in those 29 years.

✦Has 3000 years of experience behind it
✦Aligned with Nature, Optimized by timing with Equinox
✦Is a very easy yet profound process
✦Both Cleanses and Restores
✦One Navratri can be used to ‘set-up’ future Navratri’s
✦Perfectly aligned with Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotisha, Vastu

Indeed, Navratri Puja is typically practiced by hundreds of millions of people every year, and few practice or even know the ‘Ayurveda’ and Yoga facets of it, which are profound and very rewarding practices that create a basis of wellness and longevity.

There are dozens of insights available to us in this restorative cleanse, and once you start these practices you may never do any other type of ‘cleanse’ as the Navratri restorative cleanse tends to give ‘right context’ to all other cleanses.

Durga is the sum of all gods & goddesses

Much Basic Yogic Knowledge

Is yet to be ‘Known’ in the West

Because Ayurveda & Yoga are so 'young' in America, there is still so much 'basic' knowledge that is yet to finally 'emerge' here.

Since 1990, 29 years, lived in India for a decade steeping in Yoga & Ayurveda and the Vedic Sciences and have studied and practiced over a dozen forms of Yoga with great Masters.

I am so happy to offer to you many of these wonderful insights that are woven into the Tradition in India, and yet, have not found their way to the West in a format readily digestible.

This is what this and most of my events are about. I guarantee your concept of 'Cleanse' will never be the same!

Prashanti enjoys Parsva Bakasana in the Sunset

No more Confusing

Ineffective Cleanses

As a friend and a Clinician I am constantly hearing about people’s woes around confusing and/or ineffective cleanses.

These classes will empower you with fundamental protocols and their rationale from which you can readily accomplish your own cleanses, to whatever depth you desire, all the while keeping in mind the basic yet seemingly forgotten context, which is restoration followed by rejuvenation.

People, I will show you excellent Liver Cleanses that are free, I will show you how to clean your brain, how to literally design your wellness.

What We Will Accomplish

You will be empowered to accomplish the

traditional equinox restorative cleanse that

is so fundamental to both Yoga and Ayurveda,

and see how it is superior to other ‘cleanses’

in so many ways, including the incredible

depth that is possible and the fact that the

‘cleanse’ facet is just one part of an overall

restorative protocol. This knowledge is given via:

✦presentations,
✦inspired discussion
✦direct experience of some practices
✦shown how to prepare Navratri meals
✦hands-on how to make some of the herbal products that can assist

Each person will be shown how to optimize the cleanse for themselves for this year, and also design a protocol for the next 4 equinoxes on what tissue to restore when. With this cleanse we can go incredibly deep, into mind and the conditioning of your psyche that sets up myriad imbalances to manifest and congestions to accrue, and you will be shown how to determine this.

What Navratri Accomplishes

Once you know this empowerment you simply accomplish it every equinox and thus you go deeper twice a year. I have done it 52 times! Many issues will not arise when this classic Seasonal routine is followed as it: