Centre Wellness Spring Cleanse 2025

Get your Shine On
SPRING CLEANSE RETREAT 2025

Homeostasis is our innate ability to navigate the physical, mental and emotional stressors of life. It’s nature’s way of restoring balance, inside and out. When fatigue, depression, congestion, foggy head, anxiety, seasonal allergies, feeling overworked or under loved, feeling run down or run over, our optimal wellness is most definitely compromised, and happy healthy living is not within our reach.

By consciously cleansing, we focus on cellular detoxification, encourage mindful dietary choices and enhance holistic rejuvenation, resulting in a spring cleaning of our entire being. In just five days, we can open the door to increased health and wellness. 

Using ayurveda as our road map to guide the way, we optimize homeostasis in support of healthy living and graceful aging.  This program can aid with some or all of the following.

• Eliminate toxins, to optimize productivity and functionality of all systems
• Balance blood sugar, levels, and skip the midday crash and cravings for foods that do not serve
• Improve digestion, for relief from bloating and food hangovers, indigestion, heartburn, colitis, IBS
• Strengthen immune function, our first defence against pathogens in the environment
• Improve sleep quality, ensuring adequate downtime to heal and cleanse
• Clear the heart and mind of old behavioural patterns, that no longer serve
• Balance hormones, to counteract symptoms of pms and perimenopause
• Alleviate seasonal allergies, to enjoy the changes of seasons, rather than dreading them
• Lose extra weight, either accumulated over time or postpartum
• Enhance self care, by establishing healthy lifestyle patterns
• Age gracefully, with a balanced body, clear mind and a happy heart

When we cleanse, we open the door to positive change.
Be the kid on the block that everyone asks, what have you done to be so happy, look so good, and have so much energy. 

DIET:  Enjoy a delicious balancing ayurvedic meal for the first dinner and last lunch. In-between, indulge in a simple diet of khichadi (split mung dahl, basmati rice, ayurvedic digestive spices) and assorted cleansing veggies for three full days, to give rest to the digestive and elimination systems.

HERBAL SUPPORTS :  Reboot the digestive system, open channels of elimination and get the gunk out. Herbal supports will be available for sluggish eliminators. 

H2o THERAPY :  Boost detoxification by drinking copious amounts of H2o and taking increasing amounts of warm ghee (clarified butter) or flax oil first thing each day.

SADHANA PRACTICE : Partake in daily pranayama, meditation and asana classes geared towards cleansing.

SHAT KARMA PRACTICE : Learn daily cleansing therapies – jal neti, sutra neti tratak, self oleation (abhyanga) and dry brushing (udvartana ) techniques.

ASANA POSTURES : Attend opening, cleansing and relaxing asana classes for deep restoration. 

DINA CHARAYA : Expand ayurveda awareness with classes on Dina Charya (daily routines), doshas (constitution), gunas (actions) and choosing a diet for your particular constitution. 

MINDFULNESS PRACTICE : Reset the heart and mind with optional sound bath, forest bathing and mindful self compassion sessions.

SAUNA,  AYURVEDIC TREATMENTS AND THERAPIES :  Detox with optional saunas and/or cleansing treatments to remove toxins and reboot systems.

NOURISH YOUR INNER BEING :  Expand into ample open space or withdraw into a cosy inner space for personal quiet time, relaxation and reflection. 

Daily Schedule

Includes 5 days and 4 nights, polishing the heart, opening the mind and refreshing the body. 

Thursday

2:00 – 3:15 pm:  Arrival & Check-In

3:30 – 5:00 pm:  Yoga Asana Class  

5:15 – 5:45 pm:  First timers’ Orientation

6:00 pm:  Dinner – Simple Ayurvedic cleansing meal.

7:00 – 8:00 pm:  Opening Circle and Cleanse Orientation, abhyanga demo. 

8:15 – 8:45 pm:  Guided Relaxation

Friday – Sunday

6:00 am:  Suggested Wake up

6:20-6:50 am: Shat Karma cleansing practices: jal neti, sutra neti, tratak.

6:50-7:00 am: Golden Milk – a non dairy protein and anti-inflammatory beverage.

7:00 – 8:00 am:  Pranayama (breath work) and Dhyana (meditation)

8:00 – 9:00 am:  Udtana (dry brushing), abhyanga (oleation), swedana (sweating) 

9:00-10 am: Ghee, Herbs, Khichadi, Ayurveda in the Kitchen: a casual breakfast discussion.

10:30-12:00 Elective Workshops: 

Fri – Forest Bathing

Sat – Mindful Self Compassion 

Sun – Chi Gong for spring

12:30-1:30 pm:  Herbs, Khichadi

1:30-3:00 pm:  Break

3:00-3:15 pm:  Golden Milk

3:30– 4:45 pm:  Yoga Asana Class

5:00 pm: Dinner

6:30 – 7:15 pm Evening Program: Fri – Basic Ayurveda, Doshas and Gunas

Sat – Dina Charya – Daily routine

Sun – Purgation, follow up to cleansing

7:30-8:15 pm: Guided Relaxation

Monday

6:00 am:  Suggested Wake up

6:20-6:50 am:  Shat Karma

6:50-7:00 am: Golden Milk

7:00 – 8:00 am:  Pranayama & Dhyana

8:00 – 9:00 am:  Udtana/ Abhyanga/Swedana

9:00 am: Ghee, Herbs, Khichadi, Ayurveda in the Kitchen: final question and answers

10:30 am -12:00 pm: Closing Circle with our Cleanse Team 

12:30-1:30 pm:  Closing Lunch – a simple cleanse follow up meal. 

2:00 pm: Final departure

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Support cleansing with Therapeutic Treatments*, offered with love, from our certified ayurveda practitioners at Centre Wellness.  

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The customized four part treatment of abhyanga (oleation), udvartana (exfoliation), swedana (sweating) and shirodhara (flow of oil over the third eye), is an intrinsic part of any classical ayurvedic cleanse.

*Limited personalized sessions will be available before, during and after the five day retreat. Please refer to our Treatments page for full descriptions and booking information. 

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Spring Cleanse Precaution:

This program is not recommended for those with advanced stage cancer, liver or gall bladder disease, nor for the very weak,  pregnant or nursing.  Always consult your Health Professional in the event you are considering cleansing.

Do not stop taking prescription medications while on this cleanse:

If you are on prescription medications, do not stop or alter your routines without the advice of your doctor.

It is recommended to discontinue the use of vitamins and other over the counter supplements, unless you or your health provider feel it is absolutely necessary to take them.

MEDICAL DISCLAIMER

The statements made herein have not been proven by Health Canada. The diets, herbs, practices and products are not. meant to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure disease. Consult a Certified Health Care Professional for assistance with health issues. As with any weight reduction or cleansing program, informing your Health Professional or Doctor is advised. Your Health Professional or Doctor can establish any contraindications and advise you accordingly.

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Quote:

Ayurveda is aimed at relieving the diseases of body and mind.

It shows us how to understand the language of nature, the language

of life, so that we can live in harmony with the greater universe, not

evolving only for ourselves but bringing benefit to all creatures.

 

Ayurveda contains the secrets not only for healing the individual

but also for uplifting society, all creatures and the planet itself.

~ David Frawley

Testimonials:

The cleanse is a meticulous program to help clear out not only physical level toxins, but a subtle level of emotional and mental toxins that prevented me from living my life fully. I appreciate the profound changes in how I am living now, how I feel inside my body, and in the clarity of my focus and direction. Savita is a wise, dedicated and knowledgeable mentor and guide on this path. Don McGinnis, Spring 2014

The whole cleanse has been smooth and I’m feeling cleaner and clearer. I am feeling even more wonderful after my treatments yesterday. Your classes were such a rich and nourishing aspect and I was able to learn first hand from you some of the pranayama exercises. I’m feeling centred, grounded and a light expansion. The only strangeness I felt was when I didn’t eat early enough in the day, but you warned me and I learned. Deana, Spring 2015

I personally have had several Ayurvedic sessions with Savita and find her to be a very gifted healer. She creates a wonderfully loving and safe Space and Presence, and is very intuitive in her full body listening and responding to whatever arises. I highly recommend her treatments, especially to those who are experiencing kundalini and other energetic symptoms associated with spiritual awakening.   Greg Marian, Jan 2016

“My treatment with Savita was a deeply nourishing and heart-opening experience. She has a true healing presence that enables profound relaxation and renewal. She is highly skilled and I would recommend her to anyone.”    B. Butterfield, Sept 2023