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Trying to lose weight can be very stressful. But what if it can be a fun, creative and soulful experience instead! What if there were no restrictions on how much to eat, and you could still lose weight!
If you have struggled with too much weight, then come to this retreat and learn to keep it off from someone who lost 50 pounds 10 years ago and has been able to keep them off ever since.
The secret to a lighter you does not lie in another diet, but in making a few healthy changes to your lifestyle. Changes that can be both fun and delicious!
And if you have been struggling with addictive eating habits, you’ll get helpful tips on how to stop the cravings from an experienced addiction counselor.
Most importantly, you’ll learn some important secrets about your own, unique body-type, which foods and herbs can best reduce your food and sugar cravings, and why having a few extra pounds may be nothing to worry about. This retreat is not about becoming skinny, but rather about feeling comfortable in your own skin, about feeling healthy from within.
FACULTY

Ramesh Bjonnes
Ramesh is the Director of the Prama Wellness Center where lifestyle is considered our best medicine. Ramesh is also a writer, yogi and workshop leader. He studied yoga therapy in Nepal and India, Ayurveda at California College of Ayurveda and is a certified yoga detox theraphist from the AM Wellness Center in Cebu, Philippines. He has taught workshops in many countries and is the author of four books, including Sacred Body, Sacred Spirit (InnerWorld) and Tantra: The Yoga of Love and Awakening (Hay House India).

Lawrence Farber
Lawrence Farber (LCSW) is a licensed clinical social worker with a successful private practice in Asheville, NC. With over 22 years of experience, he has helped hundreds of people overcome addictive and self-defeating behaviors and guided them onwards to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. His website: treeofliferecovery.com

Radhika Banu Bjonnes
Radhika (500-RYT) is an experienced and dedicated yoga and meditation teacher, aroma-therapist, and a practitioner of various creative movement arts. She has been practicing yoga and meditation daily since 2001. In addition, Radhika holds a 60 hour certification and a 400 hour Diploma in Rajadhiraja Yoga from AMYA, a state certified yoga school in Singapore, a 100 hour certification in Yin Yoga led by Victor Chng, and a 100 hour certification in yoga for pregnancy, birth and baby. She has also completed modules in pre- and post-natal yoga and yoga for active birth.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Prama institute and Wellness Center reserves the right to cancel a ‘Prama Wellness Center Organized’ program at any time. If the Prama Wellness Center cancels a program, you will be given a minimum of 1 weeks notice and receive a full refund. Cancellations by Prama Wellness Center can be transferred to other Prama organized programs.
Refunds are available (less a $100 processing fee) up to fourteen days before the start date of the program. If a cancellation occurs between fourteen and three days before the start date of the program, your fee can be transferred to any other Prama organized program (less a $100 cancellation fee) within one year. No credits or refunds are available for cancellations three days or less before the start date of a program, or for no-shows, or for leaving an event early. People cancelling 14 days or less before the start of a program can also transfer their space and fee to an unregistered participant. Please allow seven days for processing of fees.
Event Tickets are non-refundable.
Cancellation/Transfers
If you cancel.…..
14 or more days before a retreat - You will be refunded money minus a $100 processing fee to your credit card or via check.
72 hours to 13 days before your retreat - You will be given a gift certificate code in your email that will be valid on any Prama facilitated retreats for up one year from your cancellation. The amount will total what you paid for your retreat minus a $100 processing fee. This is transferable to someone else.
72 hours or less before your retreat - You will not be give any refunds or transfers.
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A one day workshop introducing the latest science on how to create super-immunity and slow the ageing process. The best way to do that, according to the latest scientific research, is to eat nutrient rich foods and herbs and practice intermittent juice cleansing, yoga and meditation.
According to Dr. Valter Longo, the world’s foremost expert on longevity, the digestive system needs periodic rest in order to reboot the immune system. In this program, you will learn how you can do that at home with simple lifestyle changes.
Since 70 percent of the immune system is in the digestive system, a strong digestion equals a strong immune system. But stress and a bad diet--the two main culprits in compromising the digestive system—can easily make us susceptible to disease.
In this educational workshop, you will learn how to improve digestion with certain super-foods and herbs as well as by reducing stress with yoga and a simple mindfulness and concentration technique.
The workshop will include:
Yoga exercises to improve digestion
Special meditation technique to reduce stress
The latest research on immunity and longevity
Dos and don’ts checklist for colds and flus
How to perform intermittent juice cleanses at home
List of super-foods and herbs to boost immunity and slow ageing
Schedule
9.00 AM to 10.30 AM Yoga
10.45 AM-11.30 AM Guided Meditation
11.45- 1.00 PM Workshop with Ramesh
1.00 PM to 2.00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM to 4.30 PM Workshop with Ramesh
4.30 PM to 5.00 PM Guided Meditation
FACULTY

Ramesh Bjonnes
Ramesh is the Director of the Prama Wellness Center where lifestyle is considered our best medicine. Ramesh is also a writer, yogi and workshop leader. He studied yoga therapy in Nepal and India, Ayurveda at California College of Ayurveda and is a certified yoga detox theraphist from the AM Wellness Center in Cebu, Philippines. He has taught workshops in many countries and is the author of four books, including Sacred Body, Sacred Spirit (InnerWorld) and Tantra: The Yoga of Love and Awakening (Hay House India).

Radhika Banu Bjonnes
Radhika (500-RYT) is an experienced and dedicated yoga and meditation teacher, aroma-therapist, and a practitioner of various creative movement arts. She has been practicing yoga and meditation daily since 2001. In addition, Radhika holds a 60 hour certification and a 400 hour Diploma in Rajadhiraja Yoga from AMYA, a state certified yoga school in Singapore, a 100 hour certification in Yin Yoga led by Victor Chng, and a 100 hour certification in yoga for pregnancy, birth and baby. She has also completed modules in pre- and post-natal yoga and yoga for active birth.
CANCELLATION POLICY (One Day Event)
Prama institute and Wellness Center reserves the right to cancel a ‘Prama Wellness Center Organized’ program at any time. If the Prama Wellness Center cancels a program, you will be given a minimum of 1 weeks notice and receive a full refund. Cancellations by Prama Wellness Center can be transferred to other Prama organized programs.
Refunds are available (less a $25 processing fee) up to fourteen days before the start date of the program. If a cancellation occurs between fourteen and three days before the start date of the program, your fee can be transferred to any other Prama organized program (less a $25 cancellation fee) within one year. No credits or refunds are available for cancellations three days or less before the start date of a program, or for no-shows, or for leaving an event early. People cancelling 14 days or less before the start of a program can also transfer their space and fee to an unregistered participant. Please allow seven days for processing of fees.
Event Tickets are non-refundable.
Cancellation/Transfers
If you cancel.…..
14 or more days before a retreat - You will be refunded money minus a $25 processing fee to your credit card or via check.
72 hours to 13 days before your retreat - You will be given a gift certificate code in your email that will be valid on any Prama facilitated retreats for up one year from your cancellation. The amount will total what you paid for your retreat minus a $100 processing fee. This is transferable to someone else.
72 hours or less before your retreat - You will not be give any refunds or transfers.
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Since the early sixties, meditation and yoga has been integrated into behavioral medicine to reduce stress associated with a wide range of physical and emotional disorders. Practitioner-scientists, such as Jon Kabat Zinn, have developed techniques involving mindfulness meditation to treat pain and stress.
The practice of meditation and yoga is a natural way to deal with life’s many challenges, but, like most good habits, it requires regular effort to make it a part of a healthy lifestyle.
During this one day workshop, we will explore a number of styles of meditation as well as the yoga practices that support it. We will also focus on how to develop a regular practice at home.
Here are some of benefits to be expected from regular practice of meditation and yoga:
- Gaining a new perspective on stressful situations
- Reducing anxiety and anger
- Increasing self-awareness
- Focusing on the present
- Reducing negative emotions
- Increasing imagination and creativity
- Increasing patience and tolerance
- Better breath control
Schedule
10 – 10:30 Opening exercise exploring various levels of awareness
10:30 – 12:30pm Morning Program
- Review of meditation and yoga research related to stress reduction
- Discussion of different meditation practices
- Practices supporting meditation
12:30 – 1:00pm meditation
1:00 – 2:00pm Lunch
2:00 – 5:00pm Afternoon workshop
- Exercises that demonstrates the use of meditation in overcoming stress
- Yoga exercises that support better meditation and calming the body/mind
FACULTY

Ramesh Bjonnes
Ramesh is the Director of the Prama Wellness Center where lifestyle is considered our best medicine. Ramesh is also a writer, yogi and workshop leader. He studied yoga therapy in Nepal and India, Ayurveda at California College of Ayurveda and is a certified yoga detox theraphist from the AM Wellness Center in Cebu, Philippines. He has taught workshops in many countries and is the author of four books, including Sacred Body, Sacred Spirit (InnerWorld) and Tantra: The Yoga of Love and Awakening (Hay House India).

Dr. Sid Jordan
Sid has combined a career as a licensed clinical psychologist and yoga teacher since 1971. As a clinical psychologist, he taught psychotherapy and community psychology in the Department of Psychiatry and served as director of the Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Services in a community center at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC over a period of 25 years. Since 1994, he has been developing a green intentional community north of Asheville on 140 acres of land.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Prama institute and Wellness Center reserves the right to cancel a ‘Prama Wellness Center Organized’ program at any time. If the Prama Wellness Center cancels a program, you will be given a minimum of 1 weeks notice and receive a full refund. Cancellations by Prama Wellness Center can be transferred to other Prama organized programs.
Refunds are available (less a $100 processing fee) up to fourteen days before the start date of the program. If a cancellation occurs between fourteen and three days before the start date of the program, your fee can be transferred to any other Prama organized program (less a $100 cancellation fee) within one year. No credits or refunds are available for cancellations three days or less before the start date of a program, or for no-shows, or for leaving an event early. People cancelling 14 days or less before the start of a program can also transfer their space and fee to an unregistered participant. Please allow seven days for processing of fees.
Event Tickets are non-refundable.
Cancellation/Transfers
If you cancel.…..
14 or more days before a retreat - You will be refunded money minus a $100 processing fee to your credit card or via check.
72 hours to 13 days before your retreat - You will be given a gift certificate code in your email that will be valid on any Prama facilitated retreats for up one year from your cancellation. The amount will total what you paid for your retreat minus a $100 processing fee. This is transferable to someone else.
72 hours or less before your retreat - You will not be give any refunds or transfers.
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This groundbreaking program—combining mindfulness meditation, yoga, juice cleansing, and the latest discoveries in addiction therapy--will teach you the secrets to overcome cravings and to create good lifestyle habits so that health and vitality can naturally emerge from within. The right combination and quantity of certain foods and herbs, coupled with learning how to manage stress and compulsions, has been proven to eliminate food cravings and reduce weight safely.
The cutting edge information in this uniquely designed retreat was developed through the combined experiences of the director of the Prama Wellness Center, Ramesh Bjonnes, and licensed addictions counselor and yoga teacher Larry Farber.
P.S. If you have history of addiction to alcohol or drugs, you need to have been sober for at least 90 days, or you need to have a written permission from an addictions counselor to attend this program.
From Ramesh, you will be introduced to:
Ramesh Bjonnes’ background in Ayurveda and naturopathy will introduce the secrets to long term weight loss, good sleep, great energy, and vibrant health.
- The use of certain ayurvedic super herbs for your specific mentality and body type.
- How juice cleansing will detox and heal the body naturally.
- The keys to reach optimum health and weight by combining the rights foods and herbs to reduce cravings.
- How good digestion leads to good health.
- The best diet and herbs to overcome cravings and to reduce weight.
From Larry, you will learn:
Larry Farber’s focus during this retreat will be to assist people who are challenged by compulsive eating, drinking and other addictive tendencies.
- Practical tools to make healthier choices and gain more mastery of your actions.
- The differences between the mind and the brain and how to utilize both to make successful choices to reach your desired goals.
- The Pleasure Principle, and how working with this law will help you make better choices.
- An understanding of both physical and psychological dependence and which substances are the cause of each type of addiction.
- How to allow others to help us become accountable, and to keep making the positive actions and changes we need and want.
FACULTY

Ramesh Bjonnes
Ramesh is the Director of the Prama Wellness Center where lifestyle is considered our best medicine. Ramesh is also a writer, yogi and workshop leader. He studied yoga therapy in Nepal and India, Ayurveda at California College of Ayurveda and is a certified yoga detox theraphist from the AM Wellness Center in Cebu, Philippines. He has taught workshops in many countries and is the author of four books, including Sacred Body, Sacred Spirit (InnerWorld) and Tantra: The Yoga of Love and Awakening (Hay House India).

Lawrence Farber
Lawrence Farber (LCSW) is a licensed clinical social worker with a successful private practice in Asheville, NC. With over 22 years of experience, he has helped hundreds of people overcome addictive and self-defeating behaviors and guided them onwards to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. His website: treeofliferecovery.com

Radhika Banu Bjonnes
Radhika (500-RYT) is an experienced and dedicated yoga and meditation teacher, aroma-therapist, and a practitioner of various creative movement arts. She has been practicing yoga and meditation daily since 2001. In addition, Radhika holds a 60 hour certification and a 400 hour Diploma in Rajadhiraja Yoga from AMYA, a state certified yoga school in Singapore, a 100 hour certification in Yin Yoga led by Victor Chng, and a 100 hour certification in yoga for pregnancy, birth and baby. She has also completed modules in pre- and post-natal yoga and yoga for active birth.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Prama institute and Wellness Center reserves the right to cancel a ‘Prama Wellness Center Organized’ program at any time. If the Prama Wellness Center cancels a program, you will be given a minimum of 1 weeks notice and receive a full refund. Cancellations by Prama Wellness Center can be transferred to other Prama organized programs.
Refunds are available (less a $100 processing fee) up to fourteen days before the start date of the program. If a cancellation occurs between fourteen and three days before the start date of the program, your fee can be transferred to any other Prama organized program (less a $100 cancellation fee) within one year. No credits or refunds are available for cancellations three days or less before the start date of a program, or for no-shows, or for leaving an event early. People cancelling 14 days or less before the start of a program can also transfer their space and fee to an unregistered participant. Please allow seven days for processing of fees.
Event Tickets are non-refundable.
Cancellation/Transfers
If you cancel.…..
14 or more days before a retreat - You will be refunded money minus a $100 processing fee to your credit card or via check.
72 hours to 13 days before your retreat - You will be given a gift certificate code in your email that will be valid on any Prama facilitated retreats for up one year from your cancellation. The amount will total what you paid for your retreat minus a $100 processing fee. This is transferable to someone else.
72 hours or less before your retreat - You will not be give any refunds or transfers.