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November 2010

  • What is Stress?
  • Stressors, what creates Stress?
  • Signs and symptoms of excessive Stress
  • How to melt and prevent Stress
  • Specials
    • Pancha Karma Detox Retreat R9000
    • Wellness Week – R5400
  • Wellness Massage Course based on Ayurvedic Principles, 28 days
  • Recipe, Banana Mousse
  • Amazing Bananas, nature’s tonic
  • Diary of events

October 2010

  • Specials
    - Pancha Karma Detox Retreat - 15% discount
    - Half day Pamper Package
    - Full day Pamper Package
    - Weekend Wellness Retreat
  • Managing Hay fever the ayurvedic way.
  • Kapalabnhati: Purificatin breathing technique
  • Recipe - Buckwheat burger
  • Diary of Events

September 2010

  • Spring Specials 2010
    - Wellness Weeks
    - Yoga Retreat
    - Art of Living 1 Course
  • Growing older the Ayurvedic way
  • Will the new Consumer Protection Act affect the demand for Genetically Modified foods?
  • Recipe - Date and Almond Smoothie
  • Diary of Events

July 2010

  • Specials for August to October 2010
    - Pancha Karma Detox Retreats
    - Ayurveda Wellness Week
    - Women's Retreat
    - One-day Pamper Package
  • What does NOT nourish you?
  • Hot water therapy
  • Ayurvedic Body-Mind Types or Doshas
  • Recipe - Indian Rice Pudding, including dairy-free option
  • Positions available at Nalanda
  • Some tips
  • Diary of Events

May 2010

  • Specials
    - Wellness Week
    - Gift vouchers
  • Individual Yoga Sessions, Cape Peninsula
  • Art of Living Course Part 1
  • Ayurvedic Vegetarian Cooking
  • Margit's personal journey to becoming a vegetarian
  • Disadvantages of a meat diet
  • Recipes
  • Remedies for prevention and treatment of colds and coughs
  • Media Review
  • Diary of Events

February 2010

  • Specials
    - Two-day Wellness Retreat
    - Half-day Retreat
    - Back, neck and shoulder massage
    - Gift vouchers
  • Art of Living Course Part 1
  • Ayurvedic Vegetarian Cooking
  • Pancha Karma Detox Retreat
  • Wellness Retreats
  • Diary of Events

July/August 2009

  • New Nalanda Retreat Centre photos
  • Signs of good health
  • Get rid of headaches, by Pradeep Chaudhary
  • Recipe: Kapha balancing and warming winter tea
  • Tips for happiness, by Dr Priyanka Arora
  • How to get an Ayurvedic Cooking Course for free
  • Human Values, by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
  • Special: Warming Winter Wellness Retreat, three half-days for two
  • 2009 Diary of Events
    - Ayurvedic Cooking Day in Clifton and weekend in Greyton:
      Content and schedule
    - Healthy Digestion with Ayurveda
    - "Art of Living Part 1" in Greyton
    - Wellness Weekends, Greyton
    - Nov. activities with Prof. Dr Sanjeev Sood

April/May 2009

  • About Dr Ramani Babu, B.A.M.S Ayurvedic Physician at Nalanda
  • More on Pancha Karma Detox
  • Latest testimonials from Ayurveda Wellness and Pancha Karma Retreats
  • Article in die Burger and Beeld, January 2009
  • Article from Gillian Kingston in Greyton Sentinel, March 2009
  • Simple slimming chickpea chutney
  • Diary of events  - Ayurvedic Cooking workshops
     - Healthy Digestion with Ayurveda
     - We are hosting the “Art of Living part 1” course in Greyton
     - Wellness Weekends Greyton
     - Prof. Dr Sanjeev Sood

Dec 2008

  • Specials
  • Ayurveda Wellness Retreat or Pancha Karma Detox Retreat
  • Education Week: Ayurvedic Massage
  • Ayurveda & Yoga Weekend at the ZenDen
  • Gift Vouchers
  • Diary

Sep 2008

  • 7 days Pancha Karma Retreat
  • Accommodation
  • Testimonials

May 2008

  • Are you ready for a change?
  • Gift vouchers available.
  • About Margit Gilliot
  • Testimonials

Jan 2008

  • 7-day Home Pancha Karma Detox Retreat
  • Soul food Vegetarian Cooking Workshop
  • Testimonials from recent retreats in Greyton
  • Tasty and nourishing vegetarian recipes

Opening in Greyton

May 2007

  • Farewell to Hout Bay

Closure in Hout Bay

April 2007

  • How you can help us to empower others
  • Patience & Trust
  • Autumn/Winter 2007 Specials
  • Recipe: Whole mung dal
  • We offer a two year in-house training
  • Nalanda is available for your workshops, events, conferences
  • New! Cooking courses on Wednesdays
  • Diary of Activities

Feb 2007

  • Resistance to the good things in Life
  • Yoga classes & satsang
  • Potatoes Tikia
  • Rejuvenating raisins

Jan 2007

  • Eating for balance
  • Honour your Mother and Father
  • Recipe: Walnut stuffed gem squash
  • Ayurveda Massage Retreats - come home to your Self

Nov 2006

  • Creating contentment
  • Recipe: Fresh tomato and radish salsa
  • Luscious limes
  • Summer specials
  • Giveaway of three Ayurvedic medical consultations

Oct 2006

  • What is health?
  • What is Panchakarma?
  • A personal experience of Panchakarma

Sep 2006

  • What is an Ayurvedic doctor?
  • Recipe: Butternut soup
  • Spice: Nutmeg
  • Spring Rejuvenation Special for Sep/Oct

Aug 2006

  • Self-care
  • Specials
  • Recipe: Lemon Rice
  • Spice: Cinnamon
  • Yoga Teachers Events 

July 2006

  • Boost your immune system with Ayurveda
  • Ayurveda in the office
  • Recipe: Warming cinnamon & ginger fruit compote
  • Ginger, your gastric friend

May 2006

  • When last did you treat yourself to a massage?
  • Is Ayurveda practical and convenient? How can I fit it into my busy life?
  • Savoury Chickpea pancakes
  • Cheeky Chickpeas
  • New pricing for Ayurveda Wellness Retreats with amazing disc ounts for couples

Apr 2006

  • Space therapy
  • Recipe: Mama's Millet cream
  • Marvelous Millet
  • April Specials
  • Ayurveda workshops

Jan 2006

  • Earth therapy
  • Recipe: Cucumber and Sesame Seed Salad
    Cooking course

Dec 2005

  • Fire therapy
  • Masalas add spice to your life
  • Recipe: Masala mung dal

Nov 2005

  • Air therapy
  • Recipe: lassi
  • Yummy yoghurt

Oct 2005

  • Water Therapy
  • Kind Kicharis
  • Barley and Mung Kichari
  • Shop
  • Yoga
  • Yoga Teachers Training course at Ananda Kutir

Aug 2005

  • Ayurvedic Massage
  • Shop: A few words on Jaggery
  • Date & Tamarind chutney
  • Tasty tamarind

June 2005

  • Keep warm with Ayurvedic massage
  • Food - Eating for mental clarity & peacefulness
  • Ayurveda for Africa: Women's Health Fair at Mitchell's Plain
  • Aubergine quinoa roast
  • Quintessential Quinoa

May 2005

  • About Drs Rao
  • Panchakarma/Detox therapy
  • Ayurveda for Africa: report on 3 day Ayurvedic Massage workshop
  • Recipe: Rasam
  • Spice: Terrific Turmeric

April 2005

  • Dr Rao's
  • Panchakarma - Rejuvenation therapy
  • Keep Vata in balance this Autumn 
  • Jeera rice
  • Cumin

March 2005

  • Cultivating compassion through Sound 
  • Xolisile's breakfast soup 
  • Menu planning

January 2005

  • Agni and digestion
  • Practical Ayurveda evening 
  • Ayurvedic Massage - Give & Receive
  • Personal & spiritual growth group 
  • Mixed raita recipe

Newsletter 8

  • Gratitude in this time of giving and receiving
  • Ayurvedic Gifts to make
  • Stir-fried veggies in coconut milk
  • Miraculous mustard seeds 
Newsletter 7
  • "Bringing out a sense of wellness at the core of your being"
  • Natural Eating Guidelines
  • Digestive Seeds
  • Fantastic Fennel 

Newsletter 6

  • Touch - The Benefits of Massage
  • How to give yourself Abhyanga or Self-massage
  • Apple Chutney
  • Astringent, cooling apples

Newsletter 5

  • Sleep
  • Re-creating healthy sleep
  • Warm Spicy Milk
  • The nourishing properties of milk
  • Work opportunity

Newsletter 4

  • How to press your own refresh button
  • Lentil and Coconut Dal
  • The wonderful, strengthening, cooling and soothing properties of  coconut

Newsletter 3

  • Gunas - the qualities necessary for the creation of the Universe
  • Overheating and irritability
  • Suggestions for cooling down
  • Coriander - a cooling herb
  • Coriander chutney

Newsletter 2

  • Yoga and Ayurveda
  • Caring for yourself in the Summertime
  • How to make ghee
  • Mint - a cooling herb
  • Mint Chai (tea)

Newsletter 1

  • What is Ayurveda
  • Caring for yourself in the Springtime
  • Red Lentil Soup

 

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