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BODHISATTWA RETREAT CENTER
Non-commercialized Vedic Healing • Certified Himalayan Vaidyas

Ancient Wisdom.
Conscious Care.

Authentic Himalayan Ayurveda practiced without commercial wellness pretension. Restoring your innate constitution (Prakriti) through wild-harvested herbs, traditional pulse assessment, and sacred somatic silence in the high forested foothills of Nepal.

Lineage Gurukul Parampara
Wild Sourcing 2,200m Buffer Zone
Consultation 45-Min Nadi Reading
Foundations of Rebalance

The Four Sanctified Pillars of Our Clinic

Treatment is not an assembly line of massages. It is an unhurried, ceremonial medicine crafted precisely for the season of your life and your unique cellular tissue (Dhatus).
01 / Diagnostic favorite

Authentic Nadi Pariksha

An unhurried 45-minute radial pulse assessment by our resident Vaidya. By discerning the deep three levels of pulse movement, we observe subtle imbalances across Vata, Pitta, and Kapha, discerning organ vitality and psychic fatigue long before physiological distress manifests.

Morning assessment (fasting) Individual Session
02 / Somatic Snehana water_drop

Abhyanga & Shirodhara

Warm synchronized streams of hand-pressed cold sesame oil infused over copper heat with Himalayan deodar cedar and wild vetiver root. Continuous rhythmic application over the third eye (Ajna Chakra) calms an agitated central nervous system, dissolving deep psychic stress and insomnia.

Traditional neem wood table (Droni) 75 - 90 Minutes
03 / Digest Fire (Agni) local_fire_department

Sattvic Mountain Nutrition

Soil-to-table nourishment tailored strictly to your individual doshic constitution. Prepared with organic grains from high-altitude terraced fields, sun-cured pulses, slow-churned A2 cultured ghee, wild nettle greens, and digestion-kindling wild spices (hing, dry ginger, Himalayan black cumin). All prepared and eaten in quiet mindfulness.

Three mindful communal meals daily Custom Dosha Regimen
04 / Pharmacopeia eco

Wild Herbal Dispensary

Living decoctions brewed from high-potency plants ethically foraged from the Shivapuri buffer zone: Forest Tulsi, Ashwagandha, Timur pepper, and red Rhododendron blossom extracts hand-pounded in stone pestles.

Zero chemical preservatives Living Formulations
The Setting

Medicine of Stillness and Alpine Air

In Ayurvedic wisdom, geography is itself a restorative agent. Perched at 1,980 meters on the granite spine of the Shivapuri ridge, our sanctuary is shielded from urban smog and acoustic agitation. Here, the nervous system naturally down-regulates through pure negative ion saturation from deodar pine canopies.

check_circle Filtered natural spring water infused with sun-dried holy basil
check_circle Pure beeswax candles and unadulterated pine resin incense
check_circle Digital silence across all healing suites and open verandas
Immersive Protocols

Ayurvedic Journey Pathways

Select a sanctuary pathway designed around your current energetic capacity and time in residence.

Gentle Restorative

3-Day Dosha Balancing

Short-Format Recalibration

Designed for pilgrims seeking an immediate release from chronic urban fatigue, adrenal burnout, and fragmented attention. Includes internal oleation, daily abhyanga, gentle herbal steam, and digestive fire rekindling.

  • 1x In-depth Vaidya Consultation
  • Daily Abhyanga & Swedana steam
  • Sattvic mono-diet (Khichadi regimen)
  • Evening herbal milk infusions
Duration: 3 Nights Select Path
Core Signature Offering
Deep Classical Cleansing

7-Day Himalayan Panchakarma

Shodhana (Purification) Immersion

Supervised classical purification for cellular detoxification. Gentle internal preparation (Purvakarma), medicated basti therapies, Shirodhara oil stream, guided breathwork, and deep silent introspection in nature.

  • Continuous Vaidya pulse monitoring
  • Daily multi-therapist treatments (120m)
  • Supervised herbal decoction fasts
  • Complete Mauna (noble silence) protocol
Duration: 7 Nights Apply for Dates
Individual Focus

Vaidya Consultations

Personalized Lifestyle Recalibration

Individualized clinical diagnosis for guests managing chronic digestive stagnation, autoimmune fatigue, skin inflammation, or sleep disturbances. You leave with an authentic Himalayan herbal dispensation and daily Dinacharya plan.

  • Comprehensive Prakriti/Vikriti mapping
  • 30-day take-home herbal formulation
  • Bespoke circadian rhythm timetable
  • Follow-up remote consultation check-in
Format: Single or Multi-Day Inquire Now
The Living Apothecary

Brass Pots, Clay Ovens, and Botanical Stillness

In our silent apothecary kitchen, medicine is not separated from cooking. Every herbal infusion, medicated ghee (Ghrita), and decoction (Kwatha) is prepared over slow firewood or heavy unlacquered brass cauldrons according to astrological planetary hours and moon phases.

38+ Wild herbs foraged within walking distance of the kitchen
100% Copper and brass cookware, free of synthetic non-stick coatings
Rhythm of Restoration

A Day in Classical Balance

Healing occurs when the human biological rhythm aligns with the movement of the Himalayan sun.

05:30 AM

Brahma Muhurta & Morning Infusion

Gentle wake-up chime, hot ginger-coriander water, eye wash with Triphala water.

Vata Period
07:00 AM

Pranayama & Restorative Asana

Gentle joint mobilization and nadi shodhana in the timber temple pavilion.

Kapha Period
09:00 AM

Individual Therapy & Oil Snehana

Synchronized Abhyanga, Shirodhara, or herbal potli massage tailored by Vaidya.

Deep Healing
12:30 PM

Main Sattvic Meal & Contemplation

The principal meal of the day when solar digestive fire (Pitta Agni) is peak.

Pitta Period
05:00 PM

Botanical Walk or Silent Rest

Mindful walking along mossy cedar trails or quiet herbal tea on the veranda.

Integration
08:30 PM

Nidra & Lights Extinguished

Warm spiced almond or oat elixir, sound of mountain crickets, deep restorative sleep.

Silent Rest
verified_user Our Conscious Ethical Covenant

A Respectful, Evidence-Guided Tradition

Bodhisattwa Retreat Centre approaches Ayurveda with solemn reverence, not commercial opportunism. We do not claim miraculous cures or promote extreme unregulated fasting. Our resident Vaidyas hold formal government-recognized degrees in Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) from Nepal and India. We coordinate transparently with conventional medical diagnostics when appropriate, prioritizing your systemic safety, psychological grounding, and sustainable long-term equilibrium.

Intake & Dialogue

Begin Your Ayurvedic Journey

Because our Vaidya accepts a maximum of six residential patients at any given time to preserve genuine diagnostic depth, residency spaces are allocated upon mutual understanding.

mail ayurveda@bodhisattwasanctuary.np
location_on Shivapuri Hills, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
schedule Intake consultations: Tues – Sun, 09:00 - 16:00 NPT