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American Yogini's Juice Fasting Program
"Fasting is not a deprivation but exactly the opposite: a very rich thing you do for your Self. Just as savasana on the mat; this is where the magic happens."
Mary McGuire-Wien
Resting the body from food might seem what fasting and cleansing is all about, but in fact there is much more to it than that. American Yogini Hohm is the most supportive, luxurious and above all safe places to enjoy your cleanse. It is our sincere desire that our students go home, not only lighter in body, with calm balanced nervous systems, and new clarity of purpose, but more importantly, empowered with the skills to maintain them.
Through informal and semi-private sessions you will have the opportunity to learn hands on techniques so that you may re-create our juices and recipes for yourselves and families in your own home and take the balance you will experience here, back to your every day lives. This is a real home, designed as a model for teaching conscious and cleansing lifestyle practices born from yoga, so that our students can apply them realistically when they return to their own lives.
We are eager to share with you all of what we know about living in balance, cleansing, conscious and sustainable living to help you to be the best and most vibrantly healthy person you can be.
The world is moving fast. Information is overwhelming our nervous systems, toxins in most of our foods, water and atmosphere, is going into our body faster than our cells can process and eliminate them. Fasting gives your digestive system a rest. What we've done by creating these juices is eliminate the process of digesting, thus freeing up the energy it usually take for your body to do so. Ultimately leaving you with a sense of renewed energy. Our raw juice helps to break down toxic materials and eliminates them through natural circulation, and through all of this new cell growth is created.
Since your body is just so genuine and intelligent, your blood-protein level will stay consistent during your cleanse, as your body uses stored protein and other nutrients where they are needed. Our juices are intentionally prepared with an array of fruits, vegetables and herbs that are necessary to enhance your health while cleansing. You will still be receiving your daily calories and nutrients just in a way that is more gradual and more gentle for your body.
We have several meal options. You can choose to start your juice fast retreat with a pre-fast meal, and also end your stay with a break-fast meal. At other times some guests come not for a juice fast, but just for a healthy place to rest and experience some peace and quiet and a friendly benevolent atmosphere with light vegetarian or vegan meals, and green smoothies. It is also possible to juice fast all day but have one raw meal per day. Still others come to juice fast but come with a partner who is not. We graciously offer humble "Bento box" meals for these requests. Our registration form provides the opportunity to let us know if you think you may be wishing meals during your stay at hohm.
American Yogini and the Hohm Boutique Retreat Experience : video and description
"Hohm" as we now call our special retreat got its name from the root word "Ohm", which in Sanskrit and Yoga is defined as the sound that is contained in every other vibration. In other words: harmonizing. It is also from "home" which is a place we ideally find safety, healing, nourishment, nurturing and benevolence. It is our sincere desire that time spent with us in our "hohm" will bring you all these, and become a special place you can return to again and again to reconnect with yourself, and then go forth to be your best. This is our actual "hohm", and purposefully a "living yoga lifestyle" teaching experience. This is one of many things that make "hohm" so unique. We no longer maintain a structured schedule, although there is a Yoga class most days at 9:30 or 10 AM. We encourage the practice of "social silence" between 9:30PM and 9 AM. You will learn informally here, with enlightening presentations that occur quite spontaneously. These may happen in the garden, by the pool, in the kitchen, while kayaking, or during a beach hike. Juices are made fresh twice a day, and are available throughout the day whenever you want them. We encourage tuning into and discovering your own timing and rhythm for your juices. Hohm is an ideal place to create art, write, read, sleep, rest deeply, and contemplate. We have movies available nightly, but we do not have TV, Radio or Newspapers of any kind. We do have wireless internet access, and you may use your cell phone in your room, (quietly and short calls if you have a roommate) or apart from other guests, while outside. This helps to preserve the peaceful atmosphere as well as give you the opportunity to cultivate conscious living. We also humbly request that you keep your cell phone set to vibrate mode, rather than ring tone for this same reason. There is a social silence rule between 9PM and 9AM. TV is fine between those hours provided the subtitles are used and volume at very low level. We look forward to welcoming you hohm soon.
"Hohm" as we now call our special retreat got its name from the root word "Ohm", which in Sanskrit and Yoga is defined as the sound that is contained in every other vibration. In other words: harmonizing. It is also from "home" which is a place we ideally find safety, healing, nourishment, nurturing and benevolence. It is our sincere desire that time spent with us in our "hohm" will bring you all these, and become a special place you can return to again and again to reconnect with yourself, and then go forth to be your best. This is our actual "hohm", and purposefully a "living yoga lifestyle" teaching experience. This is one of many things that make "hohm" so unique. Our Standard Retreats, offered almost every day, do not operate on a structured schedule, although there is a Yoga class most days at 9:30 or 10 AM. You will learn informally here, with enlightening presentations that occur quite spontaneously. These may happen in the garden, by the pool, in the kitchen, while kayaking, or during a beach hike. If you are seeking a more structured and learning intensive retreat, have a look at our events calendar or email us to find out when one of our "yogini in residence" programs are scheduled.
Juices are made fresh twice a day, and are available throughout the day whenever you want them. We encourage tuning into and discovering your own timing and rhythm for your juices. Hohm is an ideal place to create art, write, read, sleep, rest deeply, and contemplate. We have movies available nightly, but we do not have TV, Radio or Newspapers of any kind. We do have wireless internet access, and you may use your cell phone in your room, (quietly and short calls if you have a roommate) or apart from other guests, while outside. This helps to preserve the peaceful atmosphere as well as give you the opportunity to cultivate conscious living. We also humbly request that you keep your cell phone set to vibrate mode, rather than ring tone for this same reason. There is a social silence rule between 9PM and 9AM. TV is fine between those hours provided the subtitles are used and volume at very low level. We look forward to welcoming you hohm soon.
Hohm's Standard UNSTRUCTURED Retreats
Hohm is a place for simple self-care and restoration with yoga, healing arts, living juices and simple light foods. Many of our customers are regular members who appreciate the beauty of our art filled surroundings, and the convenient location, so easy to reach from mid-town Manhattan and airports. This standard retreat does not have a formal schedule. For those wishing a formal yoga class, our local yoga studios offer several classes daily and one class per day is included in your retreat tuition.
Our customers are very healthy individuals who take their wellness into their own power with a "Self Care" practice of regular juice fasting, or healing arts, yoga, nature and sleep and consider hohm the perfect place to " get the deed done," Hohm provides space to restore in a surrounding that is safe, beautiful, and supportive without being overly structured-a quality our members appreciate.
Unstructured retreats are available the first weekend of every month, as well as most week days. All other weekends will be structured. Learn more about our structured weekend retreats in section below. Please check the calendar at time of registration to make sure you get the experience you desire.
Take advantage of the time while you are here to get to know yourself, meditate, write, create, read, catch up on sleep, maintain your well being, remove yourself from the constant scheduled activities that fill most of our lives, and above all let go, relax and just "be."
NEW! STRUCTURED Retreats at hohm
Do you prefer a structured yoga retreat? Then be sure to keep an eye on our events calender for "Yogini in residence" retreats these very special often intensive learning and yoga retreats are presented by an interesting array of world class professional workshop leaders who may be "in residence" at hohm. Depending on the program and presenter, there may be a supplemental tuition charge which will ne noted on our events calender Unlike our standard retreats which have no minimum or maximum number of days to attend, These programs are scheduled for a pre-set number of days - such as 3 days, 5 days or 7 days for example, according to the requirements of each program presenter. Such a retreat would typically include two yoga sessions per day, an off the mat workshop or healing session, and an evening program. Each presentors curriculem and itinerary will be clearly posted in a link on our events calender.
Rebounding, and self-practice with or without the aid of our large flat screen monitor and our vast library of yoga and workouts on DVD, Walks to the beach,
Biking, Kayaking, Star Gazing, Excursions to local villages, observatory and other beaches, organic farms and vineyards, swimming in our chemical free pool (summer only), Riding at nearby stables both English or Western, Golf, Tennis.
Reading from our big and interesting library full of books about consciousness, yoga, self guided creativity workshops, art and gardening. Every evening we play "yogini approved" movies - no gratuitous violence, often romance, art films, or foreign thought provoking files.
Healing arts are a-la Carte. We are fortunate and grateful to have the most gifted intuitive licensed and highly skilled healing artists and massage therapists anywhere in our community. All services range between $120 to $275. Most popular option is $165 for 90+ minute sessions.
About Our Juices, Broths & Grains
Raw Juice
Raw Juice refers to the extracted juices of fruits and vegetables that have in no way been cooked or heated. This is to retain the full enzymatic properties. Please read about "what are enzymes".
We combine the juices at American Yogini in a very special way. Because our groups are either private or in small groups, we have the luxury of taking the time to combine the juices by hand individually with a result that could only happen in small handmade batches. We have the most delicious, nutritious, cleansing and lovingly made juices anywhere on the planet. Our freshly extracted juice blends maximize nutrients. Did you know that all Fruits and Vegetables contain protein? These are not complete proteins as animal products contain, but when combined in our special blends, a full array of nutrients, enzymes and proteins are made available to you.
Some ingredients we use in proprietary combinations are:
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Potassium Broth
We have a broth available twice a day that is made from slow cooking potassium rich vegetables in purified water and straining out all the solid fiber. It is important to keep have a supply of potassium, which is also known as an electrolyte. The normal functioning of our bodies cells, inside and outside depend on regulating potassium. So regulating potassium with this broth may be very helpful to the cells as they are detoxing and rebuilding themselves.
Grains
We have simple steamed quinoa or millet available for the following purposes during your fast:
- To slow down the detox if it is too uncomfortable to handle
- To practice conscious chewing, if that is a focus for you
- To ground you if you feel spacey
Charges for our retreat services are calculated by the night, per individual person, regardless of number of nights you stay The amount is determined by which level of accommodation you prefer private or shared). If you are attending a retreat guided by a guest yogi in residence that is fully scheduled there may be a tuition supplemental cost,- the amount determined by each yogini in residence will be posted on our events calendar.
We have lower rates for "Members" which are calculated and discounted according to number of stays a member comes.
Membership information is sent only to our past guests, and you must come as a full paying guest at least once to receive our membership invitation and rates.
After you have one stay you can become part of Members and be able to get discount rates
Pricing below includes room, juices, soups, teas, yoga, informal workshops, and for those staying in a private room with private bath, 1 massage is included for stays of 5 days or more
Private/private bath $275
Private/shared bath $245
Shared/shared bath $175
"Structured retreats" led by "Yogini In Residence" that are highly scheduled might have a tuition supplement which is posted on our special events page.
"Members" enjoy various lower rates, the more they visit the lower the rate.
There are limited work study opportunities for members only. To become a member you must attend a minimum of at least one 5 day stay at our standard rates.
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