Journey Into Healing

Journey into Healing Details

This signature Chopra Center workshop is based on the 5,000 year-old practice of Ayurveda, the complementary system of healing which originated in ancient India. Along with special guest healthcare practitioners, the co-founders of the Chopra Center, Deepak Chopra, M.D. and David Simon, M.D., journey through a mind-body natural healing process that explores how to integrate ancient teachings and modern scientific research into a total program for wellness. Founded on the principle that "health is more than then absence of disease, it is physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing", Journey into Healing explores and explains how to bring these timeless healing practices into your daily life.

What's Your DoshaThis powerful four-day workshop includes instruction in accessing your inner pharmacy through the five senses, detailed explanation of your mind-body personality (dosha), body-centered restful awareness, intimate interactive exchanges, Primordial Sound Meditation instruction and a more complete understanding of a healthful and balanced mind and body. To complement the nutritional guidance offered, each day you will dine on delicious Ayurvedic vegetarian lunches designed from the Chopra Center cookbook.

Learn to bring balance into your life and enhance your health and wellbeing with practical tools and timeless techniques that are easy to integrate into your daily routine.


Journey Into Healing FAQs

What is Journey into Healing?
Who should go?
What happens at Journey into Healing
What type of Healthcare Provider would benefit?
How many CEU/CME credits can I earn for attending?
Are there prerequisites for Journey into Healing?

What is Journey into Healing?
This signature Chopra Center workshop is based on the 5,000-year-old practice of Ayurveda, the complementary system of healing which originated in ancient India. In this workshop Drs. Chopra and Simon de-mystify the ancient healing arts, and teach practical tools and techniques that are easy to integrate into everyday life.

Who should go?
Those looking to:

What happens at Journey into Healing?
This four-day workshop begins at 7am with Yoga instruction and meditation. Then, the co-founders of the Chopra Center-- Deepak and David-- guide you through natural healing, from nutrition to emotions, with the goal of finding daily balance. Dine on optional vegetarian Ayurvedic lunches designed from the Chopra Center cookbook. Deepak and David lead afternoon sessions that include immersion into the ancient healing system known as Ayurveda, intimate interactive exchanges, meditation, and a more complete understanding of a healthful and balanced mind and body. Your day concludes with beginner and advanced Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga instruction; every evening is filled with an opportunity to share experiences with others in your group or join in the evening's activity.

What type of Healthcare Provider would benefit?
Any type of healthcare practitioner stands to gain expanded healing potential, including physicians, nurses, therapists, acupunturists, chiropractors, and naturopaths. The foundational wisdom imparted by Deepak Chopra M.D. combined with practical application techniques taught by David Simon, M.D. and other special guest teachers will allow you to bring an intuitive mind-body awareness into your daily life to heal yourself and those around you.

Healthcare providers experience Ayurvedic Knowledge Workshop/Case Study Development and learn practical and clinical applications of Ayurveda and discover mind-body medicine in a comprehensive workshop environment. Working directly with Dr. David Simon, individual study groups will review a variety of medical case studies including: fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pain syndromes, diabetes mellitus, and cancer. This format facilitates a deeper, more experiential application of the Journey Into Healing material and will help you draw vital connections between current medicine, the principles of Ayurveda, and your own life.

Prerequisites for Journey into Healing
It is recommended that you are practicing Primordial Sound Meditation.
You can learn Primordial Sound Meditation from one of our certified instructors at locations throughout the world. If necessary, you may take Primordial Sound Meditation the day before Journey into Healing begins, but we recommend that you take the first step today and begin your meditation practice. Find a Primordial Sound Meditation Instructor in your area

We are also pleased to offer our signature Ayurvedic healing massage treatmentsin our Spa. This addition to your program further helps you cleanse, relax, and revitalize.

Journey into Healing is a requirement for those looking to become Certified Chopra Center instructors. For more information about the Teachers' Path, visit Teacher Training Programs.


What People Are Saying

"Journey into Healing is a journey to discover the healer in you. It takes you from the realm of western medicine into new frontiers and awareness and leaves you feeling empowered instead of helpless in an era when health care has become unaffordable for the majority. It shatters the illusion that medical intersection is the only way to stay healthy. Ayurveda reminds me that a majority of the world rely on alternative medicine for healthcare and wellbeing."
—Susan, 52, Los Angeles, CA

"Thank you, after months of chemo and trying to find peace I found it...inside me!"
—Melinda, 37, El Dorado Hills, CA

"Both Drs Chopra and Simon are not only experts in their field, but men of deep and profound wisdom, commitment and spirituality. Their knowledge and insight is combined with an ability to convey the information with great clarity and in a flowing and lucid style. They manage to bring a level of excitement and interest to topics which could easily be dry and academic. They do this in part through the comfort and ease with which they include themselves in the process. The yoga was gentle and non-threatening."
—Hilary, 63, Cape Town, South Africa


Journey into Healing Dates & Locations

June 19-22, 2008: Lake Lanier, GA

November 12-16, 2008: Tucson, AZ

Journey Into Healing Pricing

$1475 6-month advanced enrollment
$1675 60-day super early bird
$1875 30-day early bird
$2175 Standard enrollment
Ask about companion savings!

Please note, transportation & accommodations are not included.

Physician CMEs

Journey Into Healing SyllabusThis activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and The Chopra Center at La Costa Resort and Spa. The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 18.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and Acupuncturists CEUs

The Chopra Center is an approved provider of continuing education by:

All professionals may request a non-CME certificate from UCSD. Out-of-state participants should check with their licensing boards to determine whether the board will accept these credits. The cost is $35.

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