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      <image:caption>DATES: TBC DURATION: 10 nights TRIP COSTS : $3,999 AUD per person * Special Note: As most of the properties selected are boutique resorts with limited accommodation options, the program is based on shared accommodation. Payment in Full TBC *Air fare &amp; travel insurance not included (airfare MEL-CMB-MEL approximately 1100 AUD pp direct)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Vedic Meditation - In the Vedic Worldview, Consciousness is all there is and yoga is the union of Individual Consciousness with Cosmic Consciousness</image:title>
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      <image:caption>"I was born and raised in Sri Lanka, and this retreat is an offering of my heart — a homecoming, not just for me, but for you too. My hope is that you will feel the spirit of this magical isle of Sri Lanka — as medicine, as remembrance, and as a homecoming to your soul. I invite you to join me on this sacred journey."</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>KANDALAMA , SIGIRIYA &amp; DAMBULLA Travel to Kandalama after breakfastt via Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage &amp; stop for lunch. Arrive at Kandalama Hotel for Tea. Rest by the pool until sunset. Gentle Yoga &amp; Meditation Circle before Dinner. Next day we climb Sigiriya rock. Back in time for lunch and relax by the pool. Afternoon tea followed by restorative Yoga &amp; Meditation before dinner.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Travel to Kandy from Kandalama via the Temple of the Tooth. Arrive at Samadhi Ayurveda &amp; Meditation. Vedic Meditation Course &amp; Ayurveda Treatments begin.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Leave Samadhi via Nuwara Eliya and the Tea Plantations to catch the scenic tain ride to Ella. Arrive in Ella. Explore Ella, The Nine Arch Bridge &amp; Hike Little Adams’s Peak.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Leave Ella via Ravana Waterfalls for Hikkaduwa. Arrive at Villa Saffron in Hikkaduwa Time in the sun by the Indian ocean. Visit Galle Fort. Depart for airport from Hikkaduwa on Day 13 after dinner.</image:caption>
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