SHIVA-SHAKTI BACK TO THE ROOTS 8 DAY INTEGRATED HOLISTIC RETREAT

Siddha Vaidya Surendra was born in 1969 in Zagreb, Croatia. His parents were lawyers. Due to the nature of his father's work, he had the opportunity to visit many different countries throughout the world and be exposed to different cultures from a young age. He first visited India and China with his parents in 1977. By the time he was 16, he had been to practically every continent. He spent part of his early life in Austria. His mother, who was a lawyer, was also a practitioner of traditional herbalism. Whenever a health intervention was needed within the family and friends, his mother would make her remedies and preparations. From early childhood, he would go with her to the forests and fields to collect herbs and mushrooms. The mushroom-picking tradition is a very strong and common practice in Croatia. He grew up in an environment that was open to the natural and holistic. He embraced holistic principles wholeheartedly. Such early experiences completely determined his path. As he was growing up he continued the interest and the path into the holistic world. At the age of 17, he came into contact with breathwork. One of the most profound psychedelic experiences determined his next step. At the age of nineteen, he went back to visit India. The experience of that visit only deepened and further determined his path of self-development. In a series of events, he met Avatar and Siddha Yogi who gave him his spiritual name Surendra. He graduated with a BS degree in physiotherapy from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Zagreb. In the process of continuous learning, he studied C.O.R.E. Psychology and Hypnotherapy. He completed a five-year course in Homeopathy from the London College of Classical Homeopathy and the London Contemporary College of Homeopathy. He studied Ayurveda in Sri Lanka and India. He was mentored, practiced, and worked under a few of the oldest and most respected families of traditional Ayurvedic doctors. He has a Bachelor's degree in Ayurvedic medicine. He holds a diploma in Siddha medicine. And is a Holistic health consultant. He has a diploma as a structural (family) constellator. He graduated from Inner-Track School in the US and is a psilocybin facilitator. Psychedelics played a major role in his life regarding all key issues of life and self-development. In this area, he places great emphasis on preparation and integration. He has participated in more than 100 ceremonies of ayahuasca and has experience with LSD, Vachuma (San Pedro), psilocybin, Iboga, and Amanita for more than 30 years. He established and runs Ayurveda and Naturopathic Center in Croatia in 2004. He founded Ayurvedic College in Zagreb. He is the author of the book Ayurveda Science of Life. In the past 20 years, he was invited to various TV shows on national television regarding Ayurveda, Quantum medicine, Vedic culture, lifestyle, and breathwork.