7 or 12 Private Checkpoints in 3 months

1. Difference Between 7 and 12 checkpoints
   • After you meet at basecamp and gather your commissary provisions with the beginning hikers (intake and report of findings appointments), then you have your choice of five 1-hour hikes every other week or ten 30-minute weekly hikes (same day and time every week).
2. Pack your Backpack – at Home Preparation
   • Complete registration documents (forms) 24-48 hours in advance of meeting with your guide
   • Read eBook introduction
     • History and philosophy of Āyurveda
     • The Five Elements
     • The 3 Doṣas
     • The Four Aims of Life
     • Sankalpa – Planting the Seed Intention
3. Meet at Basecamp – appointment #1
   1. Initial 2-hour assessment to discover your body, mind and spirit through the lense of Āyurveda
   2. Receive health screening: Pulse, tongue, urine, skin, nails, etc. observation
4. Activities Before Next Rendez-Vous: Set up Your Cabin
   • Tank up: Enjoy a couple of the following:
     • Go camping
     • Make a mess hall of your kitchen and enjoy Āyurvedic grub
     • Leisure read
     • Breathe
     • Forest bathe
     • Sit still
     • Practice yoga āsana
     • Swim
     • BE with friends and family
   • eBook reading and worksheets
     • Prakṛti, Vikṛti and Clinical Vikṛti
     • The 10 pairs of opposing qualities
     • The 6 tastes
     • Keep a sustenance log for at least one day
5. Gather Commissary Provisions – appointment #2
   • Flag ceremony: Meet at the ranger station for your 1-hour “Report of Findings” non-class for a big-picture, customized Āyurvedic excursion plan
   • Begin sipping your personalized herbal tea and using your spice mix as soon as you receive it (2-month supply plus shipping included in the price of the hike)
   • Optional: Start taking your customized herbal compound daily if your angels’ supervisor has created one for you. This is a separate fee not included in the price of the hike. The estimated cost is $25-$35 per month and the fees go to our pharmacist.
   • Study the Trail Map
     • Create a 1-week victual plan using eBook recipes
     • Agni: the camp fire of life
     • Digestion
     • Āma: Toxins that cause imbalance and disease
     • The 3 Malas: Visiting the outhouse or brown blazing
     • Personalized Tea and Spice Mix Education
6. Scenic Outlook – appointment #3
   1. Discuss eBook exploration
   2. Review and troubleshoot recommendations
   3. Observe effects of the hike
   4. Celebrate checkpoints
   5. eBook reading assignment for fourth appointment
      1. Dinacharyā: Daily Routine
      2. Viharā: Lifestyle
7. Scenic Outlooks – appointments #4-6 or 4-10
   • Discuss eBook assignments and how the concepts apply to you
     • The subdoṣas
     • The seven tissues
     • The thirteen channels
     • Causes of imbalance
     • Stages of disease
     • Sattva, Rajas and Tamas – Āyurveda and Mental Health
     • Prāṇa, Tejas, Ojas
   • eBook reading assignment for last appointment – create your own final adventure
     • Prānayama (Breathing Practices)
     • Meditation
     • DIY Ayurvedic Diagnostics: Pulse, Tongue, Urine, Eyes, Nails, Face, etc.
     • Āyurvedic Yoga Therapy
     • Āyurvedic Aromatherapy
     • Visual Therapy – Color, Gems, Yantra
     • Āyurvedic Sound Therapy – music, mantra, etc.
     • Āyurvedic Skin Care
     • Āyurveda and Fertility
     • Perinatal Āyurveda
     • Āyurveda For Kids
     • Āyurveda For Specific Disease Management
     • Menopause
     • Hormones
     • Other
8. Final Powwow – appointment #7 or #12
   • Discuss eBook exploration
   • Review and troubleshoot recommendations
   • Observe effects of the hike
   • Celebrate the summit
   • Revisit initial intention
   • Select final eBook assignment for post unschool
   • Discuss plans for graduate unschooling
   • Fire ungraduation ceremony
     • Write one letter to yourself to burn
     • Write one letter to yourself to open next summer
   • Bid farewells until next time and go home to bathe and sleep in your own bed