Learning Session - FAQs

What's a Learning session (LS)?Learning session is a one-daygroup workshop conducted at Rujuta's ancestral farm house in Sonave. The ideais to learn how food, sleep, exercise and relationships affect the health andharmony of our body. The workshop is followed by a 2 month interaction withRujuta's team to help you stay on track and resolve any practical issues thatmay crop up while following her advice.
What is the LS on Hypothyroid allabout?Well, all we have been doing foryears is cursing the thyroid gland for our "weight gain", but the truth is thatan underworking thyroid is more of a lifestyle problem than a "thyroidproblem".You will be learning strategies tonourish your thyroid gland – how good food, exercise, sleep & relationshipscan optimize thyroid function, improve your metabolic rate and thereby aid fatburning.So whether it is a post-pregnancythyroid issue/autoimmune thyroid/menopause thyroid- the idea is to work atmaking specific changes in your lifestyle that will help support your thyroidfunction and eventually allow you to lower your thyroid dosage.
Is it a day-long or more? It is a day-long learning session.It also includes a 2-month follow up with Rujuta's team nutritionist.
What is the nature of follow up?We give you homework to do; youfill in our effort tracker every week and email it to us. Your designatednutritionist provides you feedback on the same via e-mail once every 2-weeksand talks to you over the phone.
Where is Sonave?Sonave is a tribal village on theoutskirts of Mumbai, beyond Virar, just off the Western express Highway. It isabout 80kms from Bandra/ a 2-hour drive from the Mumbai airport.
I don't stay in Mumbai, how can Imake it? We leave Mumbai by 6:00 am on theday of the LS. We suggest you reach Mumbai a day prior so that you can leavealong with other participants. If you are coming from Surat, Vapi, Pune – thenyou can start early from home and make it to Sonave on time. Exact directionswill be provided on signing up.
Can I fly out on the same day?Yes, you can. Book flights post8.30 pm to be on the safer side. We leave by 5:00 pm from Sonave.
Can you arrange for my transport?Yes, from Mumbai to Sonave and backto Mumbai. We typically carpool and request you to indicate while signing up ifyou would like us to arrange for the same. Currently it's Rs.3500/- for a carthat can accommodate 6 people comfortably.
What is the group size? It will be about 15 max. Seats arereserved on first come, first serve basis.
What are the exact timings of theLS?We serve you breakfast on reachingalong with herbal or adrak chai, the session starts at 10.00 am, lunch is from noonto 1.00 pm, the afternoon session is 2.00– 3.30 pm followed by a Q & A thatwraps up by 4.30 pm. We then have a small snack and leave from Sonave by 5.00 pm.
What about food?Simple, nutritious, Maharashtrianfare is served as breakfast; a traditional sit down for lunch and a snackbefore you leave in the evening. Water is filtered and purified and of course, localbeverages like kokam, amla and nimbu sherbet will be served. Please inform usif you would like Jain meals or if you have any kind of food allergies.
Anything I need to carry with me? Nothing in particular. A fruit ora small snack for the journey and a bottle of water. Once you are at Sonave, wetake care of your meals.
What are the fees for the learningsession?Rs. 15,000/- which does notinclude transport.
Do you offer any couple/groupdiscounts?None.
How do I make my payment/register?You need to make your paymenteither by a DD or via an online transfer after which we confirm your place andsend you the Diet recall sheet. Payment details are – Demand Draft:
For 'Rujuta Diwekar'
403, Ram Krishna Chambers,
Above Reebok showroom,
Linking Road, Khar west,
Mumbai- 400052 Online transfer/ Direct deposit to:
Beneficiary Name - Rujuta Diwekar
Beneficiary Current Account # or IBAN # - 910020016032277
Beneficiary Bank Name - Axis Bank Ltd.,
Swift code: AXISINBB020
IFSC code: UTIB0000415
Beneficiary Bank Address - Springfields Bldg,
Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri (w), Mumbai - 400053.
Will Rujuta be personally available?Of course! Rujuta conducts thesession, so you can have access to her through the day. Her mother will bepresent too and is in charge of cooking simple, nourishing, pure-vegetarianmaharashtrian meals for the day :)
Do we get any notes or manual?Yes, you get a note pad & apen to take notes and we provide you a file with the print outs of all that wasdiscussed and is worth remembering from the LS J We are also working on providingyou with a CD of the LS.
Anything else that I need to know?Your phone may not work in Sonave,we have electricity but it is well, unreliable. The last 1 or 2 km to the farmis a kaccha road.
For any further queries, pleasefeel free to email on mitahar@gmail.com or call on +91 8080824276  between 10.00 am-6.00pm IST (Mon-Sat).
Look forward to seeing you atSonave J