AuERA

Living
A visionary path for a life of Health & Harmony during the Golden Years

A time comes when we feel that it is not necessary for us to expect anything from the
world. It is not that the world cannot give anything to us, nor that we cannot take; but it is
not necessary to take. We can become so mature that we are content within ourselves.
The contentment has matured into the ripe fruit of permanent experience, and then we
live a life of what is generally called retirement. The life of retirement is not an idle life of
sleeping; it is a further advanced state above the grhastha, where the energy conserved
and the potency that is inside is totally oriented towards a higher aspiration. The
retirement is only from the distractions of life, not from the duties of life. Now the activity
that was earlier externally motivated in many ways becomes directed internally. Here is
the time when we become a friend of all sarvabhUtahite ratAh (B.G.12.4). We are not
merely a friend of people, but even the very elements will bend before us. This is
traditionally designated as the vanaprastha stage.

India today experiences the emergence of nuclear families with
children/grandchildren mostly living far away from their native locality or
abroad. Many of their inherited/existing homes are increasingly becoming
more difficult to maintain or even to live in. There are thus an increasing
number of people in their sixties that are faced with the prospect of having to
live their post sixty years alone. With the increase in life expectancy this has
easily become 25 years or more post retirement. Not only do they have to live
alone, but they are further burdened with the need to cook, clean and
maintain their living premises all by themselves.
AuERA Living, a joint initiative of Punarnava Ayurveda Trust
[www.punarnava.org] and Vaidyagramma Community Trust, is an idea born out
of this reality to create a visionary path to retired life in a community that
provides one with dignity, harmony and health in a sustainable manner.

The goal

to create communities with a conducive and comfortable contemporary

environment to inspire people to pursue the higher aspirations of life
thereby enriching the golden era

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Summary

AuERA Living desires to create an optimum living environment which is eco-
friendly and self-sustainable thereby enhancing the quality of life and creating
health and harmony in our golden years.

Imagine a life where
all your material needs are taken care of without having to transact
in currency of any kind!
every activity is aimed at enhancing the quality of your life!
you are surrounded by people living together without the need to
compete!
the living principles are designed to easily have a life of health,
harmony and happiness!

We seek to build a community where every space is designed to function as
elegantly and efficiently as a flower: a space conforming to the bioregions
characteristics; a space that is committed to

being eco-friendly and self-sustainable

generating and conserving energy
harvesting, storing and judiciously using water
engaging in natural farming to maximally take care of food needs from
within the community itself
responsibly managing the waste that is generated by engaging in
recycling, re-using and restoring where possible
the fulfillment of higher aspirations
and most importantly, engaging in clean living

The scale of change we seek is immense but not impossible. We are
committed to this change in the interest of our own well being; in the interest
of the well being of Mother Earth. And we believe that we deserve Clean
Living in the last decades of our lives.


If not us, who? If not now, when?
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The Project
Highlights
a) extent of over around 100 acres of land
b) 1/3 will be the dwelling space and associated infrastructure; 2/3 is
reserved for all the other sustainable initiatives including agro-forestry,
water management, energy management, waste management,
sustainability initiatives etc.
c) maximal elimination of cash transactions of any kind within the
community once one becomes a resident in this community
d) healthy vegetarian food using the natural / organic produce from within
the community itself
e) clean air and virtual elimination of chemical toxicity within the
community
f) energy from renewable sources like solar, wind power, bio-gas etc.
g) facility to live by the principles of Ayurveda thus enabling greater health
and harmony in the golden years of ones life
h) common facilities like walking tracks, guestrooms, recreation space,
performance halls, stores etc.
i) in close proximity to a childrens home and school, where the residents
get the opportunity to share their life experience with the children and
also partake of the youthful energy
Location

Thirumalayampalayam Panchayat, a suburb of Coimbatore in Tamil

Nadu
The village is situated along the hill sides of the Western Ghats around
12 km from the Kerala border and 27 km from Coimbatore International
Airport
Close to the healing village of Vaidyagrama [www.vaidyagrama.com],
whose service shall form an integral part of the Community.
The Community shall be adjacent to Vaidyagrama itself. The Google
Map location of the area can accessed via the link below.

https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/vaidyagrama+-
+Ayurveda+healing+village/@10.8554618,76.9034577,352m/data=!3m1!1e3!4
m2!3m1!1s0x3ba84369d114181f:0x59618962c1bbb482

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Residences
The layout and facilities in the residences shall keep in mind the needs of the
primary residents of over 60 years of age as well as the needs of others who
might reside along with them. Some features of each residence include

foyer, bedroom, bathroom, balcony & kitchenette will form the base unit
based on unit size, the residence will have 2 or even 3 bedrooms and
associated facilities
all residences shall be based on vastu principles
the primary styling will be along Kerala architectural lines
the construction material used will be eco-friendly like rammed earth,
stabilized soil blocks and other material which is mostly locally available
running hot water facility, 24 hours power backup, television,
broadband internet and other amenities will be provided to make for a
comfortable contemporary residence, including air-conditioning in the
bedrooms for those who desire it, even though our experience over the
past several years at Vaidyagrama is that the constantly flowing cool
winds from Western Ghats makes this unnecessary
no boundary walls and the clustered units will be surrounded by open
spaces filled with flowering plants, shading and fruit trees

The common facilities include

all residences will be connected with walkways

only vehicles powered by alternate energy will ply in the residential
areas this includes golf cars, bicycles etc.
guest residences will be available to those wishing to experience the
living style of the community for a period of time before entering into it
multiple kitchens catering to different cuisines as well as dining area
where all the food for the residents is prepared according to holistic
principle and prepared using wholesome materials
several stores spread across the campus that cater to the other daily
needs of the residents on a no-transaction basis. These stores shall also
provide special items that the resident may require on a paid basis
meditation and yoga space
recreation space, walking paths, performance halls are some of the
other facilities that are being planned
security for the Community shall be achieved without walling in the
Community, and relying more on modern communication and
surveillance. All efforts will be made to seamlessly merge the
Community with the neighboring society without compromising the
security of the residents

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Health of the residents

Quality healthcare of the residents is critical to the achievement of our

vision of a life of health and harmony during our golden years.
We have adopted Ayurveda as our primary healthcare provider at the
community; and where the Ayurveda physicians deem it fit, other
medical systems like Allopathy will be applied.
In the journey towards this vision, we will be supported by our sister
institution, vaidyagrama Ayurveda healing village, around which the
AuERA living community is being developed. Vaidyagrama, an initiative
of Punarnava Ayurveda Coimbatore, currently treats patients from all
over the world for both serious health issues as well as for promotive
and rejuvenative healthcare through authentic Ayurveda.
In addition to the full care inpatient facilities at Vaidyagrama, the
Community shall also have an Ayurveda treatment centre within the
community itself. This center will address primary healthcare problems
like fever, cold, cough, diarrhea, wounds and cuts and burns; and also
assist and educate the residents with regard to promotive healthcare in
relation to their daily routine and diet.
The primary promotive healthcare for the Community shall be geriatric
care as prescribed by Ayurveda which includes the following -

daily routine including taking care of the eyes, ears, nose, skin
and tongue Ayurveda in daily life

yoga

abhyanga or simple oil application

annual or once per two years panchakarma for 2-3 weeks at

vaidyagrama hospital or as advised by the physician

internal herbs and dietary and lifestyle restrictions for specific

people based on condition

There will also be an essentially equipped emergency medical centre. In

the event the emergency or ailment cannot be handled by the in-house
facilities or at Vaidyagrama, the same shall be cared for at nearby
medical facilities as needed.
A palliative care center is also being planned within the community.

We are committed to creating an optimum healing environment where the

vision of health and harmony can be achieved with the least possible stress.
However the optimum use of this environment lies in the hands of each of the
residents; it is when they take the responsibility for their own life and living
and healing, that this environment responds to their health needs.
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Conclusion
Overall the Community shall be built around the 15 factors for retirement
successes

Work reorientation

Attitude toward retirement

Directedness

Health perception

Financial security

Current life satisfaction

Projected life satisfaction

Life meaning

Leisure interests

Adaptability

Life stage satisfaction

Dependents

Family/relationship issues

Perception of age

Replacement of work functions

For more information
If the concept of retired life as described herein appeals to you, and if you
wish to be a resident member of the AuERA Living Community, please do visit
the following links to understand us, our vision, values and activities better
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http://www.vaidyagrama.com
http://www.punarnava.org
http://www.AyurvedaInDailyLife.org
http://www.AyurvedaConference.com

And then, feel free to speak with any of us at the following numbers -
Pullat Das Menon

+91 99169 26733

Capt.Suryanarayana Pullat

+91 98400 62190

Geetha Mohandas

+91 90478 17525

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