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Each journey to find yourself, starts in front of your door.
FEATURED TREATMENTS
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FEATURED DESTINATIONS
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FEATURED RETREATS
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FEATURED EXPERTS
Meet world's most respected ayurveda and yoga experts.
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ABOUT US
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ART OF TRAVEL & HEALING
It is a creative journey on which we are not afraid to be different.
AYURVEDA GUIDE
All you need to know before we take you on the ayurveda journey.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Every day we ask our ayurveda experts one question about healing and travel.
What is Ayurveda? How is this ancient medical system connected with yoga, meditation, healthy food, relaxation in nature and modern life style?
Ayurveda trails are dedicated to everyone, who is searching answers to these questions.It does not want to be anything else, but art expression of healthy life style inspired by Indian ancient healing traditions, creating harmony with the dynamics of contemporary life.
When Would You Like To Travel & What Is Your Budget?
What Are Your Accommodation Preferences?
What Are Your Diet Preferences?
What Are Your Yoga & Meditation Preferences?
Where Would You Like To Travel & Spend Your Time?
What Are Your Ayurveda Treatment Preferences?
What Is The Reason For Your Ayurveda Treatment?
The chakra of enlightenment and spiritual connection to our higher selves, others, and ultimately, to the divine.
The first question, which should be asked: What do you expect from ayurveda treatment or retreat? Is it holiday and relax (Ayurveda Well Being), health treatment (Ayurveda Rejuvenation) or intense healing and detox treatments (Ayurveda Detox & Panchakarma)?
If the answer is holiday and relax, then we are recommending ayurveda resorts and retreats, which are situated close to the beach, where you can enjoy healthy food, ayurveda treatments, yoga and meditation, but also you can swim or go for a short trip. But this kind of holiday stay do not have long term healing effect on your body. For more serious health treatments we recommend to consult your stay with our ayurveda doctors and experts and choose more strict ayurveda resort, retreat or hospital.
Traditional ayurveda healing requires time, dedication and trust. For long term health healing is important discipline, continuity and patience. The intense healing and detox treatments should take at least 21 days (ideally 28 days), but many resorts in their effort to balance their ayurveda programmes with fast modern lifestyle are offering shorter 14 or 7 days stays. The short term stays should be combined with long term health ayurveda programmes or supplement them.
The “third eye” chakra is our center of intuition. we may not listen to it or heed its warnings. Its opening will help you hone this ability.
The most of the ayurveda resorts are preparing individually designed ayurveda programmes. We have divided them into the most common 12 categories, which can help you to target the treatment of your health problem. However, in case if you have any specific health problem, we recommend the consultation with our ayurveda doctor or expert before you book your stay in the ayurveda resort or retreat. For patients who would like to go through panchakarma treatment or have more than one health issue to address, the ayurveda doctors will decide the appropriate treatment protocol based on consultation and health report from your doctor. Say "Namaste" to us and or fill the consultation form, after submitting it we will contact you in 24 hours.
It is helpful, if ayurveda resorts obtain more information about the guests or patients and their health conditions in advance, especially, if they have serious health problems. After arrival the patient is interviewed by ayurveda doctor. Any treatment begins with the three kinds of diagnostic: Darshana (observing), Sparshana (physical examination) and Prasna (interrogating). Ayurveda doctor determines your body constitution through extensive examination of the individual using these methods of diagnosis and accordingly arrive at a course of treatment. After evaluation of the questioner about your health problems, habits and daily routines, the doctors prepare diet, treatment and yoga programme.
The is our source of verbal expression and the ability to speak our highest truth.
Traditionally for intense ayurveda treatment are recommended resorts situated on the foot of the tropical mountains, where the climate support the healing process. But the healing environment is also important. Many foreigners, who are taking ayurveda treatment in India or Sri Lanka are from cold or landlocked countries and for them, the beach tropical scenery and the sunlight are very important elements. The good feeling can support the healing process.
Note: Usually ayurveda resorts situated close to the beach are very strict and do not recommend to patients to walk or take a bath in the sea during the treatment process.
The chakra unites the lower chakras of matter and the upper chakras of spirit. It serves as a bridge between our body, mind and spirit. The heart chakra is our source of love and emotional connections.
In Sanskrit the word yoga means connection with your self but also with environment around you. This connection is impossible without a healthy body, steady mind and clear consciousness, therefore yoga builds on ayurvedic principles. Yoga programmes target not only the physical problems such as back pain, join pain or head ache, but also mental conditions of the patients. The most of the psychosomatic and civilisation diseases are stress-related, that is why the main focus is on peaceful energy flow in the body and calmness of the mind.
Each ayurveda programme includes at least once a day a yoga or meditation lesson in different level according to patient’s need. It must be taken into the consideration, that yoga lessons only supplement ayurveda treatment. Sometimes for foreigners, who associate yoga with the image of a healthy flexible body of yogi in acrobatic position, could be yoga lessons perceived as very static during the ayurveda treatment. The yoga exercise is usually very slow, easy and peaceful. It can be practised by anyone. The aim is not to learn complicated yoga positions (asanas), but activation of the body energy flow, mind peacefulness and reconnection with your ownself.
Note: If you are interested in intense or advanced yoga programme, we recommend you not to combine it with intense ayurveda healing programme. In long term perspective it can by contra productive.
The chakra means lustrous gem. It is placed the area from the navel to the breastbone. The third chakra is our source of personal power.
Ayurveda believes, that our kitchen can be our pharmacy and food can be medicine. If you treat disease with the ideal drug, you can cure it. But, if you are eating a proper food, you don't need the medicine. That is why, if you are interested in intense ayurveda healing and detox programme, we recommend you to choose your diet programme very carefully and ask for individually prepared ayurvedic food. But if you are interested only in relax and healthy ayurveda inspired holiday, then probably you will more enjoy the stay in the resorts, where ayurveda food is served as a part of the buffet divided according to three doshas (Vata, Pita, Kapha).
Note: Ayurveda is not against non-vegetarian food, but during the ayurveda treatment is recommended vegetarian diet, which can be digest more easily and improve purification process of the body. The most of the ayurveda resorts do not offer coffee, tea or alcohol.
The chakra is our creativity and sexual center. It is located above the pubic bone, below the navel and is responsible for our creative expression.
In India, especially in Kerala, it is quite easy to choose high quality ayurveda certified resort or hospital. Few resorts were able to receive NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Health Care Providers), the highest recognition of the Indian government in the hospitals and health care sector. They are offering very strict and intense ayurveda healing and detox programmes with minimum stay 14 nights.
Kerala government elaborated certification standards for ayurveda resorts and the list of certificated resorts can be checked on Kerala Tourism website. Initially two categories were recognized, but legislation had changed and now there are three categories of certified ayurveda resorts: Ayur Silver, Ayur Gold, Ayur Diamond. Ayur Silver is the category having minimum facilities and Ayur Diamond is category having highest facilities. All certified resorts offer high quality range of ayurveda treatments from relaxing and holiday programmes to strict and intense ayurveda healing and detox programmes. The length of the stay depends on chosen ayurveda programme.
Note: Under the ayurveda homestays we are listing all the ayurveda resorts and retreats with less than 10 rooms.
The chakra of stability, security and our basic needs. When this chakra is open, we feel safe and fearless.
When is the best time for Ayurveda treatment? Generally, we would say, anytime it is required, especially if it is for some particular ailment. Don't wait for some particular season or month for the ayurveda treatment it might only worsen the health problems.
Ancient ayurveda scriptures recommend the monsoon month of Karkidakam (July and August) ideal for all ayurveda rejuvenation practices especially panchakarma treatment. The rainy season, during the monsoon from June to September, is an ideal time for ayurvedic treatment because the atmosphere remains cool, moist and dust free. These conditions help the body’s pores to open up, making it most receptive to herbal oils and therapy.
Monsoon season is attractive also from price point of view. Some resorts offer almost 30% discount form the ayurveda programme rates, which include:
- Accommodation in ayurveda resort- Ayurveda doctor consultations during the stay- All therapies as per ayurveda treatment programme- Ayurveda vegetarian diet (all meals during the day)- Daily yoga and meditation classes- Transfer from and to the airport- All taxes & local fees
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