Apart from an odd massage I had little understanding of Ayurveda. Visiting Kairali the Ayurvedic Healing Resort in Palakkad, Kerala was a good start for me to gain an initial understanding of Ayurveda. And I have come back impressed. They have a lovely 60 acre place full of trees, flowers and birds including peacocks.
The trip was done in association with Plush Escapes and my write up is live at their website now. Do check it out.
“It was at Kairali I realized that massage was a part of therapy and in isolation it had little meaning. I also realized that originally spas were meant to be in natural surroundings where you could see trees and hear birds naturally, and not through a speaker. Kairali has that setting. I would never view a city based spa experience with air-conditioning and piping music kindly again!
I went for four massages in three days. Abhyangam is the most common rejuvenating Ayurvedic massage and it was my first one too. Combined with the exercises and diet regime -they did wonders for me. Even my family who always fails to notice anything new about me, noticed the glow that I came back with!”
The center offers both wellness and treatment packages. For me it was a lot of fun to go bird watching! There were butterflies and flowers in abundance! I have a nice time trying to catch them in my camera.
I asked the resident doctor if he would suggest something for me, he replied, “Keep doing whatever you are doing as it is working for you!” And I was thinking that means endless cups of tea, sleeping late and getting up late and not holding an employment! What do you guys say to that?
Splendid captures Mridula.
Thank you Chaitali!
Beautiful… Nice Clicks… Super like.. 🙂
Thank you Ashish!
Beautiful captures. I guess listening to your calling results in the glow and that is evident in you 🙂
Datta 😀 the glow was certainly due to the Kairali lifestyle 😀
Well.. its working well for you. I can only dream of it as of now. May be 30 years down it would work for me too. 🙂
There are trade offs in life with every decision!
Seems to be working well with you. 🙂
Wonderful place to be.
It was a good trip Indrani different in so many ways!
Seems a place that restores your lost energy.
Yes Easwar it was a different experience!
Did you try Jackfruit?
We used to have a jackfruit tree at our railway home where I grew up, mango, litchi and many more 😀
I love their massages! Nice pics!
And I learned that massages in isolation have very little meaning Archana!
Sounds perfect! And if its bringing a glow to your face, why not? 🙂