5 Day Yoga, Meditation and Ayurveda Retreat in Kerala

Facilities

Start the day with yoga, pranayama and meditation sessions. Experience traditional yoga practice on a daily basis for five days, suitable for all levels. Learn more about your bodily constitution and diet suitable to your constitution. Relax and rejuvenate both your body and mind with yoga, pranayama, and Ayurveda.

Sample daily schedule

• 07:00 Yoga, pranayama and meditation sessions
• 08:30 Breakfast and free time
• 10:00 Ayurvedic treatments
• 12:00 Fresh Juice
• 13:00 Lunch and free time
• 14:30 Ayurvedic consultation/ Ayurvedic class / cooking class
• 16:00 Tea and snacks
• 16:30 Additional treatments on demand / picnic/ village walk
• 19:00 Dinner

Note: The daily schedule is subject to change as per conditions. This retreat might be running in parallel with other retreats.

During this retreat, you will enjoy a picnic to Chalakudy River. Thumboormuzhi Dam is an irrigation dam built on the Chalakudy Puzha where a portion of the water from the river splits into two canals namely Edathukara canal (left side canal) and Valathukara canal (right side canal). These canals are the backbone of the irrigation for the nearby villages.

Some of the butterflies that can generally be seen in the garden include lemon butterfly (Papilio demoleus), southern birdwing (Troides minos), common rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae), light blue tiger (Tirumala limniace), dark blue tiger (Tirumala septentrionis) and common crow (Euploea core).

Namaste Ayurvedic Wellness Centre is situated in a serene village in Chalakudy. It is very close to Dream World Water Park, on the road to Athirappilly Falls. The center location is just eight kilometers from Chalakudy. Chalakudy is 22 kilometers away from Cochin International Airport (COK).

Distances

• Chalakudy, 8 kilometers
• Cochin International Airport (COK), 30 kilometers - 40 minutes' drive

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Namaste Ayurvedic Wellness Centre offers a home-cooked traditional vegetarian Kerala cuisine. Traditional Kerala cuisine comprises of rice and delicious curries served on plantain leaves or on plates. You will be served traditional cuisine like puttu and kadalakari, appam and stew, dosa and chutney, idly and chutney, upuma, idiyappam, thali, kanji, sambar, thora, aviyal, kalan, and rasam. During your stay, you will be provided with nutritional and dietary guidance for a healthier life.

• A variety of invigorating Ayurveda therapies
• Village walk
• Visit to Athirappilly and Vazhachal Falls
• Visit to Chalakudy market
• Visit to cultural programs
• Visit to Kauthuka Park
• Visit to the water parks

Namaste Ayurvedic Wellness Centre is proud of their team of qualified massage therapists with extensive experience in Panchakarma massage therapy and caring for people. On the top of their qualification and experience, all of the staffs are trained by Dr. Steephan for Namaste's signature treatment procedures.

All treatments are carried out on the basis of the type of therapy instructed by the Ayurveda physician, based on the principles of Panchakarma or five-pronged healing therapies. During this retreat, you will be treated to:

• Ayurvedic facial massage
• Ayurvedic facial
• Ayurvedic full body scrub
• Royal bath
• Ayurvedic hair care
• Ayurvedic feet care

• 5 yoga classes
• 5 pranayama and 5 meditation sessions
• Consultation with a qualified Ayurvedic doctor
• 1 yoga Nidra session
• 3 rejuvenating Ayurvedic massages
• 1 steam baths
• 1 head massage
• 1 Ayurvedic facial
• 1 feet massage
• Analysis of body constitution
• 1 cooking class
• Picnic to Athirappilly falls
• Delicious vegetarian cuisine with refreshments (full board)
• 4 nights' accommodation

• Extra treatments
• Airport transfer
• Airfare
• Extra trips
• Anything which is not mentioned on the list

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.