Ayurvedic Holiday

Your resistance melts, walls breakdown, toxins are washed away. Maybe contentment is not being afraid of being vulnerable…

 

An experience of God's own country inspired by a 5000 –year- old holistic system of healing. Perfected by time-tested therapies and age- old traditions, medicated baths and herbal diets, cool monsoons and a bountiful nature. Come, discover life anew.

 

Ayurveda, the ancient Indian knowledge of life, like a mystical mountain, a magical ocean, remains one of the most antique and enigmatic of sciences and yet an enthralling one. Unraveling the story of a civilization, encapsulating the quintessence of its culture, Ayurveda offers us a view of sublime India

 

The story of Ayurveda, the science of life, transcending time and teller, healing the teller and soothing the listener, is a story with no ending, but multiple beginnings, opening up into infinite possibilities. The thread of this tale runs through the very fabric and texture of Indian life.

 

Ayurveda aims to the harmony of body, mind and soul. This system of medicine stresses on the prevention of body ailments in addition to curing them. Today, it's a unique natural healing system that depends on the diagnosis of your body's humours- vata, pitta and kapha (or thridoshas)- to achieve the right balance.

 

The region's equable climate, natural abundance of herbs and medicinal plants and the cool monsoon season are best suited for Ayurveda's curative and restorative packages.

 

Vata, composed of air, governs all movement in the mind and body and must be kept in good balance. Too much vata leads to worries, insomnia, cramps and constipation. Vata controls blood flow, elimination of wastes, breathing and the movement of thoughts across the mind. Vata activates the nervous system, hearing and speech and expresses as enthusiasm and creativity. Vata also controls the other two principles, Pitta and Kapha, and is usually the first cause of disease.

 

Pitta is said to be composed of fire and water; it governs all heat, metabolism and transformation in the mind and body. It controls how we digest food, how we metabolize our sensory perceptions, and how we discriminate between right and wrong. Pitta must be kept in balance, too. Too much Pitta can lead to anger, criticism, ulcers, rashes and thinning hair. A balanced Pitta mind makes one a good leader with a warm personality.

 

Kapha is the watery humour. Kapha cements the elements in the body, providing the material for physical structure. This dosha maintains body resistance and lubricates the joints. It provides moisture to the skin; it helps to heal wounds and fills the spaces in the body; it gives biological strength, vigor and stability; it supports memory retention; it gives energy to the heart and lungs and maintains immunity. Kapha is responsible for emotions of attachment, greed and long-standing envy; it is also expressed in tendencies toward calmness, forgiveness and love." Too much Kapha leads to lethargy and weight gain, as well as congestion and allergies.

 

Rejunevating tradition

The rising demand for Ayurveda has brought in a huge demand for herbs that form the base for Ayurveda medicine and massages, and which hold the key to many ailments and illness of the modern world. Once present in almost every homestead in the State, the herbs, which disappeared over time, have now found their way back into homes, resorts, spas, etc. where they hold pride of place.

 

A true comeback that is contributing to balancing not just life, but the ecology as well

 

Long before the world discovered Ayurveda, Kerala had made it an intergral part of daily life. An equable climate and a natural wealth of herbs and medicinal plants make the State the perfect home for Ayurveda.

 

Ancient texts prescribe the monsoon as the best time for Ayurveda. The cool climate opens the pores of the skin to the maximum- making it more receptive to Ayurveda's oils and herbs

 

Enriching Ayurvedic detours at Manayath Heritage..

1. Visit a herbal Garden.

(More than 150 varieties of medicinal plants are grown and showcased here- in its natural surroundings).

2. Enjoy an Ayurvedic lunch.

3. Visit an Ayurvedic centre for consultation or for rejuvenating massages. (Proper ayurvedic treatments for various ailments are only after consultation with a doctor.

 

A herbal gallery…