Our Yoga & Ayurveda Retreat is held at our affiliate, the Hotel Sandy Beach Kovalam located by the beachfront in Kovalam, Kerala.
Ayurveda consultation
This is an in-depth analysis of your health history and current health concerns / problems.
Your body type and your current state imbalance will be determined first (prakruti and vikruti).
Everything will be explained in terms that you can easily understand and a guideline will be introduced on how to implement Ayurveda into your everyday life.
You will get a recommendation of lifestyle adjustments, dietary plan and, if appropriate, herbs.
Head and face massage
This is a deeply relaxing treatment focusing on the face and head which is an area where the large part of your central nervous system is placed.
The treatment improves circulation, balances the nervous system, releases tension, prevents migraines, and stimulates hair growth.
Your face reflects your feelings and the head and face treatment prevent wrinkles and increases your inner beauty.
Ayurveda detox massage (Uzhichil)
This deeply purifying treatment is designed to help loosen and release toxins from the body.
The treatment is effectively restoring balance to the organs and tissues, calming the mind, and helping to re-establish your natural state of health, happiness, and an inner sense of well-being.
Some of the herbal oils are carefully prepared to target your individual imbalances.
Abhyangam (massage)
This is a very effective massage for acquiring energy and vigor, and also give a refreshment to your feeling. It also helps to give a very sound sleep and improve eyesight.
Abhyangam is the selected medicated oil that suits the individual and illness, and scientifically massaged all over the body by specialized therapists for the specified time prescribed from 40 minutes to one hour.
Udvarthanam (Herbal powder massage)
The whole body is gently massaged with medicated powders prepared with various herbs. This helps reduce fat patches from the body known as cellulite, toning of the muscles, improves blood circulation and eases joint pains.
Regular Udvarthanam is good not only for healing cellulite but it also helps lose weight by increasing the basal metabolic rate.
Marma therapy
There are 108 Marma points all over the body and each point relates to a specific organ and function of the body.
Treating the related Marma point helps to treat the related organ too. Marma points are connected with each other by energy channel called Nadis.
Marma massage is a very good treatment to help you release this blocked energy and aiding stress relief, especially people who are working as a physical trainer or yoga teacher.
Chavitti Uzhichil (the masseur uses his foot to give the massage)
This uniquely kalarippayattu massage, which the masseur gives using his foot, is very good to treat sports injuries and enhances the strength and vitality of mind and body.
Shirodhara
In this treatment, medicated lukewarm oil, herbal decoction, medicated milk, or medicated buttermilk is poured continuously over your forehead.
The benefit of this treatment includes curing anxiety, insomnia, premature graying of hair, and hair loss. It also reduces Vata imbalance and revitalizes the nervous system.
Nasyam (Panchakarma)
Nasyam is a very important treatment for curing illnesses of the head and chest. It involves pouring of medicated oil into the nostrils because they are believed to be the doorway to the brain.
March 2024*
June 2024
September 2024
* Special Yoga Retreat in March 2024; Please see details in the Special Events page
Package in no. of nights | Price in INR | |
Yoga + Accommodation | 7 | 55,000 |
Yoga + Accommodation + Ayurveda | 7 | 75,000 |
Yoga + Accommodation + Ayurveda | 10 | 81,000 |
Yoga + Accommodation + Ayurveda (7 days’ treatment) | 14 | 102,000 |
Your day will begin at 6am with a silent walk of about an hour after which there will be a tea-break and the first yoga & pranayama session of the day.
Treatments will be provided during the course of the day tailored to each person’s requirement.
There will be another yoga & pranayama session in the evening after which there will be a break for dinner and lastly a meditation session to finish the day.
Your retreat will include a trip or two to local temples and an optional excursion to Kanyakumari (not included in the package)
Our retreat offers spacious a/c and non a/c double-bed rooms in its affiliate, the small but cozy Hotel Sandy Beach, Kovalam
In-room facilities include:
Free Wi-Fi
Free filter-purified drinking water
Electric kettle
Coffee Maker
Refrigerator
Secure-storage wardrobe
Solar-heated water
Fresh towels
Essential toiletries
There is a wide array of local and international cuisine as well as shopping on the Lighthouse Beach Seafront located within easy walking distance of the Hotel.
Foreign attendees need a specific visa called the “e-Tourist visa” to visit India to attend this TTC. You can apply for this visa yourself online (the Indian Govt’s e-visa website address is https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/Registration) or arrange it through your travel agent. Please note that Indian law does not allow Yoga School Namaste to arrange e-Tourist Visas from India for foreign attendees.
Book your flight to TRIVANDRUM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (also known as THIRUVANANTHAPURAM International Airport) – Airport Code is TRV, which is 20 km or approximately 30 minutes (depending upon traffic) from the training venue.
Please email us at info@yogaschoolnamaste.com your Airline Name, Flight Number, Arrival Terminal number, Date and Time of your arrival. The Driver will be outside in the Arrivals area carrying a placard with either your name or the school name (Yoga Shala namaste).