Retreats with Ays

India · 29 January – 11 February 2027

Panchakarma at an Ayurvedic centre

Panchakarma is the cleansing programme of Ayurveda, India's traditional medicine. On the first day a doctor sees you, works out your dosha (Vata, Pitta or Kapha) and puts together a programme for your body and your health.

People come to cleanse and get their strength back. Some come with stress and exhaustion, others with extra weight, back or joint pain, or a chronic condition. A friend and I organise the trip and stay at the centre with the group.

14 days, 13 nights, 13 treatments
A four-hand massage every day, two hours long
Ayurvedic food and yoga every day

Prices

Doctors

Who looks after you

The centre's Ayurvedic doctors have medical degrees (BAMS/MD) and Panchakarma training. They prescribe your treatments and check on you the whole time you're there.

Dr R. Sreelatha

38 years of experience

Diabetes, blood pressure, spondylitis, rheumatism, skin, stroke recovery, addiction, nutrition.

Dr Veena Gopalakrishnan

19 years of practice

Joints and arthritis, the nervous system, women's health, digestion.

Dr Sangeetha V S

11 years of practice

Joints and arthritis, the nervous system, women's health, digestion. Also teaches Ayurveda.

Every day

Treatments

Every day you get a four-hand massage, two hours long, with two therapists working at the same time. The doctor prescribes the other treatments after your consultation, so everyone's are different.

Which treatments there are

Abhyangam (full-body oil massage), Shirodhara (a thin stream of oil on the forehead), Chavitti Thirummal (foot massage), Udvarthanam (herbal powder massage), Kizhi (hot herbal pouches), Sirovasthi, Ksheeradhara, Takradhara, Kashayadhara, Dhanyamladhara, Pizhichil, Kativasthi, Uro Vasthi, herbal steam bath, Tarpana (for the eyes), Mukhalepam (herbal face mask), Vadanakanthi, Kaya Kanthi.

The centre

Where we stay

The centre sits among greenery and has its own medicinal herb garden. It has 13 treatment rooms and 20 therapists, 12 women and 8 men. The doctors live and work on site.

You can stay in a room in a two-storey building or in your own cottage in the Ayurvedic village. There's a restaurant on the grounds, and even a dentist.

Food and yoga

The food is vegetarian and Ayurvedic. The chefs cook with vegetables and herbs, and your meals are chosen for your dosha and your treatments.

Yoga and meditation with an instructor every day. If you'd like private classes, you can book them in advance.

29 January – 11 February 2027 · 14 days, 13 nights, 13 treatments

Prices

Land cottage

A room in a two-storey building

Double room€2,620

Single room€3,540

Ayurveda cottage

Your own cottage in the Ayurvedic village

Double occupancy€2,865

Single occupancy€3,880

Prices are per person.

How to join

Write to me

I'll tell you what's included in the price, how to get to the centre and how to prepare for the trip. I'll help with flights too.

The centre books its places almost a year ahead, and there aren't many. A deposit holds your place, so it's best to write early.

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I'm interested

Write to me and I'll let you know when the dates are set.