For Your Body

You will be assessed by Drs. P. Sathyanarayanan and Suma Sathyanarayanan at Aditya Ayurvedic Hospital, be prescribed specific herbal medications to balance your doshas, and receive specific ayurvedic herbal treatments that address your unique condition. You will have the opportunity for daily consultations with Peter and your doctors regarding ayurveda in general, your specific health needs, and the appropriate ayurvedic treatments for you. Twice daily group yoga sessions are designed to allow you to balance your unique constitution and health concerns.

For Your Mind

The simultaneous experience of receiving ayurvedic health treatments, with daily yoga education and practice, and lectures on ayurveda, allows you to develop a deep understanding of the nature of healing through ayurveda and yoga. You will leave this retreat with a personalized plan for maintaining an ayurvedic/yogic approach to health when you return to your daily life. If you are a yoga teacher or health care provider, you will expand your knowledge of the ayurvedic approach to health care.

For Your Spirit

This will be an experience of deep healing, rarified teachings, and profound realizations. Guided pranayama and meditation, along with deeply embodied and reflective yoga asana practice each morning and afternoon, will support you to fully relax and restore while at Aditya. You will be encouraged to rest, to take time for contemplation, meditation, or prayer, to enjoy walks in the surrounding nature, and to write, draw, daydream, and sleep. This will be a time of connecting deeply with Spirit as the source of healing and rejuvenation.

Dr.Sathyanarayanan, Dr.Suma Satyanarayanan and Bhaskaran Vaidyar are the Head Physicians at the Hospital. Bhaskaran Vaidyar is the Founder and has over 40 years of experience. All of the Doctors belong to and are proud to be a part of traditional Ayurvedic families of Kerala. 

For more information on treatments and the ayurvedic lineage of Dr Satya, please visit the Aditya Treatment Page.

  You will also find yourself connected to the life source of Kerala as you experience firsthand the beauty of sacred pujas, Bharata Natyam dance, Kathakali theater dance, and Kalari demonstrations. In addition to the typical daily schedule, you will have the chance to experience the following:

Vedic Astrology/Jyotish

You will have the opportunity to participate in a personal Vedic Astrology reading. If you are interested in booking a reading, you will need to have your exact date and time of birth, together with the exact place of birth.

Evening performances

Kathakali, Indian Classical Music, Indian Drumming, Kalari Payattu (martial arts).

Pujas

Pujas are  prayer rituals of devotional worship to one or more deities, or to host and honor a guest, or  to spiritually celebrate an event.

Homas

You will be able to participate in a homa ceremony. Homas are vedic rituals where particular offerings are made to the fire.

Excursions

At the beginning of our stay, we will take a group excursion to the nearby mountain or other destination of our choice. Excursion to nearby cities can also be organized.

 Pancha Karma

Pancha Karma is the traditional ayurvedic treatment that directly addresses a deviation in the individual’s birth constitution, that may cause disease. This treatment requires a minimum of 28 days, and is available to students coming to the retreat, for as long as they can extend their stay before or after the retreat’s dates. The treatment can be both preventive, rehabilitative or regenerative and is solely designed on the individual. For more information, please contact us.

6:00 AM

Awake to the music of local Hindu and Muslim temples as one of the staff members brings your morning medicine (tailored to your constitution and specific health concerns, made on site according to traditional Ayurvedic recipe)

6:30 AM

Morning Yoga Practice: Peter will lead the group through a gentle meditative practice that involves fascial unwinding, gentle asana, pranayama and short meditation.

8:00 AM

Breakfast: A delicious traditional Keralan breakfast of dosas and idlies with a mild curry will be brought to your doorstep each morning. These meals are made to give your body the nutrition it needs while keeping balancing the doshas and giving your digestive system a rest.

9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Treatment: This is the portion of the day when most people will receive Ayurvedic treatment tailored to individual needs, and may include: Medicated oil massage of entire body (abhyanga), oil poured in a steady stream over the forehead (shirodhara), oil or other specialized mixture poured in a specific pattern over the entire body for 30-40 minutes (dhara), and many others.

1:00 PM

Lunch: Traditional Keralan lunch of red rice and several different delicious curries followed by buttermilk

2:00 PM

Class: Vidya (a local ayurvedic practitioner) will teach the group the basics of Ayurveda, so that when participants leave they have a working knowledge of how to apply the principles to their life.

3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Personal Time: Participants can spend time alone in their rooms, get online and check email, etc, read or walk around the lush grounds of the treatment center or into the neighborhoods beyond.

5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Evening Yoga Session: Peter will lead the group through a more active Vinyasa style class in his signature style, with heavy focus on alignment and integrity with the breath. Students are encouraged to go at their own pace, and participation is always optional.

7:00 PM

Dinner: A traditional south Indian meal of dosas and curry along with a small salad.

8:00 PM

Personal/Quiet Time: Time to rest after a beautiful day of yoga, ayurveda, and connection in the lush jungle of Southern India.

Your own jungle paradise.

Aditya Ayurveda Hospital is situated in Chethalloor, Palakkad District, Kerala, India. The hospital is in a rural setting with peaceful and calm surroundings. It is located in a peaceful rural setting just a short drive from several Hindu Temples and near Kalamandalam, a performing arts school from which several of our guest teachers and artists will come.

The features of the Centre include comfortable rooms with treatment rooms and private bathrooms, an Ayurvedic herbal manufacturing unit, dining area, telephone booth and internet facility. Regular visits to the little town of Karinkallathani can be arranged by booking a vriksa (tuk tuk) directly at the hospital reception.

• Single bed

• Private Bathroom

• Private Porch Area

• Private Treatment Room

• Wifi

• Desk and chairs

The retreat takes place in the Aditya Ashram for Ayurveda and Yoga in Chethalloor, Palakkad District, Kerala, India.

From your arrival at Kochi Airport in Kerala (COK), you are driven to Aditya with a private taxi from the Ashram, where you receive full-board for the duration of your stay.