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Every guest’s treatment plan is responsibly selected and customized to his or her specific needs – as the doctors of Athreya Ayurvedic Centre bring with them the expertise of Ayurvedic academic studies as well as the knowledge and experience of more than five generations of Ayurvedic treatment. Athreya Ayurvedic Centre focuses on authentic Ayurveda combined with sustainable and customized care for each patient. This is why TripAdvisor recommends the Athreya Ayurvedic Centre with its “Certificate of Excellence 2011-20” and the “Travellers’ Choice Award 2015 – 2022.

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About Athreya

At Athreya Ayurvedic Centre, our focus is on authentic Ayurveda rather than just wellness. Every guest’s treatment plan is responsibly selected and customized to his or her specific needs – as the doctors of Athreya Ayurvedic Centre comprise the full expertise of Ayurvedic academic studies as well as the knowledge and experience of more than five generations of Ayurvedic doctors. They give clear recommendations for their patients’ health improvement and overall well-being. The Athreya Ayurvedic Centre is a place of retreat for anyone seeking a genuine holistic experience for the well-being of the body and mind, With a focus on authentic Ayurveda combine with today’s possibilities of medical science, the medical center offers an alternative to Western medicine. At your service for the holistic regeneration of the your body and mind we have –

Guest Care
Professional and individual care by highly experienced and well-skilled Ayurvedic doctors even before and after your stay.

Team
Dedicated team of highly trained & experienced therapists and staff who are always ready to help and serve you.

Authentic
At Athreya, we practice Authentic Ayurveda traditions proven over centuries that are based on holistic treatment of an individual.

Yoga
Yoga classes, instructed by an experienced yoga teacher, cultivate inner balance, and help you find inner calm and peace.

Food
We serve healthy & fresh Ayurvedic food that suits your customized treatment plans to stimulate rejuvenation & health.

Location
Spacious campus, clean facilities and peaceful close-to-nature landscape over-looking green & vast paddy fields.

Ayurveda Treatments

Heart of Ayurveda

It was a balmy weekend in August, I was home at my apartment in Los Angeles, reading in bed, when my inbox pinged to inform me that the medical lab reports I had been anticipating had arrived. I had hit my late thirties and was not in the best of health, to put it mildly. I was overweight, smoked too much, ate whatever I could get my hands on and had developed a painful gout in my toes that flared up every few months. I had been aware for some time that I was in trouble and this confirmed my suspicions.

This is an article prepared by Mr Vikram Zutshi (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1887023/) during his first stay at Athreya, he gathered informations from the Doctors at Athreya and from his own reading also. We found this as a simple beginning to know the basics about the Ayurveda. The above links directs to the original article he published. Go to Sources: Realitysandwich.com | Sorendreier.com

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Heart of Ayurveda by Vikram Zutshi

The report showed a cholesterol count that was off the charts, high blood pressure, inordinately high uric acid levels and indications of borderline diabetes. According to the medics, a heart attack was only one of several possibilities if I didn’t take drastic measures soon. I was sliding down a slippery slope and would have to take things into account or face the consequences. I realized I would have to get far away from my embedded routine and go somewhere with no moorings to my familiar habitat.

Having read up on numerous class action lawsuits initiated against major pharmaceutical companies for egregious violations of public safety and consumer trust, I had developed an aversion to Big Pharma, and was wary of the side effects of hard prescription drugs, particularly liver damaging anti-inflammatory medication and cholesterol lowering Statins. They are invasive short-term remedies that extract a heavy price for the benefits they offer.

I had long been fascinated by indigenous and traditional systems of medicine, and after considerable research I took what seemed like a leap of faith at the time and had myself admitted into an intense Ayurvedic regimen in the south Indian coastal state of Kerala. Ayurveda means ‘Science of Life’ in Sanskrit. It was the holistic healing science of ancient India that had been practiced for at least five thousand years and down the ages had spread to the Far East, Arabia and Europe.

In late October of this year, after a long flight from Los Angeles and a two hour drive from Cochin airport, I arrived at Athreya Ayurvedic resort, on the outskirts of Kottayam town at approximately 4 pm.

As I was driven into the grounds, the first thing to hit the eyes was an imposing statue of the Hindu deity Hanuman facing the entrance. Upon alighting, I was greeted by a smiling attendant and shown to a pretty cottage facing a vast expanse of paddy fields that was to be my home for the next three weeks. Soon after unpacking I was taken to meet Dr. Srijit, the head physician, for initial consultation. Without much ado he began to ask various probing questions while taking my pulse and peering into my mouth. This is the traditional method of Ayurvedic diagnosis that enable Vaidyas or ayurvedic physicians, to identify the patients core issues and design a tailored program for their specific needs based on Tridosha readings.

According to Ayurveda every living organism is controlled and governed by three major life forces known as the Tridoshas. The Tridoshas are Vata, Pitta and Kapha – all physical and mental disorders occur when these three Doshas lose their innate balance in the body. Vata is attributed with qualities reflecting the elements of Space and Air. It governs movement in the body, activities of the nervous system and the process of elimination. Vata influences the other doshas. Pitta contains the qualities of Fire and Water. It governs the body’s internal functions – digestion, metabolism and energy production. The primary function of Pitta is transformation. Kapha connotes the Water and Earth elements. It governs structure and is the principle that holds cells together and forms the muscle, fat, bone and sinew as well as influencing the secretion and formation of body fluids. When the levels of these Doshas become either excessive or deficient, disorders begin to occur.

Broadly similar to other holistic systems of classical antiquity, Ayurveda classifies bodily substances in the context of the five classical elements (Sanskrit ‘Panchamahabhuta’) – Earth (Prithvi), Water (Jala), Divine Fire (Tej), Air (Vayu) and Ether (Akasha). Divine Fire (Tej) is the primordial essence from which pitta emerges and pitta in turn manifests as Agni in the human body. Agni plays a vital role in the creation and maintenance of the seven basic tissues or vital substances called Dhatus (Sanskrit: ‘that which binds together’) that constitute the human body. Ayurveda postulates that there are seven dhatus in all. They are: life sap or Plasma (rasa), blood (rakta), muscles (mamsa), fatty tissue (meda), bones (asthi), bone marrow and nervous tissue (majja) and semen (shukra).

Daily food intake is converted into life sap or Rasa, which in turn transforms into blood or rakta; rakta transmutes into muscle or mamsa; mamsa is further transformed into fat or meda; meda is the precursor to bones or asthi; asthi forms bone marrow or majja and majja produces the ultimate dhatu i.e. semen or shukra. According to Ayurveda, it takes one hundred drops of Rakta (blood) to produce a single drop of Shukra (semen), thus making it the most vital and refined substance created by the body, indeed the ‘essence’ of life.

Ayurvedic treatments are designed to penetrate all seven dhatus for the deepest possible healing to take place.

The doctor described a fairly demanding and rigorous daily schedule which included the five integral Ayurvedic cleansing and detoxing modalities – known as Pancha Karma – combined with medication, a simple but nourishing vegan diet and a regular morning yoga regimen. Tea, coffee, dairy products, meats, sweets, fried foods, tobacco, alcohol and refined carbohydrates were strictly off limits. He also advised me to be psychologically prepared for mental and physical changes and fluctuations that may occur due to the intensive therapy.

The Athreya Center had been tastefully designed in the traditional Kerala style, utilizing mainly wood and laterite, by Dr. Srijit’s father-in-law, Dr. Girish. The ancient healing science had been practiced and taught by his ancestors for six hundred years, a tradition that continues to this day in a seamless progression. Handsome portraits of the family patriarchs going back five generations adorn the walls of the well appointed reception area.

The retreat is nestled in a bucolic hamlet and surrounded by a network of canals flowing into the gorgeous Kerala Backwaters. Floating water hyacinths, vivid green paddy fields and gently swaying coconut palms, Ficus, Pipal, Banana, Papaya, Ashoka and Eleocarpus trees punctuate the Vedic symmetry of the resort. It includes a yoga room, a treatment center, ten beautiful residential cottages and a separate chamber for training in ‘Kalaripayattu’ – the ancient martial art of Kerala, widely believed to be the source of later disciplines like Kung Fu and Karate.

Treatment started on the first day itself. Pancha Karma (the five actions) – is a comprehensive system that facilitates the flushing of toxins from every cell, using the same organs of elimination that the body naturally employs — sweat glands, blood vessels, the urinary tract and the intestines. Pancha Karma specifically addresses a toxin called Ama, one of the most damaging forces in our bodies.

Poor digestive fire, or weak digestive strength, leads to improper digestion of food. This results in gas, bloating, burning indigestion or constipation. In addition, a residue of this poorly digested food called ‘Ama’, accumulates in the digestive tract, overflowing into all bodily systems, clogging them and damaging tissues.

I was led into a building at the edge of the property and made to lay supine on a raised wooden platform after stripping off all my clothes. Two male attendants wrapped my groin area with a ‘langot’, local variant of the jockstrap. They then began pouring a warm medicated solution over my body from head to foot. This process, known as Dhanya Amla Dhara, continued for over an hour. The liquid is a blend of fermented puffed rice, lemon, tamarind, Amlaki and a few other herbs. Amlaki, commonly known as ‘Amla’ or Indian Gooseberry is one of the ingredients in the ubiquitous Triphala. The continuous and prolonged flow of the astringent solution penetrates to the deepest levels of body tissue, muscle and bone, facilitating the removal of lymphatic blockages and enhancing lymphatic circulation.

No exposition on Ayurveda is complete without talking about Triphala, which was given to me at the retreat three times a day. Tri-phala (Sanskrit ‘three fruits) is made from the dried and ground fruits of three trees that grow in India:

1) Amalaki or Emblica Officinalis, is one of the most commonly used herbs in Ayurveda. It is a powerful antioxidant that contains 20 times more vitamin C than orange juice. It strengthens the immune system and cools the body, balancing the Pitta dosha.

2)Haritaki or Terminalia Chebula is the strongest laxative of the three. The herb also has astringent and antispasmodic properties, balancing the Vata dosha.

3)Bibhitaki or Terminalia Belerica helps remove excess mucous in the body, thus balancing the Kapha dosha. In addition, to being an excellent rejuvenative, astringent and laxative, Bibhitaki is very effective in curing lung conditions like bronchitis and asthma.

Dr. Sujit Basu of Ohio State University and his team of researchers recently found that administering Chebulinic acid (the active molecule in Triphala) to cancer-afflicted mice showed significantly reduced growth in cancerous cells. The ayurvedic medicine, as well as its main active constituent, the chebulinic acid, have been shown to block the action of a body chemical called vascular endothelial growth factor (VGEF) that plays a critical role in the formation of malignant tumors.

Evidently, ayurvedic physicians and indigenous healers were aware of these properties thousands of years before the information became available to the West.

The medicated body wash was followed by a vigorous abdominal massage to loosen up stomach toxins. Recent medical findings have shown that the abdominal tract, especially the large intestine, contains as many neurons as the brain itself and therefore plays a vital role in ones overall mental and physical well-being. Abdominal massage also helped to flush out the accumulation of Ama in the viscera and various organs.

However, I went to bed that night feeling disoriented and slightly sick. I was not able to sleep very well and stayed up for most of the night tossing and turning in bed, coughing my lungs out. My neck, arms and belly were covered with a reddish rash. The next day, in a panic, I called Dr. Srijit who allayed my fears by saying it was a natural reaction to the intense detoxification and internal cleansing that had been set in motion by the treatments. Clearly my smoking habit for the past several years was now paying dividends! Ayurvedic therapy was that it did not suppress health symptoms but rather brought them out so they could be tackled more effectively. Understandably this was seldom an agreeable process from the perspective of the average city dweller, accustomed to allopathic quick-fix remedies.

The doctor had attendants bring me a glass of bitter green liquid extracted from the medicinal leaves of a bush growing right outside my cottage called Vasaka or Adulsa. I was instructed to take two teaspoonfuls every half hour combined with a heated herbal poultice or ‘kizhi’ applied on my neck and chest region thrice a day. The coughing was rendered bearable by the treatment and eventually subsided after a few days.

The next day I was shown a rather disturbing instructional video of Dr. Srijit undergoing the process of Vamanan or the stomach wash; the first stage of Pancha Karma. Following a vigorous abdominal massage, I had to swallow several tumblers full of a muddy, slightly sweet liquid – Yeshtimadhu or Liquorice – that caused deep heaving, retching and vomiting, expelling all the muck that had attached itself to the stomach walls over time. It was not a pleasant experience and at one point it literally felt like I was puking my guts out. Post Vamana, I felt strangely euphoric and was rewarded by a Shiatsu massage to the head by Gopu, my experienced therapist.

David Winston and Steven Malmes, in their comprehensive study of the subject titled, ‘Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina and Stress Relief’, have expounded the virtues of Liquorice as an adaptogen which helps regulate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. The active compound Glycyrrhizic Acid found in liquorice, is in common usage across Japan for the treatment and control of chronic viral hepatitis as well as regenerating damaged cells caused by liver injuries. Recent studies have also shown Glycyrrhizic Acid exhibiting a strong anti-viral effect.

Natasha from Moscow and Luis, a retired film producer from San Sebastian, Spain were my only companions at the resort, it being the low season. On a day off, the three of us decided to explore the Kerala backwaters, the access to which was only twenty minutes away from the center. Upon arriving at the jetty we were led to a traditional Kerala riverboat and soon began our cruise down one of the most beautiful and pristine bodies of water I had ever seen.

The Backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes, created by the commingling of sea and freshwater, lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast. The network includes five large lakes linked by a labyrinthine network of canals, almost 900 kilometers long, fed by 38 rivers criss-crossing half the length of Kerala state. Crabs, frogs, mudskippers, terns, kingfishers, cormorants, otters and turtles are some of the creatures that thrive in the lush habitat generated by the unique eco-system, often compared to the Bayou of the Gulf Coast region in Louisiana.

On day 4 I was initiated into Virechana ie Ayurvedic purgation wherein after the customary herbal bath, I was made to gulp down a cup of a thick muddy compound. The compound was an intestinal purgative, made up of Castor oil and Triphala, that made me pass stools about six times over the course of the day to empty out all the contents of my bowels and clean out the small intestines.

For the past couple of days I had been subsisting on a diet of rice gruel, boiled vegetables and bananas. During Vamana and Virechana, even the fruits and vegetables were dispensed with and I was given only steaming bowls of gruel accompanied by freshly squeezed juices of gooseberry, beetroot, watermelon, tomato, cucumber and carrot in various combinations by Amma, the amiable chef. Surprisingly I did not crave more solid food and I grew to appreciate the minimal diet.

The next day my entire body was massaged vigorously with heated and medicated herbal oils by two attendants, while I lay on a raised wooden platform, a process known as Abhyanga. The massage oil is made up of Sesame oil, Camphor, Country Mallow and a compound named Dasha Moola or Ten Roots, extracted, as the name suggests from ten medicinal roots that are blended together in precise amounts. Like all herbs used in Ayurveda, the Dasha Moolas are endowed with significant healing, regenerative and rejuvenating properties.

After Abhyanga, I sat in a wooden chamber large enough to accommodate one person, pumped full of herb infused steam. The process is called Swedana, Indian version of the sauna. After sweating out subcutaneous toxins for twenty minutes, I was let out of the box and once again made to lie down, this time on my side for Basti – the ancient precursor to what is commonly known as a ‘colonic irrigation’ in the American wellness community. A long thin tube was inserted up my anus which acted as a conduit for a viscous solution released into my large intestine. Ten minutes later I got up and visited the restroom to empty out my bowels and left the place feeling lighter than I had in ages.

In ayurvedic medicine, a Basti is a therapeutic treatment in which medicated, herbal decoctions are introduced into the rectum for the purpose of flushing toxins from the intestinal tract. The name has its source in antiquity, when healers used the “bastis” (sterilized bladders) of animals to hold the medicated solutions. Bastis are often referred to as enemas but go much further than merely emptying the large intestine. In ayurveda, the colon is the principle site of Vata, the Dosha that governs movement and circulation. An excess of Vata manifests as many symptoms and diseases, including most digestive disorders, back aches, arthritis, gout, migraines, nervous disorders and Alzheimer’s among others. Basti therapy penetrates all the seven Dhatus and facilitates the elimination of excess Vata, helping restore total health.

However, the day wasn’t quite over yet. My right big toe became swollen, inflamed and unbearably painful as is the case with chronic gout. I reported this to the doctor following which he recommended ‘leech therapy’. The leech, or ‘Jalauki’ as it was called in Sanskrit had been used since antiquity to remove toxic blood from affected areas in the body. In this procedure a few selected leeches are placed on the affected area to suck out the contaminated blood. They grow fat and engorged from ingesting the thick red liquid and eventually fall off when they’ve had their fill.

The process was certainly efficacious as I can testify from personal experience. The toe regained its natural mobility in a few days, and after a few more sessions returned to normal once again. The leech’s saliva contains enzymes and compounds that act as an anti-coagulation agent. The most prominent of these anti-coagulation agents is Hirudin. Several other compounds have been identified in leech saliva with clot dissolving, anti-inflammatory, vasodilating, bacteriostatic and anaesthetic properties. Interestingly, the chief deity of Ayurveda, Dhanvantari, is depicted with four arms, one of which holds the Jalauki, alongside the Chakra (wheel), Shankha (conch shell), and Amrita or nectar of Life.

A paper published by Dr. Robert Mory and others (The Leech and the Physician: Biology, Etymology, and Medical Practice with Hirudinea medicinalis) looks at how leeches are used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory processes, vascular (arterial and venous diseases), as well as heart and lung problems. It posits that diseases like hepatitis, stomach ulcers, and pancreatitis, and skin conditions like psoriasis, herpes, and eczema can be treated with leech therapy.

The daily abdominal massage, Abhyanga, Swedana and Basti sessions continued for the whole week. The colon was the most important organ of elimination and its treatment was therefore given the highest priority.

The days progressed slowly but steadily, punctuated by short sporadic showers rendering the vegetation a vivid green hue shot through with little explosions of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. Occasional thunder and lightning gave the experience an epic, almost mythical quality, like being healed by the Maharishis in some antediluvian Golden Age of the Vedas.

Later that evening as we sat down for dinner, the doctor and I spoke at length about the traditions and history of Kerala. The erstwhile Maharajas of Travancore had made conscious efforts to preserve the ancient sciences thus ensuring that the traditional systems of learning would not wither away. The Sushruta Samhita and Charaka Samhita, along with Vagbhatta’s Ashtanga Hridaya, were the three primary texts of Ayurveda, comprising an exhaustive practicum that dated back at least three thousand years. They were named after Sushruta, Charaka and Vagbhatta, venerable physicians who had documented their work for the benefit of posterity.

I was amazed at the intricate details described in the one text I had access to – the Sushruta Samhita, which contained complex procedures like cataract surgery, rhinoplasty, hernia surgery, haemorrhoids treatment, laparotomy, cauterization, amputation, fractures, dislocations and C-sections among others. It had exhaustive data pertaining to obstetrics, pediatrics, gynaecology, ophthalmology and the treatment of mental and nervous disorders, thyroid imbalance, dysentery, diabetes, angina, seizures, hypertension, kidney stones, to name just a few – essentially the entire gamut of contemporary medical prognosis and treatment. The Sushruta Samhita is divided into 184 chapters – containing the descriptions of 1120 illnesses, 700 medicinal plants, 64 preparations from mineral sources and 57 preparations from animal sources.

The works of both Sushruta and Charaka were translated into Arabic during the 8th century into a tome called the Kitab-I-Susrud. The Arabic translation was received and further propagated in Renaissance Italy at the end of the medieval period by the Brancas of Sicily and Tagliacozzi of Bologna. The practices ultimately reached Britain inspiring physician Joseph Constantine Carpue’s voyage and twenty year sabbatical in India to study plastic surgery techniques. Carpue performed the first major surgery in the western world in 1815, dubbing it the ‘Indian method’.

After my chest cold and cough had completely subsided, we commenced with Shirodhara. It was a steady flow (Dhara) of cooling liquid streaming down on my forehead through a hole in an earthen pot, placed directly over the head. The liquid was a decoction of buttermilk processed with Amlaki and Cyprus Rotunda. The leaves and root of the Cyperus plant have been recommended in Indian ayurvedic texts for reducing fever and inflammation, digestive disorders, menstrual cramps and other maladies. In traditional Chinese medicine Cyperus was considered the primary Qi regulating herb.

Shiro-dhara has the effect of calming the mind and generating a feeling of peace and contentment. Indeed the warm, centered, glow stayed with me for a good few hours after the treatment.

I had also got into the habit of circumambulating the premises five to six times daily. One round of the periphery was a distance of approximately half a kilometer. It was a delight to walk amidst the lush vegetation, smell the flowers and listen to butterflies, squirrels and avian warblers rejoice at the first rays of the morning sun. Luis and Natasha had left the center and other guests had arrived; three couples from Germany, Switzerland and Mauritius.

At the end of two weeks a new round of treatments began called Nasyam or Nasya Karma (through the nose). Laying prostrate on the massage table, my neck, face and head were gently massaged, opening the channels, dislodging congestion and loosening up the tissues. Next, I was made to inhale herbalized steam through a pipe to open the internal channels and liquefy the congestion of the nasal tissues. Lastly, two mililiters of Nasya oil was administered gently into my nose. The Nasya oil is pressed from Sida Cordifolia, also known as Country Mallow, Fennel weed or ‘Bala’ in Sanskrit.

Country Mallow is used in the indigenous healing systems of Brazil and Africa for the treatment of asthmatic bronchitis, nasal congestion, stomatitis, asthma and nasal congestion. It also has psycho-stimulant properties due to the substantial ephedrine content, and affects the central nervous system as well as the heart. Recent studies have shown that an aqueous extract of Sida cordifolia tested on rats had potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties as well as the ability to stimulate liver regeneration.

According to the Sanskrit texts, Nasya therapy activates the Sringataka Marma – a vital point situated on the surface of the brain where nerve cells and fibres (Siras) converge that control the function of the sense organs – speech, vision, hearing, taste, and smell – the seat of cognition. From here it spreads into various Strotasas (vessels and nerves) and brings out vitiated Doshas from the brain. The absorption of Nasya medication takes place through the mucous membrane, the ophthalmic veins and directly into the cerebro-spinal fluid.

Nasya was also administered in the form of smoke – a burning stick of cotton cloth was tightly rolled up with camphor wood and turmeric, lit up at the tip, and its smoke funneled through a cone shaped leaf directly into my nostrils. I felt a tingling sensation running down the back of my head, all the way from my nostrils to the base of my neck. Almost immediately after, I felt a sense of clarity and sharpness, like all my senses were heightened and amplified. The state of heightened awareness stayed with me through the day.

In esoteric terms Prana or life energy enters the body through the intake of breath through the nose. Nasal administration of medication helps to correct the disorders of Prana affecting the higher cerebral, sensory and motor functions. The mechanism of Nasya can be summed up in a single statement made in the Ayurvedic texts – “Nasahi Shirasodwaram“ ie ‘nose is a pharmacological passage into the head.’

Apart from the evening Nasyam sessions, I was undergoing Njawara Kizhi therapy every morning. The treatment is named after Njawara, a unique strain of medicinal rice that grows only in Kerala and has been cultivated specifically for Ayurvedic therapy for eons. Its healing properties and various applications are well documented in the Charaka Samhita.

After boiling the rice in a decoction of Sida root and milk, it is bound in small cloth bags or boluses (Kizhis) and pressed all over the body, causing perspiration, opening the pores and absorbing the compound deep into the tissues. The paste can also be massaged directly on the body. It has remarkable rejuvenating properties and is an effective cure for rheumatoid arthritis, neurological complaints, muscular degeneration, tuberculosis, anemia, ulcerative disorders and skin diseases. The oil extracted from the bran of the rice has been used for neural diseases and eye disorders.

My three weeks were almost at an end and I was eager to verify the effects of Pancha Karma for myself. The doctor referred me to a diagnostic lab in Kottayam town for the test. The report was emailed to me three hours after the blood sample was drawn from my vein. At first glance I could not believe the numbers. My total cholesterol count had come down by a massive eighty points in just twenty days and was now safely in the normal zone. My triglyceride count was down from a staggering eight hundred to just one hundred and eighty. Lastly, the abnormally high uric acid levels, the main cause of gout, were also in the safe zone. I let out a loud whoop and did an impromptu war dance around my room and patio, much to the amusement of the attendants passing by.

The long-term effects of the treatment became more apparent in the weeks and months that followed. I did not crave cigarettes, alcohol, meat or junk food anymore, the quality of my sleep was much better, I wasn’t nearly as prone to anger and irritability, and could focus on the many tasks at hand with gusto. My relationships with various family members and co-workers also improved significantly and I started on what felt like a brand new chapter of my life.

To me there is no place on earth capable of inducing a major perceptual shift like India can. On the flipside, not everyone is equipped for dramatic changes in consciousness. Many come away from the experience feeling disassembled; like all the parts that make up the ‘Self’ have to be picked up and pieced back together into a new whole. For me it was a journey worth embarking on and one that is never really over. I hope this personal account will prove to be helpful for others who wish to overhaul their lives and pull themselves out of embedded patterns but don’t know where to begin.

Doctors

The doctors of Athreya Ayurvedic Centre are highly trained in academic Ayurveda and research. They also possess the knowledge and experience of more than five generations of Ayurvedic doctors and their treatments and practice. They give clear recommendations for their patients’ health improvement and overall well-being.

Athreya FAQ

At Athreya Ayurvedic Centre, we ensure that our guests are our top priority and the quality of services are never compromised. In this section, you will find most frequently asked questions by our guests. Answers given below will answer many of the questions that you may have in your mind as you make the decision.

Nearest Airport

Nearest airport is Cochin International Airport (IATA: COK, ICAO: VOCI). The travelling time is a minimum of 3 hours by road. It is 95 kms from Cochin airport to Athreya Ayurvedic centre. Please find the google map here . We can arrange Airport pickup and drop services. The charge will be 6000 INR (pick-up and drop combined). The second nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport (IATA: TRV, ICAO: VOTV), Approximately 150 kms from Athreya Ayurvedic centre. The charge will be 10,000 INR (pick-up and drop combined)

Ambience of Athreya

Well we are an Ayurvedic Centre with a very good ambience providing Authentic Ayurveda. We concentrate mainly on Ayurvedic treatments. Usually The treatments will follow a 1st stage of detoxification and followed by rejuvenation therapies but if the person have any health concerns we will make the treatment plan accordingly customized.

How to calculate number of days payable to Athreya

We at Athreya count the treatment days, not the checkout time basis, so the late check in where we are unable to start a treatment same day will not be charged, similarly up to the last treatment day is charged.

What is the process of coming to Athreya?

The most important aspect is to know if we are the right place for you or not, for that we want all the clients to go through an online consultation with your treating doctor and know the cure prospects and the treatment program that you are going to get here. If you feel like coming to us then proceed to the booking process that is available in the website. The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport (COK) and after communicating the flight details we can arrange airport transport.

What is the cost of Athreya Programs?

The per day cost in single occupancy will be 10000 INR, double occupancy 17000 INR and triple occupancy 22000 INR.

For easy reference to make your decision regarding duration:

up to 10 days for a “taste” of Ayurveda,
up to 15 days for “detox”,
21 days is ideal duration for addressing health concerns.
included in your Athreya package are:

· Food
· Accommodation
· Daily (except Sunday) Doctor’s consultation
· Therapy sessions
· Herbal medicines
· Herbal Beverages – water

What are the exclusions?

Laundry

Aftercare medicines that is to be taken after leaving Athreya.

Airport transfers.

What are the inclusions ?

The Athreya treatment program includes

Food
Accommodation
Daily (except Sunday) Doctor’s consultation
Therapy sessions
Herbal medicines
Herbal Beverages – water

Is doctor available for a direct phone call ?

Due to his clinical situations doctor won’t be available for a direct call unless he commits for an appointment but you can reach us on our numbers +917034712345, +917034471717 and convey any urgent information.

How does this work?

The online consultation process begins with either an email to theathreya@yahoo.com or by filling up the form – ATHREYA MEDICAL QUESTIONNAIRE that you may find by clicking on the link “Book at Athreya”.

The Doctor will be replying you, he usually replies within 6-48 hours, he usually replies in the early morning time 3-6 am or evening time 4- 9 pm. So mostly replies back all the emails within this time please pardon if there is a delay, it’s for that personal care.

The 1st emails might have some common information documents to give some insights about the treatment programs and after filling up the medical questionnaire you can have a skype conference with your treating Doctor at a mutually agreeable time to discuss more about the cure prospects.

Who should take Athreya programs?

For easy reference to make your decision regarding duration:

upto 10 days for a “taste” of Ayurveda,

upto 15 days for “detox”,

21 days is ideal duration for addressing health concerns

For significant results, a longer stay of at least two weeks is necessary. The famous Kerala Panchakarma detox treatments cleanses the body from the inside and the outside. By medical discussion with the treating doctors cure prospects and weight loss prospects can be clarified.

How does Ayurveda benefit me ?

Objective of Ayurveda is to cure ailments of a patient and to maintain and promote health of the healthy by Curative Healthcare- cure for specific diseases Preventive Healthcare – wellness. Ayurveda aims at finding the root cause of a disease and then eradicating it completely from the patient.

Important Documents to download

Please download the following documents, fill up with your details and keep them with you when you visit Athreya. These are ‘Docx’ files that you can print.

Annexure of Therapies

Patient & Family Education Record

General Financial Counselling Record

General Consent for Admission

General Consent for Treatments

Informed Consent

Important Information

Here is a list of important infromation that will help you make the decision and to be better prepared while arriving at Athreya Ayurvedic Center. Prior knowledge of these information will also help you to be physically and mentally prepared to undergo the treatment for better results.

Important information

Before deciding for Athreya Ayurveda services, please read every word of this article prepared by Dr. Sreejit for Athreya Ayurveda center

What is Ayurveda?

Ayurveda is the oldest documented and researched medical system in the world,
which has been at the forefront of health care on the Indian subcontinent for over three
thousand years. Even the best efforts of the western medical practitioners do not
address in totality the health issues confronted by the modern mankind.

Ayurveda describes the means of prolonging life and the methods of invigorating
it. It is a holistic and natural healing system which is completely devoid of any side
effects(if practiced appropriately) & is capable of taking care of global health needs.

How does Ayurveda benefit you?

Objective of Ayurveda is to cure ailments of a patient and to maintain and promote health of the healthy by:

• curative healthcare- cure for specific diseases &

• preventive healthcare –wellness

Ayurveda aims at finding the root cause of a disease and then eradicating it completely from the patient.

Who should try Ayurveda medical system?

People whose ailment has been termed a ‘hopeless situation’ by conventional medical system
Who seek better management of their health issues that are not satisfactorily dealt with in conventional medical system
Who require body detoxification and mental rejuvenation
Who desire better immunity from diseases?
Who wish to delay the effects of ageing process – are the ideal candidates for Ayurveda therapies?

How to arrive to Athreya?

Athreya– a medical resort.it is an authentic Ayurveda medical resort, owned & run by a family of 5 generations of heritage experienced ayurvedic doctors.

It is run in a very organized and professional manner with a personal touch & is recommended to anyone who is looking for an alternative to western medicine. itis set in a natural setting surrounded on one side by paddy fields and is an oasis where you would rejuvenate and regain your health and vigor.

This creates an environment for purifying the body naturally, which eliminates toxic imbalances through panchakarma, enabling natural resistance to diseases and the attainment of good health. Food is healthy and follows the ayurvedic chart of “right food”.

it is highly recommended to anyone seeking an alternative to western medicine and a genuine holistic experience.

Make your wish list of requirements & expectations
Receive 7 documents from Athreya.
Watch the YouTube video of Dr. Sreejith’ s 41 videos on Ayurveda awareness, link is sent as 7th document
Then set up a skype call to discuss on the social, personal, medical and financial aspects of your stay.

Importance of setting reasonable & achievable expectations.

This is done by skype/ WhatsApp / phone call discussions. This is the most important step before you invest your money, time &faith inathreya.

Many of our prospective clients have experience in Ayurveda. But some do not and hence it’s essential that utmost clarity is attained with a personalized plan for your welfare.

Ayurveda is a vast science with many methodologies of practice and the practice of Ayurveda in terms of implementation of therapies varies sometimes very significantly from north to south, east to west of India and even from zone to zone inside Kerala and even clinic to clinic & strikingly enough from doctors to doctors of the same traditional family. But ultimately all are reasonably effective.

What will Athreya Ayurveda resort do for your welfare?

Take care of your medical health in terms of ayurvedic parameters-well before, during & after the stay at Athreya by preparation, direct attention & follow up guidance respectively.

Cure prospects – prognosis of disease – what results to expect – at Athreya & after?

Ayurveda describes in detail 4 types of prognosis:

1st easily curable;

2nd curable with difficulty;

3rd palliative ie. lifelong bearing and addressing the ailments by attending to it by therapies, food and lifestyle modification;

4thly incurable.

All of the clients who opt for Athreya fall in the 2nd 3rd and 4th category.

The very fact that a client decides to cross the boundaries of his/her native nation is a proof that the client is looking for achieving benefits that are not available (obtained) from/by the best medical care or healing system of their/his/her country.

So, we must acknowledge that your health issues may not be easy to be cured by Ayurveda. So, we realize we need to make enormous efforts for your healing.

Prognosis is decided not just by the disease diagnosis only but also by the chronicity, severity & complications developed by the disease in the individual & presence of co-morbidity.

Health maintenance is like an investment in servicing a car on a yearly basis. This is why thousands of medical tourists visit Kerala for Ayurveda to ‘’recharge‘’ their body and mind.

Who responds to therapies best, how to find best cure response?

Out of our experience from over 3 thousand international clients in the past 10 years at Athreya, we generally find that youngsters age group of 20-30, 30-40 & 40-50 years- [before menopause] are able to attain quicker (and lasting) benefits of therapies even up to 2, 3 or 4 years.

But those who are 50 + age with incurable prognosis in western medicine and with complications of disease are found to have effects of therapies lasting only 6 to 8 to 10 months and with the onset of winter they find health deteriorating. We do have clients who have visited us 7 times in last 9 years. Notably enough, persons with lesser body fat & greater muscle bulk, non-diabetic, non-hypertensive, with favorable astrology charts of their horoscope are able to find better cure prospects.

These are inherent factors in them that favor their cure. But against all odds if a patient adheres to following healthy food and life style aspects with regular usage of herbals for 6 months (minimum 3 months) after completion of panchakarma; practicing regular mantras chanting, regular prayers & spiritual practices – he/she too attains great benefits.

Is panchakarma enough? No!!

A very common unrealistic expectation that many clients have and believe is they consider that the panchakarma process/ programme will “fix” everything. This is a big misconception as panchakarma is only half done of the full healing process. “rasayana” is essential and can be done in modified protocol at home after departure.

Rasayana makes functional and structural corrections that happen in next 3 to 6 months after your programme at Athreya. Regretfully most clients refuse this action.

Why results are disappointing?

There are many clients who complain/observe of not fully cured scenario. They are the ones who did not follow the above-mentioned aspects. The 41-minute awareness video helps to relate to these facts.

How does healing happen beyond expectation

Even though classical text books of Ayurveda declare certain type of prognosis, many times we have observed that there are “forces” beyond our comprehension in favor of [and also importantly enough –against] the healing of a patient.

Ayurveda clearly describes that the will of god can be challenged and overcome by the endeavor of the human being. This is the ray of hope for some of you who face the impossible variety of the prognosis and here comes the role and relevance of daivavyapashraya chikitsa (spiritual therapy) – separate details are furnished about it. This section of Ayurveda is not practiced in resorts but it is fairly commonly practiced in Kerala society. It’s very effective but not always effective.

Arrival to Athreya

Only after the full totality of the cure prospects are clear, does it make sense to book in Athreya. also, it is important that the logistics level expectations are verified& also if any special requirements of yours are communicated to us & verified, if we can deliver the same to your satisfaction.

Medical evaluation at Athreya (before arrival to Athreya)

Interview is possible by skype. Investigation reports can be shared by e-mail but inspection and palpation – physical examination happens only in the direct consultation.

Evaluation happens by/on the basis of the medical form details. Evaluation of disease pathology & evaluation of person’s health status/physiology are done. Health evaluation unlike engineering is not always black and white, it could be grey which means someone may not be having evidence or features of aliments but still may not feel well in body and mind. Definition of health by world health organization and Ayurveda are very similar. Health is a state of physical, mental, social, emotional, spiritual wellbeing & not just absence of disease. Samadoshashcha, samagnicha.

This is what we shall strive to achieve by our efforts may before, during & after the programme at Athreya.

How much to improve for better health? How messed up is my health? Questions that many clients ask.

Many patients report defined diagnosis and defined list of symptoms & body mind unease status that clients narratevividly.but many do not realize that they were forming inside their body & mind the platform for future ailments or at least quicker ageing process/slower metabolism/ early degeneration (which finally end up being sure disease scenarios at many organ systems of body and mind).

Many “pre-morbid” conditions are detected on inspection and palpation & surprise the patient. Among these few examples are sleep’s quality and depth, nasal polyposis, nasal hypertrophy, early cataract features of iris shadow, exertional dyspnea –breathlessness on moderate exertion, post meal lethargy, sinking stools, urine flow lesser than 20 seconds in one stretch, abdomen fat greater than 35 or 40 inches in ladies & gents respectively, inability to take deep breathing even for 10 seconds in one stretch, excess heat in scalp & abdomen, tenderness and trigger points on scalp or elsewhere, hard abdomen surface, cold touch extremities, falling sleepy with in half hour of any meals intake etc. Are just few of the many indicators that the client is walking towards the “danger zone”. On many occasion a simple blood pressure measurement has revealed an unsuspecting client to find reading as high as 170/110 mm hg just by chance!!

Pathology: this brings us to the point – what is attempted to be corrected at Athreya?

Nobody walks out of Athreya’s healing programme fully symptom free or fully healthy. Most people find 40 to 70% relief of their health issue than on arrival but for some only -10 to 25 % relief is found.

What are Doshas?

it is very important to realize that there are three Doshas – vata, pitta and kaphaas per Ayurveda theory & practice. Apart from being physically appreciated & also indirectly appreciated by their effect, these entities called Doshas are basically compartmentalization’s of the various functions of body & mind, even though sattva rajas tamas are mind related. Just as physiologically they perform their functions, they go ‘’wrong’’ towards body by pathology that is disease process.

Interestingly enough, even the western medicine acknowledges that human body can go only through these disease pathways- common mechanisms. Degenerative, inflammatory/infective, neoplastic that vata, pitta, Kapha represent respectively.

Is every client at Athreya receiving same therapies? Some clients ask so.

The answer is partly yes & partly no. The pathologies or disease in a human are neoplastic (relatable to Kapha), inflammatory/infective (relatable to pitta), degenerative (relatable to vata). There are easily understandable examples.

When Kapha is deranged/ vitiated/ corrupted, the symptoms may vary from stuffed nose, productive cough with white (not yellow or green) sputum, high cholesterol, blocked blood vessels in heart, tumors and malignancies to psychiatric conditions like depression.

The disturbance of pitta can produce acne in face, boils, acidity, gastric or duodenal ulcer, cough with yellow or green (not white) sputum, gangrene, bleeding disorders of malignant nature, psychiatric conditions like the maniac stage.

Similarly, when vata is affected, it manifest dry foot / cracked feet, sleeplessness, erratic hunger, severe deformity of joints by osteoarthritis, brain atrophy, memory loss&pyschiatiric conditions like phobia & severe anxiety.

Basically pitta, kaph and vata [if deranged] can have their dangerous negative impacts at any level and any organ system of body or even mind.

What does Athreya attempt to do for your health?

This makes us comment that, at Athreya, an intensive therapeutic regiment is attempted to every client in the following segments. Athreya attempts to cure and prevent ailments by the healing programme detecting pre-morbid conditions & resolving them.

a. Metabolism correction with focus on gastro intestinal system

b. Blood “purification” (please recollect the “bad” blood pictures of the awareness video)

c. Body rejuvenation/anti degeneration

Metabolism correction implies “Ama” – endotoxins removal and hence these three segments (a, b, c) qualify to be counter measures to the deranged Kapha, pitta (rakta), vata respectively. This is happening at the physical level. Regarding the mind level, extra efforts, other than the normal panchakarma, may be surely required. May be not –rarely.

When will oil massage be done?

Many clients are disappointed in the initial days because they consider a herbal oil massage as the only and best remedy for their ailments and this is a big misconception that is prevalent in internet, unfortunately misguiding patients.

It is our medical responsibility to convey to you that on most occasions, oil massages are not done in the first week for most clients [not all] based on the clinical principles of Ayurveda. How does one expect to be polishing shoes without cleaning them enough?

What are the ‘’toxins’’?

Few examples of verifiable/measurable “toxins” are high blood sugar level, high cholesterol level, high sgpt (serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase), high creatinine, high ie (immunoglobulin e), low hemoglobin, high eosinophils, very high hemoglobin like 16 or 17, hyper acidity etc. The list is so long but distinguished…

Even excessive sub cutaneous oedema (extra stagnant fluid over the skin surface) and even deeper in the viscera come in this heading. Anything/ any situation that is against the health welfare of body is considered as “toxins” by us.

What are benefits of panchakarma (the process of eliminating toxins)?

The bottom line is all the panchakarma therapies have very deeper, far reaching implications in:

– Curing ailments

– Eradicating pre-morbid conditions

– Maintaining tissue vitality& youthfulness

– Enhance immunity from disease

– In the long run in preventing ailments.

Tentative treatment plan for most of the clients here

Let us imagine you went to a muddy field with shoes on. After reaching home you realize that shoes are dirty and that they cannot be used / are not fit enough for immediate usage due to mud coating over shoe. Imagine that the shoes represent the human body, the mud represents the toxins or the physical/emotional stress and the water to clean the shoe surface represents the therapies. This helps one realize that the body is to be attended constantly in treatment of cleaning/detox and only after that, the polish/rejuvenation is to be done.

Why is my therapy ‘’same as someone’s with different ailments”?

Even though there is a general plan of therapies that “appears” as the same therapy for all clients, there are distinct variations in the dosage, selection, format, intensity, repetition of herbals utilized and also the formulations of the same.

Which are the therapy protocols will go through? External level & internal level

Most people go through the following tentative protocol:

Plan of external level therapies

1stphase consists of herbal water rinsing/ dry powder massage to start with & then

The 2nd phase is the oil massage and steam that lubricates the body to the very finest level

& 3rd phase – deeper regeneration therapies of rice poultice massage.

Plan of internal level therapies

The internal level must be also cleaned, segment after segment, and this cleaning is necessary for most of the clients. Therefore, the upper gastro area of the body will be cleaned by sadyovamana (medicinal emesis), the middle gastro area will be cleaned by Virechana (purgation) and the lower gastro area will be cleaned by vasti (medicinal enema). There is also nasya, the therapy consisting in application of herbs through the nasal route.

Raktamokshana therapy (bloodletting), has different methods of implementations and is performed in specific clinical conditions.

It is important to also convey that these therapies not only have a local effect but a greater systemic effect in the body.

What are benefits of internal cleansing?

Example: sadyovamana (medicinal emesis) does not only relieve or eradicate hyper acidity, it relieves & cures acute respiratory distress, severe allergic rhinitis / whole body itching due to allergy and the list is long…

Similarly Virechana(purgation) reduces the serum bilirubin level (jaundice) from the values as high as 32 to the normal value 1.1.it helps the level of sgpt, to drastically fall down to normal, from the values as high as 5000.it also ensures weeping, painful, oozing skin conditions to get better with profound relief after or sometimes by the 2ndor 3rd day.

Similarly, enema or vasti [though appears to reach only till the edge of small intestine] – is the frontline therapy for a wide range of complicated systemic ailments like rheumatoid arthritis. It is also excellent in bringing down serum creatinine levels in one week’s time in kidney failure causes, lowering blood sugar level, in cases of very low hemoglobin levels like 7 gm%, in myeloid dysplastic syndrome & the list continues…

Does every client get ‘’the same ‘’ set of sequence of therapies?

So it is this pattern of/protocol of/sequence of implementation of therapies that prompts/confusesour clients to consider “everybody gets the same treatments”.

But it is important to note that the specific herbal ingredients, varied dosages, different frequency of implementation of these procedures create the distinct, striking & profound difference to makes us assertively comment that we are implementing therapies differently from patient to patient.

The difference is created by the selecting of herbs, dosage, number of repeated therapies & many other deeper technical aspects of our programme which are sometimes confusing the internet reader.

a simple example is that in sadyovamana we are using salty water, sweet liquor ice decoction or even milk, based on the clinical condition.

Similarly, for sadyovirechana, we may opt for either of the following – milk and castor oil / castor oil + decoction+ distilled liquid /tablets or honey plus herbal powder /herbal jam, etc.

Enema can be done by using decoctions of different formulas, milk or even oil. It appears as “same” procedure but its effects on the body are very, very different.

Similar is the case of Shirodhara (the procedure of pouring liquid to the forehead). According to the patient’s condition, we select herbal water, oil, milk or herbal butter milk for performing Shirodhara. Any enquiries are very welcome regarding the therapies clarification.

How reliable is the internet info?

Even though many write ups are reliable in the internet pertaining to Ayurveda, our clients are requested not to confuse and corrupt their unbiased viewpoints, by internet information which are not always genuine, reliable, authentic or backed by clinical experiences.

Why am i subjected to the ‘’boring ‘’herbal water bath? What does herbal water bath achieve for me?

Skin has 7 layers (3+4) 3 epidermis & 4 dermis and toxins need to be expelled through skin and from inside the “koshta” (deeper gastro intestinal system &more) that implicates not just abdomen cavity but also the thoracic cavity.

This brings us to the Dhanyamladhara (therapy of herbal water rinsing) and udvarthana (dry powder massage), which perform skin level (even deeper level) cleaning, as they wash off the toxins.

This therapy is ‘boring ‘for many clients even though there is no other therapy that achieves what it does. At least three days of it are needed for best results of the cure programme. the least number of days we have performed in any client is 3 days and the most is nonstop 21 days based on specific conditions.

Three therapies done to almost all clients

Almost invariably every one of us is in the danger of accumulating abnormally high visceral fat which is nearly sure (not always though) to be exhibited as abdomen fat/increased waist line. A print out on the aspects of visceral fat is handed over on arrival.

Similar is the matter of psychological stress, brain over-activity of personal and professional nature, carrying an emotional baggage of chronic/short term, deep level emotional or psychological stress in professional & personal life situations.

These two aspects prompt us to enforce the abdomen massage, Shirodhara therapy & massage of neck and shoulder to be done in almost every client here from the very beginning.

What are the gastro level cleansings of the first 5 days?

It is also noteworthy that the process of herbal vomiting (sadyovamana), purgation(sadyovirechana), and enema(vasti) ensure expulsion of toxins generated by unwanted Kapha, pitta &vata.

What to expect in the first 5 days at Athreya? body and mind responses to therapies

Our clients, people from 88 different nations, have reported to us the following responses in first 3 to 5 days’ time: headache, tiredness, lethargy, disorientation, restlessness, anxiety, fragility, irritability, heaviness of the body and head, sluggishness, excess of sleeping, overwhelming, frequent passing of stool and urine, bloated abdomen and weird dreams.

The above responses are found in the majority of patients. Few of the patients report of loss of hunger, dizziness, burning urination, cramps in legs and skin rashes.

Please note that all these are indicative that that the healing process has already started or the body has started to respond. All these symptoms disappear after the 5th day.

Protecting your aura field, is it worth doing? Yes!

Please ensure to protect your aura field in the first three and last three days of your stay. If you wish to do it, doctor will guide you only on your request. Dreams and mind dose become very overwhelming for many. Many unpleasant, old memories or life events could come back regurgitating.it is better to “observe” them than to “indulge” with them.

Towards the 5th days 3 major cleansing happens, most clients destabilized and time for evaluation of progress of clients starts/benefits of therapies gets started to be evaluated.

Benefits or delayed benefits from therapies. what if diseases do not respond at all to panchakarma?

Ayurvedic medicines can start acting in favor of the patient as quick as in few second’s duration that is before one minute time, to as delayed (not denied) as over two months, to show any changes that are appreciable.

Most patients with chronic ailments report “shift” towards positive feedback by 3rd or 4th day or after six doses of medicines. This has been observed by me in over 100000 patients in the last 10 years handling health issues of local, state level, national level & international level clients that i have come across and this is the collective experience of a selective group of doctors.

Occasionally there is a flare up of the symptoms temporarily before they start to get cured-this is mostly seen in dermatological and psychiatric conditions.

Controversial/ unbelievable / but undeniable experience’s. Sceptics of alternate healing capabilities may ignore the lines below

We have had many clients who do not show any changes/improvements even after one week of therapies implementation in clinical precision & being text book correct manner. These situations are frustrating to doctor and patient alike.

At this point, we recommend checking the energy plane of the chakras by a healer lady in the town who appears to have clairvoyant like abilities does perform very well. Majority of patients respond to energy healing methods of pranichealing but a minority has failed too and the reality dawns that it may be a situation of “energy channels block” or of para psychological or past life regression therapy deserving ailment. Similar is the scope of para surgical therapies of Ayurveda.

It has been observed by me in over 300 patients [as of July 2016] that once the ‘’chakra energy ‘’ becomes better, and then patients report that “positive shift” & ease that “something” starts to respond in them. Not only psychological but many physical ailments. [fbs 312 ppbs 416 – resistant to insulin] rheumatoid arthritis not responding even to morphine are few conditions I have faced where all the 7 chakras of the patient are negative/ anti-clockwise in appearance in the dousing method that is practised all over the world. I have found people feeling better even by removing some gifts, rings necklace, chains that they wearing a long time. List of these experiences is long but distinguished & patients do find it difficult to relate and it sometimes challenges my integrity and sanity – both of which I submit to god to decide and enlighten the suspecting suffering soul.

Daily Proceedings

Namaste!(the sacredness in me greets the sacredness in you)

itinerary:

Following is a tentative sample plan of a usual day program.

Please expect few changes to this general changeable pattern

Usually a total of minimum one & half to maximum 2 hrs happen for the therapies, may be more also

Schedule may change according to personal requirement:

24 x 7 availability by phone to 8888

5 to 530 am-ideal time to start the day / wake up

545 am to 7 am- yoga / morning walk of guest own interest

630 am onwards – possible therapy timing

7am – reception formally starts, 8:30 am – breakfast

24 x 7 availability by phone to 8888

9:30 am – possible therapy timing Ayurveda treatments

1:00 pm – lunch followed by relaxation

2:00 to 7:30 pm – possible therapy timing treatments

5.00 -6 .00 pm -yoga.

6:30 pm to 7.30 pm- dinner

8 pm -reception closes, kitchen closes

9pm – recommended time to retire for 6 to 8 hrs

There is no fixed time for doctors visit as it is made flexible to accommodate the suitability of the clients even though doctors can be available from as early 7 am to 5 pm – 10 hrs segment.

The staff can always make the doctors available for you 24 x 7 on all days over the phone.

Doctors do not stay overnight in the resort campus but they are a family of 5 doctors who own & run this place and hence in case of any urgency they available even at night with in a span of 15 minutes as they live just nearby from resort campus.

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Namaste! (the sacredness in me greets the sacredness in you)

We are pleased to provide a few important details regarding your time with us, please read this thoroughly

Ayurveda panchakarma therapies

-included in your Athreya package are:

· food

· accommodation

· daily (except Sunday) doctor’s consultation

· therapy sessions

· herbal medicines

· herbal beverages – water

Complimentary are

· daily (except Sunday) yoga lessons & Wi-Fi 15 GB

Exclusions are Airport pick up & drop (6000 INR Cochin Airport, 10800 INR Trivandrum Airport – in a small hatchback car), Laundry and The Aftercare medication that is prescribed by the doctor 3 days prior to check out

Typical schedule at Athreya

Day 1 – staff will be on hand to meet and greet you. Your luggage will be delivered to your room.

Please feel free to ask for safe locker deposit for your valuables on arrival itself.

Wi-Fi password will be handed over. Please take a screenshot of food & herb consumption pattern of next 3 days.

Before checking into the room, the reception will help you to settle the full package payment except for aftercare herbals which will be settled as per below details.

Staff will give you a short orientation tour where you will see the reception area, doctors offices, dining room, the treatment rooms, the yoga practice area and your room. This can be done on 2nd day also.

A medical consultation and ayurvedic therapies will start as soon as it is practical. Normally this is done on the day of your arrival.

But before this direct consultation, it is mandatory to watch a small-scale video by Dr Sreejit which is crucial for your welfare. It involves the recommendation to maximise your benefits here.

Any one of our five doctors –will consult with you every day, therefore medication or therapies may be altered in a timely manner.

important! Every person has medication/therapy designed for the individual. Although some symptoms or therapies may have some similarities, we take into consideration many things that may be unseen/unknown to individuals. Also, many books are written about ayurvedic therapies, but we tailor your medication and therapies to your individual case.

Half-way or a week prior to departure

Depending upon the response generated during your stay, we will make appropriate recommendations regarding your after-Athreya care. This is very important to consolidate the right kind of food, lifestyle, and medicines and to achieve the maximum benefits both here and at home.

Four to three days prior to departure

We will provide an up-to-date financial statement for final settlement.

After-care medication and recommendations will be provided so that you will have a worry-free and hassle-free departure. The aftercare medications are optional as they are chargeable items.

If you curtail the stay period of your own, we will respect it as per finance policy document.

There is no refund for early departure.

Departure day

Your medication and recommendations will have been provided in a timely manner. Transportation will be provided as per plans.

2-3 weeks after your departure from Athreya

We eagerly await news from you regarding your health. We will be very happy to provide ongoing communication, should you so desire.
Transportation details – a driver will meet you at the concerned airport with a placard. His phone number will be emailed to you in advance along with our 3 standby numbers.

In case of any mix up in pick up, pls do not panic!

We will fetch you somehow. Assured!

Additionally, you may use a local land line phone from airport and call us at our any of 3 contact numbers sent to you by email

Please let us know:

· your arrival date, flight number and expected time of arrival

And airport also more details are in our website

The extras (if required)

Occasionally, but rarely, we require the services of outside-the-clinic medical care resulting in extra charges payable directly to the provider. Typical costs may be (and subject to change):

· laboratory tests: rs 500 to rs 1000 or so varies

· x-rays: rs 300 or so varies

· specialist consultation (for example: oncologist, Ent): rs 1000

Laundry services: you will be provided with a list detailing our laundry charges.

Local excursions: we hope you will be able to take advantage of your stay in Kerala to see and enjoy some of our local sights and traditions. Please see reception for ideas and costs.

Medicines taken home with you: typically, 100 days of medication to continue your treatment at home will cost approx. Usd$100.00 to $150.00.

Finance settlement and delivery of herbs will be done 3 days prior to departure. Herbs once delivered will not be taken back. Additionally, herbs not belonging to Athreya if purchased by us for you after your confirmation will not be refundable or taken back.

Many clients realise lack of luggage space due to not adhering to this recommendation

For best results of your cure programme, it is highly recommended to involve into the domain of rasayana chikitsa for next 6 months to 12 months based on the intensity of your ailment. This can be done at your home.

Our contact information:

Dr Sreejit +919447349992

The Athreya office staff:

+91 70347 12345

What happens at Athreya

Athreya Ayurveda centre

Welcome – on behalf of all the staff here at the Athreya Ayurveda centre, we wish you a hearty welcome! Here are a few items to help make your stay healthy, happy, and comfortable.

Our staff – doctors

Please feel free to contact them any time. By contacting reception or therapy or even kitchen staff in the campus.

There is no fixed time for doctors visit as it is made flexible to accommodate the suitability of the clients even though doctors can be available from as early 7 am to 5 pm – 10 hrs segment.

The staff can always make the doctors available for you 24 x 7 on all days over the phone.

Our doctors judiciously use a combination of Ayurveda and modern diagnostic techniques.

Therapists

The therapists execute the personal plans established by the doctors. Therefore, if any changes are requested, it must first be approved by the doctor.

Our Athreya therapists are well trained to work with people of many cultures. They have a professional attitude and are considerate and courteous. Occasionally, there are difficulties with communication – please bear with us. If there are any difficulties, kindly inform your doctor and the situation will soon be rectified.

The therapists are accommodative to your ideas of altering, adjusting treatment timings to suit your sight seeing etc., outside the resort agendas which by themselves are not at all recommended

But.

Even though we shall try to be as flexible to make you happy and feel valued,

in the peak seasons of September to march we do not promise any such flexibilities on all the occasions of your such requests

And therapies missed / undone due to such outside the resort agendas circumstances and sightseeing’s will not be performed & are non-refundable.

Nevertheless, the Athreya management leaves this particular decision to the discretion of the hard-working cooperative therapist to decide on this –so as not to demoralise them being pressurised to work beyond duty timings

This is done solely for the best welfare of every client and thus we ensure that by the above policy, this ensures the staff is able to serve every client in the best way with a good quality of his/ her state of body and mind – and keep them well motivated, alert and focussed.

Administration and kitchen staff

Our staff will do their utmost to make your stay as comfortable as they can. Please do not hesitate to contact us.

Reception staff’s attention is available 24 x 7 on call to 8888

But physically available from 7 am to 8pm only

Reception closes at 8 pm including lights and fans

This will ensure better service the next day.

House keeping cleaning staff usually attends on alternate days pattern but if you wish daily attendance, they will oblige.

Emergency needs can be called to 8880, 8881 which is 24 x 7

Ayurvedic care

Each patient receives very personalized care. Your treatment plan is created specifically for you. Please do not confuse our treatments with what you have read about theoretical treatments. Many books are not authored by full time clinicians.

For the best value of your time and money invested for best healing results we recommend that

The use of electronic gadgets for external communications is best to be avoided, or to be minimised or at least to reduced to maximum 30 to 45 minutes per day if at all it is inevitable.

Water concerns

Everyday you will receive different herbal medicated water. This water has been boiled with herbs and processed. We are using the best water purifiers before its boiled with herbs. This water is detoxifying in nature and has action in different Doshas and dhatus of body and also acts as a blood purifier. It is also part of the Kerala culture.

It is best to avoid the factory sealed mineral water like biselery Aquafina etc., soft drinks, Tropicana etc…

Hot water showers are not available here. It is contrary to Ayurveda. In warm countries like India, hot water showered on the head can damage eyesight.

Medicines

The medicines served at Athreya are time-tested herbal formulations. Our medicines are manufactured at our own Gmp certified factory (highest standards that are awarded by the government of Kerala). They are of premium quality and meant only for our patients.

Medicines will be delivered to your room.

Some people find the medicines taste bitter. These are natural herbal formulations that are detoxifying and rejuvenating to different levels of body functions.

Food

we do not serve only ‘’anti vata, only anti pitha, only anti Kapha’’ food

Food is included in your treatment plan. Should you require anything beyond our menu, or if you want extra food items, please consult your doctor. Extra charges may apply.

Food consumption is recommended in silence; hence we offer a ‘’silent zone ‘on one side of the restaurant as respect for those who wish to follow the best practice of food intake rather than conversations after conversations which disturbs digestion and metabolism

Being 5 generations in the Ayurveda healthcare, based on our experience we hold an opinion contrary to the information available in the internet about food in accordance or against the Prakrit of a person .it is false information.

Ayurveda recommends food to be consumed in silence, with concentration and to incorporate all the 6 different tastes for greater tissue strength and Dosha pacification

we do not serve only ‘’anti vata , only anti pitha , only anti Kapha’’ food

Food choices and timings are regulated by the doctors to ensure the bio-availability of the medicines.

Kindly inform us of any allergies or food aversions.

We will do our best to accommodate your wishes for plain or bland food. Kindly communicate with your doctor.

Meals are served at a schedule that enhances effective treatments:

breakfast: 8:30 – 9:30 am

lunch: 1:00 – 2:00 pm

dinner: 6:30 – 7:30 pm

To serve your better the next day, kitchen staff will not be available after 8 pm except emergency situations

The menu of next day will be displayed the previous night with small scale descriptions.

Therapy rooms

On the first day, a therapist will fetch you from your room and take you to the treatment room. For subsequent appointments, kindly be punctual for your treatment times. The timings are also reflective of your treatment. If you have some personal commitments (for example: sightseeing), the staff will try to adjust your treatment schedule accordingly.

We strive to maintain a high level of hygienic standards in our treatment rooms. Should you have any concerns, kindly relay them to your doctor. Prompt action will be taken.

Valuables (passport, cash, jewellery)

Athreya cannot be held responsible for your valuables. There is a safe at reception. When going for treatment, jewellery should be left in your locked room.

Miscellaneous information

Laundry services

Drying times are dependent upon the level of humidity. There is no ironing facility.

Here is a list of charges:

Shirt (ladies or men)

₨ 35

Socks

₨ 25

Trouser

₨ 40

Skirt

₨ 35

Undershirt (singlet)

₨ 30

Nightie

₨ 35

Shorts (eg: Bermuda)

₨ 30

Bra

Rs 30

Underwear (panties, undershorts)

Rs 30

Churidar set

₨ 40

Towels

(Normal)

₨ 40

Internet service

it is complimentary only to a certain level which is 15 GB.

thereafter we will be an extra charge of a very nominal rs 50 INR rupees for per extra gigabyte.

Use of electronic gadgets for external communications is best to be avoided, or to be minimised or at least to reduced to maximum 30 to 45 minutes per day if at all it is inevitable.

Air quality

The banyan tree beside the main building is the best source of oxygen. The best air quality is usually between 5:00 am and 7:00 am.

Walking outside the clinic

It is usually safe to walk around the paddy fields and to the lakeside, but we cannot take responsibility for you outside the clinic walls. The trail surfaces are uneven. The local people are kind and friendly and will often greet you. No untoward incident has ever been reported.

Shopping

Shopping in Kottayam is best in the mid-afternoon when the traffic is minimal. Bargaining is not part of the local culture and fixed prices are the norm. The reception staff will be happy to call a tuk-tuk and will discuss your needs with the driver.

Sightseeing

There are many interesting places nearby. Reception staff can assist you but from doctors’ viewpoint we stress upon the next line

We strongly discourage any sightseeing as we have found it seriously and significantly disappoints the fragile healing process. this is regular experience based on our repeat clients’ experiences.

We respect the client’s desire to explore Kerala as it is one of the 50 recommended destinations by national geographic

but …

we must admit that many clients have partially and moderately lost the benefits of cure programme by frequent outside resort visits [ frequent = more than 1 outside visit within 5 days]

Food from hotels outside the resort is not trust worthy and has ruined the cure process of many clients by food poisoning etc.

We wish the best of healing your body, mind and soul and we offer our best possible medical and social services for achieving your targets of visit

At your service –team Athreya believes in the concept Atithi devo bhava

Namaste! (the sacredness in me greets the sacredness in you)

Philosophy of Therapies

Namaste! (the sacredness in me greets the sacredness in you)

(Philosophy / skeletal outline of therapies)

(Subjected to health needs and doctors decision)

Detox + rejuvenation

Clean + polish

External therapies

External therapies via skin the largest organ, which is cleansing and polishing in nature.

For head

Herbal water or herbal buttermilk rinsing on head –

Reduces oedema scalp, also serves as stress buster ( daily shirodhara)

For body

Herbal water ”dhara ”/ rinsing – improves lymphatic circulation, blood circulation, remove stagnant oedematous situations also

Massages of head and neck, abdomen or full body.

Special medicated kizhi -pouch of special medicines used for massage applications.

Internal therapies

Internally segment after segment cleansing

Herbal vomitting- only one time –

Action cleanses upper gastro, affects lung zone

Purgation – only one time

Cleanses stomach intestines liver

Enemas – multiple times – small and / or bigger variety

Cleansing large intestine

Nasya -nasal route of cleaning ‘’head ‘’as in ayurveda nose is considered as the ”gate way ‘’ to head

Blood letting / raktha moksha

– done in selective complicated cases only and is well informed to client during skype call even before they book with athreya as confirmation.

The above are yukthi vyapasraya chikitsa

And panchakarma is in the domain of the above

And is part of the package

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But the below mentioned is not part of the package

As not every client seeks / needs / appreciates / relates to it

Due its religious, spiritual, non-materialistic, non ‘’medical ”appearence

And ayurveda narrates it as daiva vyapasraya chikitsa

Exceptionally we involve in the same and has a range of cost implications from hundreds to thousands of rupees

These methods come in the domain of

Medical astrology +

Tantric +

Vedic rituals +

And in the socio medico cultural scenarios of kerala ayurveda, they are definitely found in very high success [ some failures too]

Indicated in ailments that are very resistant to any forms of cure and relapsing and where the patient has lost all hopes of any form of cure process available.

Exceptionally, many clients seek the service of an experienced energy healer in the town, athreya maintains a neutral stance to that as many clients go voluntarily based on the recommendation of other clients.

Most are benefitted, a very few have been disappointed. The working methods of the energy healer are not always well related or appreciated by everyone though more than majority find immense benefits by her services.

Similar is the case with astrologer services outside the resort.

Athreya will not be responsible for the above subjects.

Food Menu

Monday
Herbal water: uluva (fenu greek)

Break fast

Main dish: uppuma –100 gm-209calorie.
Curry: white chick peas-268 calorie-one cup
Fruits: yellow banana-(1-medium-105calorie)
Juice: watermelon -1cup -71 calorie.

Lunch

Main rice: veg pulav -130calorie -in 100gms (basmati rice)
Curry: fried cocount with vegetable curry -theeyal -815 calorie in ½ cup
Chutney: koovalam(bael leaf in our campus tree/ vilwa) coconut chutney -80 calorie [one table spoon]
Salads: yoghurt raita one small bowl -73 calorie.
Fruits: apple – one apple-182gm calories.

Dinner

Main food: appam -one appam- 120 calorie (rice pan cake made with diluted coconut milk)
Curry: mixed vegetable curry -85 calories -100g.m
Salad -steamed indian vegetables -65calorie -100g.m
Fruits: pineapple -48 calorie – 100g.m
Soup: tomato soup -42 calorie -100g.m

Tuesday
Herbal water: chukku water (dry ginger)

Break fast

Main dish: dosha pancake from fermented rice batter-one dosa -100 calorie
Curry: sambar – 100 g.m sambar -114 calorie
Fruits: green banana – jamaican – boiled green banana – 1 – 150 calorie
Juice: indian goosberry juice – 20 ml -120 gm calorie

Lunch

Main rice: white rice -129 calorie – 100gm
Curry: cucumber & tomato curry – one serving -212 calorie
Side dish: beans & ladies finger – 100gm -26 calorie – [beans-100gm-127 calorie]
Chutney: unripe mango coconut chutney – 1gm – 870 calorie
Fruits: watermelon/guava – [ 100gm- 30 calorie] -[ guava -100gm – 68 calorie]

Dinner

Main food: chappathi – one chappathi – 110 calorie
Curry: dhal curry (lentils) – [0.5 cup] – 404 calorie ] [ dhal – 100gm — 118 calorie]
Fruits: pappaya ( 1 cup 141 calories)
Soup: pumpkin soup (70 calories)

Wednesday
Herbal water: jeera water (cumins seeds)

Break fast

Main dish: iddily – one iddily – steamed rice cake 250 calorie
Curry: sambar – 200gm – 109 calorie
Chutney: coconut chutney 1 tablespoon 52 calories
Fruits: banana – 1 medium 105 calorie
Juice: fresh lime – 100 ml – 10 calorie

Lunch

Main rice: basmathi plain rice – 100gm – 120 calorie
Curry: sambar – 100gm – 114 calorie
Chutney: jathikka chutney (nutmeg)- 25 calorie – one table spoon
Salads: beetroot/carrot (with spice additional)- beetroot – 100gm – 43 calorie – [ carrot – 100gm – 60 calorie
Fruits: watermelon – 100gm – 30 calorie

Dinner

Main food: raggi – one cup – 224 calorie
Curry: coconut chutney – two table sppon – 140 calorie
Salads: steamed indian vegetables – 100gm – 65 calorie
Fruits: red banana – 110 calories
Soup: green gram (156 calories)

Thursday
Herbal water: naruneendi / indian sarsaparilla

Break fast

Main dish: puttu (steamed cyclindrical shaped wheat cake) – 100gm – 209 calorie
Curry: red chick peas – one small cup – 100gm
Fruits: banana (ethan pazham) 105 calorie
Juice: indian goosberry – 200ml 120 calorie

Lunch

Main rice: jeera rice -100gm – 129 calore –
Curry: rasam -soup – 1cup – 100 calorie
Chutney: tomato chutney –
Side dish: avial (cooked vegetable salad with coconut) – one serving – 438.1 calorie
Fruits: pappaya – 100gm – 43 calorie

Dinner

Main food: wheat dosa (with ginger ,green chilly for seasoning – one dosa – 107 calorie
Salads: steamed vegetables – 100gm – 65 calorie
Fruits: watermelon – 10gm – 30 calorie
Curry: cauliflower curry (per cup 81 calories)
Soup: mixed vegetable (150 calories per 1 serving)

Friday
Herbal water: karingali / acasia katechu

Break fast

Main dish: ela ada ( wheat pan cake stuffed with jaggery & coconut) – 1- 272 calorie
Fruits: mash melon – ( 0.5 oz– 19 calorie)
Juice: pineapple — (100gm – 50 calorie)

Lunch

Main rice: veg pulao – (100gm – 129 calorie)
Curry: padavalanga curry(snake gourd) with dhal – (one cup – 300gm – 100 calorie)
Side dish: kovakka (ivy gourd)- (100 calorie 1 serving)
Cabbage – (100gm 25 calories)
Fruits: watermelon – (100gm – 30 calorie)

Dinner

Main food: idiyappam (rice steamed noodles) -( 1 ps – 35 calorie)
Curry: mixed vegetable curry – (130 calories 1 serving)
Fruits: banana 1 – medium sized– (105 calorie)
Soup: carrot soup (1 cup – 81 calories)

Saturday
Herbal water:ayamodakam / ajwain

Break fast

Main dish: corn putt -( 1pcs 108 calorie)
Curry: green peas curry – ( 0.75 cup – 210 calorie)
Fruits: apple –( 1pcs – 80 calorie)
Juice: indian gooseberry – (200ml – 120 calorie)

Lunch

Main rice: lemon tumeric rice – (100gm – 129 calorie )
Curry: red lentil -ash gourd -300 grams -150 calorie
Chutney: indian goose berry chutney -( 1 table spoon – 58 calorie)
Side dish: potato & long beans – potato 80 calorie (50 gm -262 calorie)
Fruits: pappaya – (100gms – 43 calorie)

Dinner

Main food: masala dosa(rice pan cake stuffed with potato ,onion turmeric) -( 1 piece – 208 calorie)
Chutney: coconut-pudina -( 52 calorie – 1 table spoon)
Fruits: pineapple – 100gm – (48 calorie)
Salad: steamed vegetables –( 100gm – 65 calorie)
Soup: beetroot (1cup 78 calories)

Sunday
Herbal water: pathimukam/sappan wood

Break fast

Main dish: appam (rice pan cake with mild spice) one piece-( 80 calorie)
Curry: green peas – (100 calories)
Fruits: banana – one – medium sized – (105 calorie)
Juice: mixed fruit- ( 100ml – 420 calorie)

Lunch

Main rice: tomato rice –( 100gm – 50 calorie)
Curry: pumpkin curry –( one serving – 300 calorie)
Chutney: tomato chutney (ginger ,green chilly, small onion) – one table spoon – 52
Fruits: green banana (150 calorie)
Side dish: steamed carrot & beetroot ( 95 calories)

Dinner

Main food: wheat porridge (seasoned with ghee & vegetables)- 1 cup 50 calories
Side dish: green gram ( 105 calories)
Salads: steamed vegetables (100 gm 65 calories)

Finance Policy

Booking & Advance Payment
For every booking to be confirmed, an advance payment is requested. This advance payment is due directly after the client has placed a binding booking at the Athreya Ayurvedic Centre. If the arrival date is some where between 1 April and 31 May, the advance payment equals 50% of the total costs of the client’s stay. If the arrival date is some where between 1 June and 31 March, the advance payment equals 100% of the total costs of the client’s stay. The advance payment can be made either by using the online payment gateway provided on our website www.theathreya.com or via bank transfer. In case of bank transfers, clients are kindly asked to ensure that the exact amount is credited and transfer charges are not levied on the Athreya Ayurvedic Centre.
After the respective advance payment, has been received by the Athreya Ayurvedic Centre, the client will receive an e-mail confirming his booking.
Please note: Should the Athreya Ayurvedic Centre not receive the advance payment latest 1 week after the binding booking of the client, the booking is considered invalid. In that case, the Athreya Ayurvedic Centre has the right to make the space available to other clients. On-Site Payment In case of a 50% advance payment, the remaining 50% of the costs of the client’s stay have to be paid at the day of arrival, latest on the second day of the client’s stay.
This payment can be made either:
in cash,
via credit/debit card (+2% service fee),
by using the online payment gateway provided on www.theathreya.com,
bank transfer.

In case of bank transfer payments, clients are requested to provide a written proof or receipt of their successful transaction to the Athreya Ayurvedic Centre administration . Clients are kindly asked to ensure that the exact amount is credited and transfer charges are not levied on the Athreya Ayurvedic Centre. Please note: If the payment is late due to reasons not accounted for by the Athreya Ayurvedic Centre, all treatments will have to be halted until the required sum is balanced.
Additional Services

If the client wishes to order some ‘after care’ medications after having been consulted by the treating doctors, the respective costs has to be settled before the last 4 days of the stay. The same is valid for all other optional on-site costs for additional services such as laundry service. Such payments can be made either:
in cash or
via credit/debit card (+2% service fee).

Cancellations & Refund Policy

In order to provide all clients of the Athreya Ayurvedic Centre an equal chance to book our capacities for treatments, any client is requested to inform the Athreya Ayurvedic Centre about cancellation intentions as soon as possible. Decisive for the number of days applicable to the cancellation fees below is the time of the information which needs to arrive at Athreya Ayurvedic Centre in a written form (e-mail) before 5 p.m. local time on a working day. If the cancellation information arrives later than 5 p.m. local time, it is automatically counted to the next working day, as it can only be processed then.

The cancellation fees are:

From 1 April to 31 May

More than 1 day before planned arrival date 95% amount will be refunded.
Less than 1 day before planned arrival date 10,000 INR (ten thousand Indian Rupees)
Cancellations or changes during the stay, amount after deducting the number of days stayed and availed treatments.

From 1 September to 31 March

During this time, there won’t be any refunds for cancellations. The client can change the booking dates if there is availability without extra charge until the same season until 31 March. If there is no scope of coming at all , the client can use this amount for services of Athreya Ayurvedic Centre in the future for the tariff applicable at that time up to 3 years of reservation date subject to availability. Additionally the booking can be transferred to person of his/ her choice [ family or friends] if the client cannot make a travel to Athreya

Currency

All costs and payments are applicable in Indian Rupees (INR), if not stated otherwise by the Athreya Ayurvedic Centre. The client is kindly requested to ensure that the exact amount of INR is paid to the Athreya Ayurvedic Centre, considering that there might be fluctuations in the currency exchange rates. In case of doubt, the exchange rate of the day of payment (checked via Google) is applicable. In case of refunds, possible fluctuations in the currency exchange rates might cause a slightly different sum to be refunded. The client is aware of this possibility when placing his binding booking, as the Athreya Ayurvedic Centre cannot be held responsible for such fluctuations and can only refund payment amounts which it has actually received in INR.

Bank account

Beneficiary :- ATHREYA AYURVEDIC CENTRE
IFSC CODE:- HDFC0000071
SWIFT CODE:- HDFCINBBCOC
ACCOUNT NUMBER:- 50200025584015
Bank address:- HDFC Bank Ltd,
Opp MDC Centre,
K K road,
Kottayam,
KERALA,
INDIA
Pin: 686002

Contact

In case of questions or for more information regarding the financial policy, please do not hesitate to contact the Athreya Ayurvedic Centre administration office:
Dr. Jayalakshmi G (& office team)
Doctor and Director of Finances
Athreya Ayurvedic Centre
Address: Pakkil P. O., Pallom, 686012, Kottayam, Kerala, INDIA
Contact details: +91 70347 12345 ǀ theathreya@yahoo.com ǀ office.athreya@gmail.com ǀ www.theathreya.com

About the Athreya Ayurvedic Centre:

The Athreya Ayurvedic Centre is located at the Southern end of India in the state of Kerala, close to the city of Kottayam, surrounded by green paddy fields and close to the famous Backwaters. The focus of Athreya is authentic Ayurveda combined with a sustainable and customized care for each patient. This is the reason why it has been certified with the “Green Leaf Award” by the Ministry of Tourism of Kerala. Also TripAdvisor recommends the Athreya Ayurvedic Centre with its “Certificate of Excellence 2015” as well as the “Travellers’ Choice Award for the past 13 years. The centre is run by a family of doctors which looks back on more than five generations of Ayurvedic traditions. The accommodations, are 20 cottages of Kerala style tradition and 8 rooms with a very aesthetic look and good comforts in annexure building. The meals are home-made and according to the Ayurvedic chart of right food. Daily yoga classes round up the guest’s Ayurveda treatments.

Progress Monitoring

To serve you better, by knowing your requirements better and to increase the bandwidth of communication, Dr Sreejit is willing to SPEND EXTRA TIME for you on days unattended by him due to the alternate days system of consultation. This communication system will help in proactive service than just reactive/responsive service.
Dr Sreejit will be able to attend you ONLY on receiving this info. You are requested to submit this daily before dinner to yoga specialist. this will enable Dr Sreejit to pick it up by 6 /630 am next day and start planning for you with therapy staff. This will serve as the appropriate response before Dr Jayalakshmi or any other family doctor of this place makes starts attending by 10 am.
Green zone denotes -health / logistics aspects that are improving or improved, things that make you feel good here regarding health , staff service & situations.
Red zone denotes -aspects which bother you, or yet to improve or any clarification point or new queries or unresolved or unsatisfactory areas of above parameters.

This will make direct physical consultation more effective

Green zone Red zone

Service & Transport

For the sake of better and prompt services of transport options, we here by provide direct contact numbers of fairly reliable service providers.

From dec 21 st 2017 , the front office or any staff member shall NOT invlove in any laison work of transport other than airport pick up drop back .

Our valued guest are requested to DIRECTLY send whatsapp to these service providers and feel comfortable to explore all options.

Athreya management prefers to remain NEUTRAL in case of any disputes [God forbid ] out of the interaction between guests and taxi auto drivers [ in case of any misunderstandings out of language problem.

NB -Bargaining with auto & taxi drivers is considered an act of sub culture in kottayam public life

Sleep

Deprivation of sleep or delay in sleep or postponing the body’s demand of sleep HARMS longevity & decreases body’s immunity , decreases METABOLISM capacity of body and accelerates ageing process.

10 to 15 drops of ksheera bala tailam / coconut oil over the BREGMA on top of head -retained for half hour duration before sleep usually provides a very deep sleep and better quality of energy on waking up.This is NOT applicable to those who are prone to cold or respiratory diseases or with sub cutaneous oedema. For them plain castor oil is better solution how ever sticky it is.

Disconnecting from screen space at least 2 hrs before sleep, listening to Yoga nidra [ provided to you on day one of arrival here ] helps wear off the stress accumulated over the day

Food-Best Practices

Majority of the following recommendations are time tested methods and practices that has kept the health of kerala population in highest standards of physical and mental health over the centuries. Success of next day starts with early dinner of previous day atleast 3 hrs before sleep time -which needs to be had in moderate quantities [ to appease hunger – not to feel the stomach after consumption].

Consumption of / sipping of hot water processed in dry ginger and coriander is useful.

Sipping hot water at bed time and also in morning is very beneficial, this eases out congestion at any level. This ensures a better metabolism and reasonably effective detoxification.

Please avoid oily, deep fried food or a heavy to digest dinner.

Non vegetarian food – meat and fish , curd/ yoghurt ,vinegar seasoned, very oily food are best avoided at night . Deprivation of sleep or delay in sleep or postponing the body’s demand of sleep harms longevity & decreases body’s immunity , decreases metabolism capacity of body and accelerates ageing process.

10 to 15 drops of ksheera bala tailam / coconut oil over the bregma on top of head -retained for half hour duration before sleep usually provides a very deep sleep and better quality of energy on waking up.This is not applicable to those who are prone to cold or respiratory diseases or with sub cutaneous oedema. For them plain castor oil is better solution how ever sticky it is.

Disconnecting from screen space at least 2 hrs before sleep, listening to yoga nidra [ provided to you on day one of arrival here ] helps wear off the stress accumulated over the day

6 different tastes need to be part of food regimen as you have seen our display in dining buffet table.

Please avoid —- cheese , ‘’gas ‘’ producing food , oily, deep fried food or a heavy to digest food at dinner , hungry situations , ice cold stuffs of food , dried meat , fasting situations -if hungry.Cheese has been found to be very much against our healing plans . In the vent of a heavy to digest meal… Ginger powder and turmeric powder are excellant in helping stomach recover. 2 grams of each are useful.

Herbal water of dry ginger 10 grams , coriander seeds 10 grams crushed together and boiled in 2 litres of water is the best detox herbal water as per ayurveda that has effects on cardiopulmonary , gastrointestinal and renal system. Water is best consumed in small portions in intervals of 2 hrs and always boiled – never un boiled.

Please avoid meals in between meals kind of food habits = frequent snacking habits be avoided.It decreases metabolic capacity.

Unless extremely hungry or diabetic with blood sugar fluctuations, space between meal times should not be before 3 hrs or after 6 hrs of last meal time.

Daily –curry leaf / garlic – 10 gms – usually removes ,prevents the effects of toxic deposits of any nature in the channels of circulation. The quantity just has to get in by any means. Garlic needs to avoided in case of hyper acidity, peptic ulcer,body heat ,hot flushes or bleeding of any part of body.

10 to 20 gms of sesame seed -tahini / til in hindi as a paste for consumption is excellent in bony tissue strength -if consumed empty stomach – if digestion system is working well.

Soup of green grams – mudga in hindi- is worth at any meal time- best vegetarian source of protein that has tissue building property and a daily recommended food item as per ayurveda.

In normal life without therapies ..Ayurveda recommends daily usage of pomegranate -one medium sized , indian goose berry 30 to 50 grams , honey 10 to 20 grams , cow ghee 10 to 20 grams with 2 pinches of salt, rock salt maximum 1 to 2 grams a day , mudga as mentioned above. The dosage mentioned are dr sreejit’s ideas and it will vary as per your hunger and digestive capacity of the day.

Please have food only if hunger is really prominent –body has more capacity to be alert without extra food than we may assume.

Please avoid bakery food items – curd at night or morning , carbonated drinks , junk foods – maida – based .They create sluggish metabolism.

Only juice diet for the day – once a week – is a good method to clean up system – pomegranate,/ aloe vera / indian goose berry please avoid citrus juices –pineapple / lemon at same time with milk products , eg pine apple juice with milk

Please have butter milk / lassi – ‘’pulisseri’’ in malayalam – daily – processed in turmeric and curry leaf. Best effect is on the metabolism.

Good breakfast – if hungry , moderate lunch and very light or negligible dinner is apt habit which all of us know .. We just need reminders….

More details on ayurveda food habits are included in http://www.Agnivesh.Info/public-utility-latest-updates/ please register for free-it is dr s. P .Sreejit’s website for training doctors and helping public.

Lifestyle

Please avoid sleepless ness at night or late waking up in morning and also day time sleep. Ayurveda recommends waking up from bed atleast 90 minutes before the actual sunrise as per indian sub continent conditions.It is called brahma muhurtha.

Sleeping with head in the direction of east and north are the best.

Please avoid hot water head bathing ,excess heat exposures or fluctuations of heat and cold to the body–it creates inflammation.

Mild walking after dinner for 20 minutes is useful habit.

Avoiding the habit of watching tv or avoiding prolonged seated after a meal time helps decrease abdomen girth from increasing to unacceptable levels. Ladies need to restrict abdomen girth to 35 inches and men to 40 inches.

Please ensure a clear bowel habit – complete evacuation – for that fibre be added in dinner.

Please ensure the head does not remain being wet for over 5 minutes after head bath.This usually prevents sub cutaneous oedema/ inflammation.

Exercise in moderation is the recommendation from ayurveda. Excess or too less harms health. Attaining dry throat situation means you have over done the exercises.

Deep breathing pranayam is recommended daily – 15 minutes – naadi shudhi method.

Regular chanting of mantra/ hymns has been found to significantly decrease stress levels.We can share a whatsapp copy of the research conducted and also a video link of study of brain images affected by mantra chanting on 30 volunteers for 100 days.

Sun salutation is the simplest and easiest workout–minimum 12 to 24 sets a day – starting from 4 per day in 1 st week and 10 , 15 , 20 in next weeks respectively.This is to avoided in spinal disorders / slip disc / some low back ache situations.

Please avoid sun baths or excess heat exposures or fluctuations of heat and cold very quickly -these alter the ” blood’s chemistry ”

And relevant in skin conditions health.

‘Om ang si va ya na ma, Ari om aiym klim saum na ma si va ya’

Tariff

Given below are the list of services available on offer at Athreya Ayurvedic Centre and the tariff plan

Daily Doctor Consultation

Cottage Accommodation

Herbal Beverages

Daily Yoga Sessions

Airport Pick & Drop

(Extra Payment of Rs. 6000 for Cochin Airport & Rs. 10,800 for Trivandrum Airport)

WIFI (50-100 Mbps speed)

Single Occupancy

Rs. 10000/Day

Price includes treatment & stay

Double Occupancy

Rs. 17000/Day

Price includes treatment & stay

Triple Occupancy

Rs. 22000/Day

Price includes treatment & stay

Facilities at Athreya

At Athreya, we are deeply committed to the highest standards of excellence in medical care. At the same time we place a lot of importance on the traditional values of hospitality and compassionate patient care. Our primary concern is to ensure that your health and comfort receives special attention and that you are given the best possible care once you enter the portals of our resort.

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Scenic Views of Athreya

Athreya is an Oasis of Health & Rejuvenation. Its healthy, green environment overlooking a beautiful paddy field has a calming effect on body and mind. The campus is also very close to the famous backwaters of Kerala. Enjoy the beauty and calm of Athreya below:

What Makes Athreya Special

Here are few reasons why you should get yourself pampered and treated at Ayurveda.

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Why Athreya

About Athreya

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What is Ayurveda?

How does Ayurveda benefit you?

Who should try Ayurveda medical system?

How to arrive to Athreya?

Importance of setting reasonable & achievable expectations.

What will Athreya Ayurveda resort do for your welfare?

Cure prospects – prognosis of disease – what results to expect – at Athreya & after?

Who responds to therapies best, how to find best cure response?

Is panchakarma enough? No!!

Why results are disappointing?

How does healing happen beyond expectation

Arrival to Athreya

Medical evaluation at Athreya (before arrival to Athreya)

How much to improve for better health? How messed up is my health? Questions that many clients ask.

Pathology: this brings us to the point – what is attempted to be corrected at Athreya?

What are Doshas?

Is every client at Athreya receiving same therapies? Some clients ask so.

What does Athreya attempt to do for your health?

When will oil massage be done?

What are the ‘’toxins’’?

What are benefits of panchakarma (the process of eliminating toxins)?

Tentative treatment plan for most of the clients here

Why is my therapy ‘’same as someone’s with different ailments”?

Which are the therapy protocols will go through? External level & internal level

What are benefits of internal cleansing?

Does every client get ‘’the same ‘’ set of sequence of therapies?

How reliable is the internet info?

Why am i subjected to the ‘’boring ‘’herbal water bath? What does herbal water bath achieve for me?

Three therapies done to almost all clients

What are the gastro level cleansings of the first 5 days?

What to expect in the first 5 days at Athreya? body and mind responses to therapies

Protecting your aura field, is it worth doing? Yes!

Benefits or delayed benefits from therapies. what if diseases do not respond at all to panchakarma?

Controversial/ unbelievable / but undeniable experience’s. Sceptics of alternate healing capabilities may ignore the lines below

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Single Occupancy

Rs. 10000/Day

Double Occupancy

Rs. 17000/Day

Triple Occupancy

Rs. 22000/Day

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