Kerala is a state in southern India between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats. Most people know it as the calm part of the country – separated from the crowded cities and characterized instead by its own natural vibrancy. When you travel here, you’ll find native spices and teas, and easy-going locals that are happy to impart their traditions. Watch skilled men and women glide their way through a martial arts practice, or other rituals that connect the mind and body.
The birthplace of yoga, India capitalizes on its holistic and Ayurvedic associations. In Kerala, you’ll practice yoga in a land surrounded by lagoons and coconut groves, jungles, hills, and 44 tropical rivers. Unwinding on the palm-tree lined beaches is the perfect way to relax into your practice.
Kerala’s 5,000-year-old Vedic culture focuses on the science of “life, vitality, health, and longevity,” otherwise known as Ayurveda. Yoga calls on this spirit of well-being to develop flexibility, strength, posture, and stress relief. It enhances breathing, concentration and a positive energy flow through the body.
Allowing yourself to attend an Ayurvedic yoga retreat at the Kereala Beach Health Resort will both relax and rejuvenate your mind and body. Treat yourself to massages, holistic care, and a thoughtful, personalized vegetarian diet. Model your retreat after your own individual goal, whether it be to thoroughly relax, or to intensely challenge your body.
Connect with the local culture by partaking in visual and musical programs, cooking demonstrations, and consultations with an Ayurvedic doctor, which are all part of the Beach Resort package. When you return to practice your yoga on the shore of the Malaar Coast, you’ll be getting much more than a simple work out or vacation – you’ll leave with a full mind and body experience.
