THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE WOODS seeped into our souls, just as easily as the Ayurvedic oil into our skin. We were performing yoga asanas in the middle of a jungle that rang with early-morning bird calls. The cool filtered air fanned us—a group of Ayurveda and yoga buffs—and we contorted our bodies. The participants were from a diverse age group. But after just four days, everyone seemed to exude a glow, and certain flexibility that perhaps only the winning combination of Ayurveda, yoga, meditation, and a good diet in an unpolluted environment can impart.
Kairali - The Ayurvedic Healing Village is located in Kerala’s Palakkad district, and a typical programme usually extends over 14, 21, or 28 days. We were happy to get a glimpse of how a 5,000-year-old Ayurvedic regimen and its complementary practice, yoga, could help one balance their doshas. According to Ayurveda, doshas are the three primary life forces, namely vata (ether and air), pitta (fire), and kapha (water and earth), which govern all physical and mental processes in the human body.
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