Accommodation
Cottages: Kerala is famous for its scenic beauty all over the world. Hundreds
of interlinked canals, resembling a lace, meandering between the paddy fields
into the palm fringed lakes display a splendour. Constructed on the banks of the
canal, 28 quaint cottages are the perfect setting for a vacation.
Care
has been taken to connect the cottages across 13 islands by bow-bend bridges.
There is the provision of fishing outside the cottages.
House Boat: The
houseboats with intricate interiors serve as spacious cottages. Various amenities
ensure a comfortable stay.
Facilities
The amenities at Ayurtheeram
resort include:
* AC and non AC restaurants
* AC conference hallwith
a capacity of 100 people
* Snooker parlour
* Children’s play area
* Large swimming pool
* Badminton court
* Fishing
* Boat rides
* Water games
* Visit to a bird sanctuary
* Table-tennis
* Curio shop
* Entertainment programmes
* Thattukadu (ethinic Kerala tea shop)
* Canoe
ride in the canals.
The other facilities of the resort also include
Mail and Message handling, pick-up from arrival point, Telephone, money exchange,
doctor on call, safe keeping of baggage, room service, car parking, and hot water
Laundry. Exclusive features of the resort consists of the ethnic Kerala tea shop
as well as the Ayurvedic centre for meditation and Yoga. There are also provisions
for recreation and entertainment.
Ayurveda
* Slimming
Programme: This program is inclusive of two kinds of massages - medicated
herbal powder massage and medicated herbal oil massage. These two massages would
be performed for 28 days. It also includes medicated steam bath, intake of herbal
juices and herbal tea. A special ayurvedic diet is also advised during the treatment
period.
* Rasayana Chikilsa ( Rejuvenation Therapy ): This treatment
comprises body massage with hand and foot by one or two masseurs with medicated
oil and cream, internal rejuvenative medicines and medicated steam bath. This
therapy lasts for 90 minutes to 2 hours per day for 7 to 14 days.
* Stress
Management: In this process, some herbal oils, medicated butter milk and the
like are poured on the forehead in a special rhythm for about 45 minutes a day
for a period of 7 to 21 days. This treatment is mainly applicable for insomnia,
mental tension, mental stress and certain skin diseases.
* Body Purification
Therapy: It is a process of purifying the whole body to attain proper balance
of vata, pitta and kapha, based on the panchakarma and swedakarma treatment. The
15 day package process includes body massage, snehapanam, nasyam, virechanam (medicated
purgation), snehavasthi, dhara, pizhichil, njavarakizhi, karnapooranam, tharpanam,
sirovasthi, steam bath and internal medicines.
Other
Therapies
* Dhanyamladhara - Warm herbal liquid is
poured all over the body in rhythmic way using a special vessel. This is done
for 45 minutes to 1 hour daily. This treatment is very effective for hemiplegia,
paralysis.
* Abhyangam - This is a special type of oil massage
in which strokes arte given according to the circulatory channels for 45 minutes
per day for 14 days. This treatment is very useful for obesity, loss of skin luster,
sleeplessness and fatigue
* Ksheera Vasti - A medicated decoction
which prepared with milk and done as enema to cure vatavikaras and will help to
increase the body strength and body fairness.
* Kizhi - Herbal
leaves or powders are made in boluses and are applied on the whole body or a part
specified after dipping it in warm medicated oils. This is done for 45 minutes
daily for a period of 7 to 14 days. This is very effective of osteo arthritis,
spondylosis, sports, injuries, etc.
* Katee Vasti - In this process
specially prepared warm medicated oil is kept over the lower back with herbal
paste boundary. This treatment lasts for 45 minutes to 1 hour and it is good for
any type of back pain and spinal disorders.
* Lepanam - This is
a process in which medicated herbal paste is applied on the affected part, this
is useful for various types of inflammatory conditions, skin diseases, arthritis,
gout, etc.
* Ksheeradhoomam - This is a special procedure in which
a mixture for medicinal decoction and cows milk is heated and the steam thus liberated
is passed to a tube and applied over the affected area or whole body. This is
found very effective for facial palsies, speech disorders, ptosis and various
nervous disorders.
* Nasyam - Being one among the Panchakarma
procedures, Nasyam is a treatment in which herbal juices, medicated oils etc.,
are applied through nose for 7 to 14 days. This treatment is highly effective
for certain kinds of headaches, paralysis mental disorders, some types of skin
diseases, etc.
| * Njavarakizhi-
It is a type of sudation process in which the whole body or any specific part
thereof is made to perspire by the application of certain medicinal puddings externally
in the form of boluses tied up in muslin bag. Two to four masseurs apply this
for about 60 to 90 minutes per day for a period of 14 days. This treatment is
for all types of rheumatism, pain in the joints, emaciation of limbs, high blood
pressure, high cholesterol and certain kind of skin diseases.
* Psoriasis
Treatment Programme (Sidhma Chikilsa) - Ayurveda forms very effective treatment
for all types of psoriasis and various other skin diseases. The special Ayurvedic
treatment programme last for 21 to 28 days. This programme includes special lepanam,
abhyangam, snehapanam, pizhichil, medicated steam bath, shirovasty, exclusively
prepared internal herbal medicines along with yoga meditation because, ayurveda
emphasis that most diseases are psychosomatic.
* Pizhichil- It
is one among the rare and special treatments of Kerala. In this treatment, lukewarm
herbal oils are applied all over the body by two to four trained therapists in
a special rhythmic way continuously for about 60 to 90 minutes per day for a period
of 7 to 21 days. This treatment is done in a special table made from a single
piece of Strychnos Nuxvomica wood. This treatment is very useful for Rheumatic
diseases like arthritis, paralysis, hemiplegia, paralysis, agitanus, sexual weakness,
nervous weakness and nervous disorders, etc.
* Sirodhara Sira -
means Head and Dhara means the continuous flow of a liquid. In this process some
herbal oils, medicated milk, medicated butter milk, etc., are poured on the forehead
in a special method of about 40 minutes in a day for a period of 7 to 21 days.
This treatment is mainly for insomnia, loss of memory, headaches, mental tension
and certain skin diseases.
* Sirovasthi - Certain lukewarm herbal
oils are poured into a cap fitted on the head and held for 15 to 60 minutes per
day according to the patient's conditions for a period of 7 days. This treatment
is highly effective for facial paralysis, dryness of nostrils, mouth and throat,
severe headaches and other diseases of the head.
* Sukhanidra
- Ayurveda, the knowledge of the life is not only related with the body, but with
the mind and soul also. This particular treatment programme is very much helpful
for conditions like insomnia (lack of sleep), anxiety and it improves immunity
and self confidence. This treatment programme includes body massages, shirovasthy,
ksheeradhara, thailandhara, thalam, thalapothichil and internal Ayurvedic medicines,
yoga and meditation.
* Snehapanam - This world literally means
oral intake of medicated oils or ghee preparations. This is done as a therapeutic
procedure and also as a preparatory process during the body purification therapy.
In this treatment medicated ghee or oils are given internally in proportionally
increasing quantity for a period of 8 to 12 days. This treatment is very effective
for osteo arthritis, psoriasis, chronic constipation, haemorrhoids, etc.
* Thalam - Special powder mixed with medicated oil is applied on the top
of the head for 20 to 45 minutes. This treatment is helpful for curing ENT problems,
insomnia, migraine, etc.
* Sandhi Vatha Chikilsa - Unlike the
modern medicine Ayurveda has very effective cures for arthritic conditions like
rheumatoid arthritis, gout, osteo arthritis, ankylosing spondylosis, cervical
spondylosis, osteo porosis, etc. This programme includes massage, lepanam and
oil application on affected parts, kizhi, steam bath, snehavasthy, kakshaya vasthy,
pizhichil, njavarakizhi, snehapanam and internal medicines.
* Thalapothichil
- Various medicinal herbs selected according to dosha predominance is made into
a paste and applied to the scalp for 30 to 45 minutes. This treatment is good
for insomnia, premature graying and other problems to the hair and scalp.
* Swasa Kasa Chikilsa - Respiratory diseases like bronchill asthma,
prolonged cough, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, etc., can be very effectively treated
in ayurveda. This programme includes body massage, urovasti, pizhichil, podikizhi,
snehavashti, kashaya vasthy, nasyam and internal Aurvedic medicines.
* Urovasti - Like Kativasthi warm medicated oil is kept over the chest
for 45 minutes. This is an effective treatment for Asthma, other respiratory problem,
heart diseases and muscular chest pain.
* Udwarthanam - This treatment
is otherwise known as Powder Massage. This is found very effective in the obesity,
hemiplegia, paralysis, skin diseases, impaired circulation, etc. and similar diseases.
In this procedure 2 therapists apply certain special herbal powders in a peculiar
way on the body for about 30 to 40 minutes daily for a period of 14 to 28 days.
* Yoniprakshalanam - Herbal oil and decoction are applied through
the vaginal root, this treatment is good gynecological disorders. It is also a
purification process for genital organ.
* Vasthi - Otherwise known
as Medicated Enema. Vasthi is a therapeutic procedure in which certain herbal
oils, herbal extracts, etc., are applied through the rectum daily for a period
of 5 to 25 days. This treatment is effective for arthritis, paralysis, hemiplegia,
numbness, gastric complaints, rheumatism and chronic constipation. |
Ayurtheeram Ayurvedic Resort Kumarakom, Kottayam
