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Kerala Therapy Atelier

Treatments curated for deep recalibration

Every ritual begins with pulse reading, conversation, and a pause for intention. Oils are warmed to body temperature, strokes adapt to your breath, and silence is treated as medicine. These are the signature therapies our healers refine for each stay.

Tailored Dosha Balance
Medicinal Oils
Generational Healers

Abhyanga

A rhythmic full-body massage with warm medicated oils chosen for your dosha.

Enhances circulation, nourishes tissues, and grounds the nervous system.

Shirodhara

A continuous stream of gently warmed oil cascades across the brow and crown.

Settles overactive thoughts, supports sleep, and soothes stress-induced tension.

Podi Kizhi

A method of theraputic sweating. A bundle of linen filled with herbal powder will be soaked in warm medicated oil and applied externally to different points of the body.

This is done to cure rheumatoid arthritis, stiff joints, low back ache,cellulitis and osteo arthritis.

Ela Kizhi

An invigorating massage with fragrant herbal leaves applied upward along the body.

Stimulates lymph flow, tones the skin, and melts sluggish Kapha energy.

Njavarakizhi

Cotton boluses filled with cooked Njavara rice are dipped in herbal milk and massaged over the body.

This nourishing therapy rebuilds strength, softens skin, and supports post-illness recovery.

Pizhichil

Continuous streams of warm oil bathe the body while therapists perform synchronized strokes.

Increases Blood Circulation, Strengthens muscles and nerve tissues. Ideal for weakness or Vata imbalance, it lubricates joints and calms the senses.

Nasyam

Warm medicated oils and herbal extracts are instilled through the nasal passages after a gentle facial steam.

Clears the head, relieves sinus congestion, and sharpens mental clarity.

Netra Vasthi

A preceptacle is built around the eyes with black gram dough, for the retention of the medicated ghee used in the therapy.

Good for Glaucma, Conjunctivitis and Night Blindness.

Siro Vasthi

This is considered more of a paliative treatment, good for facial paralysis, cataract, deafness, ear ache, insomnia and other diseases that afflict cranial nerves.

Herbal Facial

After cleaning the face with natural cleansing products, certain herbal preparation and creams are applying on the face. It is exellent to torn the facial skin.

Paada Gousa

A special treatment on the feet to stimulate the nerve function, induce a deep state of relaxation, eliminate toxins andstimulates the central nerve system.

Udwarthanam

This massage uses special herbal powder to performe in a specific rhythmatic motion (upward motion) by the therapists.

Improves blood circulation, reduces numbness in limbs, main treatment for Obesity.