A great Review of the Kairali Healing Village by Mail Today

The Mail Today recently published a great and very unbiased review on Kairali – The Ayurvedic Healing Village. The article  other than highlighting the exquisiteness of Kairali also highlights the best places to visit near the healing Village.   Mail Today is a daily newspaper in compact format and is published by Mail Today Newspapers Private Limited, a joint venture between the India Today Group and Daily Mail of London.  It is clean and straight- talking and is a very widely circulated newspaper.

To Nature’s Village

 Fly down to Kerala & settle in an Ayurvedic village for a week to shut the world out.

 Marco Polo in hi book has stated that Kerala is the best of all Indus. So what can be said about Kerala that hasn’t been said before? Everything that I would want to extol about my home state has been elucidated and most of it would seem clichés.  To add to expected I was headed to the Kairali Ayurvedic Village in Palakkad for a few days of healthy food, fresh air and a whole lot of silence.

the town being closer to Tamil Nadu than Kochi, it only made sense to fly down to Coimbatore and drive down to Palakkad. And to prove that it is definitely Bacchus’s land, as one crosses from Tamil Nadu border into Kerala, the first building is a toddy shop. For those of who didn’t know, Kerala is India’s tippler country.

Driving on you realise that the landscape and the skyline change with borders. What was peppered with buildings and a lot of factories puffing out smoke effortlessly slip to chocolate coloured western ghats, languid greenery, paddy fields, and multi-coloured villas.

As you get part the castleesque gate to enter Kairali you realise that silence is a virtue here. The sight of the undulating, expansive grounds studded with coconut, mango and other trees prompts the thought that some things are still right with the world. Your bags will be taken care of as you step through the gate. After you are greeted by an affable manager, slip off your footwear while you stroll across the lush lawns to your room.

With tounge- twisting sun- sign names as Thriketta, Anizham, Moolam and Revathi, you will be hard-pressed to choose your burrow. After all there are 27 star signs in Kerala. The rooms are simple. This is a place for those wanting to de-stress and not for those who are enamoured by five-star hotels. There is no fixed menu and it is an all vegetarian place. You’ll know what you will be served as soon as you saunter into their restaurant and take a peek on to the blackboard. Made from fresh ingredients, some of them from their own garden, each meal is a variety. Let your tongue be open to surprises for the flavours are different and evocative.

After an afternoon’s rest, you could consult with the in-house Ayurvedic doctor’s for your  treatments, be it the seven-day detox or just the famed massages. The Panchakarma treatment is for those wanting to sweat iy out. Rigourous as it is, it cleanses the body toxins. They also attend to infertility problems, facial paralysis, paraplegia, arthritis and obesity. But, if like me, you are just in for a couple of days and want to make the best use of it, opt for the shirodhara, abhayanga, neytradhara and thalpodhichal. Do it over two days and you will realise what rejuvenation means. And if you feel like stretching out, they also have a yoga centre.

The cyan-coloured pool amidst the splendid outdoors is all yours. But, do not jump into it if you just out fron your treatment. You could ask for a breakfast to be served here, while you soak in the sun.

If sitting idle or reading abook is not your idea of fun, take a ride to Palakkad  town. In the heart of this idyllic setting is Tipu Sultan’s fort, which was built in 1766. For the religious, there is Kalapathy Shiva temple. It is an ancient Brahmin agraharam too. Just 15 –kms away is the Malampuzha dam. It is a must- visit for it is locked amidst the Western Ghats and a sight to see. If you don’t mind driving 60 – odd km, then Nelliyampathy is where you should go. Called the queen of Palakkad hills and nestled atop the Western Ghats, you can walk around waterfalls, orange plantations, or tea and coffee estates. For those with a cultural bent of mind, a visit to the Kalamandalam, around 70-km away, is an awakening of sorts. Situated on the banks of river Nila, it I the centre of south Indian arts. There are many who drive to the Silent Valley National Park (100 km away) from here too.

After you day out, come back for tea to Kairali and nestle up on a warm bench with pakodas and a book. For those who refuse to enjoy nature at its best, hunt for the games room to indulge in a game of tennis or pool.  The service id friendly and you will feel at home.

This is usually a year-end destination. If you don’t mind the Kerala monsoon, head there as early as July or August.

 Published on: October 13 , 2013

Sleeping Disorder – A brief Understanding

Sleeping Disorder is a medical condition in which an individual gets insufficient sleep.  Sleep disorders can prove to be harmful to health and brain as well. Lack of sleep can lead to many other physical or mental ailments. When a person finds hard to fall asleep it is known as Insomnia.  Disturbed or insufficient sleep occurred due to many reasons like fatigue, stress and depression. These days the very common reason is shift timing. Person who has odd shift timings like night or evening usually suffers from insomnia. Their schedule becomes against the nature’s law.  Some other major contributors of sleep disorders are night terror, hallucinations, sleep walking, PLMD (Periodic limb movement disorder), Panic attacks. Night terror or hallucination can keep person from falling asleep. The brain muscle becomes slow and restless.

Stress is an important factor

The usual sleeping hours advised by doctors is minimum six hours, less than which can trouble the digestive system. It is also advised not to stay awake for very long or work on laptop late night. Some people also listen to music by fixing the earphones which is inappropriate especially at night as the high volume affects the ear drum which further leads to headache results in insufficient sleep. Night walking is a medical condition in which a person unknowingly gets up from the sleep and starts wandering. In the morning he/she is completely unaware about the last night’s episode. There are some general principles of treatments that study the causes deeply and provides cure accordingly. Help can be sought by behavior reading, meditation, lifestyle, and medication.  Sleep is one of the most important and crucial aspect in our life, our physical and mental development greatly depends upon the safe and sound sleep.

Recommended Solutions To Fight Sleeping Disorder

Varanadi kashayam: Aching and throbbing types of head ache could be treated effectively with this drug. Varanadi kashayam is the best preferable medication for obesity. Complaints related to obesity like palpitation, breathlessness, anaemia, lassitude etc are also cured.

 Mulberine products by Kairali Ayurvedic Group provide a complete, Ayurvedic solution to your nutritional requirements. Natural, safe and with no side-effects, our Mulberine products offer you all the vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants you need to achieve the perfect balance between health and nutrition.
One important ingredient of Mulberine, Aswagandha is a powerful anti-stress agent and immunity enhancer, Aswagandha provides anti-aging agents with excellent anti-oxidant properties.

Chyavanaprasham: The sense organs are sharpened due to the regular consumption of Chyavanaprasam. If used in the proper way, Chyavanaprasam increases the vigour and vitality. It increases general health, memory and well being.

Blessing Nature of Ayurveda                

Ayurveda is considered the mother of medical science and thus it has got some of the divine features which will always protect us.

·         Has no side effects.

·         Gives happy, healthy and disease free long life.

·         It is non-toxic and non-invasive.

·         Remove the root of diseases not just symptoms.

·         Good for physical and mental health as well.

·         Relaxes mind and makes you Tension Free.

·         Enhances immunity so that one can resist and fight diseases.

Natural Tips to prevent the stress:

·         Take proper sleep, at least 8 hours sleep.

·         Drink plenty of fluids at least 2 liters of water a day.

·         Daily practice of Pranayam can keep stress at bay.

·         Eat healthy nutritional diet. Include green vegetables and fruits in your diet.

quiet surroundings, pollution less oxygen, ayurvedic massages and sipping on herbal tea in the lush greenary is a pleasure one can
only enjoy at kairali ayurvedic health resort. This paradise is located in the lap of Mother Nature in the midst of blossoming green land. It is based in Palakkad, approx 380 km away from city Thiruvananthapuram. The resort houses consist of 30 cottages beautifully architected in pyramid shape further based on Vaastu Shastra along with red soil the ceiling tiles found in Kerala commonly known as “odu”.

A two-kilometre  artificial water stream is flowing through the resort that has as many as 700 coconut trees, 600 mango trees and a few medicinal trees like neem and pepper. These towering branches shields the grounds from scorching sun, so one can enjoy his/ her walk in broad day light. The tranquillity of the place remains unharmed and pleasure-giving. The chirping of birds, light breeze and croaking of frogs adds to the pleasure.

The natural therapy centre provides many treatments for various medical conditions like, migraine, arthritis, skin diseases infertility, slip disc, spondylitis and obesity. It also acts as a good agent for de-stressing and rejuvenation.

Spread across 50 acres the resorts also consists of a library, yoga and meditation centre, swimming pool and tennis court. The land is also flourished with vegetable, herbal garden and paddy field.

Each villa is well-equipped with air-conditioners, refrigerators and bath tubs.

The day begins and ends with the daily mantra of the resort that witnesses an influx of foreign tourists, mostly Germans, during the period of September to March. Simple and authentic food is served and vegetables are consumed from the in-house garden. Only one kind of drink is served i.e. pink-coloured lukewarm water, a mixture of herbs.

30 cottages are categorized into four parts: two fall in the Maharaja category, four in the royal villa category, Seventeen in the classic villa category and seven in the deluxe villa category. Prices vary between Rs.7,000 per day for a deluxe villa and Rs.25,000 per day for a Maharaja villa. Prices of a massage, breakfast, lunch and dinner,  yoga and meditation classes are included.

People travel to the resort for the healing process of their ailments, hence, treatment depends on various packages for 3, 7, 14 or 21 days. It is indeed a desirable tourist spot. Most popular packages are Holistic Treatment for Rejuvenation and Detoxification, Special Package to Remove Stress and Strain and Special Ayurvedic Health Programme for Weight Loss, among others.

How to reach: The nearest airport is in Coimbatore, 52 km from Palakkad. Approximately one and a half hours is taken to reach the resort.