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Cliff View Ayurveda Home is a newly built, intimate hermitage with only four rooms situated on the cliff above the famous Chowara Beach close to Trivandrum in Kerala. Like its sister property, Cliff View Ayurveda Retreat, it tastefully combines modern architectural design with the authentic spirit of Indian Ayurveda, offering a private and immersive healing experience.
The beating heart of Cliff View Ayurveda is Vinod Nair, the founder and manager, who himself is an experienced therapist. Personally mentored and trained by Dr. Franklin, a pioneer who brought Ayurveda to the global stage, he assisted him in promoting the philosophy of holistic medicine across Kerala, and established the tradition for the modern treatment and healing system based on ancient wisdom. Over the past decade this vision came into practice in the Cliff View Ayurveda Retreat, and now is being transformed into a private experience with a highly individual approach to every person seeking the authentic intimacy of a true Home of Ayurveda.
Cliff View Ayurveda Home, overlooking Chowara Beach, offers breath taking views of the endless ocean and lush palm groves. The open architecture of the main house is shaded by palms and cooled by refreshing breezes from the plunge pool. The sunrise and sunset view from the yoga and meditation platform situated on the roof will make your stay unforgettable. Its four modern, tastefully designed rooms provide a serene sanctuary for harmonizing the body, mind, and spirit. The cosy house offers personalized ayurvedic and yoga therapies, complemented by the exquisite vegetarian cuisine of Kerala.
All rooms offer a spacious sleeping and living area, with air conditioning and fans.
ROOM 01 (30 sqm, 1st floor) queen-size bed, desk, open bathroom, large balcony window with direct sea view.
ROOM 02 (30 sqm, 1st floor) queen-size bed, desk, open bathroom, balcony with a sitting area and direct sea view.
ROOM 03 (40 sqm, 2nd floor) king-size bed, desk, bathroom, balcony with a sitting area, garden and partial sea view.
POOL ROOM (30 sqm, private deck) king-size bed, desk, bathroom, terrace with a sitting area, direct access to the pool and sea view.
After arrival, you will be interviewed by Dr. Anand P. Nair, a senior doctor with more than 20 years of experience. He also runs a local Ayurveda clinic in Trivandrum. Daily interaction with serious cases helps him keep in touch with authentic Ayurveda treatments, which he implements into the resort programmes.
Dr. Aathira Thankachan, a junior lady doctor, is based at the property and meets guests before every treatment and also for regular consultations.
Each guest is allocated a highly skilled therapist who takes care of him or her during their entire stay. There is a rule that ladies get female therapists and gentlemen get male therapists.
All the treatment programmes are individually designed after the first consultation with doctors. The main focus is on:
While short visits at Cliff View Ayurveda Home are warmly welcomed, a minimum stay of 2 weeks is recommended. However, for guests with specific health problems, those seeking authentic ayurvedic healing, or those who wish to experience traditional Panchakarma (a personalized detoxification and cleansing process), a minimum stay of 3 weeks is required. Consultation with an ayurveda doctor could be arranged prior to your stay. The treatment programs are individually designed, with utmost attention to one's mental state and physical condition. The treatment room is an integral part of the house. To ensure comfort, female therapists are provided for women and male for men. Every effort is made to ensure your happiness.
The Cliff View Ayurveda Home offers a healing yoga and meditation space overlooking the ocean and the palm gardens. All the elements of earth come together once you close your eyes and open yourself to new energy brought by a calming sea breeze, which helps rebalance your body, mind, and soul.
Yoga and meditation sessions are an integral part of ayurveda holistic treatment. It is believed that yoga can have a significant therapeutic curing and preventing impact, reduce stress, and help you relax. Healing yoga lessons are offered every morning, but guests can also take private lessons.
The morning yoga and meditations are guided by Vijay, who is not only a yoga teacher practicing his craft for more than two decades, but also an experienced Ayurveda therapist, who can integrate individually designed practices into the healing programme, suitable for both beginners and advanced practitioners.
He believes that yoga can improve all aspects of life - physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. For him it is a way that leads not only to good health, but also to happiness and harmony. It is a simple way of understanding our own selves.
In Cliff View Ayurveda Home, a vegetarian ayurvedic diet is part of an individual treatment programme, which is carefully prepared by an ayurveda doctor. The food is prepared by Chef Rajesh, who makes sure that not only taste, but also nutrition, will sustain your body and contribute to your healing.
All dishes are based on local recipes, cooked with organic vegetables and fruits. Most of them come to the table from the resort's garden, but they are also available abroad. This is a simple rule that helps foreign guests adjust to an ayurvedic diet. Between the main meals, fruit juices and ayurvedic herbal water are served. Coffee and tea are excluded from the diet plan.
The rooftop restaurant in the Cliff View Ayurveda Home is not merely an open space for dining. Situated above the swimming pool, overlooking the ocean and the palm gardens, it offers a spectacular view over the entire Chowara Beach.
In Ayurveda, eating is a sacred act because food gives life. It is a source of Prana, life energy, connecting us to all forces and elements of the earth. How you eat is just as important as what you eat. Ayurveda teaches that food should be prepared with reverence, consumed with gratitude, and eaten in a calm environment so the energy absorbed aligns with higher consciousness.
Ayurveda Trails & Journals, in cooperation with Cliff View Ayurveda, is creating the Ayurveda Cookbook. Healthy, creative and very simple style of cooking presented by Chef Rajesh, can be an inspiration for anyone who likes good healthy vegetarian food, but does not have much time for cooking preparation. We are creating the Ayurveda Cookbook with simple recipes and ingredients, which are available also in Europe. The health benefits of all the dishes, ingredients and spices are described by Dr. Aathira.
AYURVEDA COOKBOOK BY CHEF RAJESH >>
Cliff View Ayurveda Home is situated at the southern tip of Kerala, only 30 minutes from Trivandrum Airport. Transfer from and to the airport is already included in the ayurveda treatment programme.
Trivandrum area reflects the beauty of the entire Kerala, also known as God's Own Country. In this district all natural beauties such as hill stations, backwaters, beaches, lagoons, and wildlife sanctuaries are present. Before or at the end of your stay short trips can be arranged on request. During the ayurveda treatment programme travelling is not recommended.
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ONAM
The Harvest Festival in Kerala
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NAVARATRI
Festival of Nine Goddesses
Navaratri is a nine night festival that honors the Mother Goddess in all her manifestations. The worship, accompanied by fasting, takes place in the mornings. Evenings are for feasting and dancing. Each day has a different ritual associated with it.
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MANALTHEERAM
Dr. Hemalatha Manoj
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HARIVIHAR HERITAGE
Dr. Sri Kumar
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Green gram is a powerhouse of nutrition. It has high nutritive value and can be consumed by anyone for improving health. Hence, this superfood is one of the most vital detoxifying agent as well as an energiser that helps to enhance the immunity of the body.
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