Whilst you can practise Yoga or experience some rejuvenating Ayurvedic treatments at many of our selected hotels, resorts and homestays throughout India we have designed two special itineraries where these are the main focus.
Please click on the following links to download the itineraries:
Yoga in North India
Yoga and Ayurveda in Kerala
Yoga is an ancient Indian body of knowledge that dates back more than 5000 years ago. The word "Yoga" came from the Sanskrit word "yuj" which means "to unite or integrate." Yoga is about the union of a person's own consciousness and the universal consciousness.
What is commonly referred to as "yoga" can be more accurately described by the Sanskrit word "Asana", which refers to the practice of physical postures or poses.
Asana is only one of the eight "limbs" of yoga, the majority of which are more concerned with mental and spiritual well being than physical activity. In the West, however, the words asana and yoga are often used interchangeably.
Ayurveda is India’s traditional, natural system of medicine that has been practiced for more than 5,000 years. Ayurveda is a Sanskrit word that literally translated means "science of life" or "practices of longevity."
Ayurveda emphasizes prevention of disease, rejuvenation of our body systems, and extension of life span.It provides an integrated approach to preventing and treating illness through lifestyle interventions and natural therapies.
There can be no mental health without physical health, and vice versa. In Ayurveda, symptoms and diseases that could be categorized as mental thoughts or feelings are just as important as symptoms and diseases of the physical body. Both are due to imbalances within a person, and both are treated by restoring the natural balance mentally and physically. In Ayurveda your whole life and lifestyle must be in harmony before you can enjoy true well being. Lifestyle interventions are a major Ayurvedic preventive and therapeutic approach.
