Well I'm still here! Thats a good start really as my mind was having ideas of hopping off to a more comfortable style of retreat... I even got as far as googling a few other fully luxury Ayurvedic retreats nearby.. but they just felt too opulent, fake and spoiled. I think yesterdays dinner was somewhat understated! Before i came here i was expecting a kind of lavish Ayurvedic diet, super healthy but also varied and with many tastes. Then i soon realised that this was an intensive course and not some pampering luxury.
Anyways, i chose this course and despite the meagre portions (i had a topup thankfully!), i was hungry enough that even those two slices of carrot tasted so good and sweet. Its funny how even the most basic food can taste so good if you are hungry enough. Yesterday lunch i had what they called barley soup. It was pretty horrid really, more like wallpaper paste if im honest.. and yet i lapped up every drop!
THis morning i was pleasantly surprised to have a plate of something very tasty, sweet, and with peanuts on the top! How did they know I was craving peanuts :) Im not sure what you call this dish, they tried to tell me the name.. but its local, quite sweet, and soft and full of aromatic flavours. I even ate all the fruit despite them being fuzzy!
Well i have to say, i dont know how but somehow i am actually ok with this, and not craving food, junk, crips, or feeling hungry at all really. Maybe its the diet, maybe its the constant migranes ive been having.. i dont know but im really glad that somehow im OK with it!
The sea and beach are a thrice daily treat now.. A quick Sunrise walk and view of the sun is always a great way to start the day, and then as it heats up I can have a nice swim. I still cant believe how warm the sea is here, its like a swimming pool! ITs also very clean, at least visually, which also feels really good. And the sand, wow, the sand is just like the most powdery dust like talcum powder ive felt before.
The whole centre is mostly farm land, with lots of vegetables, herbs, and many medicines growing. They are fully off grid and self sufficient here and its good to see the owner Dr Raviraj really run the whole place with such simplicity and wisdom.
So its early morning for me, and im really hoping that perhaps today i may get through the entire day without a migrane. THey have been sucking the life out of me recently, and its just no fun always being in pain. I must say that this morning i do not feel so much of the pressure in my head, so that is a good sign! Also i have another treatment in about an hour and I think they help.
It's all very mysterious what will happen next. I have no plan, papers, or explanation about what is happening or what the entire process is like. I kind of like it, every day a surprise. I think the doctor knows what he is doing, but I think he just gets on with it. He has SO much experience, and i just trust the word of my many friends who have been here.
Heres a shot of me on the beach, doing what i can to get positive, and move through this little life challenge until the end! Im not even sure when that is! Maybe two weeks?!
Such beautiful open wide spaces, both the meadows and the beach, to come back to the stilling that's needed to bring body, mind, emotions and spirit into harmony and balance. Wonderful to be at such a retreat that can allow all senses to start becoming fully alive. Must be wonderful experiencing an easing of the pressure in your head. ♥︎♥︎⚖️♥︎♥︎
Thank you! Well the pressure is still there but releasing day by day.. theres no fast fix sometimes u just got to do the grind…
So true and as is said, whatever lies behind it may have been there for a very long time. And while medications may, like a bandaid give fast(er) relief, the road to a natural recovery may take longer, but step by step you'll get there: And those new feelings of well being will be much longer lasting. Enjoy the journey Alex. ♥︎♥︎⚖️♥︎♥︎
Taking you to the simplest form of life and taking out all your pains - the ambience must have been put in a very planned way over a decade. Share the details about this place / clinic - I will plan a visit with my father.
yes its a special place to visit.. note that i am doing the intensive hard option.. whereas there is a much more enjoyable version that most people take.. You can see their website at
http://www.ashwinidhama.org/
maybe i see you post sometime about it! :_)
hey sanjeev! you know, i feel i should say that i don't recommend that place! i had to leave this morning because i was not pleased with how it was all going.. i have, lets say , upgraded now, to a totally different experience. Very costly but i think worth it for just 5 nights.
So you´re doing a real panchakarma?
I once did one for ten days in Rishikesh, great stuff,
all them oil treatments and sweating and shirodhara.
I now know what Indian roulette is:
One day they gave me lots of laxatives, and when I raced upstairs to the loo,
it was occupied! 😂
its something like that.. but a different course. its based on medicinal ghee and herbal hot pads more than oils.. GOod for detox im told.. I just started the ghee today.. they wean me on to it.. its not the nicest thing to drink really.. but im told its good for me :)
p.s i feel sorry for the toilet cleaner!