Thiruvananthapuram:
If you've been saving for a rainy day, this is your moment. Stretch that arm out towards your wallet, rest assured that your money's being well-spent. If you're buying an Ayurvedic massage.
Experts say this is the season when the body makes the best use of these massages.
It is during the monsoon that the 'doshas' or problems of the body surface. It's the best time to detect these troubles and so the best time to give the right treatments as well. The roots that are ready in the winter are powdered and kept ready... and at this time we get fresh leaves as well," says Dr Valsaladevi K, Medical Officer at the Ayurveda Centre at the Gateway Hotel in Calicut.
An infusion of herbs - a carefully-guarded secret - is blended on the basis of ancient scriptures and modern science. The result has benefited Kerala in general, drawing tourists in what used to be a dead season.
"People from the US, European countries and mainly from the Gulf come for treatments that can range from 7 to 35 days. There is a special diet and food plan made as per the recommendations of the medical officer, and our chef cooks according to their treatments' requirements," says Manoj Janardhan, the General Manager of The Gateway Hotel
So sign up for some guilt-free pampering. A regular massage that lasts 60 minutes at an Ayurveda Centre costs between Rs 750 and 1500 plus taxes.
Experts say this is the season when the body makes the best use of these massages.
It is during the monsoon that the 'doshas' or problems of the body surface. It's the best time to detect these troubles and so the best time to give the right treatments as well. The roots that are ready in the winter are powdered and kept ready... and at this time we get fresh leaves as well," says Dr Valsaladevi K, Medical Officer at the Ayurveda Centre at the Gateway Hotel in Calicut.
An infusion of herbs - a carefully-guarded secret - is blended on the basis of ancient scriptures and modern science. The result has benefited Kerala in general, drawing tourists in what used to be a dead season.
"People from the US, European countries and mainly from the Gulf come for treatments that can range from 7 to 35 days. There is a special diet and food plan made as per the recommendations of the medical officer, and our chef cooks according to their treatments' requirements," says Manoj Janardhan, the General Manager of The Gateway Hotel
So sign up for some guilt-free pampering. A regular massage that lasts 60 minutes at an Ayurveda Centre costs between Rs 750 and 1500 plus taxes.
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