Kallyani Ayurveda
Healing the Old-Fashioned Way:
Tailored to Each Individual's Unique Needs
Tailored to Each Individual's Unique Needs
Dear Friends,
I have received Ayurvedic treatments at retreat centers in the US and India as well as at one of India’s most famous Ayurvedic hospitals. In my experience, the atmosphere at Kerala’s Kallyani Ayurveda is more sattvic, the food is better, and most importantly the treatments are more effective. I have no stake in this enterprise other than wanting to help good people, doing good work.
Timothy
What We OfferWe offer a broad range of traditional Ayurvedic treatments, delivered in an intimate family setting. This is Malabar style, referring to this coastal area of northern Kerala, the Indian State at the southwest tip of the country. Guests stay in one of the two upstairs bedrooms, adjacent to the treatment rooms, overlooking the garden and forest.
In this style of Ayurveda, dating back through the centuries, the principle treatment is massage, using a variety of methods, and employing herbalized oils and other preparations. These powerful techniques can help people with a broad range of medical conditions. Whenever possible, we make our medicines ourselves, using ancient preparation techniques. 
Nearly every plant that grows locally from flowers to coconuts to peppercorns to the Navara rice shown above — said to have strong healing and rejuvenative properties, can be used in making medicines. In addition to being served at meals, navara rice, cooked into a porridge, is the central ingredient in Navara Kidzi, one of the most famous treatments in traditional Malabar-style Ayurveda.
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Who We AreNamed after the matriarch of the family (shown below removing leaves for medicine), Kallyani Ayurveda is very much a family affair. Kallyani's son Krishna Dasan, the director and chief Ayurvedic therapist, worked for many years directly under an extraordinary traditional doctor, a so-called "hereditary Vaidyar," named Chandukutty. Chandukutty learned traditional Malabar Kerala Ayurveda directly from his father and grandfather, who in turn learned from theirs.
Healing also runs in Krishna's family. Two of Krishna's daughters, Dr. Aswathi (shown on the left in the photo above, preparing herbal medicine) and her younger sister, Dr. Aiswarya (shown in a restorative yoga pose) have completed their five years of study at Ayurvedic medical colleges. The youngest daughter, Amrutha (in the middle of the photo above, preparing herbal medicine) is three years into a five-year college program in Yoga and Naturopathy. One of Krishna's nieces, Sajitha, is an Ayurvedic therapist at Kallyani Ayurveda, and his nephew, Appu, is training to become one. Krishna's cousin, Balakrishnan, is an Ayurvedic therapist at Kallyani Ayurveda and also worked for many years with Chandukutty Vaidyar. All meals are traditional Malabar-style, prepared fresh by Bindu, Krishna's wife, from local, organic plants whenever possible, and eaten family style. Family members take turns pitching in with meal preparation and, as seen in the photos, when medicines are being prepared! |
Booking TreatmentsWe are located in the Northern Kerala countryside about 20 km outside the city of Calicut (Kozhikode), which has an international airport. The climate is semi-tropical. The family house, clean and spacious, is set back from the road and is surrounded by coconut palms, banana trees, fresh air and birdsong!
To learn more or book a stay, please call Krishna Dasan at 999 532 5183. India's country code is +91. Krishna is also on WhatsApp under the same number. Or you can email him at [email protected] 
Krishna, toward the end of an elaborate ten-day, traditional process to make Bhrami Ghee, a medicine said to be of great value in many conditions including helping those with cognitive impairment and in optimizing and preserving brain function throughout life.
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Chandukutty Vaidyar holding an antique palm-leaf manuscript of the Ashtanga Hridayam, the most important text in Malabar Ayurveda.