Getting there
Most guests fly into Cochin International Airport in Kochi, then travel on to Irinjalakuda — around 90 minutes by road, in Thrissur district. If you’re combining your stay with a clinic consultation, the Kochi clinic (Venu Geetham Towers, Pallimukku Junction, Ernakulam) is a natural first or last stop, since it’s close to the airport itself.
Clinic visit or residential stay
Not every visit needs to be a multi-day stay. A single consultation, herbal prescription, or standalone therapy session — including Shirodhara — can be handled entirely at the Kochi clinic, with Dr. Parvathy Ravindran or Dr. Satheesh Vasudev. A residential stay at Irinjalakuda is for programmes that genuinely need sustained, supervised treatment: Panchakarma, postnatal recovery, or neurological rehabilitation, for example, where consistency day-to-day is part of what makes the treatment work.
What’s included at Irinjalakuda
Four private, air-conditioned suites, each with an attached bath and therapeutic tub. Meals are freshly prepared Ayurvedic vegetarian food, included as part of the stay. Days follow a set structure — morning yoga and pranayama, a scheduled treatment session, and guided meditation — with resident therapy and kitchen staff on site throughout.
What to bring
Loose, comfortable clothing for treatment sessions and yoga is the main practical requirement — most therapies involve oil, so treatment-day clothing tends to need washing separately. Beyond that, there’s little to prepare: the retreat is set up so you can arrive and settle directly into the programme without needing to source anything locally.
Before you book
Because in-patient programmes are limited to four rooms at a time, we’d recommend enquiring a few weeks ahead for stays longer than a week, particularly if you’re working around specific travel dates. Tell us what you’re looking to treat and roughly when you’d like to come, and we’ll confirm room availability and a recommended programme length.