Ayurveda at SwaSwara

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Secluded amongst unspoilt countryside and only a short walk from the spiritual Om beach, SwaSwara in Gokarna on the West coast of India will provide the perfect retreat for you to de-stress and embrace the simplicity of the earth. Take a trip to Gokarna and visit the peaceful temples which are nestled between palm and coconut trees, and soak up the culture. Visit the weekly farmer’s market in the town accompanied by a member of staff to discover the region with all your senses. This location will ensure that your wellness will be enhanced and that you’re in a much healthier mind-set when you return home.

Rejuvenating the body and soul begins will healthy and organic nourishment. With its rustic and casual style, the restaurant, Cocum, serves a clever combination of cooked and raw food to ensure that you receive the necessary vitamins to reach maximum health. The restaurant is vegetarian, featuring fresh vegetables from the resort’s very own garden, but uses fish which are caught locally. Chef Joy combines traditional Indian cooking with modern techniques, making the dishes a unique and mouth-watering experience. 

If you follow a vegan or gluten-free diet, your needs will be met with innovative and delicious meals. If you choose to follow a Prana, Swastha or Shanti programme, your diet will be tailor-made for your own personal needs by a specialist naturopath. Your health and well-being are always the priority at SwaSwara.

- Meditation and chanting
- Art
- Bird watching trips
- Guided nature walks
- Cookery sessions
- Guided visits to Gokarna temples and town
- Cultural programmes
- Karma yoga

The Spa

The spa focuses on the power of Ayurveda, an ancient healing method which believes that everything in the outside world exists in our own bodies. Experience the benefits of the personalised combination of internal and external treatments, using a tailor made diet plan to purify the body of toxins and advanced holistic therapies. Receive expert lifestyle advice and specific exercises to increase your fitness and provide relief from stress and treat specific issues, such as blood pressure, arthritis and obesity. Your body will be able to heal itself with expert therapies which combine the elements of nature, such as an Abhyanga massage or Shirodhara.

At SwaSwara, wellness and the path to inner peace make up a lifestyle. The simplicity of the earth is celebrated with natural therapies and décor, as well as an advanced and innovative vegetarian diet to help nourish your body from the inside. Ayurveda is used as an important healing tool to relieve your body of stress and pain, and yoga features as a key way to rebalance the mind, body and soul. Personal programmes are designed to ensure that your specific cleansing needs are met, so that you’ll leave your stay feeling refreshed and with renewed knowledge about how to handle the strains of daily life. 

SwaSwara is composed of 24 luxury villas, known as Konkan villas, which will act as your own personal sanctuary. Each villa ensures that you feel in touch with nature, with an open bathroom, natural colours and textures, and a private yoga deck on the second level allowing you to relax and balance your mind and body whilst taking in the magnificent countryside and ocean scenery. These villas embrace nature and the world around you, with open and green areas which open up to the stars, allowing you to savour every last detail of the earth’s beauty. Each villa features a king size bed, apart from two villas which have twin beds, and modern amenities are provided to make you feel more at home.