Physicians

There is a team of 3 doctors. Dr. T. R. Chadrasekaran is the senior most physician who has been a part of Kairali group ever since its inception in 1989. He has a prior experience of 26 years with Keraliya Ayurveda Samaja Hospital and Nursing Home. Being from one of the renowned Ayurveda families from Kerala called Kalathil. At 78 years, he is a jovial young man who firmly believes in the holistic healing that Kairali has to offer. Dr. Sharavan and Dr. Abida are the other two doctors who have been working for Kairali for 5 years and 4 years, respectively.

Yoga and Meditation

A 1 hour meditation session in the evening at 7.30pm and a 1 hour yoga session in the morning at 6.30am is a part of the daily routine at Kairali. The yoga and meditation instructor Mr. Raghunathan, believes that Ayurveda’s way of healing is multifaceted. It involves a change in lifestyle that includes exercising, diet and medicinal intake. Yoga and meditation loosely fall under the exercising branch—exercising of the body and exercising of the mind. Yoga and meditation lend the mental and physical ability to fight any ailment that is plaguing one’s body and Mr Raghu customizes each session depending on his guests health needs. He conducts individual classes through the day for guests who are interested. He also keenly follows up with patients, through email and skype to help them include yoga and meditation into their daily lives. Yoga and meditation can heal even relationships as the life you lead feels much calmer. .

Medicines

Medicines are made and brought in from Kairali’s very own production unit located in Pollachi. This manufacturing unit was established by Dr. K.S Vasudevan, father of Mr. K. V Ramesh (Managing Director. Kairali Group) under the name of Spalabs. The herbal remedies created here are a mix of ancient methods and new age technology to create a modern range of the much sought after medicines.

There is a well maintained herbal garden within the property that caters to all other needs such as usage of herbs in cooking and some medication.

There is a state of the art vegetable garden with all varieties of vegetables grown in-house ensuring excellent quality and no usage of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. A paddy field is also a part of the property from where the rice comes in.

Kairali is indeed one of the very few healing centres that makes its own medicines and sources its own herbs and vegetables.

The water is also acquired from a nearby pond, purified and used in the property.

Food

Food is simply the most important thing and the effort behind each meal in Kairali is visible in the way, the staff describes each item that is put on the plate. Mostly herbs, vegetables and groceries that are grown in the resort are used. Oil is minimum and so is sugar and other spices, in the strictly vegetarian fare that is cooked.

Breakfast is hearty, wholesome and absolutely nutritious. The regular breakfast fare includes a plate of assorted cut fruits, a fruit juice (vegetable juice in case prescribed by doctor), any one Malayali steamed breakfast item such as idli, idiyappam etc. No tea is served for most guests as their diet does not allow it. Sugar in any case is replaced by palm sugar.

Lunch includes a vegetable soup, salad, three curries, a portion of rice and rotis(flat Indian pancakes made of wheat flour) and dinner is similar but a different menu, with the exception of an additional dessert made with the aforementioned palm sugar only.

All these are subject to changes as per the diet prescribed by the physician.

Two types boiled water is served at all times – Padhimukham and Njerinjali are two herbs that when added to water and boiled render healing to various ailments. .