Ayurveda ,'Knowledge of Life' is a special attraction to all who visit Kerala.Practised for morethan 3500 years,it is the tarditional medicine of India.Aurveda belives in prevention of desise through a harmony in body composition.It is noted for its lack of side effects.

Keralites are famous for the extensive expertise of them in the field of aurvedic therapy.Rarest of herbes and plants which are of great value in aurveda finds abode in Kerala.A number of prominent institutions offer excellent aurvedic treatments.

Ayurveda treats human body as a composition of pittha, kapha and vatha, called the tridoshas. Each dosha is located in a certain organ of the body and is a combination of the five natural resources (earth, fire, water, air and space or ether). Depending on the predominance of a particular dosha, an individual falls into a particular character type and is prone to particular types of diseases. For example people of the pittha type are said to be hot tempered and competitive. They are thought to be more prone to ulcers and rashes. Aurveda utilizes all that nature provides (foods, spices, herbal medicines, colours, metals, gems, sound) for the prevention and cure of diseses.Depending on the analysis of the patient type, ayurveda advises a particular diet, treatment and care. There are different types of treatments in ayurveda.

Yoga

Yoga is a system practised by acharyas of anciant India to bring together seperate elements within a human being.Every human being houses different desires,goals,dreams and carvings which are contradictory to each other.Our actions does not satisfy all the different needs and desires that exist within; whatever is left unsatisfied expresses itself through the body/ mind as illness. Yoga creats an intense awareness of mind and body so that our actions arise from the totality of who and what we are. A yogi aspires to incorporate elements generally unavailable to conscious awareness, into her/his daily life.