"By the third day, I'm soft as butter. I've spent the majority of the last 72 hours face down on a table, two therapists rhythmically running their hands over my body, in sync at every step. When warm herbal pouches, soaked in yet more oil, are pressed to my neck, I feel something within me physically unknot. But this isn't a spa, and the treatments aren't massages. This is Soukya, a first-of-its-kind Ayurvedic healing centre and a quiet oasis in the midst of raucous Bangalore."
"Soukya is technically a hospital; India's first accredited centre integrating holistic therapies Ayurveda, yoga and homeopathy. But there's no disinfectant-tinged corridors here - instead the scent of lemongrass and incense hovers over an expansive 30-acre garden, where a five-kilometre walking track winds through organic vegetable and herb beds, past grazing sheep and goats under the Indian sun. All are welcome, from arthritis and cancer sufferers to substance addicts, but I'm here with a more pedestrian complaint: burnout."
"Given willpower alone hasn't helped me quit the hard stuff, I've come as a relative sceptic to seek redemption in the wisdom of the ancients. Soukya's grounds unfurl around one central point - an interpretive statue of an open door. A plaque reads: "the open door symbolises that you must open your mind, body and spirit for the possibility of healing to fill you.""
Soukya provides intensive Ayurvedic regimens featuring full-body oil applications, synchronized therapist treatments, warm herbal pouches and nasal cleansing. The centre operates as an accredited hospital that integrates Ayurveda, yoga and homeopathy alongside medical care. The 30-acre campus includes a five-kilometre walking track, organic vegetable and herb beds, and grazing animals to create a restorative environment. Treatments are offered for a range of conditions from arthritis, cancer and addiction to burnout. Prescriptions emphasize therapeutic touch, herbal remedies and mind-body practices to promote physical, mental and spiritual healing.
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