Come back to your vitality — and to yourself.

No. Complete beginners and seasoned practitioners both fit here, because your program is assessed and tailored to you — you're met where you are and taken from there.

For the Vedic rounding specifically, yes — it builds on an established mantra-based practice (Vedic, Sattva or Transcendental Meditation). If you've already learned, you're set. If not, Rich can teach you Vedic meditation before you travel, at a reduced rate for retreat guests, so you arrive ready. And if you'd rather not learn, you're still welcome — you'll join everything else and simply rest while the rounding sessions run. The beach, the pool, the gardens, your own terrace and the resort's open yoga and meditation classes (beginner to advanced, morning and afternoon) are all there to fill those hours gently.

Ayurveda is one of the world's oldest medical systems — more than 5,000 years of practice, and a recognised system of medicine in India with its own training, diagnosis and remedies. It simply isn't governed the way Western medicine is in the West. Here it's doctor-led, and treated as the serious medicine it is.

We'd ask you to hold it alongside your Western medical and mental-health care, not in place of it — the two sit together well, and your own doctor stays in the picture. The breath, meditation and nervous-system work supports your vitality; none of it is a promise to cure a diagnosed condition.

The work is gentle and scalable to you. The resort is terraced into a hillside with steps and garden paths, so if you have any mobility needs, tell us on enquiry and we'll guide you to the right room and rhythm.

Most people do. Choose a shared room to pair up with another guest, or a private room for your own space. The group chat means you'll have met a few people before you even land.

All three are Somatheeram's traditional Kerala cottages, en-suite and air-conditioned. The shared and private options are Standard Cottages in the upper part of the resort, closest to the clinic and restaurant — shared means twin-share with another guest, private means the cottage is yours. The Special Cottage is the resort's most popular room: round, palm-thatched, detached, with sea views and your own terrace virtually on the water.

Possibly — tell us everything on enquiry. Some breathwork and Ayurvedic treatments have contraindications, and your safety always comes first. We'd rather adapt your program than have you hold back.

All meals are Ayurvedic, largely plant-based, cooked fresh and tailored to your constitution. Let us know any allergies or dietary requirements in advance and the kitchen will work with them.

Seven nights' accommodation, all Ayurvedic meals, your doctor's consultation and daily treatments, all daily sessions and deep-dive group sessions with Rich and Chelsea, your one-to-one deep dives, and airport transfers. Not included: flights, visa and travel insurance.

It's a retreat. We encourage a light-touch relationship with your phone while you're there, and the days are built around rest, practice and the sea — not a bar.

A 50% deposit of your room price holds your place — $1,900 shared, $2,250 private, $2,700 Special Cottage — paid securely via Stripe. If the full deposit isn't doable today, just tell us — we'll happily organise something to suit. From there we book in your assessments with Rich and Chelsea, add you to the travel group chat, and send everything you need in the lead-up — visa steps, packing list and travel guidance.

Your deposit is fully refundable up until four months before departure. Closer in, standard cancellation terms apply and the balance becomes payable — which is exactly what your travel insurance is there to cover. Full terms come with your booking confirmation.

5–12 April 2027 — seven nights in Kerala, arriving and departing together as a group.