Herbal poultice therapy
Kizhi
Heated cloth bundles of herbs, powders or medicated rice, tapped over the body. Ela Kizhi uses leaves, Podi Kizhi uses powders, and Njavara Kizhi uses rice cooked in milk and herbs.
Kalari Chikitsa
Treatment for joint pain
Painful or stiff knees, shoulders and hips, joint instability and arthritis. Ashan Vipin Das examines you first, then plans the treatment.
The treatments
What is usually prescribed
These are the treatments most often used for joint pain and stiffness. Ashan decides after examining you, so your plan may differ.
Medicated oil bath
Pizhichil
Cloths soaked in warm medicated oil are squeezed over the body during the massage, so the oil keeps flowing.
Localised steam
Nadi Swedanam
Medicated steam on 1 area of the body to ease swelling. Often used after a sprain, and often given with Kizhi.
Vital point therapy
Marma Chikitsa
Precise work on the marma, the points where flesh, vein, bone and joint meet. Kalari masters learned these points for fighting. The same knowledge is used to relieve pain.
Medicated oil massage
Uzhichil
Warm medicated oil worked in with the palms or feet in rhythmic strokes, over the marma points. Usually prescribed first, because other treatments work better once the body has loosened.
How treatment works
How a course of treatment runs
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01
Consultation
Ashan Vipin Das examines you, takes your history and reads your pulse. Nothing is prescribed before this.
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Preparation
Most treatments begin with oil and heat, so the tissue is soft and deeper work can be done safely.
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Treatment
You come for your therapies every day, usually for a week or more.
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Aftercare
Before you go home, we give you advice on diet and routine, and a few simple Kalari practices to keep up.
Before you come
Common questions
Tell us what is wrong and for how long. We usually reply the same day.
Usually a week or more of daily treatment. Ashan will tell you at the consultation.
We cannot promise that. Many people come to us after other treatment has not helped, and we will tell you honestly if we cannot help. Kalari Chikitsa is not a replacement for emergency or surgical care.
Yes, bring anything you have. They help Ashan at the consultation.
Yes. You can book a room for the length of your treatment, with 3 vegetarian meals a day. The booking page shows the price for your dates.
The therapies are prescribed after the examination, so the cost depends on your plan. Message us with what is wrong and for how long, and we will tell you the cost.
We do not give refunds. Anything you have paid and not used stays with us as credit, and you can use it on a future visit.
