Next stop-North Beypore, Kerala. A small village on the south west coast by the Arabian Sea that has no tourism. We were based at a beautiful homestead and weaving facility called Tasara. There we lived and studied the Ayurveda lifestyle with our own Yogi master with workshops and lectures from 3 Ayurveda doctors. From the family of Tasara we learned to prepare Ayurveda cuisine, remedies and herbal body preparations including a 36 hour stint of constantly stirring large vats of oils and herbs over open fires. What an experience!

Each day began about 4:45 with the chants echoing over the village from the nearby mosques and temples. Joining the chants were the calls and cries of the awaking jungle and village. These were the sounds that accompanied our pre-dawn Yoga experience each day.

We also had “field trips” to Ayurveda hospitals, an herb farm, factory and apothecary. It was all very much a hands on experience. We also had at least one ayurveda massage per week as well as massage demonstration.