7 Days Panchakarma Program in Chowara, Kerala

At Nikki’s Nest, we practice both the Sodhana also known as Panchakarma and Samana form of therapy as per consultation, depending on dosha ratios, capacity or strength of a guest, body conditions, each client’s need and requirement and physician recommendations. Here are some of the few types of therapies/massages conducted at Nikki’s Nest.

{Monday till Saturday}- Sunday holiday

Food Timings
Breakfast:- 07:00 am till 11:00 am
Lunch :- 12:30 PM till 03:30 PM
Dinner:- 06:30 PM till 10:00 PM
Treatments would be
On the day of arrival :- 01 hr treatment
2nd day of arrival:- 01 hr 30 min treatment
03rd day on wards:- 02 hrs treatment
Treatments will be done according to the condition of the body and deep consultation with our doctors...
Check in & Check out timings
Check in:- After 09:00 am
Check out:- Before 09:00 am - However, if the room is available we are flexible with our timings..

At Nikki’s Nest, we practice both the Sodhana also known as Panchakarma and Samana form of therapy as per consultation, depending on dosha ratios, capacity or strength of a guest, body conditions, each client’s need and requirement and physician recommendations. Here are some of the few types of therapies/massages conducted at Nikki’s Nest.

Classical Ayurveda texts rooted from Kerala, written in Malayalam and Sanskrit, still remain a source of useful information on medicinal plants and therapies and formulations to physicians. A few examples of classical Ayurveda texts noted in Kerala Literature include the Sahasrayogam, Chkitsamanjari and Vaidyamanorana.

Various forms of classical treatments with special herbs like Shirodhara and Navarakizhi therapies are known only to the Ayurvedic Kerala literarure and has its very own origin with the Vaidhyas of Kerala. The famous sought after Panchakarma Therapy, has received immense contributions from the physicians of Kerala, as they continued practicing and enriching this form of Ayurveda therapy. Several unique herbal formulations born and described in Kerala texts, have received national level acclaim and are now included in the Ayurveda Formulatory of India.

Dining at Nikki’s Nest
Nikki’s Nest has two unique sea facing restaurants. Hibiscus, our vegetarian restaurant, caters vegetarian food to our Ayurveda guests, while Orchid, the sea food restaurant, takes care of one’s sea food cravings and any orders from our menu for both walk in and live-in guests. At Nikki’s Nest, we take great care of any diet needs, restrictions and concerns our guests may have. Over the years, our kitchen has tenderly dealt with various and unique allergies and diets, including those allergic to onions, garlic, tomato, aubergine, capsicum, pineapple, peanuts and white sugar and guests who require a ‘’gluten free’’ or ‘’vegan’’ diet. Guests are free to email and inform us well in advance before check in, as this will give the kitchen sufficient time to welcome you with healthy suitable dishes. Whatever ‘’out of the book’’ concerns one may have, our chef and his crew have deep-rooted answers and will try and find ways to create food especially for you, according to your health needs.

Crafting Ayurveda Food at Nikki’s Nest
With careful consideration to serve food according to Ayurveda principles, meticulous planning and co-ordination between our Chef and the Ayurveda Vaydyars make it possible for our guests to enjoy Ayurveda food, that has been crafted to suit a unique blend of Indian cuisine and International favourites while basking in the warmth of our tropical sun. Very popular for her authentic vegetarian kitchen, the chef and his crew have created a wave, making the kitchen continuously bustle with activity. Following the principles of Ayurveda, and to enhance detoxification, we only serve a vegetarian buffet for all our guests undergoing treatment. But of course, the sea side could beckon someone to indulge in occasional seafood, which our Chef can cater to, with approval and consultation from our Vadyars (Physicians). As an extra precaution towards healthcare, the kitchen of Nikki’s Nest uses only bronze cooking vessels as this prevents any kind of metal or alloy adulteration.

Nikki’s Promise to Nature’s Food Source
Nikki’s Nest does not believe in the use of artificial food colouring, essence or preservatives, as we strive to serve wholesome healthy meals and we do not wish to adulterate nature for any monetary benefits. In an honest attempt to serve safe and healthy food, all ingredients utilized in the kitchen come from reliable and known sources including our own plantation at Duke’s Forest Lodge, and our family garden. Our kitchen does not believe in storing half cooked food or taste enhancer sauces, as everything is made fresh from scratch. We also do not store chilled aerated, energizing or artificial flavoured drinks, because it has been proved time and again of the high content of sugar and other unwanted chemicals. Being an environment and animal conscious resort, we do not serve meat and any meat products and this concept happens to be complimentary to Ayurveda as well. But being by the sea side, when guests crave for sea food, the Chef serves it on request, and on special occasions. Through the power of vegetarian food, Ayurveda, regular morning Yoga and meditation sessions, we wish to spread the message of good health, and awareness about healthy food and lifestyle through our kitchen and vaidyashala.

Nikki’s Cook Book
With repeated requests for the past many years, Nikki’s Nest has finally released her special cook book, much to the delight of all our repeater guests. Nikki’s Cook Book has been designed and created after a lot of research and consultation with Chef Raj, and the management team, Maria Jacob and Nikita Jacob. In addition to recipes mentioned, we have also included a small section listing out the medicinal value of spices used in Indian cooking, consulting our Ayurveda doctors, Dr Praveen and Dr Geetha. The Chef and his crew has put together wholesome vegetarian recipes from our ancient and traditional Indian kitchen, handed down from mother to daughter for generations. Indian ingredients are now available almost the world over at any Indian store. As promoters of animal welfare and environment concerns, the management of Nikki’s Nest has decided to set aside a portion of the income generated from the sale of our cook book towards animal protection and environmental care, as well as for setting up of a much needed staff welfare fund.

Water Management

Used water generated at Nikki's Nest from various departments of service; Kitchen, Ayurveda, Laundry, and Bathrooms, are purified and converted into freshwater for the garden. Recruiting help from this amazing technology, Nikki's Nest is able to recycle our water, putting it back to good use.

Rain Water Harvest

The roof of Nikki's Nest block rooms has been modified to serve the purpose of harvesting and collecting rain water which goes through several layers of purification, and stays reserved in Nikki's Nest well. The same water is again pumped up to our overhead water tank and goes through a second process of purification before being used by the laundry.

Generating Cooking Fuel for Our Staff Kitchen

Installation of our biogas plant at Nikki’s Nest, has helped to convert all our vegetable and fruit discards from our kitchens, to natural cooking fuel for our staff mess. Supplying fuel to cook nutritious food for our staff, has now become a very cost effective and efficient way to provide meals. This is a useful mode of generating fuel, especially when Nikki’s Nest retains her 100+ employees throughout the year, during both peak season and low season times.

Producing our Ayurveda oils and powders

The use of Ayurveda oils and powders for both external and internal applications, are combined and made from ingredients naturally sourced from reliable outlets or plucked fresh from our plantation, under the watchful guidance and supervision of our Ayurveda doctor. The benefits of producing our own Ayurveda products are multifold. Not only are we able to ensure the quality of oils and powders used on our guests, but we are also able to ensure that all the necessary ingredients for the production of each specific classical product are combined together, without leaving out any valuable herbs. This also provides opportunities for local Ayurveda Vaidyars who come from families that have been practicing this traditional herbal healing system for centuries, to supply unadulterated roots and herbs for the preparation of our Ayurveda oils and powders.

Putting Our Used Ayurveda Oil to Good Use

Excess oil collected after treatments from each guest is poured out together and passed on to small scale cottage industries that use it to lubricate their machines, used in rubberisied road tarring work and also used to make a mixture of termite proof oil.

Cleaning Drive

Nikki’s Nest has always been conscious of the growing menace of discarded garbage and plastic on the streets, causing distress and harm to the environment. We have taken it upon ourselves to clean our neighbouring areas on a regular routine since our inception, 1996. Coinciding with our Independence day, we formally inaugurated our environment club, ‘’Green Dream Team’’, on August 15th 2015, through which we take great pride and pleasure in cleaning our surrounding areas, every day for an hour. The garbage collected is taken away by recycling units where various projects are underway. This hopefully will create awareness among our own people and instill in each heart the urgent need of the hour to work towards a pollution free environment! We have also managed to gather the neighboring resorts under one umbrella, and we all work together towards maintaining the cleanliness of our beach. This communal work is done every Monday, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, involving staff of resorts, management and all those living off tourism.

By Plane: Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport

By Rail: Nearest railway station is Thiruvananthapuram Railway Station

By Road: Nearest landmark is Azhimala Shiva Temple Road Chowara, Thiruvananthapuram

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