Replenish reserves with a rasayana inspired plan that supports immunity and graceful ageing. Following consultation, the doctor designs a sequence that may include full body oil massage, warm herbal poultice work, steam, gentle cleansing as indicated, and tonic formulations known in Ayurveda for building ojas. Yoga and breathwork are slow and restorative to guide the nervous system toward balance. Meditation and guided relaxation deepen rest and mood stability. Meals are sattvic, fresh, and easy to digest to support gut health. Education covers morning and evening routines, self massage, hydration, and sleep care so benefits last. Choose 8, 15, or 22 days for the depth you need and let the sea side setting in Chowara support unhurried recovery.
About yoga sessions:
We teach Sivananda yoga
{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..
In our sincere and earnest desire to offer the best in quality for our Ayurveda treatment guests, we manufacture our own Ayurveda oils and treatment powders at our plantation – Duke’s Forest Lodge, under the vigilant supervision of our Ayurveda doctor. This helps us to be doubly sure of our medicinal products, ensuring all oils and powders are combined and made from herbs and roots that are naturally outsourced from reliable outlets, as well as picked fresh from our plantation.
Kerala is naturally blessed with rich soil and perfect climate to nourish a wide variety of rare medicinal herbs and plants. Most households in Kerala have various Ayurvedic medicinal plants growing naturally in their backyard, without the need for any care or attention. This great advantage and blessing for Kerala has enabled our ancestors to create their own classical preparations, of Ayurveda oils and medicines, without depending on added minerals and metals. Unlike Ayurveda medicines that are based on herbs and roots, those that are based on minerals and metals enjoy a longer shelf life but without intense and intricate purification methods and proportions, these medicines can pose a danger to our health and body. Additionally, Ayurveda medicines based on minerals and metals, have even shown to produce certain side effects and Nikki’s Nest only believes in the power of herbal medicine and NOT by basing them on heavy minerals and metals. With rich medicinal vegetation, Kerala does not require the use of metals and minerals in her Ayurvedic medicines.
Given the dangers and risks associated with minerals and metals, Kerala Vaidhyas believe in the power of herbs and roots, a tradition we still practice at Nikki’s Nest. The sense of satisfaction we derive from producing our own oils and powders is immense, and the guests are at liberty to see for themselves the method of production at our plantation in Duke’s Forest Lodge!
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Founded 1996
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.
Protecting Animals and Enriching Our Planet
We are very conscious of the various environmental concerns affecting us all and animals, and we make it a point to use only eco friendly and organic products with serious efforts to completely ban plastics in all forms. Being deeply concerned about animal welfare, Nikki’s Nest discourages elephant rides during visits to the elephant sanctuary, because of the high level of trauma and suffering of captive elephants. Instead it encourages guests towards observation and study of behavior and activities of this gentle giant. As the sight of hungry beach dogs is traumatizing, we at Nikki’s Nest decided to befriend the dogs by regular feeding so that they are friendly enough to be caught for sterilization and vaccination, after which they would be released back on the beach with properly tagged collars and a regular supply of food. This way, we hope to see healthy and happy beach dogs and a helping hand extended to the voiceless !
Air Conditioner
Beach Chair
Family friendly
Safe in Room
Swimming Pool
Wi-Fi
Yoga Shala
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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