Ayurvedic products and retreats

Links to ayurvedic products, retreats, training, practitioners and recommended reading (all links open in new window).

Pukka Herbs: ayurvedic herbs, massage oils, teas, nutritional supplements and more. Note: please get advice from an ayurvedic therapist before you buy herbs and oils, to ensure that the products that will have the correct effect on your individual doshas, tissues and bodily systems.

Ayurveda Pura: ayurvedic massage oils and beauty products. Recommended: face and body products, Chyawanprash (a nourishing and cleansing nutritional supplement), and organic ghee.

Ayurvedic herbal formulas: exclusive formulas devised by ayurvedic doctor Atreya Smith (principle of the European Institute of Vedic Studies). These are available exclusively to the clients of therapists trained by Atreya and the EIVS.

Maharishi Ayurveda: recommended for organic aloe vera gel and organic split mung dal

Health clinic in Clapham SW4: The Awareness Centre in Clapham provides a wide range of holistic therapies (including several types of massage) alongside psychotherapy and counselling, osteopathy, addiction programmes, beauty treatments and more.

Detox retreats in the UK: personalised ayurvedic and yoga detox retreats in Staffordshire. Includes massage, ayurvedic advice, yoga and meditation. More intensive cleansing retreats are also available.

Satsanga yoga retreat in Goa: a beautiful, clean and relaxed yoga retreat in Goa. It has a large and inspiring yoga room, the bedrooms are very clean, comfortable and light, and the beautiful Mani cooks probably the best vegetarian food in south India. Owners Jodi and Olaf have created a quiet, laid-back haven, truly a retreat. You can laze around the pool between yoga classes and if you want to deeply relax you need barely leave the retreat.

Retreats in France: ayurveda and yoga holidays, gîtes and residential stays at a relaxed and homely reteat in the beautiful green Cévennes mountains in France. Ayurvedic consultations, massage and more.

Ayurvedic training: a one-year 750 hours e-learning programme with the European Institute of Vedic Studies. Includes three weeks of full-time study in India. Learn ayurvedic anatomy and physiology, diagnosis, nutrition and clinical treatment. See also EIVS e-learning FAQs.

Recommended practitioners in London

Dr Deepa Apte, Greenwich
A very experienced practitioner offering consultations, a range of ayurvedic treatments, and training courses at the Ayurveda Pura clinic in Greenwich.

Anne Razvi, Twickenham
Located near Twickenham in Middlesex. As well as being an ayurvedic therapist Anne has many years experience as a clinical nutritionist.

Loretta Heywood, Notting Hill
Loretta combines ayurvedic diet and lifestyle advice with massage therapy, including relaxing, deep tissue or detoxifying, depending on the individual's health needs. She specialises in a detox and massage package.

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