5 Day Yoga and Ayurveda Honeymoon Holiday in Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Yoga Honeymoon Holiday in Sri Lanka
There is a holiday package being offered especially for couples to gain an extraordinary honeymoon holiday experience. Come enjoy a 360 degrees view of mountains and forests, where you are away from the hectic city lifestyle embracing the quiet time set in nature's wonders with yoga and massage. This is a good opportunity to spend time with your loved ones while creating beautiful memories.
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Highlights
- 4 sessions of yoga
- Trip to the waterfall and picnic
- Ayurveda treatment for two
- All daily organic meals
- 4 nights of accommodation
- Cookery lessons
- Village tour and introduction tour
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Yoga styles
Accommodation
Facilities
- Dining area
- Terrace
Inside the entrance hall at Samadhi you are watched over by a silk tapestry depicting seven Buddhist monks each holding a lotus blossom in their hand. Each monk is a different shade of brown. Likewise, the cultural diversity of this island is reflected in the villagers, who form the core of what makes Samadhi run smoothly. They are unspoiled and courteous - every man, woman, or boy will calmly break from sweeping the stone pathway, lighting the oil lamp, or picking fresh produce for your lunch to wish you Ayubowan! the traditional Sinhala welcome which means Let there be long life!
The inspiration for the design and architecture was born of meditation. And so you willingly leave your city husk behind at the gate with no signal for mobile phones, it is the perfect opportunity to let nothing interrupt the sounds of forest birdsong, of tree frogs and crickets, and the whisper of the breeze from the trees.
The thirteen pavilions, which lean out of the hillside, are veritable temples of tranquility. They are designed to make you feel you are the only person staying here. Privacy is everything. Yet there are no unnecessary walls. This results in a truly serene environment surrounded by urns, art, and treasures dating back to a time Kandy was a royal realm. There, everything is king-sized. The Indonesian teak bed in a double room is spacious enough to sleep three people comfortably. But even the smallest suite provides a four-poster bed to dream in.
The spacious verandahs of each suite of rooms give onto paddy fields, nearby mountains, and bench terraces filled with herb gardens or pineapples. Bamboos reach out with their four-fingered leaves to fan a breeze at you. In the surrounding natural forest, mango, toddy palm, mahogany, and jak trees rub necks with giant bamboo, avocado, and Chinese guava.
Program
Set on the hillside of lush vegetation, Samadhi is a retreat where you can experience complete relaxation with yoga and massage as well as enjoy nature's wonders - birds singing, fireflies dancing, the soft murmur of the river, swimming in the waterfall, and dog therapy. On waking in the early hours listen to tree frogs whose cacophony seems like a child tinkering with a Xylophone, the birds call to their mates, the deer cough, the wild boars are evident only by the rustle in the bush and the porcupine is even timider.
The concept of Samadhi is a testament to a new era in Sri Lankan development where the ambiance of old village life and the Westerners' desire to escape to nature can merge. But take heed - no two visits to this unique place can ever be the same. The visitor constantly finds new levels of intrigue and inspiration. You need time to absorb the intricate nuances, which begin to unravel between visits.
There is no Sinhala word for goodbye. The person about to depart calls out Mama gehilla enang! which means, I will go and return. To which the response is Gehing enna! which means, yes, go and return! Once you find your way to Samadhi, you will understand why returning there is also part of your journey. This will give you a cultural experience that you have never experienced before.
Included excursions
- Waterfall tour
- Village tour
- Introduction tour
Instructors
Mahesh Kodikara
Meet Maheshe Kodikara, our resident Yoga Tai Chi and Qigong teacher. With over 40 years of teaching experience in Yoga, Tai Chi and Qigong , Maheshe has trained under renowned teachers in Sri Lanka, Australia, Japan, and India. He specialises in Iyengar Yoga, Taiji Quan (chen style), and Qi Gong, and conducts classes for both locals and foreigners at our center. Maheshe is also a certified Taiji teacher from the World Chen Xiaowang Taijiquan Association, making him the first Taiji teacher in Sri Lanka.
Yumi Jayasinghe
Yumi is the wife of Waruna, the owner of Samadhi. She brings the Japanese element into Samadhi. Originally a cartoonist in Tokyo, she has taught Hatha yoga since 2005. Yumi choreographs dance for children at a local international school. She brings a creative impact to enliven any session for beginner or experienced yogi.
Retreat location
Fifty minutes northeast of Kandy, the fertile landscape becomes a mass of lush vegetation reverberating with unfamiliar birdsong. The human populace too seems a different breed, profligate with smiles and allowing their abundant good sat sung to spill over and cloak the visitor. Go past the triangular ambalama and up the steps where you squeeze past the statue of a giant Hindu goddess - half-woman, half-horse. There you will find the beautiful Samadhi Retreat Centre.
The Kukul-Oya River meets the Hulu-Ganga, conveniently creating several spots for river bathing amongst the rocks and baby rapids. There, Plumbago (graphite) was found in lumps amongst the pebbles. But the locals had since been driven to eke out a meager living selling fruit and vegetables off roadside stalls.
Distances
- Kandy - 23 kilometers
- Colombo Airport - 123 kilometers
Features
Activities
- Activities
- Cooking classes
- Golf course nearby
- Massage
- Reiki
- Spa
- Swimming
General
- General
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
- Picnic area
- Restaurant
- River nearby
Services
- Services
- Library
- Tour assistance
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
Breakfast is taken in the dining pavilion, which is open on four sides to the forest and the river sounds are sumptuous by any standard. Steamed manioc (cassava) with grated coconut, gotukola mallun, egg curry, pumpkin, sambol, and milk-rice are preceded by homegrown pineapple, papaya, and guava. All the food prepared at Samadhi is organic and freshly picked before each meal. It is vegetarian cookery at its best. The rice you eat is homegrown and one of thirteen ancient Sinhala varieties organically farmed in the paddy fields across the river. The water you drink is sourced directly from an unpolluted mountain spring on Samadhi land.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Organic
Things to do (optional)
- Astrologer
- Ayurvedic consultant
- Ayurvedic massage
- Barefoot Shiatsu
- Bird watching
- Organic vegetarian home cooking
- Reiki
- River bathing
- Sinhala cookery lessons
- Woodland walks
Optional tours
- Udawela Cave temple
- Hantana tea museum and botanical gardens, Peradeniya
- City of Kandy tour and elephant bathing
- Fortress of Sigiriya
- Dambulla cave temples
- Golf at Victoria Golf links
- Udawatta Kele Sanctuary and the Temple of the Tooth
- Gadaldeniya and Lankatilaka Viharas and Embeeka Devale
- Delgaldoruwa Cave Temple
- Elephant orphanage
Spa treatments
Full Ayurvedic body massage and steam bath
This is a very old traditional therapy by two therapists, who work in tandem, synchronizing their strokes and massages according to the circulatory and marma points for one hour. This is the most rejuvenating treatment of Ayurveda. This can be treated for various ages and for common disorders.
Benefits:
- Relieve pains and relax stiff muscles
- Improves blood circulation
- Rejuvenates the entire body
- Beautifies skin and slows down aging
- Promotes vitality, reduces stress, and stimulate sound sleep
- Reduces obesity, diabetics gangrene, etc.
- Eliminate toxins in the body
- Increase efficiency of athletic performance and improves sportive vitality
Shirodhara
Medicated oil is poured slowly over the forehead. Shirodhara is highly beneficial in treating headaches, mental tension, insomnia, stress, and disorders of the central nervous system. Medicated oil is also poured onto the body, which is beneficial in curing neuromuscular disorders, rheumatism, and general debility.
Shirodhara gives the best results when taken after an Abhyangam. Dhara is good for all ailments. Changing the liquid as per the dosha condition with necessary alterations in the procedure is useful to alleviate any dosha.
Benefits:
- Strengthens central nervous system
- Strengthens sensible organs
- Eliminates stress and anxiety
- Reduces hypertension
- Helps to have a sound sleep
- Effective for mental diseases, headaches, nervous disorders, insomnia, blood pressure, general weakness, and urinary disorders
- Prescribed in clinical conditions like epilepsy, diabetes, neuropathy, and paralysis
Ela Kizhi (Pathrapotali Swedam)
This is a common treatment for various diseases, including inflammatory conditions of the bones and joints, arthritis, spinal problems, sports injuries. Herbs, leaves, or powders with warm oil are applied over the affected areas of the body for massaging.
Benefits:
- Relieves pain, numbness, and edema
- Controls vitiated vata
- Stimulates the nerve endings
- Effective in the cases of spondylitis, sports injuries, muscular pains, back pains
- Improves central blood supply
- Cures arthritis, paralysis, and convulsions
What's included
- 4 nights full board accommodation
- 4 sessions of yoga
- 4 Ayurveda treatments
- Cookery lessons
- Waterfall tour, village tour, and introduction tour
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Bandaranaike International Airport
96 km
Transfer not provided
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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