Yogalifehomestay is a private and exclusive farmhouse in Kerala, South India. Solaman Joseph is the host and instructor.

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Warren Payne

from Great Britain, November 2024

"Rejuvenating Experience "

Solaman is an experienced and attentative Yoga instructor , extremely knowledgeable on all braches of Yoga . Priya is a fantastic cook , the meals were delicious . The accommodation is in a quiet and relaxing area . I thoroughly enjoyed my short stay here and look forward to returning some day .

Michael Boggs

from Luxembourg, March 2024

"Escape to a magic garden"

This was the best thing we did on our trip to Kerala.

Solaman and Priya welcomed us into their beautiful family home on their Garden of Eden-esque spice farm in the forest.

With his 30+ years´ experience as a yoga teacher, Solaman´s yoga classes can be adapted to any level of practice. They take place on the rooftop terrace, where birds squeak and giant fruit bats fly at dusk.

Priya makes typical Kerala food, largely from local produce and crops from the garden. It was the most delicious I tasted -- as expertly spiced and flavorful as any restaurant, less heavy, and surely made with more love.

The retreat also includes daily activities in the beautiful surrounding area (giving a welcome respite from the dust and trash that plague bigger towns). The places you can walk through or drive to visit are pristine, green and lush.

TLDR: Enchanting place, delicious food, welcoming family. Do this trip.

Alison Dummett

from Australia, January 2024

"An amazing experience at YogaLife Homestay"

Solaman is an exceptional and experienced Hatha Yoga instructor. He has a beautiful personality, is very knowledgeable and really welcomes you into his Homestay. His yoga sessions are well structured and push you above your limits, giving you confidence in your own practice. He gently adjusts and guides you through each pose.

Solaman also takes you on daily activities from hiking to swimming in rockpools to forest and temple walks. I have learnt a lot from his wisdom.

Priya creates wonderful and delicious dishes for each meal 3 times a day. Each meal is different daily and cooked with fresh produce from their own and neighbouring orchards to create full flavoured taste sensations that suit even the fussiest of palettes (like my own)! I now know that Kerala food is actually delicious!

Being only 27 kms from Cochin Airport makes this Homestay easily accessible for my next trip to India. I can't wait to revisit for perhaps 8 days next time?

Linus Cederblad

from India, November 2023

"Perfect yoga retreat with a calm atmosphere "

We had an amazing stay at solomans yoga retreat! The location is perfect, it’s so calm and you will do yoga on the roof with palm trees around and hear the birds sing. The accommodations is clean. Soloman was very helpful and helped us book train ticket to Varkala, he also arrange activities during the day. The food was outstanding! Thank you so much Solomon and priya for letting us stay!

Anne Mulot

from India, November 2023

"Un break incroyable "

Nous avons passé 4 jours avec Soloman et sa famille. Ces jours rythmés par des séances de yoga dynamique et des repas préparés avec grand soin.

Tout était génial! Soloman et sa femme très à l’écoute de nos besoin, que ce soit dans le niveau du yoga jusqu’au dosage du piment dans les plats haha !

Nous avons découvert le magnifique jardin agricole pleins de denrées et de fruits !

Soloman nous a beaucoup aidé et proposer de supers activités dans sa région.

Nous avons adoré découvrir le kerala avec eux !

Merci pour tout, ! Nous reviendrons avec plaisir !

Anonymous

from Serbia, September 2023

"Just what I needed..."

I am very pleased with my stay, expectations exceeded.

Everything as described, so you have nice accomodation, excellent food and, in my case, individual yoga practice twice a day.The main and guest house as lovely, well maintained and clean. And the garden is such a lovely place to be, relax, read a book or meditate.

Soloman and his family are all lovely and special thanks to Priya 💖 every single meal was a celebration of South Indian cousin, simply wonderful.

I will be back for sure...

Anonymous

from India, March 2023

Fantastic hosting and setting. Solaman was so generous with his time and took us on very interesting and enjoyable trips.

Marianne Hagen

from India, February 2023

"The perfect yoga home stay"

Solaman and Priya are the perfect hosts. The home stay is located in a serene, green, quiet area. It smells wonderful. The garden is full of ecological trees with fruits and spices. I chose it for yoga, and yoga was excellent. 2 times 1,5 hours at sunrise and sunset every day. The roof deck was cool and has a very nice view. In addition food was excellent and plentiful. Rooms clean and practical with en-suite bathrooms. Interesting day trips to rivers and forests. To top it off, Solaman was extremely helpful both before I arrived and after I left. He made my Kerala stay easy, fun, safe, interesting and developing. This is a place people come back to over and over again. I highly recommend one visit or more.

Federica Pitzus

from India, January 2023

"Great Homestay yoga experience! "

Enjoy 2 yoga lessons x day, nature, birds, spices, fruits and herbs from Kerala and homemade delicious meals! Practices are done in the beautiful rooftop where you can enjoy stars, moon, planets and many birds! Salamon is a great teacher either for beginners and advanced students /teachers!

Priya will prepare food with love and passion, everything from scratch and with local, fresh ingredients!

Katarzyna Wiśniewska

from India, January 2023

"Had the most wonderful and unfortunately way too short time "

My favourite part of the stay was yoga - Solaman is a wonderful, knowledgeable and passionate teacher - he will help you get out of your comfort zone and will help you work on whatever you need the most. Participating in all classes is a workout for both body and mind, perfect to take a complete break from your everyday life, but also to process personal things. Yoga classes are on the rooftop of the house, where you can hear all surrounding sounds, birds, cows, rooster crowing…

What was very important for me that the homestay is small, accepting only a few tourists, so the yoga classes were like a private classes just for me,

The place is surrounding by exotic trees, is really beautiful …

Solaman is a perfect host, he is extremely nice, helpful and friendly.- he will assist you with organising transfers, excursions, etc. and will always make sure that you are comfortable. Food served and prepared by his wife, Pria is fresh, healthy and delicious.The whole place has a magical vibe and the whole atmosphere is very relaxed. Accommodation is simple but more than sufficient (bathroom clean and works, electricity works too, bed comfortable, fan available, wifi), I want to come back soon!

Sebastian Hadl

from Austria, December 2022

"Peaceful and relaxing Yoga homestay"

We had a very lovely time with Solaman and his family!

He teaches very thoughtful yoga classes and managed to adapt them for people with different yoga experience levels.

The food was exceptional, Priya is an excellent cook. A lot of the ingredients they use even are harvested directly from their farm and garden.

The room was clean, with a very generous bed size. Their home is located in a very quiet and beautiful area.

Solaman was very quick to respond, which was especially helpful before our stay. He also helped us organise trips to some local sights.

Highly recommendable homestay!