Classical Ayurvedic treatments, booked one at a time and given with warm oil by two therapists in a quiet room at the edge of the forest.
Each of these can be booked on its own, or two can be combined in one afternoon. The times are treatment times. Allow about half an hour more to rest, and the room is yours for that time too.
Abhyanga
The classical warm oil massage, given in synchrony
Abhyanga
The same massage, given by one therapist
Shirodhara
Warm oil poured in a continuous stream across the forehead
Abhyanga + Shirodhara
The classical combination
Abhyanga + Shirodhara
The classical combination
Vishesh
Firmer oil massage with deeper pressure
Shiroabhyanga
Oil massage of head, neck and shoulders
Padabhyanga
Gentle oil massage for the feet
Kati Vasti
Warm oil held on the lower back
Janu Vasti
Warm oil held on the knee
Hrid Vasti
Warm oil held on the heart centre
Shiro Vasti
Warm oil held on the head, in a fitted cap
Shiroabhyanga and Padabhyanga can also be added to another treatment on the same day.
A Vasti can be taken as a single half-hour, or over several days in a row. Ask us if you want the series.
These we arrange with you rather than online: Pizzichilli, Udvartana, Gharshan, Takradhara, Lassidhara, Swedana and the three herbal stamp treatments.
Which one suits you depends on your constitution, so a Vaidya confirms the choice. We would rather make sure it is right for you.
To start, book a free twenty-minute discovery call or an Ayurvedic Consultation. Every price is published, so you can see what you are choosing between before you come.
Because in Maharishi Ayurveda, Abhyanga is meant to be given that way. Two therapists work in synchrony and in silence, so both sides of the body receive the same stroke at the same moment.
This is the classical form and the standard in Maharishi Ayurveda rather than an upgrade. A one-therapist version is available at €110, with the same purpose and the same oils.
Unless a Vaidya has chosen a specific oil for you, we use a Tridoshic oil, one that suits all three Doshas. Tell us when you book if you have any sensitivity and we will adjust.
Eat lightly beforehand, and leave the hour afterwards clear for rest.
There will be oil in your hair when you get up, and it is meant to stay on a while, so rest first and let it absorb. After that you can shower here before you leave, or keep the oil on longer and shower at home.
At MERU, Station 24, Vlodrop, in the south-east of the Netherlands, inside De Meinweg National Park.
Düsseldorf and Maastricht are about an hour away. Cologne is ninety minutes. Amsterdam is two hours.
Book online, choosing your treatment and your time. Please book ahead, as the rooms are shared with programme guests and the day's times fill early.
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Yes. Ten treatments at the Ayurvedic Spa are booked online on their own, including Abhyanga, Vishesh, Shirodhara and the four Vasti treatments. The deeper therapies are arranged with us first, so that a Vaidya can confirm the choice suits your constitution.
Abhyanga and Vishesh take an hour. Shirodhara takes thirty minutes and Swedana, the herbal steam, twenty. A combination such as Abhyanga with Shirodhara takes ninety minutes. The room is held for about half an hour beyond the treatment, so you can rest there and shower if you would like to.
Rest first and let the oil absorb, because it is meant to stay on the skin a while. After that you can shower here at the Health Centre, or keep it on longer and shower at home.
Yes. The treatment, the therapists, the oils and the rooms are the same. What differs is that during Panchakarma the treatment is one step in a sequence set by a Vaidya.
At the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre at MERU, in Vlodrop in the Netherlands. It is about an hour from Düsseldorf and ninety minutes from Cologne, and treatments are booked singly online.