Hotel Beach and Lake Resort- Kovalam

  Overview

The Beach & Lake is a privately owned Ayurvedic Resort, 8 kms south of Trivandrum International Airport. It’s nestled between the Arabian Sea and the Karamana river, situated on an island, blessed by nature.

The concept of ayurvedic resort dawned on us in the late nineties and evolved into what it is, at present. In the process of edifying came the thought of combining ayurveda with yoga for its purity in its art, thus the formation of our yoga retreat under the guidance of a renowned guru, a member of the yoga world congress. Being ideally situated near the famous beach Kovalam, our beach resort is most sought after for its sereneness and the beauty surrounding it.

  Accommodation

All rooms are well-furnished ensuite bathrooms have individual verandas offering both the sea and lake views. Hot water and room service are available 24 hrs.

CP - Room with Breakfast
MAP - Room with Breakfast and either Lunch or Dinner (Veg)
AP - Room with Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (Veg)

In Room Facilities
All rooms are having sea/lake (river) facing view
¨ Tour and travel division
¨ Room service
¨ Laundry
¨ Baby sitting
¨ Refrigerator
¨ Television
¨ 24 hours hot water
¨ Broad brand internet browsing in the room
¨ Indoor games

¨ Ayurveda clinic & Treatment,
¨ Yoga,
¨ Astrology,
¨ Kalaripayattu (Kerala Martial Arts),
¨ Backwater cruise,
¨ Restaurant serving all cuisine,
¨ Money changing and major credit cards accepted,
¨ Tour and Travel division,
¨ Safe deposit locker,
¨ Pick up / drop from or to airport / railway station (Trivandrum),
¨ High speed Internet,
¨ Fax,
¨ Canoeing and peddling,
¨ Bird Watching.

We are particularly proud of our restaurant, which, if you are not prescribed an Ayurvedic diet, offers a Multi-cuisine menu of high standard. There are occasional cultural evenings with traditional Indian Dance and Music Programmes.

● Restaurant

We are particularly proud of our restaurant, which, if you are not prescribed an Ayurvedic diet, offers a Multi-cuisine menu of high standard.

● Ayurveda

Ayurveda is a health science, the oldest and most complete healing system known today. The word Ayurveda, derived from 2 sanskrit terms, literally means: the knowledge of life. At the heart of Ayurveda lies the concept of 3 ‘doshas’: Vatha, Pitha and Kapha, . These doshas are present in everyone and the predominance of one over another determines ones body type and constitution. Balancing the three harmoniously will promote a healthy body and mind. India’s Sages prescribed Ayurveda several millennia ago and it is now gaining in popularity throughout the West, as its systems are more.

It relevant than ever in treating the diseases of the modern age. This holistic treatment involves various types of massage and oil applications, inhalations, diet, and natural medicines as required. Treatment plans are as individual as people.

● Yoga

Yoga is not an ancient myth buried in oblivion. It is the most valuable inheritance of the past. In the essential need of the day and the culture of tomorrow, Yoga, the science of man, based on ancient Indian wisdom and culture, is an art of living a healthy, balanced, peaceful and contented life. Yoga, being a total integrated system, studies man in his wholeness - body, mind and spirit and is integrated to certain principles, ideas, values, attitudes and a way of life for personal and social benefits.

Conceived by the great sages in their quest for self-realization, it has come to be recognized during its; long travails from the hermitages to the cities, as the science of man, a philosophy old life, a code of conduct, an attitude and an approach, as well as an art of living which is capable not only of ensuring physical well-being, mental peace harmony, moral elevation and spiritual uplift of man but also of transforming man from his gross animal existence to the sublime heights of divinity. It must, however be kept in mind that it is a long and arduous journey calling for perseverance, persistence, dedication and total surrender.

To acquire a truly prosperous life style, all one needs, is regular exercise. Nothing is more likely to provide all-round health and balance than the practice of the traditional yoga sasthra. Yoga ensures complete health to all parts of our body.
There is no instant yoga. It is not a question of merely closing one's eyes or of sitting in a posture. It involves cultivation of an attitude and approach to life. It must not only be a philosophy to be imbibed but a practical philosophy, which must be lived. It is therefore, not enough to think of yoga but to do it and to live it in our lives. It is also necessary to understand that yoga is not a substitute for action. Human effort is indispensable. The transformation is not at the cost of action but to enable us to perform our duties more efficiently, more effectively and honestly.

Yoga had recognized and accepted the importance of the mind and the subconscious over the total human personality much earlier than modern psychology did in its present form. Yoga is a stepwise, stage wise eight-fold path to final liberation from pain and suffering. These steps progressively take us to the highest state of creativity, of discriminative knowledge and towards attaining the desired perfection.

Of these, the first five, which border on the Psychosomatic Approach, are referred to as External (Bahiranga) yoga, popularly known as Hatha Yoga, while the latter three, which directly affect the psyche are known as internal (Antaranga) yoga, popularly known as Raja Yoga. It is almost impossible to try internal yoga (Raja Yoga) for the average man before accomplishing the external one (Hatha Yoga). The respective sequences of the eight steps are the standard methodology of yoga.

Yoga is based on a deep understanding of man and his position in this world and was the firstsystem evolved in the world to recognize the connection and the interaction between body and mind. It studies in depth the very structure of the human personality, through analysis the psychological complexities and the cause of human pain, sorrow and suffering. It has laid down psychosomatic means through its various psycho-physiological processes for dealing with the body mind complex and tries to harmonize and integrate the human personality at all levels and stages of life.

Yoga is basically a way of LIFE, which has been evolved as a system to go beyond the personality - complex and achieve absolute freedom-liberation of the spirit from the matter.
Guru Soorya Ravi is a profound mystic master of our time and is the founder of the "Mystic Art of Yoga". He teaches pure Yoga techniques par-excellence " a divine gift" that he alone has mastered. He is also the generaal secretary of the Yoga Federation in India.

  Location

The Beach & Lake is a privately owned Ayurvedic Resort, 8 kilometres south of Trivandrum International Airport. Offering Therapeutic and Rejuvenating Ayurvedic programmes, the resort is nestled between the Arabian Sea and the Karamana river, situated on an island.

Just 4 kilometres south of The Beach & Lake Ayurvedic Resort.