Take me to India
This retreat is for everyone, not just those touched by cancer.
Join me at Somatheeram Resort on the Malabar coast of India for 12 days to find your way back home to yourself.
Every day begins with 90-120 minutes of Ayurvedic treatments, beginning with a full head and body oil massage. It just gets better from there. Relax by the pool with a fruity mango lassi or fresh, tender young coconut. Consume freshly prepared, delicious, nutritious Ayurvedic meals.
With a combination of cacao ceremonies using Keith's cacao, group and individual practices, daily check-ins, Reiki, and restorative yoga.
Leslie will support and guide your experience all along the way. Once you land in TRV, I’ve got you! Explore Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. Begin or deepen a practice of yoga and meditation. Try pranayama breathwork or laze in a hammock, listening to the mighty roar of the sea.
There is room for all of this in your twelve days in paradise.
Here's what past participants have to say:
"My sister and I had the very great pleasure of spending two weeks under the wing of Leslie Purchase last summer, for a transformational journey into the heart of Ayurvedic Pancha Karma. As a medical doctor with deep family roots in the ways of India, Leslie is the perfect host for an adventure to the tropical paradise of Malabar. She guided us daily on a program, within the greater program of cleansing, by taking us deeply into our inner landscape, through restorative yoga, meditation, Self- inquiry, and Cacao ceremony. Her gentle way of mirroring my deepest fears is astounding, She could language her thoughts, in a way that allowed me to feel supported and yet totally willing to let go of old behaviour and step into a new re-frame of Self.
I felt safe knowing that a western medical practitioner could handle anything that may come up health or accident wise. She has a life long knowledge of Kerala and it’s intricacies. She made sure that all our needs were met, acting as our liaison with the various practitioners, who made up our panache karma team. She knew when to push to let us go deep, when to allow us time alone and when to crack a joke. I was so embraced by her generous spirit and would readily join her again on any future retreat sojourn. My trip to Kerala was the most significant transformation physically I have ever experienced." D.M
"My sister and I went with Leslie as our guide for a trip of a lifetime to Somatheeram Ayurvedic Health Resort in Kerala, India. What a gift this was...every step of the way! Leslie is quite experienced in traveling to India and has spent extensive time at the Resort. She lined everything up for us as far as rooms, services and outside experiences. The resort is phenomenal! The treatments are generous and healing. The employees are the kindest, most
peaceful people I’ve ever experienced. The food is out of this world with forty plus dishes offered each meal. The beauty and tranquility is unlike anywhere I’ve been.
Having said all this I would not have wanted to have any other leader on this adventure but Leslie. She added so much to the experience. She is extremely positive and insightful. Leslie offered spiritual counseling prior, during and after the trip to gain and maintain clarity and connection. She shares her expertise and gifts daily throughout the time; guided cacao ceremonies, nutritional and medical insight, restorative yoga and insight on the treasures of
Kerala. My sister and I were sad to leave and vowed we would be back to Somatheeram one day with Leslie as our leader. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone open to travel, healing and personal expansion." K.H