Shifa Ayurveda Kerala Clinic Kilpauk

If you are looking for us, Shifa Ayurveda Kerala Clinic is up on the second floor of 764 Sadhurbujataj Street. You have to walk up the stairs, and sometimes the light in the stairwell is a bit dim, but once you get to the top, you will find us easily in Kilpauk. The rooms are filled with the scent of oils and dried herbs that we get from Kerala. It is a very specific smell that sticks to your clothes, but most people who come here seem to find it relaxing. We have some wooden tables for the treatments and some shelves lined with glass jars. The street outside in Kilpauk is always busy with people going to work or heading home, so there is a constant hum of engines coming through the windows. We try to keep the place tidy, but with all the powders and liquids we use, there is usually a bit of a mess by the end of the afternoon. We spend a lot of time mixing things by hand and talking to folks about how they have been sleeping or what they have been eating. It is not like those big modern hospitals where everything is white and cold. Here, it is a bit more lived-in. We have a small kettle in the back for tea, and we usually offer a cup to anyone who has to wait a few minutes. It is just a simple way to run a clinic.