Vasika Ayurveda Hospital

We are situated in Kurumulloor, right on the Nambiyakulam Vedagiri Road in Ettumanoor. It is a very green and quiet part of the world compared to the big cities. Our hospital follows the old ayurvedic traditions. The building is surrounded by trees and the air usually smells like woodsmoke and herbal oils being boiled. We have rooms for people to stay while they get their treatments. It is a simple place with tiled floors and high ceilings to keep things cool in the Kerala heat. We don't have fancy computer systems for everything; a lot of our notes are still written in ledgers. Patients come from the local villages and sometimes from further away. They usually arrive in the morning when the mist is still on the ground. The staff knows how to mix the different pastes and oils by hand. It is slow work, but that is how it goes here. We have a small garden where some of the herbs grow. The atmosphere is very calm, almost like a home rather than a hospital. There are no bright neon signs or loud announcements. Just the sound of the birds and the staff talking quietly as they go about their chores. We focus on the traditional ways of rubbing oils and using steam. It is just how we have always done things in this part of Kurumulloor, keeping the old methods alive for whoever needs them.