Want To Pamper Yourself?
Want to pamper yourself?
From facials to pedicure, it’s all Ayurveda style at Sowkhya
TAKE THE HERBAL ROUTE Feel the goodness of Ayurveda at Sowkhya
Why would a 3,000-year-old system like Ayurveda need the assurance of a doctor in a white coat? Maybe to convince cynics, dazed by the crazy rate at which the beauty industry is growing, that Ayurveda is the way to go.
“It’s time we recognised our own strengths, even Madonna is getting her tablets flown out of India, so that she can conceive her next child,” says George Koshy, MD Sowkhya.
“The most important difference about this parlour is that we don’t allow you to decide what’s good for you,” says Koshy. At Sowkhya, the Ayurvedic Cosmetology Clinic, you can get your massages and therapies only after consulting Dr. Sajina and filling in a detailed file-sheet. From pedicures to massages its all ayurveda style. “Even the steam is herbal,” says Koshy.
Beauty packages
A plain massage costs Rs. 225 while the Devangana facial treatment, “in vogue centuries back among the Royal family of Kerala” will cost you Rs. 1300. The packages are inclusive of ayurvedic medicine, diet and yoga asanas prescribed by the doctor.
“We don’t assure you of becoming Cinderella in a day, no way. It takes time,” says Koshy. The clinic promises to pamper its clients and will take on only three to four people at a time. Strictly by appointment since the herbal concoctions will be made fresh. A mixer and a mortar and pestle have been kept aside for that — no bottled recipes, no preservatives here.
According to Koshy, while we have regular servicing of ours computers and cars, we still wait for breakdowns when it comes to our body. “We don’t spare time for ourselves, but then we find time to sleep in the hospital for twenty days,” he says. Treatments for rheumatism and diabetes will be available soon. And yes, the clinic is strictly for women. Men will have to wait but not for too long, Koshy promises to set up more clinics. Sowkhya, 2nd floor, Sunnyside, No.49, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, ph: 52117171, 52116262.
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