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MIKA DE BRITO
MANOJ NARAYANAN
DR. VENUGOPAL V.A.
AJAY MENON
ZUZANA ZWIEBEL.
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NARENDRANATH
RIYAS KOMU
DR. SRIKUMAR
AATHIRA PERINCHERY

MIKA DE BRITO

Yoga & Music

Mika teaches regular group and private classes in Paris and holds retreats around the world. His wise and playful retreats in Ulpotha since 2007 are extremely popular, so be sure to book early. Mika started yoga at aged 21 with Baptiste Marceau, one of France's foremost Astanga teachers, who was later to become a good friend and mentor. Mika was a musician at that time, though yoga had such a pull for him that he left Paris a year and a half later to concentrate on teaching. In 2002 he met ...

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MANOJ NARAYANAN

Wildlife & Bird Watching

Manoj’s experiences of more than 15 years in the travel industry have played a very important role in moulding his interests and love for travel, tourism and hospitality. His travels showed him all that was the best in these fields; what could be made better; and what the need of the hour was. Thus the concept of Ecotones is a dream come true for Manoj: a place where smiles are not put on but genuinely shared; a quiet retreat to just unwind and not be disturbed by anything other than the ...

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DR. VENUGOPAL V.A.

Ayurveda Guru

Dr.Venugopal is ayurveda lifestyle promoter, yoga practitioner, pranic healer, traditional counselor and promoter of many traditional alternative therapies. He is associated with many ayurvedic, traditional social, and spiritual activities which is a major influence for this vision to globalize Ayurveda. Ayurveda Trails in Kerala, designed together with ayurveda doctor Dr.Venugopal, are dedicated to everyone, who is searching answers to question: “What is Ayurveda?” The roots of Ayurveda go ...

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AJAY MENON

Photographer

Ajay Menon, a web and graphic designer by profession, met his true passion in photography when he started traveling around Kerala, where nature is at its best. Working on frames and colors, nature and life, he started observing how things could be presented better, could be captured better, without losing its real essence, in a way of his own. Passion led into action and this is what he is now- an amazing and unique artist who has an eye for detail. He makes eyes sparkle with his art, ...

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ZUZANA ZWIEBEL.

Shakti Trails

Zuzana Zwiebel, as 16 years old, won Slovak Geographical Competition, which brought her on the journey of unravelling global problems, search of creative sustainable solutions in tourism, regional development and management of international projects. Experiences gain in business area she always tried to implement also in non - profit areas. In 2013 she has founded travel agency "Shakti Trails", which is based on philosophy 'Art of Travel'. "Working in the area of tourism and non - ...

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NARENDRANATH

The medicine man

Narendranath is the guardian of a dying heritage. At his tiny shop in Fort Cochin, shrunken in the course of time with the dwindling number of visitors, he reigns as the devoted practitioner of an age-old system of medicine, a rich and valuable legacy left with him by his forefathers. The shelves are filled with dried herbs, roots, seeds, barks and various other plant products which goes into the making of Ayurvedic medicines. People visit Narendranath's store with the prescription by a ...

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RIYAS KOMU

Contemporary Artist

Riyas komu is one of the prominent political artists in the contemporary times. His works question the existing disturbances in the social order. Komu's works include sculptures, installations, paintings, video etc. Bon in 1971 in Kerala, Komu moved to Mumbai and pursued his Bachelor of fine arts and his masters from Sir.J.J school of art, Mumbai. Komu has exhibited his work in in India, France, Italy, Korea, Indonesia, USA, UAE, The Netherlands, Germany, South America etc.

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DR. SRIKUMAR

Abode of the divine

Harivihar which literally means abode of the divine is a 170 year old painstakingly restored royal heritage homestead located in Calicut,the old seaport city in Kerala through which Vasco de Gama entered the fabled Indies. Harivihar Ayurveda resort offers its guests the unparalleled experience of staying in a heritage ambience and benefit from the goodness of Ayurveda and Yoga, two great contributions of India to mankind. Harivihar is a Green leaf accredited center of excellence for Ayurveda ...

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AATHIRA PERINCHERY

Wildlife Biologist & Writer

Aathira is wildlife biologist, freelance science writer and dabbles in graphic design and photography. She is part of Ecotones Camps and she is cooperating with eco-oriented tourism companies. Aathira’s outlook on tourism changed when she realized that if conducted responsibly and as sustainably as possible, tourism can bring about positive changes in perceptions about nature, wildlife and conservation not just in the minds of guests but participating communities as well. A relatively new ...

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Spirit
WHO TO MEET?
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SPIRIT TO DISCOVER

What makes people extraordinary is their spirit! Spirit is inspiring energy present in every creative activity. We are discovering people, whose spirit can inspire others. They are artists, photographers, historians, ayurveda doctors, yoga teachers, spiritual experts, astrologers, ecologists, travelers, simply everyone. Spirits are our local experts who share their stories with us and based on them we arrange your travel in style!

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Story
WHAT TO DO?
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STORY TO SHARE

Life is like a book of mysteries, which we do not understand if we do not travel. Stories written by our local experts are transformed into the trails, which connect not only places on the map, but also creating meaningful connections with local people, who make your travel stories to come alive! Trails are the journeys to rediscover old routes and to explore new ones. Lets write new chapter inspired by local history, art and myths!

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Style
WHERE TO STAY?
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STYLE TO EXPERIENCE

Style does not mean luxury, it is experience. It does not matter if you stay in boutique hotel or in tree house, if you dine in awarded restaurant or eat sandwich on the street, because your choice makes you special. Your individual style is your artistic signature, which makes journey different for each person, and we respect these differences. Experiences in style make your travel authentic, different and real; from them memories are made of!

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