SOUTH INDIA - GOKARNA
SwaSwara is located on the western coast of India, popularly known as the ‘Konkan’ coast in the state of Karnataka in South India. Set a little away from the village of Gokarna, nestling amidst rolling hills and lined by serene coconut palms are 24 villas inspired by the homesteads, tradition and craft of the Uttara Karnataka region.
We live unaware of the inner sound of our being, drowned out as it is, by the din of daily life. Only when everything else quiets down and we are at peace can we hear it. That's why we've made sure, that the shouts of the modern world die down to whispers, at SwaSwara. The inner voice of the Self. That echoes on a fabled beach, shaped like the very first sound of creation, Om. A perfect setting, for communion of mind and body. Come, say hello to the song and celebration within you.
Some of the experiences that await you at SwaSwara, are journeys that have no beginning or end, just the joy of the moment. SwaSwara silently salutes the terrain, climate and natural offerings of the land, the architecture respecting the topography and undulations. We believe perfection isn’t about hiding flaws, but revealing the serendipity in jaggedness. Creating spaces that will be delightful as much asthey are profound.
The library at SwaSwara offers an eclectic collection of books and is Wi-Fi enabled, a space for you to lounge about and just be. The bright and airy Yoga Shala beckons, offering silence and serenity for the deep and profound experience of Yoga. Sense yourself seated on a cliff, looking beyond infinity as the mellifluous strains of an Indian classical raga and the first rays of a new morn greet you. This is one of the many ways in which you would spend the first hour of a day on meditation hill at SwaSwara. You will sense your own voice and being reverberate with a new found energy and power, as you practise Yoga and chanting in the Blue Dome, created to heal and restore harmony withinbody and mind.
SwaSwara offers the promise of many new experiences. Kaya Shuddi is where you will learn many Yogic cleansing techniques to activate sensory organs. If you thought you were a couch potato, then perhaps you didn’t quite know yourself. The Art Gallery is where you could find yourself spending hours delighting over tribal art and local art forms. Your curiosity will lead you down many paths at SwaSwara and the Ayurveda Centre will solve many of the puzzles of life. Invite yourself for a chat with our doctors and you will be amazed by what they can tell you about your body and mind, just by looking at you!
Spend a morning at our organic farm and you will not only meet many of the unseen faces of SwaSwara, you can get your dose of Vitamin D3, when spending time amidst the vegetables that are served to you at ever meal while here. Feel like an afternoon snooze out in the open? Seek the shade of the coconut groves at SwaSwara and let the sea breeze sing you a lullaby unknown. The gently sloping lawns of SwaSwara host a delightful swimming pool that invites you to revel in the cool depths all day. The pool deck is perfect to curl with your vacation read or for conversations or even a nap. The night sky over Gokarna, the surging ocean and the scented breeze, will all play host and serenade the senses, when you walk down to the woods at SwaSwara to find a beach kitchen waiting to tickle your taste buds with delectable fare.