Wellness questions, answered

Our wellness service arranges stays in India’s traditional health systems — Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Homeopathy, Unani, Siddha and Sowa-Rigpa — at vetted centres, with a personal concierge.

Four to eight weeks is comfortable: time for a consultation, the visa and flights. For Kerala in December and January, or the monsoon season, allow longer.

Most guests stay one to three weeks. Classical Ayurvedic programmes such as Panchakarma usually need two weeks or more. The practitioner recommends a length after consulting you.

Yes. Companions can join the programme, choose a lighter one of their own, or simply stay with you. Tell your concierge who is travelling.

Start with a conversation with your concierge. We will ask what you hope for, suggest a tradition and a place, and arrange a video consultation with a practitioner before you commit.

We work with centres whose practitioners are registered with the relevant Indian council for their system, and we prefer NABH-accredited AYUSH centres.

No. Wellness programmes are complementary and are not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment by a medical doctor. Keep your own doctor informed and never stop a prescribed medicine without their advice.

Often yes, but we ask you to complete a health questionnaire and have a video consultation first. Some programmes are not suitable with certain conditions or medicines, and the practitioner will say so.

Yes. We confirm your preference with the centre in writing before you book.

The centre’s physician assesses you, and if needed we arrange care at a hospital through Massvaa Care Medical. In an emergency, the centre calls local emergency services first.

India offers a dedicated AYUSH visa for treatment in traditional systems. Your concierge confirms the right category for your plan and passport.

A short yoga retreat or a spa-style stay may fit a tourist visa. A course of treatment in an AYUSH system is what the AYUSH visa is for. Always check the official portal, and ask your concierge.

Yes. Your concierge coordinates transfers from the airport to your centre and back, and any transfers between cities.

We work with centres used to hosting international women guests, arrange trusted transfers, and your concierge is a message away throughout your stay.

Prices depend on the centre, the room, the programme and the length of stay, and are confirmed by the centre in writing before you book. We do not publish prices that centres have not confirmed.

Yes. Massvaa Care charges a service fee for concierge coordination, which your concierge explains in writing before you proceed. The centre’s programme is priced separately.

Most programme prices include the consultation, therapies, meals and accommodation. Herbal preparations, transfers, extra nights and excursions vary. Your written plan lists exactly what is and is not included.

Usually vegetarian, freshly cooked and adapted to your programme. Centres can often arrange halal, Jain, gluten-free and other diets on request; we confirm them in writing.

Yes, but most programmes work best with rest. Many centres ask for quiet hours, and some encourage a digital detox.

Loose cotton clothing, a light shawl or layer, slip-on shoes, a swimsuit for some hydrotherapies, your medicines with prescriptions, and old underwear for oil therapies. See our guide to your stay for the full list.

Most centres ask you not to drink during a programme, and some towns, such as Rishikesh, do not sell alcohol at all.

Yes, as a recovery stay after your treatment, and only once your treating doctor has given written clearance. Wellness programmes never replace medical treatment.

Yes. Attendants can book yoga, consultations or massages near the hospital, arranged around your care.

Your medical coordinator and your wellness concierge work from the same plan. With your consent, they share your discharge summary and your surgeon’s instructions with the centre.