kodakkad-locationKadaleevanam Yoga Academy, Nature Resort & Ayurveda Rejuvenation Centre

Kodakkad, Kasaragod District, Kerala State, South India.
Web site: www.Kadaleevanam.com

Sivananda Yoga Vidya Peetham has taken on rent a part of the Kadaleevanam premises, for conducting all its Yoga - Vedanta Courses.

What is Kadaleevanam?

Kadaleevanam is a Trust formed by 15 families of Kodakkad village, whose main activities are organic agriculture (rice and vegetables) and organic milk production from a small cattle farm. A small portion of the land is used for yoga, Ayurveda and wellness related activities.
Kodakkad is a lush green, quiet and laid-back village of natural beauty. This village is situated in Kasaragod District in North Karala, South India.

Location Address

Sivananda Yoga Vidya Peetham
Kadaleevanam, Patinjarekkara
Kodakkad P.O. 671310
Kasaragod Dist, Keralam, India.

Google map location co-ordinates

The nearby places on the northern direction are:

1. Cheruvathur Town & Railway station (CHV) - 6 km (Closest railway station, but all long-distance trains do not stop here)
2. Nileswaram Town & railway station (NLE) 12 km
3. Kanhangad Town & railway station (KZE) 24 km
4. Kasaragod Railway station (KGQ) 47 km
5. Mangaluru International Airport (IXE) 104 km 2.30 hours of travel by car.

The nearby places on the southern direction are:

1. Payyanur Town & railway station (PAY) - 18 km
2. Kannur Railway station (CAN) - 54 km
3. Kannur International airport (CNN) 69 km less than 2 hours by car.
4. Kozhikode (Calicut) international airport (CCJ) 164 km 5 hours by car

Accommodation types available for Guests / Yoga aspirants

• Single occupancy with air-conditioning.
• Single occupancy without air-conditioning.
• Double sharing with air-conditioning.
• Double sharing without air-conditioning.
• Dormitories with 8 beds in each - separate for men and women.

Admission is on a first come first served basis.

To maintain the sanctity of the campus, we accommodate guests on the following conditions:

• No consumption of alcohol & non-vegetarian food.
• No smoking either on campus or outside while undertaking the course.
• Should follow the yogic way of life while in the ashram.

Visas:

All guests must provide a valid government ID proof on arrival.
Foreign guests are required to present a valid passport and visa

Money exchange & Travel arrangements

Payments by Credit/Debit cards, UPI, Google Pay...etc are possible.
Kadaleevanam, Kodakkad is situated in a slightly remote area.
In the nearest bank 2 km away, there is ATM facility where one can get cash by credit cards. Another ATM facility is 5 km away in Cheruvathur.
It is highly recommended that the students get cash (if needed) before reaching Kodakkad.

For making travel arrangements, please approach the ashram reception for guidance.
Or contact: Rajesh, Manager Kadaleevanam
Whatsapp +91 81568 01229
E-mail address: kadaleevanamresorts@gmail.com

Vaccinations:

You are advised to contact your local medical centre regarding any necessary vaccinations or medicines for your trip to India.

Safe Keeping

Valuables may be stored in a locked safe in the reception area, however this facility is provided at the Guest's own risk. Do not leave valuables openly in the rooms as petty theft may occur. We recommend you not to bring high value items to the ashram as we cannot guarantee the facilities to secure them.

Food

The main meals are provided daily twice at 10.00 am and 5.30 pm. The food is based on the South Indian tradition.
Menus are vegetarian, simple, nutritious... and good tasting!
Prepared with love and care according to yogic dietary principles, two buffet style, lacto-vegetarian meals are served daily.
Absent from the menu are meat, fish, fowl, eggs, garlic, onions and coffee.
A cup of tea is available at 7.30 am and 1.00 pm.

WiFi Facility

A free WiFi facilitiy is available. This will be restricted while class timings.

Mobile Phone Usage

Mobile phone signals from all major companies (BSNL, Reliance, Airtel, Vodafone ) are available in the ashram compound.
Guests may acquire a SIM card if they wish so, before they arrive in the ashram.
Use of mobile phones in all classes, dining areas and also inside the rooms are prohibited due to the respect to others privacy.

Post, Courier service.

Incoming and outgoing post services are available at the Kadaleevanam reception.
Provide our postal address to your correspondents.

The postal address is as shown above.

Library

Guests are allowed to use a small library where yoga and spiritual books are made available. During a specified time of the day library will be kept open.

Recycling

Batteries - a separate disposal bin is located at reception

1. Boutique - a shop

Available are Yoga books, Yoga mat, Yoga clothings, Yoga Kriya materials, locally cultivated spice products ...etc.

2. Health Hut Canteen

Fruits, juices, health drinks and other natural food items honey, Kerala spices, cow ghee..etc are made available on demand (depending on the seasons and availability)

3. Ayurveda clinic and rejuvenation treatments.

An Ayurveda doctor, masseurs, masseuses, Ayurveda pharmacy, panchakarma rejuvenation treatments ...etc are available. Prior booking is necessary for consultation and treatments. For more details please visit:
www.kadaleevanam.com

For Booking: +91-9048072626, Enquiry: +91-9048072828
E-mail: kadaleevanamresorts@gmail.com

4. Laundry Service

An independent and affordable laundry service is available

What to Bring

Casual comfortable clothes, yoga mat, meditation shawl, toiletries, notebooks, pens, slip-on sandals, Warm clothing for very cool nights & cool mornings/evenings and clothes for warm days, flashlight, insect repellent, alarm clock, travel mug / tumbler, water bottle, sunscreen.

How to reach here :

How to organise pick up by a taxi :

Taxi service can be arranged to pick up from Railway stations or Airports nearby / drop off from Kodakkad to all the major places nearby.
This is highly recommended as the taxi driver from Kodakkad knows where exactly to bring you.
Those ashram guests who wish to be picked up by a taxi from the nearby airport or railway station or bus station.

Please contact: Whatsapp: +91-9048072626, +91-9048072828
E-mail: kadaleevanamresorts@gmail.com

To be picked up, please give full arrival details such as:

Name of traveller to be picked up:
Whatsapp / mobile Number:
Arrival Train / Flight number:
Arrival Train / Flight Time:
Arrival Railway station / Airport:

Taxi charges are not included in the course donations and are to be given directly to the taxi driver.

By Air:

The nearest international airports are in Mangaluru (IXE) 104 km 2.30 hours. and in Kannur (CNN) 69 km 2 hours.

By Train:

Kadaleevanam, Kodakkad is 5 km from the closest railway station in Charvathur (CHV).

The other stations nearby are in Payyanur (PAY)- 18 km on southern side and Nileswar (NLE)- 14 km on northern side. These are not major stations.
All trains may not stop in these stations.

The major railway station in Kannur (54 km from Kodakkad - on southern side) and in Kanhangad (24 km from Kodakkad on northern side) are along this railway route. All these stations are linked to all major cities in India by rail.
Check with the South Indian railways for more details: www.indianrail.gov.in

From these railway stations take a taxi (this can be arranged by Kadaleevanam, if needed) to the ashram.

Ashram guests who wants to arrive by train are advised to book rail tickets as early as possible.
Trains are often fully booked.
Train e-tickets can be booked up to two months in advance via the internet.
Train information can be obtained via www.indianrail.gov.in
Train journey reservation is possible by using credit card, for bookings: www.irctc.co.in

How to contact the ashram in Kodakkad directly:

Swami Govindananda - Whatsapp: + 91 - 8547879642
Ashram email: sivanandapeetham@gmail.com

How to contact Kadaleevanam in Kodakkad directly:

For Booking: +91-9048072626
Enquiry: +91-9048072828
E-mail: kadaleevanamresorts@gmail.com

General Information

Please read course details as well as the course location information carefully before making a decision to register.
Total number of participants for any course is not more than 30, usually.
Admission to any course is on first come first serve basis.
All the courses are taught in English, there is currently no translation facility available into any other language.
Students should plan latest to arrive on the arrival day and depart on the day of departure.
It is recommended that participants spend at least a few days in the course location before the start of your course. This allows the body and mind to have a little time to rest, re-energise and be nourished by the ashram environment. Participants can then begin their study feeling relaxed and refreshed.
Participants may also wish to stay for some days after the end of the course to allow the learning from the study to integrate more fully into their consciousness within the supportive environment of the ashram.
If one decides to arrive early and also to stay longer, please register for the course program for those additional days. The guest need to pay the daily donations for the extra days.
Please see Calendar of events for the programs offered around the time of your visit.
Dates and donations are subject to change without notice.
For all programs, guests are subject to the suggested donation in effect at the time of final payment.
To maintain the spiritual atmosphere we ask all ashram guests to comply with the ashram rules.
Kindly refer to the Ashram rules and guidelines for more information.
The ashram reserves the right of admission and students may be asked to leave if their behaviour goes against the ashram rules and teachings.

Email: sivanandapeetham@gmail.com if you need further information.