Features34 Sunday, March 26, 2017

Endure Holistic Healing At Jetwing Ayurveda Pavilions, Negombo

Devoted to his area of expertise and a firm believer of the healing pow-ers of the traditional medicine, Dr.

Dinesh at Jetwing Ayurveda Pavilions di-rects guests through a spiritual and bodily healing process.

Taking guests to a world of holistic healing is Jetwing Ayurveda Pavilions nestled away in a tranquil setting by the Negombo coastline. A premier wellness resort dedicated to guests who wish to experience the therapeutic powers of tra-ditional Ayurveda, Jetwing Ayurveda Pa-vilions features a resident ayurvedic doc-tor, Dinesh Edirisinghe.

Devoted to his area of expertise and a firm believer of the healing powers of the traditional medicine, Dr. Dinesh at Jetwing Ayurveda Pavilions directs guests through a spiritual and bodily healing process. While all guests undergo a scan-ning upon check-in to design an appropri-ate personalized treatment Dr. Dinesh has been gifted with the ability to determine the ailments of each individual’s bodily compositing upon reading the pulse.

With 23 years of experience in Ayurve-da, Jetwing Ayurveda Pavilions has been a premier health retreat in the country. The physical body, our state of mind and the energies in the environment we live in, according to Ayurveda, are all inter-twined and have a direct influence on our energetic balance. This holistic approach is met at this secluded property designed as a private haven facilitating devotion to

ayurvedic treatments with its open spaces and ethnic feel. All the physicians and therapists at the property work under the guidance of Dr. Dinesh and are dedicat-ed in providing guests with an in-depth ayurvedic experience. While the treat-ments can differ on the bodily ailments and the duration of the stay, the knowl-edgeable ayurvedic doctor had many thoughts to share about the therapies and practices of Ayurveda at Jetwing Ayurve-da Pavilions.

1. You are a widely acknowledged Ayurve-da doctor, tell us about your interest in the field and of your accomplishments.

Well, I have been working as an ayurvedic doctor since 2007 and I joined Jetwing in 2009. From that point onwards I have been working with many of foreign and local guests both as a healer and hotelier. In all honesty as an ayurvedic practitioner, I enjoy my job very much because all things that we speak of always helps me to keep my physique intact and at the same time it helps me to en-hance my pulse reading as well. For our guests we offer both preventive and curative treatments. We focus on physical, mental and spiritual health. We look at the poorva karma, pancha-karma and paschath karma according to the Ayurvedic rule, and meditation programs, yoga sessions as well as treatment programs.

2. How is Ayurvedic treatment different from spa treatments?

Spa treatments focus on pampering but the Ayurveda treatments are quite different from it – while both result in

relaxation, calmness, and therapeutic relief from muscular pain and ner-vous tension Ayurveda therapies go much further with the treatments be-ing designed according to the body’s dosha. As indicated by Ayurvedic phi-losophies, our bodies are comprised of three doshas: vata, pitta and kapha and according to the disease the levels each of these doshas can be change. Therefore, it is important to recognize the unbalanced doshas to provide the ideal treatment. Ayurveda focuses on natural cleansing to balance the dosha through the practice of specific tech-niques with usage of natural oils and medicines.

3. Jetwing Ayurveda Pavilions is a well-ness resort dedicated for ayurvedic treatments, how is it unique in its ser-vices?

There are so many Ayurveda resorts across the country but I know for a fact that we are unique because our service is individually catered. We have been

providing ayurvedic treatments for 23 years. We have 12 luxury pavilions and 24 standard rooms that ensure maximum privacy, additionally the pa-vilions have separate treatment areas. This means that the guests can expe-rience their treatments in the privacy of their own villa. There’s no buffet service, even the food is catered to the individual’s body constitution under the guidance of the doctor. We serve only fresh food and to give our guests the feel of home we don’t maintain a particular time for their meal. Our ex-perienced physicians and therapists are dedicated to meet the ayurvedic needs of our guests.

4. Tell us about the treatments at the Jetwing Ayurveda Pavilions and what a guest can experience here?

We have single option treatments, 3-30 day treatment programs, one day re-laxing treatments, primary treatments for diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, and dermatitis. These treatments will be designed depending on the analysis made after the first consultation. The healing will vary from the inclusions of daily ayurvedic treatments, daily yoga sessions, music therapy, medita-tion sessions, intake of natural medi-cine (internal and external, healthy diet all directed at attaining stress re-lief, better sleeping patterns, invigora-tion of body dynamics, energy boost-ing, stronger immune system, weight loss and much more.

Dr. Dinesh Edirisinghe

Tuesday, 7th March 2017, Colombo: Trinco Blu by Cinnamon invites guests to witness an annual marvel –

the emergence of the gentle giants of the sea. The first blue whale on the east coast has been spotted and the season of the ulti-mate marine mammal excursion has kicked off. Harnessing the services of the expert naturalists at Cinnamon Nature Trails (CNT) all guests visiting Trinco Blu by Cinnamon are welcome to explore the an-nual whale phenomenon.

Guests visiting this resort shall enjoy the cool sandy beaches of Trinco and even catch a glimpse of a great blue whale whilst soak-ing up the sun. The resort offers the perfect base to set out for a whale watching excur-sion, as visitors do not have to travel more than 6km into the sea to witness a consider-able numberof sperm whales and of course the most anticipated blue whales. During this season, Trinco is the whale watching hot spot and CNT will ensure that guests will haveas many whale sightings as the weather and tide allows. Further guaranteeing this promise, the CNT team has been GPS track-ing the locations of all the eastern whales for the past 6 years.

Escorted by experts from CNT, guests will gain the added bonus of witnessing off-shore birds whilst scouring the sea for the great and playful mammals of the ocean – the whales and the dolphins. Cruising towards the middle of the sea, guests will find themselves surrounded by the beauty of nature. With luck riding onboard, guests just might be entertained by the mega pod of sperm whales. This is a miraculous and rare spectacle, but none-theless possible, given there are perfect conditions. It is this exhilarating anticipa-tion that a guest of Trinco Blu by Cinna-mon is invited to take a chance on.

Head of Cinnamon Nature Trails - Chitral Jayatilake

Witness The Gentle Giants Of The Sea At Trinco Blu By Cinnamon

Commenting on this amazing experi-ence, CNT Manager of Field Operations and Wild Life Biologist,Mr. Vimukthi Weeratunga states; “Whale and Dolphin watching at Trincomalee is a unique ex-perience, as its waters are home to the deepest sea canyon in the country which meets the nutrient rich waters of the Ma-haweli River, creating the ideal condi-tions required for a thriving congregation of marine mammals.”

The Indian Ocean was declared as a whale sanctuary in 1981, which in turn had the BBC filming sperm whales in Trinco in 1982, the first recordings of the mega pod in Sri Lanka’s eastern waters. It is the Cinnamon Nature Trails team with the support of Sri Lanka Navy that initi-

ated the search for whales in the eastern waters at the dawn of peace in 2010 and found that the whale population discov-ered decades ago were still very much in existence. This inspired the CNT team to develop their research and further ensure the preservation of the marine mammals in this area. Using GPS location tracking the CNT team together with specialists hope to ascertain the science behind the mega pod, consisting of an estimated 200

sperm whales, continuously congregating in the eastern waters of the Island during this season – end March to mid-May. One of the team’s most featured marine natu-

Vimukthi Weeratunga - Cinnamon Nature Trails_ Manager of Field Operation...

ralist Dayaratne was filmed and interviewed by BBC last year, for his efforts to follow the mega pod.

Taking it one step further, the CNT team has also de-veloped a

unique relationship with the fisher com-munity, teaming up with them as opera-tional partners. The fisher community are now provided with sophisticated engines for their whaler boats to help with the whale watching excursions.

Dayaratne - CNT Marine Naturalist