Boutique Keralan holistic retreats Purity and Serenity—part of the Malabar Escapes group—are offering a Hand in Hand yoga and ayurveda retreat from October 19-26 or 29.

The seven- (from €1,280 (S$2,048)) or ten- (€1,740 (S$2,784)) night stay includes daily yoga classes in the morning and evening, plus an individualized ayurveda treatment every day of the stay.

The package starts with four nights at Purity, a six-room waterfront resort at Lake Vembanad—70 kilometers south of Kochi—designed in the style of a Roman villa. There, guest will meet with an experienced in-house ayurvedic doctor, cycle around the quiet village and take a free cruise on an electric-propelled country boat as well as dining from an ayurvedic menu.

This is followed by three or six nights at Serenity, another six-room establishment, with guided walks in the spice gardens and rubber plantations, an elephant ride, a cooking demonstration, a day trip to Wagamon Tea Plantation, a yoga class at an orphanage and a lecture on ayurveda and alimentation.

Read more at the Malabar Escapes website.