Krishna
Hi, I’m Krishna, your Ayurveda massage therapist.
I belong to a family of traditional Ayurvedic doctors in Sri Lanka, and learned the basics from my grandfather, who was a renown Ayurvedic physician for many decades until his death in 2002.
While I always respected my grandfather and admired his profession, I never took it up myself, opting for a more promising education and career in a different field. It was only after his death that I developed an interest in Ayurveda, especially in Ayurvedic massage. It is not a job for me, but a passion and a hobby, and a continuation of a family tradition.
Since some clients have a gender preference for their therapist: I am a 38-year old male. I work with clients of all genders.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a biodiversity hotspot, full of natural beauty. It is considered to be the richest country in the Asian region in terms of species concentration.
The island’s isolation from the mainland, the heavy rainfall of the two diagonally blowing monsoons, and the country’s wide range of altitudes have given Sri Lanka a variation in climate and biodiversity normally found only across an entire continent. Nearly 16% of the animals and 23% of plants that are found in this small island are endemic to the country.
And Sri Lanka is proud of its natural bounty. For over 2,000 years, swathes of land have been preserved as sanctuaries by Sri Lankan royalty – Mihintale, the world’s first reserve, was created in the third century BC.
Ayurveda
Ayurveda is a system of traditional medicine native to the Indian subcontinent. Originating in prehistoric times, some of the concepts of Ayurveda have been discovered since the times of Indus Valley Civilization and earlier, around 3,000 BCE.
Sri Lankan Ayurveda is ancient offshoot of traditional Indian Ayurveda that has evolved to make excellent use of the medicinal resources of this biodiversity hotspot of an island. There are currently 62 Ayurvedic hospitals in Sri Lanka, serving about 3 million people every year.