Meet The Ayurveda Retreat Team

Each and every member of the Ayurveda Retreat team is deeply passionate about helping our clients achieve their optimum sense of wellbeing. We make sure that we bring only the best-of-the-best onto our team, so we are confident that our clients will experience the highest quality of treatment and attention every time they set foot in Ayurveda Retreat. We are therefore incredibly proud to introduce you to our team of Ayurvedic Consultants and Massage & Well-being Therapists:

OUR AYURVEDIC CONSULTANTS…

Kristina Itraj

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OUR MASSAGE & WELL-BEING THERAPISTS…

Caroline (Thursdays & Saturdays)

Level 3 certificate in Swedish Massage (awarded by Thames Valley University); Level 3 Diploma in Anatomy and Physiology and Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage Therapy (both awarded by VTCT)

I trained at Thames Valley University In 2004 with a diploma in Sports Massage. I have always been involved in a sporting environment from an early age. I was very heavily involved in competitive sports, competing in county level hockey and netball in my early years.

I then went on to pursue a career in coaching sports such as sprinting, field events and trampolining. Whilst coaching I felt a strong desire to help the team prevent injuries and give them the best support I possibly could. Sports massage offered the best solution, enabling me to assist them with a speedy recovery and enhance their performance.

I then decided to broaden my horizons to alternative treatments such as reflexology, Swedish massage and Ayurvedic massage. Alongside my role as a therapist I remain active with my hobbies, including martial arts, sports and painting.

**Available For: Ayurvedic Massage; Oil Massage; Back Massage; Indian Head Massage; Specialist Ayurvedic Treatments (excluding Shirodhara & Udvartana); Sports Massage; Reiki; Reflexology**

Chandrika (Reiki Specialist)

Synergy’s First & Second Level courses in the ‘Reiki method of natural healing’ (completed in Kerala, India)

I have always been drawn to holistic therapies; filling our bodies with chemicals feels at odds with our natural state. Having suffered with chronic back and neck pain for five years I tried many treatments, both conventional and complementary, until I discovered Reiki.  After experiencing the wonderful, pain-relieving effects of it for myself I was amazed! It felt right for me to learn and train in Reiki so I could help others to also experience the fantastic benefits.

I am a qualified Reiki Practitioner and member of the Reiki Guild. I thoroughly enjoy helping people feel better, in a completely natural way. It is wonderful to see clients improve – from back, shoulder and neck pain to stress; from fungal infections to asthma; from anxiety to eczema – the transformations are incredible. For me, Reiki isn’t a job, it is a part of each day and I do self-Reiki on myself because I love the experience.

I enjoy meditation and yoga, which complements the balancing of the mind, body and spirit.

**Available For: Reiki (in-house and online)**

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