Meet the team at Soukhyam

Let me introduce you to  some of the doctors at the Naturopathic Centre where I am working for a month in India.

Firstly, Dr Somnya, a very softly spoken and gentle person, but she does not mince her words, however, because of her gentle manner, it does not seem so bad. 'You are quite fleshy' she told me, which means that I am fat, from anyone else, it would have been offensive. She says it as it is. Dr Somnya knows her stuff, she studied Naturopathy for 4 years. In India, Naturopathy is a full time course, covering a full range of skills including Acupuncture,, physiotherapy, massage, diet, Yoga and much more. 

This is Dr Shimji, who set up Soukhyam, Dr Shimji's passion is unmistakable, he is a wonderful advocate for the Naturopathic way, born and brought up in Kerala, his father believed in drugless health, it has been a pleasure to be working alongside him, and to see his obvious talent and his winning bedside manner with the patients, I hope that Soukhyam will continue to grow and flourish, after only being open for 3 months, it is already running close to capacity. There is not even a signboard outside, yet the local people have come to find out about the work that is done here.

Here is the rest of the team of doctors:

Left to right, Dr Indira, Dr Soumnya, Dr Shafeena, (Shaiji and Babika in the background) and Dr Shimji

Next meed Dr Indira, I have not got to know Dr Indira very well, but she is an Ayurvedic doctor and has been preoccupied with other things, but I appreciate the level of her skill, and her obvious knowledge of the Ayurvedic herbs, and very much appreciated being shown around the herbal gardens with a knowledge of Ayurveda.

Dr Shafeena, I do not have an individual photo of, is also a Naturopathic Doctor, and highly skilled, I had a Swedish massage from her when I had backache, and she combined Swedish massage with Accupressure to releive the backache. Shafeena knows her stuff inside out, knowing the therapeutic value of each yoga posture, of the reason behind each therapy and is extremely professional in her commitment to the patients here, I respect her a great deal.