CRA’P collaborations 2018/2019/2024
CRA’P collaborates with the center KALARIGRAM of Auroville, India, and in 2024 also with the center HINDUSTAN KALARI SANGAM of Calicut, India.
This treatments system is under the tradition of Kalaripayattu and Ayurveda.
In 2024 you can get the possibility to do a 14 days treatment, also 7 days treatment and single massage. From 9 to 25 September from 12h to 18h CRA’P space by Lakshman Gurukkal, Shatrughnan Gurukkal and Amrutha E T
In 2019 you can get the massages and the possibility to do a 7 days treatment. From 2 to 12 July from 12h to 15h in Nassara Space (Masnou) by Lakshman Gurukkal and Akshay T S
In 2018 you can get massages from 11 to 15 June from 12h to 15h at Nassara Space (Masnou) by Lakshman Gurukkal and Akshay T S
MASSAGES AND TREATMENTS KALARI AND AYURVEDA
The Kalarippayattu legacy has got a unique way of harmonizing the entire biological system of the body by applying various therapeutic massaging techniques. The different modalities are used for maintaining good health, strengthening the body environment, and for treating various afflictions of musculoskeletal and neurological origins.
The Kalari Uzhichil massage is a full body massage done by foot. It enhances the circulation of the body fluids and activates its lymphatic system, and helps to purify it. Develops a perfect path for the flow of vital energy in the body.
The Ayurveda Abyangm Massage is a full body massage done with the hands, that follows the fundamental principles of the Ayurveda medicine. The traditional massages and treatments of Ayurveda medicine purify and improve the blood circulation in the body and its irrigation.
The 7 or 14 days Kalari Massage Treatment is practiced by the integration of nerve centres with the six fundamental points on the body, the five primary elements of the earth, the thridoshas, and the anatomy and physiology of the person. This massage before any kind of Ayurveda or Kalari treatment enables the body to develop its self-reacting mechanism. By doing this massage therapy the person can eliminate many kinds of body pains and physical disorders.
Price: 60€ foot massage Kalari Uzhichil / 50€ hand massage Ayurveda Abyangm / 350€ 7 days Kalari Massage Treatment includs massages and medicine / 550€ 14 days Kalari Massage Treatment includs massages and medicine
For appointments: info@cra-p.org / 666 763 504
Shatrugnan Gurukkal with over 40 years of profound experience in the field of Kalaripayattu, he was initiated into the practice of Kalaripayattu and traditional Kalari medicine when he was 7 years old, learning under the strict tutelage of his father Guru Veerasree Sami Gurukkal. He is also prominent in another equally important aspect of Kalaripayattu, the traditional Kalari Marma Chikitsa, a massage-based treatment system considered to be the medicine of Kalari. With his dedication he has sharpened his practice, which focuses on orthopaedics and rejuvenation of the body, turning it into an art, and today he continues his research mainly at the Hindustan Kalari Sangam centre in Calicut, Kerala. He is a regular contributor to Kalarigram, the Kalaripayattu Performance Practice Research Centre and School of Kalaripayattu in Auroville run by his elder brother, Lakshman Gurukkal.
Amrutha E T, practitioner and trainer at Hindustan Kalari Sangam. She comes from a family dedicated to both practicing and teaching Kalari. Hindustan Kalari Sangam operates under the patronage of VeeraSree Sami Gurukkal. She has learned from and practiced with Lakshman Gurukkal, Shatrughan Gurukkal and Radhika Gurukkal. Born into a Kalari family, She was exposed to the art from a young age and had the privilege of being in constant contact with Gurukkals both during and after practice, which has given her the opportunity to learn all the nuances of the practice.She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronic and Communication Engineering and a Diploma in Panchakarma Ayurveda therapist.
Hindustan Kalari Sangam, is an ancestral well renowned Kalaripayattu training center and Ayurvedic healing practice in Calicut, Kerala. Established during the year of 1950, under the patronage of Guru Veerasree Sami Gurukkal. Kalaripayattu is a very ancient martial art form, and has been designed for the holistic development of human beings – physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. http://www.hindustankalari.com/
Lakshman Gurukkal is one of the few rare and revered Gurus of Kalaripayattu, Ayurveda and Tantra. Following the tradition of family lineage, he had started learning Kalaripayattu at the tender age of 5 under the tutelage of his father Guru Veerasree Sami Gurukkal. In this growing years, he also learnt from his father the art and science of Ayurveda. He has been awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, with the title of Senior Fellowship (in Kalaripayattu and Natyashastra). He has a post graduate degree in Advaita Vedanta from Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, a Deemed University under the Ministry of Human Resource Development in New Delhi. He worked as a Lecturer in Martial Art at the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala. He is the director of Hindustan Kalari Sangam, the family centre in Calicut, Kerala. In 2010, he founded Kalarigram in Auroville, Tamil Nadu, an international Kalari treatment and research centre to empower future generations with a foundation of focus and clarity into ancient wisdom and its tools, to build a response-able human being.
Akshay T S trains and learns Kalaripayattu and Ayurveda with Lakshman Gurukkal, Shatrughnan Gurukkal and Radhika Gurukkal at the Hindustan Kalari Sangam centre, Calicut, Kerala, and is a high-level practitioner who has participated in numerous presentations, demonstrations and contests in India.
The KALARIGRAM centre is based in Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India. It is structured as a holistic Kalari gurukulam, and was founded by Lakshman Gurukkal in 2010. It trains artists from all over the world. Kalarigram’s visit aims at imparting traditional Indian wisdom of body-mind training, performing arts and spiritual practice. www.kalarigram.org