We're in India, the most spiritually vibrant place on earth with everything from meditation, ayurvedic treatments to ashrams and temples of all denominations on our doorstep. More specifically we're in Kerala, the palm-forested south-western state of India. This picturesque tropical coastline is mostly undeveloped and rises eastwards into the equally wild and beautiful Western Ghats mountain range.

India isn't for the faint hearted, the towns can be noisy, busy and dirty. Yet equally they are vibrant, exciting, full of life and the people are warm and welcoming. Southern India's pace is much gentler than Northern India and outside of the towns in the backwater riverways, the empty beaches and the tiny fishing communities of Kerala the way of life is elegantly quiet.