I bought a house. Not to build a typical tourist villa, but a home for myself and my sisters.

Devi House is a safe space created exclusively for women. Where you can shed the pressures of your daily life, where you can connect with your sisters and where we can simply be together. No expectations, no performance, no polite small talk. Here, we gather in the communcal spaces, lounge on the sun-drenched balconies, and heal in collective comfort. This is your home away from home—a sacred space of rest and profound sisterhood.

The ethos of Devi House is community. Which means large communal spaces for relaxing, lounging and eating together. Small cosy bedrooms for rest & recovery.

This is not a luxury villa: this is a space for women to connect with each other in sisterhood and to recover from living in a deeply difficult patriarchal world.

You can expect lots of laughing, sitting, chatting, lounging, eating and drinking chai together.

You can choose from 4 bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms and 2 bedrooms with shared bathrooms. (Prices differ, so please ask.)

In the West, spirituality is often sanitised, packaged into neat little boxes of same-ness and unquestioning compliance. But real healing isn’t polite. It is Shakti—the fierce, raw, untamed cosmic life force.

On this retreat, we will connect with fierce Kerala goddesses—their hair unkempt, their bodies untamed, their power absolute. They teach us how our unpolished selves are so beautiful.

We will tap into the unapologetic power of fierce female spirituality. We will step into the ancient, oil-lamp-lit stone sanctuaries of Kerala’s Bhagavathy (Devi) Temples. Here, the Goddess is worshipped as a fierce, protective force who destroys obstacles and validates our rawest, most fiery emotions. Stand in the presence of this ancient, un-sanitised goddess power, feel the heat of the brass lamps, hear the deep resonance of the temple drums, and feel your own inner fire.

During this retreat, you will experience the medicine of sisterhood. We gather to reveal our whole, unvarnished selves—our anger, our grief, our wild laughter, and our untameable joy. There is no judgment here. No competition. Together, we will share our stories, laugh until our bellies ache, weep without shame, and hold space for each other’s wild transformation. You will arrive as a stranger; you will leave anchored in a lifelong global tribe of sisters.

The heart of this retreat: our local Kerala sisters. We welcome them as our partners, teachers, and co-creators of this sacred space. When you receive Ayurveda healing wisdom, you are receiving it directly from women who carry this ancient knowledge in their blood. When you eat, you are being nourished by recipes passed down through generations of mothers. By listening to each other’s stories and sharing laughter in the communal kitchen, we build a global bridge of sisterhood. It’s a powerful reminder that across cultures, languages, and oceans, our struggles, joys, and wild spirits are deeply connected.

We will gather on our roof terrace each morning, as the sun turns the sky into shades of saffron and pink. We will chant ancient matras written by sages thousands of years ago. We will experience the magic of these mantras, how they still our bodies, how they calm our nervous sytems. We will also do breathwork together: this helps lower stress and improves nervous system regulation. As the days go by, you’ll notice how these daily practises slowly calm the body, clear the mind and help you feel more and more grounded each day.

Before sleep, we return to our roof terrace  In our nightly moon circle, we will ground ourselves under the warm Kerala night sky, gaze at the moon and the stars. This is a time for us to let go of the day, share brief reflections and align our bodies with the natural rhythm of the earth so we can sleep and dream.

In ancient India, self-care was viewed as Shringar—the sacred, slow ritual of adornment. It is the art of decorating the body to honour the divine spirit within.

We carry this beautiful tradition into our retreat. Our Local Beauty Consultant will pamper you with a nourishing manicure, a relaxing pedicure and a professional hair blow-dry. This is your time to be cared for, to feel looked after. So that you can look and feel like the absolute Devi you are.

Every meal served at Devi House is an act of love, nourishment and ethical sisterhood. In keeping with our core ethos of supporting local Kerala women, all our meals are lovingly prepared by our Local Female Chef Sheeba (who runs a lovely little restaurant nearby!).

In Kerala, the birthplace of Ayurveda, food is never just fuel – it is medicine. The ingredients we use are chosen to heal you from the inside out.

• Breakfast Together: We gather to enjoy healthy, traditional Kerala foods like healthy steam-cooked Idlis, fermented crisp Dosas and savoury roasted Upma (with a choice of breakfast cereals available, if you prefer).
• A Light Lunch: Fresh, vibrant salads, wholesome sandwiches and light, cooling refreshments to keep you energised for the day.
• Dinner Together: A feast of special Kerala dishes like authentic local fish curry, coconut-rich avial and spiced vegetable sambar, all served over traditional red Kerala rice.
• A special Kerala Banana Leaf Meal: You’ll enjoy the ultimate Kerala feast: a traditional, lavish vegetarian banquet served on a banana leaf. It’s called Sadya in Malayalam, it features numerous delicious dishes served on a fresh plantain (banana) leaf, usually eaten by hand (but you’re welcome to use spoons!)

We eat together in our communal kitchen, sharing food, stories and laughter. Science and ancient wisdom agree: when food is eaten in the warmth of a supportive community, your nervous system relaxes, your digestion improves and the nourishment goes infinitely deeper.

The ancient sister-science of Yoga, Ayurveda is particularly vital for women’s health because it honours the natural cycles of our bodies. It is a philosophy built for our changing seasons – from puberty and motherhood to menopause and beyond.

Our Local female Ayurveda Doctor Dr. Hita will host an exclusive workshop, teaching you how to use daily rituals, herbs and dietary wisdom to live in alignment with your unique constitution. You will learn practical, life-changing tools to take home, enabling you to enjoy vibrant health and vitality at every stage of life.

Our Lovely Local Chef Sheeba will lead a fun, highly interactive cooking workshop in our communal kitchen. She will demystify the rich spices of the land—mustard seeds, curry leaves, fresh coconut, and turmeric – demonstrating how you can easily whip up delicious, healing Kerala dishes in your own kitchen. It will be an afternoon of fun, laughter and an exploration for our tastebuds.

arn practical, life-changing tools to take home, enabling you to enjoy vibrant health and vitality at every stage of life.

Before the world told you who you should be, who were you? Before you learned to shrink, to please or to play the “good girl,” there was a wild & fierce spirit inside you.

This workshop helps you dig deep and find your inner Goddess as well as your inner child. Because both those parts of us are always inside us. When we give ourselves safety, they come out and tell us what they need to heal fully.  Through a combination of reflective journaling, inner-child meditation and a profound Devi-connection, we will try to reclaim both your playfulness and your primal feminine energy.

Fort Kochi is one of the most vibrant, artistic and historically rich coastal towns in India. It is a gorgeous blend of giant Chinese fishing nets, historic European churches, independent bookshops, cool cafes and incredible female-run independent boutiques.

Our retreat will bypass the usual tourist traps to reveal the secret, local highlights of Fort Kochi. To celebrate our journey, we will have a special night out at a beloved, iconic local bar – a fun & happy space where the coolest local artists, writers and creative minds of Fort Kochi hang out.

We will also enjoy a day trip to the stunning Kerala backwaters, exploring a colourful Indian beach, a brilliant museum & local market.

Our final retreat day culminates in a beautiful, shared celebration: a performance of Kaikottikali (also known as Thiruvathirakali) – which we will learn and perform together!

Don’t worry, we will have plenty of fun, pressure-free practice sessions throughout the week! Expect lots of laughter, lots of getting things wrong – this is not about perfection, this is about connecting with each other and with our own bodies.

This is a traditional sisterhood dance form native to Kerala, performed exclusively by women. The name literally translates to “play with the clapping of hands” (kai = hands, kotti = clapping, kali = play/dance). Moving in fluid, rhythmic, circular steps around a traditional brass oil lamp (Nilavilakku), this dance is a somatic celebration of collective rhythm and joy. Draped in off-white and gold, we will clap, laugh and move as one. Isn’t that the ultimate form of sisterhood?

My recent Kerala retreat

My 7-Day Kerala Women’s Retreat on a stunning Kerala backwaters resort was phenomenal. Participants from the UK, Switzerland & New Zealand. Workshops and experiences delivered by myself and local Kerala women because My core objective was that as we benefit from this sacred land,  we also gave back to the land.

I led my group to deeply explore Kerala’s culture, her goddess temples, her sublime food served on banana leaves, her Ayurveda rituals.

• I led my group to connect deeply with Kerala’s culture: from her goddess temples,, her divine rituals, her food & her people
• I introduced them to Kerala’s exquisite food, made with locally sourced ingredients, freshly made by chefs & served on banana leaves
• I led them on a series of self-development workshops exploring their inner landscape on these themes:  Inner Child, Reclaiming our Body & Investigating the Labels we give ourselves 
• I organised workshops by local Kerala women: by a palm-leaf weaving expert, an Ayurvedic doctor & a chef (the only man involved!)
• I organised a day trip to the local beach, we went shopping for Kerala blouses & even went to a rooftop bar
• I put together generous gift bags for my attendees: choosing well-thought out gifts from mosquito repellent sprays, notebooks for journalling to soaps hand-made by a Kerala creator and hand-made toils made of cotton fabrics perfect for the tropical weather – to stunning Kerala saris.
• Our week culminated in a Kerala dance performance (that we taught ourselves alongside the female resort staff!) – our performance was such a highlight.