Ayurveda Consultation in English on the Costa Blanca, Spain

If you have retired to the Costa Blanca and are looking for an Ayurveda consultation in English, you no longer have to travel to Madrid or London. Altea Alchemy offers one-to-one Ayurvedic consultations in English from our practice in Altea, on the Costa Blanca. Each session is €100 per hour and includes a full dosha assessment, a personalised diet plan, and a written summary of lifestyle recommendations you can apply the same day.

Ayurveda is a 5,000-year-old system of medicine from India that looks at the whole person — body, mind, digestion, sleep, and daily habits — rather than treating symptoms in isolation. For expats and retirees who want a more preventative approach to their health, it offers a practical framework. You do not need to be vegetarian or familiar with Sanskrit to benefit.

Understanding Your Dosha: The Foundation of Ayurveda

At the heart of Ayurveda is the concept of the three doshas — Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. These are energy types that describe how your body and mind tend to function. Most people are a combination of two, with one dominant. Knowing your dosha is the starting point for every recommendation Ayurveda makes, because what suits a Vata type will aggravate a Kapha type.

• • **Vata** governs movement — circulation, breathing, nerve impulses. Vata types tend to be lean, quick, creative, and prone to dryness, anxiety, and cold hands and feet when out of balance.
• • **Pitta** governs digestion and metabolism. Pitta types are often medium-built, focused, and driven, but can experience acid reflux, skin inflammation, and irritability when aggravated.
• • **Kapha** governs structure and lubrication. Kapha types are typically solid, calm, and steady, but can gain weight easily, feel sluggish, or struggle with congestion when imbalanced.

During your consultation, we assess your dosha through a detailed conversation about your physical tendencies, digestion, sleep, energy levels, and emotional temperament. This is not a quiz — it is a guided discussion that takes the full hour and draws on questions an online test cannot ask.

What to Expect During Your Consultation

Your consultation takes place in person at our practice in Altea, in English, and lasts one hour. The session is unhurried and private. You can read more about the service on our Ayurveda consultations page.

The hour breaks down roughly as follows: we begin with your current concerns and health history, move through a dosha assessment, discuss your diet and daily routine, and finish with concrete recommendations. By the end you receive a written summary covering your dosha result, a tailored diet plan, and lifestyle adjustments specific to you.

• • A full dosha assessment based on your physical and emotional patterns
• • A personalised diet plan listing foods that balance your constitution and foods to reduce
• • A written summary document you keep — no need to remember everything from the session
• • Practical lifestyle recommendations for sleep, digestion, and daily routine

The written summary is the part most clients value most. Having your plan on paper means you can refer back to it weeks later, share it with a partner, or bring it to a follow-up session.

Ayurvedic Diet Guidance for Life on the Costa Blanca

One common worry is that an Ayurvedic diet means obscure ingredients or abandoning the Mediterranean food you moved to Spain for. The opposite is closer to the truth. The Mediterranean diet — olive oil, fresh vegetables, fish, legumes, seasonal fruit — aligns well with Ayurvedic principles, particularly for Pitta and Kapha types.

Your diet plan is built around what is available in Altea’s markets and supermarkets, not speciality imports. We work with the foods you already eat and adjust proportions, cooking methods, and timing. A Vata type on the Costa Blanca might be advised to favour warm, cooked evening meals over cold salads, use more olive oil, and add ginger tea — all easy to source locally.

• • Foods that pacify your dominant dosha, using ingredients common in Spanish markets
• • Foods to reduce or avoid, and straightforward substitutes
• • Guidance on meal timing — when you eat matters as much as what you eat
• • Spices and teas that support digestion for your constitution

Building a Daily Routine That Fits Retirement in Spain

Ayurveda places great weight on dinacharya — daily routine. The body thrives on rhythm. For retirees who no longer have a work schedule imposing structure on the day, establishing a personal routine becomes both more important and more achievable.

Your lifestyle recommendations are tailored to your dosha and your actual life in Spain. A Kapha type might be encouraged to walk the Altea promenade before midday to build warmth and circulation. A Vata type might benefit from a consistent bedtime and a short oil-massage practice before showering. These are small, specific changes — not a wholesale reinvention.

The goal is not perfection. It is to introduce two or three habits that steady your constitution, improve digestion, and help you sleep. Most clients notice changes within two to three weeks.