The Never ending Experience

The Never ending Experience in Somatheeram Ayurvedic Health Resort.

For Mrs. Rachael Aeschbach, Kerala is her second home, a land of sacred, natural beauty that she cherishes close to her heart. A regular visitor to Somatheeram Ayurvedic Health Resort, she has been to the place for fourteen consecutive times. A passionate artist, Rachael’s incredible love for nature and her spirit of enthusiasm is well-evident in her colourful and intricate mandala paintings. Her paintings are, indeed, a true visual delight to the avid art connoisseur.

Rachael, who is currently working as a spiritual consultant in Riehen, Switzerland, is a woman of multiple roles. A prodigiously talented artist, she is also a social worker, governess and matron by profession and has learnt psycho-physiognomy, palmistry and spiritual healing. Immaculately trained in the conventional style of painting, Rachael has also done realistic paintings, portraits and landscapes.

Her bright, colourful paintings, replete with strange geometric patterns, evoke feelings of sublime spirituality. Explaining the special relevance of colours in her paintings, she says, “Blue signifies peace and calm, Red is symbolic of sexuality, life & energy, Orange stimulates vitality and happiness, Yellow stands for mental energy and Golden colour represents blissful union with the divine. The Mandala helps us to realize our own true inner self and gives us transcendental peace and happiness.” The most striking and unbelievable thing about her paintings is that all her pictures are drawn freehand, without making use of any contrivance such as ruler or compass. Rachael has exhibited her most of her mandala pictures in Switzerland and Germany. She also does Easter egg paintings and has participated in many exhibitions. Rachael painted most of her works during her stay in Kerala. “Painting is a sort of meditation. I can feel a sort of strong inner peace and harmony with the surrounding nature. Kerala is, in fact, a perfect setting to give space to my creative urges”, she says.

And what is it that brings her back to Somatheeram again and again? “The beautiful nature, the landscape, the sea, the green, the birds, the butterflies... Here, it’s so calm and peaceful. I can be on my own. I don’t get distracted and I can work in extreme peace. Live your creativity. Lead a simple life. That is the motto of my life.” she says with a humble smile. Needless to say, we can expect her at Somatheeram next year too.

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