The story of Plantation Villa began with our founder, Ishara. It encompasses her journey of her own ill health experience which became an important transition in her life to becoming truly happy. She was once a successful banker in London, living and enjoying a life of modern luxuries, travel and a successful career. She was motivated to achieve these in the hope that it will make her happy. When diagnosed with Cancer, she decided to question her approach to everything in life: health, food, lifestyle, relationships, wealth etc. and examined whether these truly brought her happiness. She then turned to the ancient philosophies of Ayurveda, Yoga and Buddhist Teachings of the mind to find health and happiness. Through Plantation Villa she wanted to offer everything that helped her and everything she wished she had in her journey towards finding herself – a happier, healthier self.
Plantation Villa aims to be an organisation that focuses on helping others: our customers, employees, community and nature. Our objectives on each of these are below:
Our Customers
- To provide a sanctuary and haven, away from some of the excesses of modernity, in an environment in harmony with its surroundings. Peace and tranquillity in nature to nourish your soul and replenish your body.
- To offer a holistic wellbeing experience through ‘Vedic’ principles of Ayurveda supported by our expert doctors, therapists and natural herbal medicines.
- To teach you the art of yoga in its authentic forms. This essentially means we steer away from the western adaptation of Yoga as a cardio workout and instead we teach elements to improve your body as well as mindfulness.
- To enable you to care and look after your own self, and to the best of our ability to enable you to relax and recover your mind, body and soul.
- To nourish happy moments for the creation of hope and determination.
- To provide a haven for our trees and animal friends to coexist with us in harmony.
Our Employees
- To train those who are unable to obtain a job and to provide them with a sustainable income source.
- To enable and empower our employees to achieve their dreams.
- To care for our team and give them a sense of belonging as part of the Plantation Villa family.
- To help the next generation for their education and help them work towards a brighter future.
- To share our winnings, our gains and losses together. To celebrate our successes and to learn from our failures together as a team.
Our Community
- To reduce poverty and hardships in our Sri Lankan community.
- To provide them with opportunities to uplift their lives by providing jobs and training.
- To lead community development projects to help them towards a more enjoyable life.
- To help the schools and temples to enable the institution of society values and education of the next generation.
- To create happy moments to relieve them of their frustrations and creation of hope and determination.
Our Planet
- To care for our trees, plants and animals around us.
- To preserve our natural environment for our future generations.
- To protect plants and animals that are under threat of extinction.
- To provide a haven for our trees and animal friends to co-exist with us in harmony.
