About Het Ayurveda Instituut
A place for rest, attention, and recovery
Het Ayurveda Instituut is a small-scale, holistic health center where body and mind take center stage. A place where you can slow down, recover, and regain balance.
Here, therapy, wellness, and knowledge come together – always tailored to what you need at that moment.
Franca Ficchi
Founder of Het Ayurveda Instituut
Ayurvedic Practitioner • Mind & Body Coach
My path
From personal experience to professional guidance
My work within Ayurveda has arisen from both personal experience and years of practice.
During a period of burnout, I personally came into contact with Ayurveda. The connection between body, mind, and lifestyle helped me regain balance step by step.
From there, I further deepened and developed within various disciplines. In addition, I gained years of experience in the sauna industry and at a spa, where touch, relaxation, and recovery are central.
With nearly 30 years of experience, I work from a broad, holistic vision in which both traditional knowledge and Western insights come together.
What I stand for
“For me, Ayurveda is not a standalone method, but a way of working that permeates everything.”
Attention
Every treatment is tailored to you as a person and to what is needed at that moment.
Rest
Afstemming en vertragen staan centraal – zowel in de behandeling als in de begeleiding.
Accessibility
Conveying Ayurveda in an accessible way, so that it can support recovery and health.
The institute
A place where different forms of care come together.
Therapeutic treatments
Relaxing Spa Rituals
Panchakarma tracks
Workshops and training courses
After moving to Winschoten in 2025, I consciously work on a small scale, together with a small and committed team. This makes it possible to guarantee personal attention and quality.
The place
A quiet and personal setting, where there is room for attention and attunement
Here arises the calm needed to slow down and allow the body to recover.
Education and expertise
Broadly educated and continuously developing
- Ayurveda practitioner
- Massage therapist
- Yoga teacher / therapist
- Art therapist
- Beauty specialist
- Pedicurist (in training)
all via recognized training institutes
Expertise and development
Affiliated with recognized professional associations
I am affiliated with a professional association and a register for complementary therapists. This means that I continuously pursue further training to deepen my knowledge and skills and maintain my registrations.
In addition, I maintain close contacts with colleagues and specialists, both within the Netherlands and internationally.