About Us

LARA Mauritius is a private, medically supervised island retreat dedicated entirely to mental, emotional, and psychological restoration. We exist for individuals who need more than a holiday, and deserve more than a clinical environment — those navigating burnout, trauma, addiction, depression, anxiety, or a quiet but profound loss of direction.

Founded by Dr. Siddick Maudarbocus — a physician with over 40 years of experience bridging the disciplines of Western medicine and integrative healing — LARA operates on a simple but demanding principle: that every person who comes to us receives a programme built entirely around them. Their history. Their pace. Their goals. Nothing about your care at LARA is generic.

At LARA, we believe the environment in which you heal is as important as the treatment itself. The seclusion, the ocean, the unhurried pace of Mauritius — these are not incidental. They are therapeutic. We have designed every aspect of the LARA experience to remove the pressure, noise, and demands that keep most people from truly recovering.

Our programmes address the root causes of what brings someone here — not just the presenting symptoms. This means spending the time to understand your history, your patterns, and what genuine recovery looks like for you — then building a programme that makes it possible.

Dr. Siddick Maudarbocus founded LARA after 40 years at the frontier of integrative medicine — a career that took him across Western clinical practice, psychiatric care, holistic therapy, and addiction medicine. That breadth is what makes LARA's approach exceptional: it is not a retreat that adopted a medical team, but a medical vision that created a retreat.

Every practitioner at LARA is chosen for two qualities equally: clinical excellence and genuine human compassion. Because healing — real healing — requires both.

LARA specialises in residential care for adults experiencing:

• Burnout and emotional exhaustion — particularly in executives and high-performing professionals
• Anxiety, chronic stress, and nervous system dysregulation
• Trauma and PTSD — including EMDR and somatic trauma therapies
• Depression and persistent low mood
• Grief, bereavement, and significant life transitions
• Alcohol dependency and drug dependency
• Behavioural addiction — including prescription medication, gambling, and disordered eating
• Sleep disorders and chronic fatigue
• Loss of direction, purpose, or motivation