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Tennis star Maria Sharapova is Aman’s first global wellness ambassador Credit: photo: Aman Resorts
Maria Sharapova to deliver debut retreat at Amanpuri
Tennis star Maria Sharapova, handpicked as Aman’s first global wellness ambassador, is preparing for her inaugural retreat for the group.
Hosted at the flagship Amanpuri in Phuket, Thailand, the schedule will combine Sharapova’s physical and mental expertise as an elite athlete with the property’s specialist wellness facilities and experts.
The intimate programme led by Sharapova herself is limited to eight guests and will cover mindfulness, breathwork, movement, nutrition, recovery and human connection sessions with a goal of optimising guests’ performance and recovery, as well as creating longevity-focused routines for daily living.
Spa treatments will consist of a Thai Nuard Boran massage, IV drips and a body analysis and consultation session with Amanpuri’s medical doctor.
Therabody founder Dr Jason Wersland will also attend to provide recovery experiences to complement group hiking trips, outdoor workouts and curated group dining experiences.
Location: Amanpuri, Phuket, Thailand
Duration: Three days
Cost: Available upon asking
Mark Hyman develops longevity programme for Six Senses
Dr Mark Hyman / photo: Dr Mark Hyman
Functional medicine expert Mark Hyman, a senior advisor in the field for the Cleveland Clinic, has created a programme for RoseBar – the longevity club at Six Senses Ibiza.
He says: “This programme empowers individuals to take control of their health span, not just their lifespan, through cutting-edge practices and personalised guidance.”
Launching in April and available year-round, the seven-day Young Forever Detox programme will offer insights into Hyman’s Young Forever methodology of optimising health in collaboration with RoseBar’s own practitioners and modalities such as IV nutrition, cryotherapy and saunas.
It’s been designed to leave individuals feeling lighter, more energetic and younger and will include:
• Daily movement, meditation and spiritual practices
• Advanced longevity practices such as hormesis therapies and ozone, hyperbaric oxygen and hypoxia treatments
• And an anti-inflammatory, detox diet supported with supplements
Hyman, who’s also the chief medical officer at RoseBar, will lead digital seminars and then on 6-12 May will host a retreat in person.
Individuals learn how to take care of their health span, not just their lifespan / photo: Six Senses Ibiza
The programme includes daily movement / photo: Six Senses Ibiza
Spa haven unleashes scream therapy
Scream therapy is said to offer a cathartic outlet to release pent-up emotions and stress by letting out resounding, uninhibited cries in a therapeutic environment.
Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa in the UK has taken inspiration from this to create a new half-day journey. The experience includes a self-guided scream session on the estate grounds, a 55-minute face or body treatment and 4 hours’ access to spa facilities.
Lorela Movileano, spa manager, says: “While our spa offers relaxing treatments, there are moments when a more unconventional approach is called for. Within our sprawling 400 acres of private woodland, we’ve curated a haven where our guests can unapologetically release pent-up emotions.”
Guests are invited to unapologetically release pent-up emotions / photo: shutterstock/Pheelings media
Schloss Elmau taps into passion for dance
Dancing has a long history at the Bavarian destination spa and hotel Schloss Elmau. Johannes Muller – founder and philosopher – created the retreat as a sanctuary where guests could become aware of the true essence of their being by listening or dancing to classical music or gazing at the beauty of nature.
For 2024, the team is celebrating the art of dance with a new five-day retreat. Guests can immerse themselves in Schloss Elmau’s wellness facilities by day and join guided dance classes at night, ranging from the tango to the waltz.
The celebration of dance extends post-class with live bands or DJ sets where guests can come together and socialise.
Location: Schloss Elmau, Krün, Germany
Duration: Five days
Cost: €2,680 (US$178, £141) based on two people sharing
Tech-forward wellbeing company Sensei, co-founded by billionaire Larry Ellison, hosted a residency at Four Seasons Anguilla on 1-22 March.
Hotel guests and locals were offered rotating fitness and meditation classes, consultations with Sensei specialists and a selection of Sensei’s signature treatments leveraging its proprietary technology.
A highlight was Sensei’s Thermal Body Mapping and Massage utilising the brand’s patented thermographic technology to create a heat map of the body allowing for a customised massage.
Other spa journeys included core strength training, sports massage for recovery, walking beach meditation and aquatic bodywork incorporating reflexology, joint mobilisation and stretching.
Location: Four Seasons Resort and Residences Anguilla, the Caribbean
Duration: Three weeks
Cost: Consultations start at US$250 (€231, £198) and treatments at US$400 (€370, £317)
Core strength training was a signature offering / photo: Sensei
Tech-forward rest and recovery in Bali
The Healing Village Spa at Four Seasons Resort Jimbaran Bay has launched a pilates studio complete with a modern assessment and recovery zone where technology is being employed to support everyone from those with injuries to advanced athletes.
Equipment available includes compression boots – using compressed air to massage limbs, boost circulation and accelerate recovery; Flex Beam – a wearable infrared therapy device designed to relieve pain, repair muscles and re-energise; and Therabody hand-held percussion massager that release fascia, increase blood flow and speed up rehabilitation.
The latter two are available for guests to purchase on-site to continue their healing at home.
Location: Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay, Bali, Indonesia
Duration: 20 minutes (tech recovery session)
Cost: IDR300,000 (US$19, €18, £15)
Deeper dive: Luisa Anderson, Four Season’s regional spa director for Asia Pacific, shares her Healing Village Spa highlights at www.spabusiness.com/luisaanderson
A wearable infrared device is used to repair muscles / photo: Recharge Health
Canyon Ranch unveils wellness and beauty festival concept
Destination spa Canyon Ranch hosted the first edition of its beauty and wellness festival, called Enchant at its flagship property in Arizona on 17-21 March.
Free to resort guests, the event covered everything from beauty and haircare to aesthetics and pro-ageing skincare.
Industry experts and more than 25 brands – including Therabody and Biologique Recherche – were in attendance and hosted panels, provided demonstrations and offered bespoke services.
In addition, the operator says attendees were able to create a gift bag worth more than US$2,500 (€2,330, £1,993).
Similar festivals will be rolled out across Canyon Ranch’s other sites throughout 2024.
Location: Canyon Ranch Resort, Tucson, Arizona, US
Duration: One week
Cost: US$1,150 a night (€1,070, £913)
Canyon Ranch plans to roll out its festival concept / photo: shutterstock/Ground Picture
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Tennis star Maria Sharapova is Aman’s first global wellness ambassador Credit: photo: Aman Resorts
Maria Sharapova to deliver debut retreat at Amanpuri
Tennis star Maria Sharapova, handpicked as Aman’s first global wellness ambassador, is preparing for her inaugural retreat for the group.
Hosted at the flagship Amanpuri in Phuket, Thailand, the schedule will combine Sharapova’s physical and mental expertise as an elite athlete with the property’s specialist wellness facilities and experts.
The intimate programme led by Sharapova herself is limited to eight guests and will cover mindfulness, breathwork, movement, nutrition, recovery and human connection sessions with a goal of optimising guests’ performance and recovery, as well as creating longevity-focused routines for daily living.
Spa treatments will consist of a Thai Nuard Boran massage, IV drips and a body analysis and consultation session with Amanpuri’s medical doctor.
Therabody founder Dr Jason Wersland will also attend to provide recovery experiences to complement group hiking trips, outdoor workouts and curated group dining experiences.
Location: Amanpuri, Phuket, Thailand
Duration: Three days
Cost: Available upon asking
Mark Hyman develops longevity programme for Six Senses
Dr Mark Hyman / photo: Dr Mark Hyman
Functional medicine expert Mark Hyman, a senior advisor in the field for the Cleveland Clinic, has created a programme for RoseBar – the longevity club at Six Senses Ibiza.
He says: “This programme empowers individuals to take control of their health span, not just their lifespan, through cutting-edge practices and personalised guidance.”
Launching in April and available year-round, the seven-day Young Forever Detox programme will offer insights into Hyman’s Young Forever methodology of optimising health in collaboration with RoseBar’s own practitioners and modalities such as IV nutrition, cryotherapy and saunas.
It’s been designed to leave individuals feeling lighter, more energetic and younger and will include:
• Daily movement, meditation and spiritual practices
• Advanced longevity practices such as hormesis therapies and ozone, hyperbaric oxygen and hypoxia treatments
• And an anti-inflammatory, detox diet supported with supplements
Hyman, who’s also the chief medical officer at RoseBar, will lead digital seminars and then on 6-12 May will host a retreat in person.
Individuals learn how to take care of their health span, not just their lifespan / photo: Six Senses Ibiza
The programme includes daily movement / photo: Six Senses Ibiza
Spa haven unleashes scream therapy
Scream therapy is said to offer a cathartic outlet to release pent-up emotions and stress by letting out resounding, uninhibited cries in a therapeutic environment.
Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa in the UK has taken inspiration from this to create a new half-day journey. The experience includes a self-guided scream session on the estate grounds, a 55-minute face or body treatment and 4 hours’ access to spa facilities.
Lorela Movileano, spa manager, says: “While our spa offers relaxing treatments, there are moments when a more unconventional approach is called for. Within our sprawling 400 acres of private woodland, we’ve curated a haven where our guests can unapologetically release pent-up emotions.”
Guests are invited to unapologetically release pent-up emotions / photo: shutterstock/Pheelings media
Schloss Elmau taps into passion for dance
Dancing has a long history at the Bavarian destination spa and hotel Schloss Elmau. Johannes Muller – founder and philosopher – created the retreat as a sanctuary where guests could become aware of the true essence of their being by listening or dancing to classical music or gazing at the beauty of nature.
For 2024, the team is celebrating the art of dance with a new five-day retreat. Guests can immerse themselves in Schloss Elmau’s wellness facilities by day and join guided dance classes at night, ranging from the tango to the waltz.
The celebration of dance extends post-class with live bands or DJ sets where guests can come together and socialise.
Location: Schloss Elmau, Krün, Germany
Duration: Five days
Cost: €2,680 (US$178, £141) based on two people sharing
Tech-forward wellbeing company Sensei, co-founded by billionaire Larry Ellison, hosted a residency at Four Seasons Anguilla on 1-22 March.
Hotel guests and locals were offered rotating fitness and meditation classes, consultations with Sensei specialists and a selection of Sensei’s signature treatments leveraging its proprietary technology.
A highlight was Sensei’s Thermal Body Mapping and Massage utilising the brand’s patented thermographic technology to create a heat map of the body allowing for a customised massage.
Other spa journeys included core strength training, sports massage for recovery, walking beach meditation and aquatic bodywork incorporating reflexology, joint mobilisation and stretching.
Location: Four Seasons Resort and Residences Anguilla, the Caribbean
Duration: Three weeks
Cost: Consultations start at US$250 (€231, £198) and treatments at US$400 (€370, £317)
Core strength training was a signature offering / photo: Sensei
Tech-forward rest and recovery in Bali
The Healing Village Spa at Four Seasons Resort Jimbaran Bay has launched a pilates studio complete with a modern assessment and recovery zone where technology is being employed to support everyone from those with injuries to advanced athletes.
Equipment available includes compression boots – using compressed air to massage limbs, boost circulation and accelerate recovery; Flex Beam – a wearable infrared therapy device designed to relieve pain, repair muscles and re-energise; and Therabody hand-held percussion massager that release fascia, increase blood flow and speed up rehabilitation.
The latter two are available for guests to purchase on-site to continue their healing at home.
Location: Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay, Bali, Indonesia
Duration: 20 minutes (tech recovery session)
Cost: IDR300,000 (US$19, €18, £15)
Deeper dive: Luisa Anderson, Four Season’s regional spa director for Asia Pacific, shares her Healing Village Spa highlights at www.spabusiness.com/luisaanderson
A wearable infrared device is used to repair muscles / photo: Recharge Health
Canyon Ranch unveils wellness and beauty festival concept
Destination spa Canyon Ranch hosted the first edition of its beauty and wellness festival, called Enchant at its flagship property in Arizona on 17-21 March.
Free to resort guests, the event covered everything from beauty and haircare to aesthetics and pro-ageing skincare.
Industry experts and more than 25 brands – including Therabody and Biologique Recherche – were in attendance and hosted panels, provided demonstrations and offered bespoke services.
In addition, the operator says attendees were able to create a gift bag worth more than US$2,500 (€2,330, £1,993).
Similar festivals will be rolled out across Canyon Ranch’s other sites throughout 2024.
Location: Canyon Ranch Resort, Tucson, Arizona, US
Duration: One week
Cost: US$1,150 a night (€1,070, £913)
Canyon Ranch plans to roll out its festival concept / photo: shutterstock/Ground Picture
Retreat brand TheLifeCo Well-being will make its Caribbean debut in Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia, in
2025, as part of the Caribbean Jewel Seven Wonders project (CJSW).
Global online architecture platform Architizer has highlighted some of the world’s most
innovative spa and wellness architecture concepts as part of its 12th Annual Architizer
A+Awards.
Bavarian destination spa and hotel Schloss Elmau is looking to celebrate the joy of dance by
becoming the first wellness destination in the world to offer retreats focused on the Gaga
intuitive movement practice.
Fitness-focused hospitality brand and management company Equinox Hotels has announced
plans to open a modern new resort on the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba in northwest Saudi Arabia.
The venture is part of the ambitious US$500 billion (€462.7 billion, £396 billion) Neom* giga-
project.
Plans have been unveiled for La Maviglia, a new luxury resort and expansive medi-spa set to
open in Italy's Puglia region, renowned for its Primitivo wine, in 2027.
Auberge Resorts Collection will launch its first UK property and destination spa in Mayfair,
London, in 2025, following a deal with UK-based global private investment group Reuben
Brothers.
A large new mineral springs destination has launched in Texas, inspired by some of the world’s
most famous hot springs – such as Jordan’s Dead Sea, Iceland’s Blue Lagoon and Mexico’s
Grutas Tolantongo.
A thought-provoking, US national probability study, The WELLSurvey™, has revealed that the
majority of Americans now include several health and wellness practices in their everyday lives.
They also view the concepts of 'wellness' and 'wellbeing' differently.
US integrative wellness brand The Well has named Ariella Willoughby as its new VP of
operations, aiming to drive significant growth and operational success across its current and
future locations worldwide.
Middleton Enterprises, a UK-based family investment office, has committed £1.6 million
(US$2.1 million, €1.9 million) in funding to the Light Centre – a network of medical, therapeutic
and wellbeing centres with four locations in London.
Rianna Riego, a seasoned professional in the wellness and spa industry, has been appointed
director of global business development at Seed to Skin Tuscany, a premier Italian botanical
skincare and spa brand.
Over almost 50 years, Biologique Recherche has earned an undisputed reputation thanks to
its highly-effective and exclusive methodology, based on a clinical approach to skincare
that delivers immediate and long-lasting results.
[more...]
Comfort Zone, a leader in skincare innovation, presents the new Hydramemory Body Lotion, an
extension of its acclaimed Hydramemory line known for its deeply hydrating properties. [more...]
