Deepak Rawat has been named spa manager at Mauritius wellness resort Shanti Maurice’s Nira Spa. Rawat hales from Rishikesh, in the foothills of the Himalayas in North India, which many consider the birthplace of yoga, and brings extensive experience and knowledge of yoga, as well as western and ayurvedic therapies.

Rawat completed his “Diploma in Yoga and Naturopathy” before joining destination spa Ananda In The Himalayas as a spa therapist, trainer and finally assistant manager. Rawat went on to hold several spa manager positions in a number of five-star resorts, including Constance Ephelia Resort and Hilton Labriz in the Seychelles and Six Senses Ninh Van Bay in Vietnam.

“I’m very excited to be joining the fantastic team at Shanti Maurice,” said Rawat. “With its unique concepts of ‘Journey Around the World Through Wellbeing,’ be it Oriental, Indian, natural-bio or fitness and yoga, the Nira Spa is at the forefront of the wellness industry, both within the Indian Ocean and globally, and I look forward to contributing to its further development.”