How’d you like some calming yoga and meditation on a white sand bank, amidst a crystal-clear turquoise lagoon? … a soothing massage while drowsing off above aquamarine waters? … or out-of-this-world Full Moon Glow-in-the-Dark Yoga under the ocean stars? … It’s all yours at this one-off wellness getaway in the Maldives this March. Wellness is…
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Pot Luck: A Cannabis Massage at Anantara Siam Spa Bangkok That Helps You Sleep
Medical marijuana is a hot trend in Thailand, now that the government has declared it legal. Some entrepreneur friends have even started their own medical ganja farm. How clever is that! Not to mention a bit amazing, because these folks are the most conservative, inside-the-box, stay-in-your-lane people I know. They would never smoke. They don’t…
The most happiest vegan weight-loss fitness holiday in Asia – Phuket Cleanse, Thailand
Word-of-mouth is often the best way to hear about new places, especially from someone with firsthand experience. And that’s what led me to Phuket Cleanse, a boutique wellness retreat on the southernmost tip of Phuket. A couple of years earlier I’d seen promotional email flyers in my inbox from Phuket Cleanse, which to be honest,…
How holistic therapies helped me at 137 Pillars Bangkok’s Season of Wellness
I was suffering from chronic shoulder and neck pain when I walked into 137 Pillars Bangkok’s Nitra Spa to see one of the visiting wellness practitioners at their Season of Wellness, a three-month wellness festival featuring visiting holistic healing gurus from around Asia. The Season of Wellness was initiated to support the lifestyle needs of…
How I went from flab to fit in one week – Absolute Sanctuary, Koh Samui
It was May by the time I realized it had happened again. As usual, my new year’s health goal was to get fit and lose weight, starting from day one of January. Did that happen? No. Of course this sort of thing doesn’t happen by itself. I meant to go off to a fitness retreat…
10 Top Wellness, Detox, Yoga, Health & Fitness Destinations in Asia for 2018
Did your New Year’s resolutions include lose weight and get fit? The easiest way to do this is to go on a health holiday where the whole stay is devoted to improving your health, nutrition, and wellness in a relaxing, supportive environment. As a spa book author, wellness journalist and a judge for the regional AsiaSpa Awards, I’ve been…
Where to get the best sleep therapy – 137 Pillars Bangkok’s Nitra Spa
Forget Bangkok’s big, big night life scene for one night. This powerful new holistic spa treatment calms and rewires your whole body and brain for a refreshing, restorative, real night’s sleep. I’m the kind of person who can sleep anywhere – airplanes, desks, cars, restaurants. This is partly because I’m the size of a pocket monster and can easily curl into my own…
How to stay in a palace at the Rishikesh International Yoga Festival – Ananda in the Himalayas India
70 Spiritual Leaders | 100 Countries | 150 Sessions The International Yoga Festival, 1-7 March, 2018 It’s time to head to Rishikesh, the birthplace of yoga, the home of the ancient yogis, sages and seers. Every year the riverside town of Rishikesh in the cool Himalayan foothills hosts the International Yoga Festival with more people…
4 Best Anti-Ageing Beauty Treatments in Bangkok
Thailand is called Asia’s spa capital for good reason, and Bangkok is a haven for medi-spas and aesthetic centers offering the latest and best beauty treatments. You don’t need to go as far as a face lift or even botox to refresh your look any more. There are so many other anti-ageing beauty treatments to reboot your…
Where sun, sea, and sound healing meet – Duniye Spa at Hurawalhi Maldives
I was checking my mail while waking up in the fluffy bed in my beach villa at Hurawalhi Maldives when the news came that Hurawalhi had won Romantic Hotel/Resort of the Year at the AsiaSpa Awards in Hong Kong the previous night. As a long-time judge for these annual regional awards, I‘d been invited to…
How to Refresh and Tighten Your Face – Dermaster Aesthetic Clinic, Bangkok
I was feeling blah, achy, and all dried up like a raisin in the sun when I walked into Dermaster Wellness & Aesthetic Institution Bangkok. I was hoping that an anti-ageing treatment at this aesthetic clinic slash medical spa would rejuvenate my complexion and help me look fresher, and, please oh please, maybe even younger….
How to Find Bliss in Bhutan – Aman Resorts’ Meditation & Wellness Retreats, September – November
This September – November, luxurious Amankora resorts in the unspoilt Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan offer exclusive wellness experiences to take you on your own inner journeys, while travelling through its elegant lodges around the Land of the Thunder Dragon. Amankora – Meaning of Life Retreat 10th – 18th September If you’ve ever dreamed of an experience that will literally…
Where Fitness Means Balance, Not Boot Camp – My Soulful Fitness Retreat at Kamalaya Koh Samui
I’m like everyone else in making New Year / new body resolutions after the holiday feasting frenzy. I even like to get a head start on my list in December, setting goals to join a gym, do a fitness boot camp, join a zumba class, get a trainer, blah, blah, blah. Well next thing you…
5 Best Luxury Yoga Retreats & Resorts in Thailand
Yoga resorts, yoga retreats, yoga teacher training centers, yoga detox, spiritual escapes and personalized yoga programs – I’ve rounded up the best yoga holidays in Thailand for you. These are places where your daily yoga class comes with organic health cuisine or gourmet vegetarian food, along with spa facilities offering massages and detox. Wellness facilities are all there…
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What Happens in the Star Chamber – Ayurveda Black Marine indulgence at Dii Wellness Med Spa Bangkok
Looking for ultra-luxury spa glamour in Asia’s spa capital? Make sure you have 4 hours to spare. It ‘s only fitting that Bangkok’s very glamourous Dii Wellness Med Spa is located in Bangkok’s luxurious Central Embassy Mall upstairs from Gucci, Ralph Lauren and Prada. Here you’ll find pampering spa treatments with anti-ageing medi spa services including…
Ayurveda Weight Loss Holiday – Barberyn Beach Ayurveda Resort Sri Lanka
Sometimes – usually after I’ve overloaded on too much cake and croissants – my idea of a dream vacation is to go to a nice seaside health resort to lose weight, eat good food, relax and rest without stepping inside a gym, and do hardly anything . Hahahaha! Sounds too good to be true? It’s not. Such places do exist! The hilltop swimming…
Train Spa-ing in the Highlands – all aboard Europe’s first spa carriage on the Belmond Royal Scotsman
Open a luxury spa menu and you’re likely to find treatments called “spa journey this” and “spa journey that”, which are meant as journeys of the senses but don’t really take you anywhere outside your spa suite. Finally, someone’s come up with something that really is a literal spa journey, and it’s so practical to boot. Coming this April 17, 2017,…
Art of Wellness – The Museum Workout, at the Metropolitan Museum New York
If you love New York City, classical art & architecture and feeling fit, here’s something that will intrigue you. It intrigues me! All of these are thing close to my heart and here’s a fascinating new event that combines all of them in my absolute favourite place in all New York – The Metropolitan Museum…
How to Get a Sound Sleep – Gong Therapy at The Siam Hotel Bangkok’s Opium Spa
From 20 – 23 February, 2017 Do you have trouble relaxing? Find it hard to get a good sleep? Here’s a soothing wellness treat that helps you let go and unwind. Kicking off a roster of wellness offerings this year, The Opium Spa at The Siam Hotel Bangkok offers soothing Gong Therapy by visiting consultant Martha…
When Phoneless is Fabulous – Try the Digital Detox Retreat at Mandarin Oriental Tokyo
I wasn’t much of a digital addict until I started working from home and consequently started spending less time with real people and more time with cyber people. And I used to get on social media only when sitting at my desk on the computer. But after I started following various international news feeds on Facebook, consuming all…
Where moon massage, mystic mantras, and Theta healing meet Garudas galore – Hotel Tugu Spa Bali
I’d heard of the Hotel Tugu Bali long before I went there, and always spoken in tones of admiration. ‘Tugu’ and ‘beautiful’ were always mentioned together, as in: “Tugu! It’s gorgeous!”, “The whole place is filled with antiques! And it’s right on the beach!”, everyone gushed. Yes gushed. People always seem to get excited when they talk about…
Where Abs Get Fab Among the Rice Paddies – Four Seasons Sayan Bali Spa & Yoga
Giant turtle or new age cathedral? Neither. As soon as I saw the photo of the new bamboo yoga shala at the Four Seasons Sayan Bali, I knew I had to go there. To me, this fantasy structure was yet another enticing vision of the enchanting things that always lure me back to Bali. Located in…
3 Best Affordable Wellness & Spa Retreats in Thailand
Psssst! … Guess what! You don’t have to pay big bucks for a wellness & spa escape any more – if you know where to find it. And I’m telling you here. These are the newest and nicest wellness retreats with the most affordable, professional spa offerings you can find in Thailand! Whenever I see the bill to…
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