WINTER WELLBEING
Soothe mind and body this Winter with these new spa & wellness innovations
CORINTHIA LONDON LAUNCHES WELLNESS CONCEPT FITSPACE
The Corinthia London’s extensive spa facility, ESPA Life, is now home to a FitSpace studio, a wellness concept equipped with Technogym’s latest equipment including Artis, a range of design-led cardio, strength and functional equipment that offers a personalised training experience. From its location above the spa’s dramatic thermal floor, guests can test out their rowing prowess on Skillrow, which lays claim to being the only indoor rowing machine that boosts anaerobic power, aerobic capacity and neuromuscular functions in a single solution.
Corinthia London guests and FitSpace members can access small specialist classes and private training at the facility, and are guided on the important roles that diet and lifestyle play in improving health and fitness. corinthia.com
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Spread over four floors, ESPA Life at Corinthia features 17 treatment rooms, a thermal floor, an indoor swimming pool, amphitheatre sauna and private sleep pods.
TUNE INTO ISLAND LIFE AT BELMOND NAPASAI
In need of a spiritual uplift? Belmond Napasai has launched new experience packages that invite guests to savour the simple pleasures of island life and pay homage to the traditions of Koh Samui.
Resort guests can start their day by paying respects to the island’s highly respected monk, Luang Pho Daeng, at the Wat Khunaram Temple. There’s the chance to learn the benefits of meditation and receive blessings at the temple before exploring the quirky delights of the temple’s Magic Garden, where unusual statues featuring deities and animals representing Buddhist folklore await. This cultural adventure will additionally introduce guests to Koh Samui’s tropical fruit orchards and a visit to one of the few villages in the country still able to make the famous local candy, kalamae, a sweet treat crafted from glutinous rice flour, palm sugar and coconut cream. belmond.com
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Want to learn the art of head massage? Each week, the resort offers a complimentary head massage class for two, running through theory and application before putting your own masseuse skills to the test.
SIX SENSES INVITES GUESTS TO RECONNECT
An invite to take part in rituals, reconnection experiences and wellness days, Reconnect With Six Senses is a new programme available to guests at all of the brand’s properties.
Rituals help maintain timeless links to help guests better understand, respect and appreciate ancient traditions and cultures. At properties in Cambodia, Fiji, Turkey and Bhutan, for example, guests are invited to a fire circle to release unwanted memories and negative emotions. Reconnection Experiences, meanwhile, encourage guests to rediscover their sense of adventure. At Six Senses Laamu, guests reconnect with marine life during a morning snorkel, which is followed by a science workshop, sunset and dolphin cruise and beach BBQ.
There are three themed Wellness Days: Boost Your Immunity, Mind Your Brain and Love Your Heart. Boost Your Immunity includes yoga and breath work, gratefulness journaling and sleep tracking, while Mind Your Brain mixes yoga and meditation with modern science and biohacks including brain games, developmental drawings and binaural beats. Love Your Heart, meanwhile, encourages guests to let go of old baggage. Activities include a walk, spa treatment, nature hike, loving kindness meditation and fire ceremony. sixsenses.com
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Each resort will also offer a series of complementary workshops in connection with this programme, covering topics such as how to live at ease with oneself.
HUVAFEN FUSHI LAUNCHES SPAQUARIUM EXPERIENCE
Providing a unique cinematic window into the world of the reef by night, Huvafen Fushi’s Spaquarium experience provides a pre- or post-dinner hour of wonder from the depths of the world’s first underwater spa. Guests are invited to experience Maldivian marine life while swapping the diving gear for a glass of Champagne, canapés and petit fours as Huvafen Fushi’s resident marine biologist narrates the natural drama playing out before them.
Guests can witness nocturnal predators on the hunt, bioluminescent plankton, and fluorescent corals. UV light torches and yellow filter visors illuminate the submarine scene, which sees sharks, rays, moray eels and giant trevallies chasing their prey and zooplankton feeding on phytoplankton.
The Spaquarium experience also provides an opportunity to see the fruits of Huvafen Fushi’s coral propagation programme. The spa reef is home to several mature coral frames that have ‘graduated’ from the resort’s coral nurseries. Burgeoning populations of coral-associated species like damselfish are indicative of the health of the island’s reefs, and the success of the coral propagation initiative. huvafenfushi.com
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The resort also offers guided night snorkelling trips where guests can encounter lobster, octopus and lionfish patrolling the reef.