The Nai Harn, Phuket Launches a Personalised Holistic Programme Targeting Individual Wellness Needs

By Lisa Brown

For those looking to de-stress and embrace the benefits of good health, Phuket’s iconic luxury resort, The Nai Harn has launched an exclusive selection of holistic wellness retreats promising to leave guests feeling fully revitalized and reconnected to feeling well.

For a Life Changing Experience, Give One Day Back with It Must Be Now

By Amanda Camilleri

Holidays often fall into one of two categories: relaxing by the pool and soaking up the sun, or ‘get up and go’, immersing oneself in all the country has to offer.

If you identify more with the latter, It Must Be Now are spearheading an amazing new movement: ‘One Day Back’.

Keihatsu Enlightenment Massage at the Peninsula Tokyo

By Juliet Kinsman

Juliet Kinsman finds five-star peace in a hi-tech Japanese haven.

A Farm-to-Facial Approach to Wellness at Aleenta, Hua Hin

By Amanda Camilleri

With a philosophy of “Eat Well, Live Well, Be Well, Look Good’’ the treatments and programmes on offer at Aleenta’s Hua Hin Ayurah spa (ayurah is a Sanskrit word meaning longevity and a healthy life) cover all aspects of holistic wellbeing.

The Geo Spa at Four Seasons Resort Langkawi Introduces a Guide to Harmony

By Lisa Brown

Lack of energy and even some illnesses can indicate an imbalance in our inner elements, caused by anything from emotional distress to a hectic lifestyle. Intent on restoring wholeness and connection, The Geo Spa at Four Seasons Resort Langkawi has introduced a Guide to Harmony, an energy-assessment experience to help guests identify the lifestyle changes needed to achieve optimum wellness.

Eva Wiseman Dives Into Hydrotherapy ‘Freedom’ at The Gainsborough Spa, Bath, UK

By Eva Wiseman

They call it a ‘spa village’ – it’s more than just a spa. During construction of the 14,000-square-foot space, ancient mosaics were uncovered; they became a source of inspiration for designers.

Lanserhof Tegernsee, the Multi-Million, Award Winning, Mega Medi-Spa

By Anna Hart

Of all the detox tribes – juicing, raw, paleo, macrobiotic – Mayr cure disciples might be the most hardcore. Named after the Austrian scientist and pioneering holistic therapist Franz Xaver Mayr, FX Mayr clinics and medispas are dotted across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, peddling a spartan, results-driven regime of fasting, chew-training and purging epsom salts.

Zhengliao, a New-Age Chinese Treatment at Lux* Le Morne

By Juliet Kinsman

More than just a back rub: this Chinese-medicine spa treatment gets Juliet Kinsman’s yu and qi in working order.

Five of the Best Organic Spa Ranges

By Toni Jones

September is Organic month, and if you care as much about what goes on your skin as what goes into your body (you should) it’s the perfect time to switch up your beauty routine, inspired by some of the world’s best spas.

Looking for a Game Changing Re-Boot? Check in to Kamalaya, Thailand

By Toni Jones

Kamalaya (translation Lotus Realm – a symbol for unfolding life’s potential) is a game-changer. Truly. The brainchild of John and Karina Stewart, a former traditional yogi monk and a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, respectively, this is one hotel where you know you’ll be in great hands.

Balinese Massage at W Bali Seminyak

By Juliet Kinsman

Open 24/7, the sassy spa at W Bali Seminyak wants you to rock around the clock, detoxing and retoxing.

A Bespoke Massage at The Bulgari Spa, London

By Lindsay Frankel

You’ll step out of the lift and straight into a scented-candled oasis of calm and quiet. Set over two floors, the spa feels indulgently spacious, with huge changing rooms and relaxation areas.

Leo Bear Checks in to The Selman & Chenot Spa, Marrakech, Morocco

By Leo Bear

Blending Moorish architecture with splendid baroque flair (none other than Jacques Garcia designed the interiors), this red-brick pleasure palace is one of Marrakech’s swankiest yet most serene spa retreats.

Review – Nescens Better Ageing Programme at La Réserve, Geneva

By Lisa Brown

Designed by Nescens founder Professor Jacques Proust – hailed as a pioneer in cellular ageing and anti-ageing medicine – the Better Ageing Programme works on awareness and prevention of premature ageing.

Deluxe Spa Treatments – Amanda Byram Tests Three of the Best

By Amanda Byram

Amanda Byram tests three of the best luxury spa treatments.

Juliet Kinsman Reveals Her Top 10 Global Spa Treatments

By Juliet Kinsman

From New York to Borneo – Juliet Kinsman reveals 10 of her favourite global spa treatments.

Tailor Made Facials at The Pavilion Spa, Cliveden, UK

By Lindsay Frankel

A Secret Garden-style doorway reveals a walled garden with outdoor swimming pool where the Pavilion Spa is tucked away. Loungers sit around both the indoor and outdoor pools so, despite being less than an hour out of London, the tranquil setting is a haven of peace and calm. The spa offers an impressive range of treatments using Anne Semonin and Carita products, as well as a pregnancy menu using Mama Mio.

The Spa Treatment Glossary

Spa & beauty treatments explained.

Immune Boosting Juices to Help You Through Winter

By Rose Ferguson MSc Adv Nut

Model turned nutritionist Rosemary (previously campaign star of Miu Miu and Prada, cover girl of Vogue and The Face, and runway muse of every designer from Galliano to McQueen) is also an author, writer and mum of three beautiful girls!

Amanda Byram Finds Inner Peace at Chiva Som, Thailand

By Amanda Byram

There is something about the traditional Thai salutation I find mesmerising. Upon crossing someones’ path, you smile and greet them with warm eye contact and gently bow your head with your hands pressed together as though in prayer. It acknowledges others respectfully and nudges you to abandon the million-and-one other thoughts coursing through your synapses. In many ways it’s exactly like Chiva Som.

Review – Raw Food Dining at The Life Co, Antalya, Turkey

By Amanda Byram

The LifeCo’s Saf Restaurant features delicious, healthy, low-calorie, plant-based dishes and meals. Only natural ingredients are used in the dishes, which are cooked below 41°C to protect their flavour, aroma and nutritional value. By not overheating the ingredients, they retain their energy-giving enzymes and the vitamins and minerals are not damaged. This also helps our cells to become repaired and renewed.

Six Senses Lands in Europe at Douro Valley, Portugal

By Laura Ivill

At last, Six Senses has arrived in Europe with its first resort and spa on the continent, and they couldn’t have chosen a more beautifully tranquil, picturesque spot. “Remote yet accessible” is the Six Senses motto, and the Douro Valley is just that.

A Different Kind of Bootcamp at The Body Camp, Ibiza

By Toni Jones

While days at The Body Camp are taken up with fitness activities, motivational talks and super food cookery classes the evenings are yours to indulge in a more gentle kind of self-development with pampering sessions and holistic therapies like Reiki, reflexology, acupuncture or even counselling available.

UK Countryside Retreats: Five of the Best

By Lisa Brown

Our round-up of five of the best UK countryside retreats.