Five Luxury City Spa Breaks for Spring Bank Holiday

By Lisa Brown

While Easter may be spent at home, surrounded by many of your nearest and dearest, take the May Bank Holiday for yourself – and maybe your partner, mother, or friend – and jet off to the continent. Long weekends are made for city breaks, after all! We’ve compiled a list five luxury spa getaways in Europe, perfect for a rejuvenating city break:

Hasya – ‘Laughing Yoga’ – Beams Positivity to Amankila, Bali

By Lisa Brown

Proving the adage that laughter really is the best medicine, Amankila in Bali, offers guests Hasya or laughing Yoga

Beach Ready Hair – Top Tips From A-list Stylist Tracie Cant

By Tracie Cant

Visiting or living in a hot or tropical climate can have an adverse effect on the quality and texture of your hair.

Fear not – there are certain regimes and simple protocols that we can follow to prepare and protect the hair whilst basking in the the sun. Tracie Cant hairdresser, treatment expert and stylist to stars such as Scarlett Johansson, Keira Knightley and Emily Blunt shares her top tips and products:

Sakti Ritual at Fivelements, Abiansemal, Bali, Indonesia

By Juliet Kinsman

Tuning into nature is inevitable at Fivelements, the riverside wellness retreat 15 minutes south of increasingly-bustling Ubud. Here in this thatched, bamboo paradise, a swerve of the road through endless bright-green rice fields, it’s just the sound of the jungle blended with wind chimes and birdsong — and maybe the New Age playlist plumbed into the rooms…

A-list Skin Expert Teresa Tarmey Takes Residency at the Worlds First Underwater Five Star Spa

Renowned skincare expert has unveiled a residency at the Maldives luxury resort Huvafen Fushi – home of the world’s only underwater spa. 

Dhyana Self Realisation at Ananda in the Himalayas

In the heart of India’s Ranjipuri National Park, surrounded by mountains and forests, you couldn’t find a more idyllic setting for a spa. Ananda in the Himalayas has the healing powers of nature right on its doorstep.

A Spotlight on COMO Shambhala Estate, Bali

By Juliet Kinsman

When investing in a fancy five-star escape this exclusive Balinese perch proves to be a spiritual experience — even when an average stay in this soothing sanctuary is only four to five days.

Adler Spa Resorts Launch Their Adler Med Programme – Tailored to the Individual

By Amanda Camilleri

ADLER Spa Resorts has launched ADLER MED, a unique premium health holiday programme that offers cutting-edge medical services tailored to each guest’s individual wellness needs in the cocooning comfort of a luxury spa resort. The programme is being offered in the elegant surroundings of two of its properties: ADLER Balance in the Italian Dolomites and ADLER Thermae in Tuscany, both located in UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

NihiOka Spa Safari at Nihi Sumba Island

By Juliet Kinsman

Far-flung wild-fitness spa adventures don’t leave you feeling better than here on an undeveloped eastern island of Indonesia. The NihiOka Spa Safari takes guests on a journey across Sumba island’s dramatic west coast for a full day of locally inspired treatments amid soul-stirring nature at its wildest.

Swept off Our Feet by Antigravity Yoga at Bali’s Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay

By Juliet Kinsman

Hour-long hammock-yoga sessions leave Juliet Kinsman inverted, introspective and quite possibly, elongated.

Soori Bali’s Wellbeing Journeys Await on Bali’s Less-Explored South-West Coast

By Juliet Kinsman

Soori’s new wellness programmes now also impart wisdom from Dr Andy Taylor, the new resident oriental medicine practitioner and licensed acupuncturist.

Myofascial Body Work at Carol Joy, London

By Tamsin Salfrais

One of our favourite London spa destinations, the lavish Dorchester Hotel, is now home to the pioneering body treatments of Carol Joy London and we’re just a little bit excited!

Private Jet Wellness Journeys – Aman Steps up to Meet the Demand for Uber-Luxe Wellness

By Lisa Brown

Aman was founded in 1988 with the vision of building a ‘collection of intimate retreats with the unassuming, warm hospitality of a gracious private residence’. The first, Amanpuri (place of peace) in Phuket, Thailand, introduced the concept, and since then, Aman has grown to encompass 31 hotels and resorts.

Healthy Brunch Recipes: Muesli by Chiva Som

We attended the Chiva Som pop up in London and sampled their famous Muesli for breakfast.  It was so tasty, we had to share the recipe!.

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.