Grand Vela Riviera Maya + ROLA Wellness
Grand Velas Riviera Maya wants to help your clients keep their beach bodies bangin’ with their new partnership with ROLA Wellness—now they can be as active as they want during their vacation with cycling, functional training, yoga, pilates, meditation and barre… All with an ocean view.
The combo of wellness and ocean is the focus of their new Zen Wellness retreat, where ROLA Wellness will work with SE Spa for body and mind rejuvenation. Cycling sessions can be followed by a complimentary hydrotherapy session at the spa, guided by a personal spa valet. This is an hour-long “water journey” that takes an hour to complete. The spa itself is 40,000 sq ft dedicated to wellness and treatments, including specialty amenities like a Clay room, a glass-tile-lined circular steam room with a fiber optic star ceiling, an Ice Room and hot-and-cold Experience Showers. The Zen Wellness Experience requires a minimum 3-night stay for six people.
For more information, visit riveramaya.grandvelas.com.
Up Norway’s Nordic Wellness
Up Norway offers two weeks of transformation with their 15-day Nordic Wellness Journey through Scandinavia. This is an opportunity for your clients to immerse themselves in the renowned holistic wellness practices of this part of the world. The trip takes them through Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
There’s a focus on sustainability with visits to Gothenburg, Bergen and Copenhagen; unique experiences like forest walks in Skovtamet, visits to Mons Klint and a train trip down the west coast of Sweden to Astad Vingard’s organic vineyard and boutique spa hotel; sleep therapy in collaboration with the Oslo Sleep Clinic including a private floating sauna experience; fjord adventures by rail through Norway’s UNESCO heritage protected fjord region; time exploring the bar and restaurant scenes in Bergen and the Island Kingdom of Austevoll, plus visits to Viking burial grounds and more; and an optional Arctic Circle Extension: a third week with visits to Lofoten, Vesteralen and Andoya to see the Midnight Sun and Northern Lights.
For more information, visit upnorway.com.
Paul Gauguin Cruises’ 2024 Tahiti Yoga & Wellness Cruise
The 11-night 2024 Tahiti Yoga & Wellness Cruise is part of The Gauguin’s Enrichment Voyages and will be hosted by two holistic wellness experts. The program is complimentary for clients sailing on the April 13, 2024, Cook Islands and Society Islands itinerary on the Paul Gauguin.
“On its own, a French Polynesian voyage aboard The Gauguin is the perfect elixir for a well-balanced life, and the complimentary activities offered during our Yoga & Wellness Cruise add a restorative dimension to the overall experience for our guests,” said Susan Robison, general manager, sales and marketing, in a press statement.
Clients will enjoy early morning yoga and Pilates classes aboard the ship, beach yoga on Motu/Taha’a, a posture workshop focusing on spinal movement, a gyrokinesis workshop, and lectures on aging well, detox and adrenal balance, and the signature juice of the day.
For more information, pgcruises.com.
VistaJet’s Wellness Program Takes to the Air
VistaJet is launching its first VistaJet Wellness program, an onboard opportunity focusing on reducing jetlag and rejuvenating its clients and connecting them to the original sources of well-being around the globe. Jetting can be tiring, so they’re turning it around by integrating onboard wellness facilities and services and incorporating destinations that focus on wellbeing. Members can now choose from a curated list that offers all kinds of solutions to fit their particular needs, from performance athletes to business leaders to families looking for more connection and well-being.
The wellness program includes onboard wellness components both pre-flight and post-flight, including consultations with a nutritionist on the best foods to pre-order for in-flight meals, ergonomic seating, meditation and breathing apps, onboard products by leading wellness brands and tips and guidance on how to maintain optimal wellbeing after a long flight. Destination offers include a 21-day spiritual getaway—Nepal and Bhutan with Pelorus—that includes a helicopter ride to Mount Everest base camp, monastery visits, hikes and more; Sacred Valley, Peru and The Luminaire, where they’ll meet with an expert on herbalism and Andean medicinal traditions; USA and Mexico with Abercrombie & Kent, with adventures in the wild and rejuvenating rituals; and Switzerland with Clinique Nescens, with exclusive post-flying treatments and retreats; and more—think Qatar, Maldives, Sweden, Costa Rica, Ibiza and India.
For more information, visit vistajet.com.
Auberge Resorts Collection: Sanctum
Mindful movement and sound with Sanctum. (Photo by Lighuen Desanto)Auberge Resorts Collection is diving into wellness for 2024 by bringing Sanctum, a specialized movement class that connects the mind, the body, and the community, here to the U.S. for the first time. This mindful movement concept involves wearing headphones and resistance-based movements and is being presented in four retreats at four Auberge locations in Napa, Austin, Connecticut and Telluride.
The dates are as follows:
- Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts Collection (Napa Valley), Jan. 26-28
- Commodore Perry Estate, Auberge Resorts Collection (Austin), March 27-29
- Mayflower Inn & Spa, Auberge Resorts Collection (Washington, Conn.), June 21-23
- Madeline Hotel & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection (Telluride), Sept. 6-8
For more information, visit aubergeresorts.com.
Spa Ojai at Ojai Valley Inn
Ojai Valley has a reputation as a mystical spot in the Topatopa Mountains, and the Ojai Valley Inn has been running with it since 1923, offering its guests luxury wellness experiences in this area known as “Shangri La.” The inn’s Forbes Five-Star Spa Ojai and The Spa Village are a destination unto themselves: this spa alone is 31,000 sq ft of R&R, and the village boasts two pools, a Spa Boutique, the Artist Cottage & Apothecary and more. Spa Ojai has recently revamped its mental health and spiritual wellness programming, adding new team members who practice soul-centered life coaching, meditative sound baths, crystal and Reiki energy healing, spiritual counseling, and medium work. Individual and couples sessions are available.
For more information, visit ojaivalleyinn.com.
SHA Mexico
SHA Wellness Clinic is opening a new location this month in Costa Mujeres: SHA Mexico will have 100 suites and 35 residences dedicated to health and wellness with a side of natural landscapes and Mexican culture. Clients can sign up for personalized health programs created to meet their needs and wellness goals, including the Detox & Optimal Weight program, a popular theme for the New Year. Think body detox and metabolic reactivation to get your clients back in top form after the holidays. This resort also offers two restaurants, a hydrotherapy circuit, a spa, meditation rooms, direct beach access and its own natural cenote (freshwater sinkhole).
For more information, visit shawellness.com.
The Lodge at Blue Sky, Auberge Resorts Collection
The Lodge at Blue Sky, Auberge Resorts Collection, is a Park City, Utah, favorite, located on 3,500 acres of private ranchland in the Wasatch Mountain Range. The Lodge boasts The Edge Spa, a “cliffside wellness concept,” with five treatment rooms that are carved into the land and a menu of treatments using wild-harvested ingredients. Debuting now is the new Edge Sanctuary, a private space on the banks of Alexander Creek underneath the Edge Spa. This is a space for energy ceremonies, plant rituals, sound baths, chakra balancing treatments and more. Ask about the new cold plunge experience.
For more information, visit aubergeresorts.com/bluesky.
Thompson Houston
The Thompson Houston is set to open its doors on Valentine’s Day, welcoming your clients to an urban resort escape tucked away on the 160-acre waterfront Buffalo Bayou Park. This spot has an entire floor dedicated to wellness, with a full-service sanctuary-like spa, indoor and outdoor relaxation spaces, unique, personalized treatments and more. Among these, they have the Texas Starry Night Massage, offered in the evening hours for better sleep, and the Crystal Gua Sha Facial by Pietro Simone, which combines sculpting movements, biotech peptides and rose quartz tools.
For more information, visit hyatt.com.
Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa
Palm Beach’s Eau Spa at Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa has 45,000 sq ft, luxury treatments by La Maison Velmont and brand new high-end treatments by Biologique Recherche, including the Biologuique Recherche Oxygeneo facial using a patented technology for renewed skin and the Peaks of Slimness treatment, which focuses on curves and cellulite in (a proposed) 10 sessions.
For more information, visit eaupalmbeach.com.
Hotel Swexan
Dallas, Texas’ new Hotel Swexan can help with those New Year’s resolutions with its Fresh Start with Swexan wellness package, offered all through the month of January. It includes a wellness swag bag, access to the month-long activations, access to the on-site personal trainer, complimentary rides to the Katy Trail, breakfast at Leonie (ask about the Afternoon High Tea) and a complimentary PCK upgrade.
For more information, visit hotelswexan.com.
Keswick Hall
Virginia’s boutique Keswick Hall is debuting a newly renovated spa that mixes Southern hospitality with luxury amenities. The Keswick Hall Spa offers your clients holistic spa experiences to start the New Year off on the right foot, using artisanal brands and cutting-edge ingredients together with advanced technologies. The spa is tucked away on the edge of a woodland and draws nature into its design. Weighted blankets, guided meditation, and fresh tea welcome guests to the serenity room, and eight treatment rooms offer couples’ services, massages, body treatments, and facials.
The property also sports new pickleball courts and plenty of outdoor happenings in their on-site labyrinth, the family-friendly Pavilion Pool, and their Horizon infinity pool. New mothers will be happy to know Keswick Hall has partnered with Lola’s Apothecary in a menu of specialty prenatal treatments plus couples treatments.
For more information, visit keswick.com.
