National Wellness Month is right around the corner, so we’ve rounded up a few journeys from around the globe to help your clients integrate well-being into mind, body and soul this August—and beyond.
At Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, Wellness is in the Contrast
The Rosewood brand is diving deeper into the wellness arena by adding contrast therapy to its offer at select properties worldwide. Though trending now, this treatment has been around for centuries and is renowned for its healing powers, derived from the contrasting hot and cold therapies (ergo, the name).
At Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort, the brand’s newest addition to its collection, the Asaya Spa offers your clients the Anu A Wela therapy with a steam sauna, a cold plunge and a tea-infused foot soak ritual. At the Riviera Maya’s Rosewood Mayakoba, they can visit Sense, a Rosewood Spa, for the Curative Fire & Ice Therapy. Inspired by ancient Mayan healing, it uses warm and cool stones to improve circulation and relax tight muscles.
Clients visiting Rosewood Baha Mar in Nassau Paradise Island can strengthen their immune system, among other things, with a treatment derived from the healing practices of the ancient Arawak Indians, while those visiting Madrid’s Rosewood Villa Magna can opt for the Mayarit Hammam Ritual, which is inspired by the beauty secret of the North African Berber women and involves exfoliation with their traditional black soap and an authentic Kessa glove. In the Caribbean’s Rosewood Le Guanahani St Barth, the Return to Balance treatment begins with a salt foot soak and exfoliation, followed by a cooling wrap and concluding with hot compresses with herbs.
For more information, visit rosewoodhotels.com.
Wellness + Pura Vida Go Hand-in-Hand in Costa Rica
Costa Rica’s seaside town of Las Catalinas was built around the concept of well-being, connection and all things good for body and spirit. This August, they’re celebrating National Wellness Month by inviting your clients to subscribe and become part of the Well-Living at Las Catalinas Community so they can enjoy a special rate at the stylish Santarena Hotel of $169 USD per night, which applies for stays through Oct. 31, 2023.
Las Catalinas is tucked away on 1,000 acres of beachfront property in northwestern Costa Rica. Mostly car-free, this is where your clients can go to enjoy jaw-dropping views, communing with nature, luxurious indoor-outdoor living and a vacation getaway in any of their small hotels and villas. The town, purpose-built for living well, is also home to restaurants, shops and The Center of Joy, where they can enjoy state-of-the-art treatments, holistic programs and more.
For more information, visit lascatalinascr.com.
New Castle Spa at Ireland’s Dromoland Castle
Newly opened in Ireland’s iconic Dromoland Castle, the Castle Spa has three treatment rooms offering signature treatments exclusive to the hotel, such as SEABODY Beauty and Wellness Spa Experience, which uses marine-based nutraceuticals harvested from Ireland’s Atlantic Coastline to optimize your client’s skin. Other state-of-the-art treatments include the SEABODY Rebalance, which uses breathwork, full-body exfoliation and a detoxing cold-pressed sea gel body mask; the Touch Facial, which incorporates Gua Sha facial massage techniques; the Connect Full Body Massage and its wave-like massage techniques; and the Dromoland SEABODY Signature combines a deep-back massage, a touch facial and Gua Sha stones. The Irish brand is one of only three offered at Castle Spa. This wellness sanctuary is a luxurious escape with designer cashmere blankets and robes, a unique relaxation room called The Whisper Room and other sumptuous amenities and offers to pamper your client’s mind, body and soul.
For more information, visit dromoland.ie.
Oceanfront Wellness at Calabash Cove Resort & Spa
The benefits of being near and in the ocean are endless on almost every level. At Saint Lucia’s all-inclusive, adults-only Calabash Cove Resort and Spa, the endless views and the waves of Calabash Cove are the perfect backdrop to spa treatments in the resort’s hilltop gazebo. Signature specialties from the Ti Spa include the 80-minute Spa Sampler, which incorporates different massage modalities from hot stones to deep tissue to Swedish massage, an aromatherapy facial massage and a revitalizing foot scrub. The spa blends European techniques with traditional Saint Lucian plant- and food-based curatives, creating a unique offer.
The resort itself only boasts 26 luxury accommodations, all with incredible ocean views. These include Water’s Edge Cottages with private plunge pools and outdoor showers, Swim-Up Jr. Suites right in front of the property’s infinity pool, and the spacious Sunset Ocean View Jr. Suites.
For more information, visit calabashcove.com.
Cosmic Wellness at Alila Ventana Big Sur
The stars at night are big and bring in Big Sur, California, and Alila Ventana Big Sur is uniquely positioned to offer your clients a one-of-a-kind stargazing/yoga experience. The resort’s Cosmic Yoga, part of Alila’s Holistic Experiences, blends celestial exploration with getting in tune with your physical body. Other Holistic Experiences include the Circle of Life Meditation, where your clients will center themselves in a natural ring of 100-year-old redwoods and engage in guided walking meditation, and the Astrology Reading, where they can explore their birth charts to bring clarity to their lives.
The adults-only Alila Ventana Big Sur is a collection of 59 rooms and suites that dot the 160-acre property in small groupings, providing a secluded getaway for your clients. Connection to the outdoors is inevitable thanks to its extraordinary design and the sheer beauty of its surroundings. The property is all-inclusive.
For more information, visit alilahotels.com/ventana.
Naya Traveler’s Wellness Wanders
Naya Traveler has created a series of Wellness Wanders, trips specifically designed to take your clients on a voyage of spiritual, mental and physical renewal and rejuvenation within a unique cultural context. All are wellness-centric, as their name implies, and dive deep into the ancient healing and well-being traditions of the different destinations, allowing your clients to experience different disciplines and remedies and interact with experts in their respective fields.
Destinations include Morocco, South India, Utah and more. A sample itinerary in Utah—the land of the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park, to name but a few stunning destinations—includes the ancient healing traditions of the Navajo, which draw from the four elements: earth, wind, fire and water. In Cambodia, your clients can disconnect on a private island retreat, connecting with nature, engaging in mindful physical activities and spirit-awakening sessions with Buddhist monks and receiving nourishing treatments from traditional Chinese medicine.
For more information, visit nayatraveler.com.
