We road-test celebrity magnet Ananda Spa in the Himalayas.
Already a subscriber?It’s not the best start. “You are vata predominant, but your pitta is running high – a little out of control, in fact,” says Dr Harilal, a tall, lean practitioner of Ayurvedic science, India’s ancient holistic healing system.
in India. The country ranked seventh in the global wellness economy monitor in 2022, with a market size of $US132.5 billion , according to the Global Wellness Institute.Of the many luxury spa options across India, it’s hard to imagine a better choice than Ananda, nestled up in the clouds, among the lower reaches of the Himalayas, overlooking the Ganges Valley and bustling Rishikesh – once on the hippie trail as the birthplace of yoga.
Suffice to say, Ananda’s setting is a showstopper. The air is sweet, the hills are alive with the sound of expensive water features, and each dawn brings the promise of yet more dewy facials and vigorous Himalayan salt scrubs – in between your wheat shots, buttermilk, and protein pancakes with curd. I have two full days here, and the first one looks like this: a 7.15am morning mantra chant, followed by an hour of hatha yoga, then breakfast at 8.30. At 11am it’s time for a 90-minute grounding aromatherapy massage before an emotional healing consultation at 2. Choose from a nature walk or afternoon tea at 4, then there’s a Vedanta talk at 6.15 and dinner at 7. At least one spa treatment a day is included in the package, but I have been turbocharged on Sethna’s orders.
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