Spa & wellness A breath of H
ow do you want to feel after a holiday? Relaxed, reinvigorated – and happier? Following a week or so away from the grind of your everyday routine, you are likely to return home with a spring in your step and a sunnier outlook. However, studies have shown that the calming effects of a holiday tend to wear off for most after three days back at work. And with more than 800,000 people in the UK currently reported to experience work-related stress, depression or anxiety (which in turn can lead to other health problems, such as exhaustion and heart disease), a few days’ R&R might no longer be enough to combat the high pressures people are facing. However, a new host of spa and wellness hotels seem to have found a solution, offering holistic treatments tailored to mental well-being so that their
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Traditionally, spa hotels conjure notions of luxury and indulgence, but with a recent surge in holistic therapies and the prioritising of wellness, not all follow this edict anymore. An increasing number of spa hotels are creating space for mental health, with sessions tailored to supporting mental well- being. Brooke Theis speaks to Julian Chapa, the wellness leader at Chablé Yucatan, Mexico, and Mahesh Natarajan, the chief operating officer at Ananda in the Himalayas, to find out more.
guests benefit in the long-term from the treatments they had during their stay. From therapy sessions to spiritual rituals, luxury hotels have shifted their priorities away from fleeting all-out indulgence and towards supporting mental health in a comprehensive way – a trend that has arisen in light of the pandemic, which caused a 25% rise in depression and anxiety across the globe, according to the WHO. This move responds to the ways in which guests are continuously reconsidering what it means to be ‘well’ in the context of modern-day society.
“Even before the pandemic, we’ve been living in a rushed world,” says Julian Chapa, the wellness leader at Chablé Yucatan, Mexico. “Everything is getting more stressful, so I think that the main thing people are looking for is to disconnect in order to connect.
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