the definition of true beauty…
“’Beauty’ is such a loaded word, but true Beauty is the result of an abundance of your own innate life force,” believes Guru Jarat. And I agree. “When that energy is…
Read more60 minutes, 4 hands + 2 machines = 1 mini transformation
Time poor? Results driven? Need lunch hour TLC? Isn’t that all of us? Hong Kong’s Landmark Mandarin Oriental totally gets it and The Oriental Spa’s Facial:Pedi Transformation is the perfect weekday pick-me-up. I…
Read moreanxiety and insomnia are no match for this tranquil massage
Jetlag? Stress? An overwhelming urge to press pause and hibernate for a few days? The Strand has the perfect treatment for you… After a summer spent in the British countryside…
Read moremini retreat at chuan body + soul
Walk up the beautifully lit catwalk to Chuan Body + Soul’s reception and you’ll find one of the city’s most stunningly designed, teeny-tiny, gym-pool-spa sanctuaries. I was there to explore the recently…
Read moreemotional healing at london’s classiest new spa
Stunning design, amenities and TLC at The Lanesborough Club & Spa… When you fill in a spa questionnaire that asks you what you’d like to focus on, and instead of…
Read moremore than a facial, dien chen heals the body, mind and emotions too
A ‘facial’ without skincare products? Sounds strange, but Dien Chen Reflexology treats far more than simply the skin. I have a love-hate relationship with foot reflexology. No doubt because of…
Read morevalentine’s day with a difference…
It’s not too late. If you know you’re under pressure to come up with a Valentine’s Day gift, and chocolates and flowers aren’t going to cut it, here are…
Read moretri lanka in sri lanka
When I visited Tri this December, it was so new it had barely opened. The super stylish eco retreat is also barely visible from Koggala Lake, arriving as you do…
Read more‘tis the season of awards…
We’ve just had the results of our own homegrown AsiaSpa Awards, read here for the results, and last week the Mr & Mrs Smith Awards and SpaFinder Wellness 365 Wellness Travel Awards…
Read moreasia’s very best at the asiaspa awards
As usual it was an amazing night of glitz, glamour and gold at the white and gold themed AsiaSpa Awards. On the pool deck of the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong,…
Read moreadorable dior
In all my 18 years in Hong Kong, a few weeks ago was the first time I walked through town with this label in the crook of my arm. Am I…
Read morethe most pampering bar in town
Front row seats overlooking Victoria Harbour, champagne on tap and fine art (in miniature)… Sounds like Hong Kong’s coolest hang out. And it is. The Nail Bar at the Four Seasons Hong…
Read moreunesco luxury in china
I so loved my trips to Sichuan last year I’m super excited about the opening of Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain, an hour’s drive from downtown Chengdu. Explore the land of…
Read moreway to celebrate singapore’s 50 years!
Capella Singapore’s Auriga Spa launches their 50-Finger massage. Do the maths, people! If it’s 50 fingers then it’s 10 hands and 5 therapists (for 60 minutes), all muscling in, in…
Read morenews flash: unlimited spa treatments in thailand!
We’ve just started getting used to Fusion Resorts’ all-inclusive spa options in Vietnam (see below). But unlimited spa? This treat comes from Hansar Samui. Hansar’s super-stylish boutique resort on the Thai island of…
Read moresearching for yoga love… week 4
A bit of a delay posting but… my final week. It was the best of yoga and the worst of yoga. Was I in love with yoga by Sunday? Was…
Read morelong-haul recovery perfection in the middle east
It’s my belief that luxury is… Well, between two long-haul flights in cattle, absolute luxury is space, peace, unrushed TLC and being able to lie absolutely flat between cool, white…
Read moreget out, workout, revive, repeat…
I love taking my workouts alfresco. And right now in South Africa I’m either jogging along a beach, horse riding through the Garden Route’s famed fynbos hills, kloofing (abseiling and…
Read morevoluntary-ish vomiting at ananda
It’s usually a latte, not two force-fed litres of warm salt water that I’m craving first thing in the morning. But at Ananda in the Himalayas it turns out not…
Read moreananda – a down-to-earth retreat up in the clouds
Here at spas+beyond we are celebrating India’s most colourful festival, Holi, with a series of blogs on the divine retreat Ananda in the Himalayas, the place to learn new detox skills…
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