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ENTREPRENEUR<br />
A spot for<br />
WELLNESS<br />
Alejandro Bataller, Vice President of SHA Wellness Clinic takes us through<br />
their journey as they commemorate ten years at this wellness spot<br />
By Nicola Monteath<br />
Relocating from<br />
Argentina to Spain<br />
was quite a radical<br />
change for ten-yearold<br />
Alejandro<br />
Bataller. But it felt<br />
like a natural move<br />
for the family. “My<br />
parents had a ninemonth<br />
honeymoon,<br />
touring 23 countries in Europe, and fell in love<br />
with Spain. They dreamed of living in Spain for<br />
years, so when they decided to relocate, we were<br />
glad,” he tells us. The Argentinian-national has<br />
Italian and Spanish roots and reminisces his<br />
childhood between Valencia and Madrid, where<br />
life was rather slow-paced and all their time was<br />
spent with family. During the summers,<br />
Alejandro and the family visited their country<br />
home in Alacant (a Province of Alicante) perched<br />
atop a hill between the bay of Altea and the<br />
natural park of Sierra Helada. This land is now<br />
home to SHA Wellness Clinic – a leisure health<br />
and wellbeing clinic that focuses on natural<br />
therapies, nutrition, and medical innovations.<br />
“The reason we launched SHA is because my<br />
father recovered from a very serious illness when<br />
he was in his 50s, solely by changing his diet. To<br />
bring this change to the public, he created SHA,”<br />
says Alejandro, Vice President of SHA Wellness<br />
Clinic. His father, who was previously in the real<br />
estate development business in Spain, was always<br />
on the lookout for a business project that would<br />
transform and enhance lives. “We felt this was a<br />
signal, something we could do to help others. We<br />
began with zero experience in the hospitality<br />
industry, but were very passionate to give back to<br />
the country.”<br />
Noticing a tremendous gap in the wellness<br />
industry, the family created the concept by<br />
bringing in the best of Eastern and Western<br />
medicine, with healthy, yet enticing culinary<br />
offerings. The SHA method integrates natural<br />
therapies with the latest advancements in<br />
preventive medicine and technology, to combat<br />
everything from fatigue to anti-aging, while<br />
bringing your body, mind and soul to a balanced,<br />
healthier form. The programmes range from<br />
wellness to weight-management and detox, antistress,<br />
recovery, rejuvenation and fitness. To get<br />
the most out of the programme, guests are<br />
encouraged to say for a minimum of four nights.<br />
Most end up extending their stay due to the<br />
comforts of the lavish suite, which face the<br />
Mediterranean Sea and mountains. “It’s a<br />
privileged area in Spain as it has a micro-climate.<br />
We have 330 days of sunshine per year and it’s<br />
surrounded by a natural park. It was the ideal place<br />
14<br />
EQUITY
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