CosBeauty Magazine #94

SPA GUIDE
WINNER:
BEST
AYURVEDIC
RETREAT
AYURVEDA PARKSCHLOESSCHEN, GERMANY
www.ayurveda-parkschloesschen.de/en
The Ayurveda Parkschlösschen is
renowned as a house of health and
since it first opened its doors in 1993
has become the European epicentre for
Ayurvedic practice.
The architecture, materials and
colours are selected according to the
universal knowledge of Ayurveda, and
everything – from the food, to the forms
of therapy, treatments, exercises, yoga
and meditation – is based on the ancient
principles of the holistic art of Ayurvedic
healing, under the careful supervision of
experienced Ayurvedic practitioners.
The focus is on Panchakarma,
an elaborate Ayervedic method of
purification combining various cleansing
and treatment procedures interwoven
with the practice of yoga.
‘Panchakarma’ is derived from two
Sanskrit words – Pancha, which means
five, and Karma, which means actions.
It offers a complete detoxification,
cleansing and rejuvenation program for
mind, body and spiritual wellbeing.
As Conde Naste Travellor describes:
‘This is detoxing the old-school way,
a millennia-based method rooted in
Ayurveda and still utterly relevant for
today. The wildly effective and heavy-duty
panchakarma (a nine-, 13-, 20- or 34-night
stay that removes metabolic waste from
the body with medical enemas) is as
successful a resolve for 21st-century
burnout as it is for good old-fashioned
weight loss.
‘Panchakarma gives phenomenal
results but involves intense scheduling:
wake-up is before 7am, with oil swishing
around the mouth, scraping the tongue (a
potential organ for infection), lots of hot
water and detox drinks, more oil in the
nostrils and ears, yoga and meditation. All
before breakfast.’
Source: Condé Nast Traveller Spa Guide 2021 winners.
www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best-spas-in-the-world
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