LIVING WELL Ancient
LIVING WELL Ancient Remedies Rooted in sense of place, these spas look to the centuries-old wisdom of local cultures to heal modern-day ailments SANA SPA AT ETÉREO, AUBERGE RESORTS COLLECTION, RIVIERA MAYA, MEXICO Centuries-old Mayan wisdom informs the therapies at this tranquil oasis on the Riviera Maya (left). Guests arrive to a bathhouse designed to feel like the region’s naturally occurring cenotes and perform a DIY pretreatment cleanse with lathers like Mayan honey clay and cacao soap. Healing rituals utilise native botanicals, Mayan crystals, and vibration and aura stimulation techniques to restore mental, physical and emotional health. aubergeresorts.com CANCÚN AIRPORT: 24miles/39km SENSE SPA AT ROSEWOOD LE GUANAHANI, ST BARTH’S After four years of renovations, the Caribbean’s fabled Le Guanahani resort has reopened under the Rosewood flag, complete with the addition of the brand’s acclaimed Sense Spa. The team collected and transcribed therapies used by the island’s first tribes, the Arawak and Carib, and used them as the muse for treatments like the Ouanalao Ritual. Named for St Barth’s original moniker, the 90-minute experience uses native ingredients including tamarind pulp, willow bark and soursop in a foot bath, facial, and massage. rosewoodhotels.com GUSTAF III AIRPORT: 4miles/6km SPA HALEKULANI, WAIKIKI, OAHU, HAWAII More than a century old, Waikiki’s grand dame hotel recently re-emerged from an 18-month renovation. Its award-winning spa will reopen later this year with therapies rooted in the healing traditions of ancient Hawaiian and Polynesian cultures (lomi lomi massage will be a specialty) and local ingredients such as coconut oil and wild Lehua honey. There will also be nods to Japanese wellness practices, like ofuro tubs for soaking. halekulani.com DANIEL K INOUYE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: 8miles/13km THE INGALLS NAVIVA, A FOUR SEASONS RESORT, PUNTA MITA, MEXICO Opened in December, this treehouse-like, luxury tented retreat is built amid 20 hectares of forest perched above its ocean-fronted sister property, Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita. Two cocoon-like spa pods can be booked for five-hour Mayan-inspired rituals that include mud massages and cleansing treatments featuring copal, a resin used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican healing traditions. There’s also a temazcal, a traditional Mexican sweat lodge, that can be booked for rebirthing ceremonies and guests can also book shamanic sound journeys that utilise indigenous instruments to rebalance your chakras. fourseasons.com PUERTO VALLARTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: 25miles/40km NOVEL MASSAGES SPA JUNKIES LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN THE TYPICAL SWEDISH, SHIATSU AND SPORTS MASSAGES WILL FIND PLENTY OF UNIQUE OFFERINGS AT THE NEWEST SPAS The recently opened Acqua Spa at O2 Beach Club (o2beachclubbarbados.com) in Barbados offers a vagus nerve meditative massage that pinpoints the longest cranial nerve in the body, which runs from the brain to the gut and helps regulate stress, rest and digestion. This targeted therapy helps activate the calming effects of the vagus nerve response. Solaya Spa, a 30,000-square-foot haven at Eden Roc Cap Cana (edenroccapcana.com) in the Dominican Republic takes trigger-point to the next-level with its exclusive Quirogolf Massage. Performed using golf balls, the treatment helps relieve nerve pressure and joint discomfort. 50 NetJets
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