Wellness 360 degreesMumbai, Dec 18(AZINS) Currently the trend at many spas in India and outside is to offer invasive treatments such as botox, removal of pigmentation and so on. These measures are only temporary, but this may change. I think sooner or later people will accept that beauty and wellness are not only achieved by working towards looks, but are things that also have to come from within.

Spas in hotels and resorts have majorly been about relaxing and pampering, but their scope has evolved over the last few years. From mere go-to places for de-stressing with an array of massages and therapies, they have now grown into spaces that offer all-round packages. This is the concept of destination spas.

These holistic packages are offered at various places in the country. Our guests enroll for wellness retreats of different durations ranging from seven to 21 days and upwards. The programmes not only cover therapies, yoga, meditation, ayurvedic diet, Vedanta, pranayama and more, but also blend the philosophy of looking within and achieving wellness through improvement in mental health.

We also believe that it is important to eat organic and healthy. While this doesn’t imply avoiding non-vegetarian food, it means we should watch how much we are consuming, be conscious of the quantity of fat our body can break down. As people are already heading towards this understanding, they will actively adopt better eating habits in the future. So with these Indian ideals of simplicity and wellness, Ananda provides a wholesome experience.

People are increasingly opting for destination spas. And this will see even more popularity in the coming years as stress levels are increasing and the busy, chaotic lives that people are leading leave them with little quality time for themselves.

Finally, the encouraging response to the positive effects of wellness programmes shows us that going back to our roots—through Indian theories of ‘looking inward’ and having a quiet mind—is the way forward. Ananda too will keep evolving with time and upgrade its services, but the basic theory will remain unchanged—that the mind and body need to be in harmony.