Towards more healthy beginnings: For corporates, a wellness holiday is mandatory

On his visit to Rishikesh in 1968, John Lennon had said : “You can have all the money and fame on earth, but it’s worth nothing unless you have love and peace of mind.”

Considering the stressful lifestyles of modern day living, wellness holidays as a concept is fast gaining ground in which the term extends to more than just a soothing massage. The environment and the locations of such estates or villas are generally perfect and pristine with exceptional open-to-nature concept. Fresh air, sparkling streams and forested mountain slopes are enough to melt most of your aches away. Ideally, these retreats offer an environment in which you are totally being cared for and can completely let go of your mind.

For instance, Ananda in the Himalayas offers quite a surreal experience for people of every age group. On the other hand, Bhakti Kutir in Goa offers a setting comprising a mature jungle surrounding the huts with monkey and parrots jumping in the trees. Similarly, Vana Malsi Estate at Dehradun in Uttarakhand offers Ayurveda treatments and the setting feels like a getaway. SwaSwara at Gokarna in Karnataka offers an enviroment where the air is clear and the gardens, pavillons for group sessions are perfect places to experience mental detachment and beauty.

Generally, the routine are quite idyllic–yoga, early morning nature walks and sunrise meditations, breakfast, spa treatments, lunch, exercise, and evening meditation classes. For instance, Kalari KovilaKom in Kerala is primarily an ayurvedic hospital in a historic and green setting. Luxurious setting and excellent standards not with standing, don’t go there expecting a five-star spa. This is serious medical treatment over two to four weeks and your treatment, time and diet are strictly controlled.