The point of a holiday is to relax and unwind, so that you can return to your normal life feeling refreshed and energized. Asia is one of the best travel destinations in the world for physical and mental. Asian medicine and meditation techniques are gaining popularity in the West, as more the value that their gentle, natural arts hold for our busy and stressful lifestyle. What are the best treatments and courses to explore on your luxury Asian holiday?
Reflexology is a common spa treatment, but not a common practice in the Western world. Your luxury Asian holiday is the perfect opportunity to learn about the joys of this practice. Reflexology is a massage or pressure point discipline where your feet, hands or ears on in order to improve the general health of other parts of your body. There are luxury resorts in Asia that offer reflexology -the Shangri-La group, which can be found throughout China, is a notable one.
The Ayurvedic health system is another of the East's gems that the Western world has borrowed bits and pieces from the philosophy, but few people actually practice it properly. Your luxury rest in Asia is the perfect opportunity to find out what true Ayurveda is, and have an Ayurvedic by a true practitioner. This also allows you to see how to embrace the philosophy as a lifestyle ... giving you a good example, even if the lure of chocolate is still too much once home! Try Ayurvedic treatments at luxury hotels like Novotels throughout south east Asia (as well as the rest of the continent).
Scrubs, wraps and massages are all essential ingredients on a spa menu at You'll find lovely ones like chlorophyll butter massage, guava and salt scrubs, and Ayurvedic spice wraps at the Beaufort Spa in Sentosa in Singapore. It is a good idea to look out for spas that natural resources of the region, with native plants and Asian spices and herbs included in their only will their uses be familiar to the practitioners, it makes for a wonderfully genuine experience for you.