The Best New Wellness Retreats Around the World for 2024
"Engel Ayurpura debuted last November, giving the Dolomites its first hotel dedicated to the ancient healing art of Ayurveda. The 15 blonde wood, chalet-inspired rooms have a distinctly alpine vibe, but the therapies are firmly rooted in India. Upon arrival one of the team of Ayurveda experts will take your pulse to determine your dosha, which will then dictate your food and treatments for your stay. Nine different programs range from a four-day intro to Ayurveda to an intense 21-day Panchakarma journey that includes 36 treatments designed to majorly purify the body. Meals feature local ingredients enhanced with Ayurvedic spices (the signature breakfast is a hearty porridge spiked with ginger, cinnamon, chia seeds, cardamom pods, and hazelnuts). Guests can hit the local trails or take in forest views from the spa’s infinity pool or panoramic sauna. All of the mountain air ensures you’ll sleep soundly. Essential experience: The seven-day Panchakarma eliminates toxins from the body with a metabolism-stimulating diet and therapies such as abhyanga (a massage that uses dosha-specific warm oil) and shirodhara (a treatment where warm oil is drizzled on the forehead to achieve psycho-somatic balance)."
