RECONNECT WITH SIX SENSES LAUNCHES WITH RITUALS, RECONNECTION EXPERIENCES AND WELLNESS DAYS
This tumultuous year has forced humans inside and on screens, stripping away their social lives and adventures, taming their inner wild child and dulling their senses. |
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RECONNECT WITH SIX SENSES LAUNCHES WITH RITUALS, RECONNECTION EXPERIENCES AND WELLNESS DAYS
This tumultuous year has forced humans inside and on screens, stripping away their social lives and adventures, taming their inner wild child and dulling their senses. |
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2020-12-14
Reconnect With Six Senses offers a journey of discovery to reawaken those senses, reconnect with nature and achieve deeper self-connection and harmony through body, mind and heart.
When guests are ready or able to travel, Reconnect With Six Senses is an invitation to come to any of the brand’s properties, disconnect from the distractions in life, rekindle outer connections to people and the natural world, discover what’s inside and perhaps even connect at a higher level. Individual elements may vary from one property to another but are always based on the principle of rituals, reconnection experiences, wellness days and exploration of timely topics. From breakfast with the monks to fire circles and dancing like no one’s watching during a traditional Fijian meke, this is a vacation that promotes relaxation, pushes the reset button and opens up some new possibilities.
The idea behind it, which is also central to the Six Senses vision, is that to be connected is an innate need. When disconnected, people can feel sad, isolated and lonely. This is an opportunity for guests to get curious about how they connect, starting inside with the special energy that no one can see but everyone can feel. Going deeper and connecting with the energy or life force all around determines how they experience each other, the world and most importantly their lives. Studies show that having close social relationships and enjoying moments in nature are good for well-being. But in what is also a vacation setting, this inner work is both investigative and playful, leaving guests with learning, understanding and a greater feeling of joy.RitualsGuided by hosts or local partners, rituals help maintain timeless links to help guests better understand, respect and appreciate ancient traditions and cultures. They’re a simple way to reach out and open the senses to the wonder that is all around.
For example, in ancient Vietnam, an arrival ritual was a tradition included in important celebrations to welcome guests to the local commune or village. To honor this tradition at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, when guests step from the boat onto the jetty, they are invited to strike a gong and set an intention for their stay with a loud and satisfying clang. In other properties in Cambodia, Fiji, Turkey and Bhutan, at points during their stay, guests are invited to a fire circle to release unwanted memories, fears or negative emotions. All Six Senses properties bottle their own water on site, which avoids the transportation of almost 2 million plastic bottles a year. This precious resource is celebrated through a water ritual, where it is poured into a singing bowl and charged through music and positive vibrations. It bubbles like champagne but is an altogether more powerful cocktail.
When the time comes for guests to leave, a departure ritual such as rice planting is a time to take a moment and give thanks, making a wish for healthy rains so local communities have water to drink and crops to harvest.Reconnection ExperiencesThese pick and mix experiences vary according to the destination, local community and ecology, and typically last a half or full day. They are designed to tempt guests into rediscovering their sense of adventure, while exploring the flora, fauna and way of life.
For example, across the valley from Six Senses Punakha in Bhutan sits Chorten Nyingpo Monastery. Guests are invited to hike up through a beautiful forest to meet with novice monks, enjoy a traditional vegetarian breakfast and learn about their daily life. Back at the lodge, a mandala offering ceremony helps to refocus the mind through simple meditations. Six Senses Kocataş Mansions in Istanbul proves that it’s possible to reconnect with nature in one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. On offer is a morning mix of taste, exploration and exercise in nature to include forest bathing, a harvesting workshop, Alchemy Bar session and farm-to-table lunch. At Six Senses Laamu, guests reconnect with the underwater world during a morning snorkel around the house reef to celebrate the abundance of the seagrass meadows. On land, a citizen science workshop is a chance to identify turtles (Gandalf and Davina are regulars) or manta rays, followed by a sunset and dolphin cruise and a delicious beach BBQ.
From Fijian lovo feasts to Buddhist blessing ceremonies or learning to pickle homegrown sprouts (it’s a thing), the idea is to reconnect with ancestral traditions and become re-enchanted with nature and wildlife.Wellness DaysIn these unprecedented times, the ability to see the upside or gracefully remember to be grateful is waning by the second. The newly launched Wellness Days introduce guests to techniques, treatments and activities, helping them build a stronger body, improve mental clarity and achieve a deeper sense of balance and fulfilment. They allow for time to reset during a full day immersion. Alternatively, guests can also extend the benefits over two to three days. There are three to choose from: - Boost Your Immunity: This looks at key elements such as diet, sleep and movement. Wellness experts help create a personal formula to build a strong body and healthy immune system and provide a plan for to follow back at home. Elements include yoga and breath work, movement session, spa treatment, meditation, gratefulness journaling and sleep tracking.
- Mind Your Brain: This focuses on caring for and improving brain health and function. It mixes ancient practices such as yoga and meditation with modern science and biohacks including brain games, developmental drawings and binaural beats. Elements include sunrise yoga, sauna and cold dip, aromatherapy massage, lunch high in omega 3, binaural beats with brain games, conversations and with the subconscious mind.
- Love Your Heart: This is a day of reflection to let go of old baggage, set new purpose and learn how to connect with the heart and what brings it meaning. By listening to one’s “sixth sense” and wisdom that already lies within the heart, it is possible to heighten compassion and awareness and feel a much more powerful connection with mother nature and the earth. Elements include a sunrise stretch, hearty breakfast, contemplation walk, spa treatment, hike in nature, loving kindness meditation and fire ceremony.
TalksThere is power in the collective, and when people and ideas come together, sparks can fly. These light-hearted but eye-opening workshops are an opportunity to focus on how to live at ease with oneself, at one with each other and the planet, and possibly shift preconceptions or think about making some positive changes.
“With Reconnect With Six Senses, we started from the position of trying in some way to be the change we want to see,” says Neil Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer of Six Senses. “Whether that’s just taking a moment out to walk among the trees, appreciate birdsong or look inwards and deeper to rediscover our ancestors’ ancient wisdom, by opening our hearts and minds, we remember where we belong. As a brand too, we’re taking a bold step of showing up as full versions of ourselves, as humans, being open to learning, and being guided by awareness, compassion, gratitude and curiosity. The work we’re doing underlines our vision of reconnecting with ourselves, others and the world around us. It forces us to consider what functions of ourselves or nature we want to ensure for the future and act accordingly. If ever there is a time for reconnection, it is now, and we feel it’s right to bring our guests on this journey too, if they so choose.”
Each resort has its own comprehensive program, with a full list available soon on the web page of each resort under the EXPERIENCES and WELLNESS tabs at sixsenses.com. Activities such as rituals and talks are complimentary.
About Six Senses Hotels Resorts SpasSix Senses Hotels Resorts Spas manages 16 hotels and resorts and 27 spas in 20 countries under the brand names Six Senses, Evason and Six Senses Spas, and has signed a further 28 properties into the development pipeline. Six Senses is part of the IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) family.
Six Senses Hotels and Resorts: a leadership commitment to community, sustainability, emotional hospitality, wellness and design, infused with a touch of quirkiness. Whether an exquisite island resort, mountain retreat or urban hotel, the vision remains the same: to reawaken people’s senses so they feel the purpose behind their travels and ultimately reconnect with themselves, others and the world around them.
Six Senses Spas: a wide range of holistic wellness, rejuvenation and beauty treatments administered under the guidance of expert therapists in all resorts as well as at 14 additional standalone spas. The high-tech and high-touch approach guides guests on their personal path to well-being, taking them as deep as they want to go.
Six Senses Residences: indulgent living as nature intended, providing all the unique amenities of a resort life community, while retaining the intimacy and personal touches of a beautifully-appointed private villa or apartment. Each is an appreciating long-term investment to be cherished for generations to come with immediate benefits including fine dining, pioneering wellness programming and exclusive status at other resorts worldwide.
Evason: sharing the Six Senses philosophy of uncompromised social and environmental responsibility. Its two unique resorts provide a strong value focus, while offering a vast array of personal guest experiences that the whole family will love.
*As of September 2020
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