In wellness, the journey is the destination

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In wellness, the journey is the destination

Sophisticated travellers are searching out profound encounters and life-changing experiences beyond the spa.

The stand-alone spa experience is no longer enough. Increasingly, “transforming” wellness travel is changing people’s travel schedules and the idea of what travel is all about.

Karma Spas at Karma Resorts worldwide are leading the charge in transformative travel, combining a refreshing mix of physical fitness, meditative practices like Tai Chi and mindfulness, healthy dining and spa treatments. Below we explore some of the significant trends informing current thinking and what the wellness-seeking traveller can expect from their experience.

Circuit of life

Spa destinations are introducing wellness circuits which consist of linked wellness experiences, replacing disconnected schedules of classes and treatments. These circuits are flowing, nature-roaming journeys or even multi-day safaris.

Imagine this: you start the day with some silent meditation, followed by an invigorating nature hike. After working up an appetite, you sit down and enjoy a healthy nourishing breakfast before diving into yoga practice and spend a while just… breathing.
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Five reasons to visit Tuscany in Autumn

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Five reasons to visit Tuscany in Autumn

It may not quite feel like it yet but Autumn is almost upon us in Italy and yes… it’s time to swap your Caprese salad for a bowl of truffle tagliatelle.

There’s no bad time to visit Tuscany, but autumn in Tuscany is something special. Mother Nature’s in her element offering a kaleidoscope of colours, harvest time is a foodie’s paradise and there are festivals aplenty. Best of all, you dodge the crowds.

Moreover, all of the experiences below are in easy striking distance of Karma’s gorgeous Borgo di Colleoli, a historical estate in Tuscany, Italy

Vintage Chianti

La vendemmia or the grape harvest kicks off in September in Tuscany and it’s one of the most eagerly anticipated times of the years all over the region. The Chianti region is the best place to experience the grape harvest with people gathering in the early morning to start picking grapes.
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Cleaner beauty care with Karma – unpacking personal care

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Cleaner beauty care with Karma – unpacking personal care

Natural, non-toxic skincare and beauty products are on the rise as consumers question what’s going into their bodies.

Depending on your personal grooming routine, experts estimate that women can put up to 500 different chemicals into their bodies, from cleansers, moisturisers and make-up, before they leave the house in the morning. Like the organic and “clean” food movement before it, “clean” beauty products are a focus for many consumers who are concerned by evidence suggesting that the toxins and chemicals found in traditional beauty products affect your long-term health.

Aware, alarmed or time for a tinfoil hat

In some countries, the personal care industry is largely unregulated with many companies packing everyday products, such as mascara, face wash and shampoo with toxic ingredients, including known carcinogens and endocrine disruptors.  Reassuringly, most of the global beauty brands and health authorities in Europe, the United States, Australia and a few other countries have banned any chemicals of concern or regulate the quantities that can be used so they don’t cause any harm.
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5 reasons to enjoy Autumn on the Isles of Scilly, UK

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5 reasons to enjoy Autumn on the Isles of Scilly, UK

Autumn is the perfect time to experience all that the Isles of Scilly has to offer. School’s back and the islands enjoy some of the best weather of the year.

The Isles of Scilly, an archipelago 28 miles off the Cornish coast, is a subtropical world away from the rest of England. Locals say the islands are at their most vibrant, colourful, and lively during the off-season when “birders” arrive for the seasonal migration and the Scillys host two of their most festive and fun annual events.

Taste of Scilly, September 2018

This month-long celebration of local flavours and fresh produce from the Isles of Scilly will have you loosening your belt a notch. Meet the farmers and producers who are fast giving Scilly a reputation as a foodie’s paradise. Hear their stories, watch them work and, best of all, sample mouth-watering food, fine island wines and Scilly ales.
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Having a yen for Yin Yoga

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Having a yen for Yin Yoga

The concept of Yin and Yang or the concept of two opposing forces that complement each other such as hot and cold or night and day is something most people understand.  Yet when it comes to the Yin and Yang of yoga, we might be scratching our heads a little bit because yoga seems to be of one with itself. There doesn’t seem to be any opposing force.

Oddly, there is a Yin and Yang in yoga. Yang styles like Bikram and Ashtanga are positively full body contact sports compared to the more meditative Yin and it’s Yin which has been slowly rising to the fore over the last decade or so.

So, what exactly is Yin Yoga?

Yin Yoga is the opposite of what we’ve come to expect from “traditional” yoga. Yes, breath work is crucial, as is achieving emotional, physical and energetic balance, but that’s where the similarities end.
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