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by Megan Whitby, assistant editor
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Foraging for spa ingredients in Jamaica
Jamaica Inn Ocean
One hour, plus treatment time Complimentary, plus price of treatment
PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK/MLADEN MITRINOVIC
Spa, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Guests learn about the benefits of plants such as rosemary and aloe vera
Jamaica Inn’s Ocean Spa has launched a Farm-to-Skin Foraging experience that takes guests on a journey through the property’s tropical gardens to forage herbs, plants and fruit to create products for their treatments. Accompanied by a spa therapist, guests discover ingredients such as papaya, coconut, lemongrass, rosemary and aloe vera, while learning about their health benefits. Following the tour, they enjoy a hands-on demonstration of how to make a range of DIY beauty products. All spa treatments can be coupled with this experience with guests offered a 15 per cent discount.
Alpine forest bathing and massage at Hotel Vals PHOTO: 7132 HOTEL
The 7132 Hotel and thermal baths (formerly Therme Vals) has launched an immersive Swiss Alpine package. Guests can enjoy the hotel’s breathtaking landscape by experiencing high-altitude forest bathing, complete with a personalised outdoor massage in a forest dense with fir trees and ferns. Therapists use local ingredients, such as mountain herb-infused oils during the ritual, which is rooted in the belief that proximity to nature improves physical and mental wellbeing. The 7132 Alpine Ritual package includes three nights in the penthouse suite, helicopter transfer, a forest bathing wellness treatment, hot stone massage, and access to the thermal baths.
7132 Hotel, Vals, Switzerland Three-night stay CHF 11,230 (US$11,385, €10,826, £9,244) per person
Guests can enjoy highaltitude forest bathing and outdoor massage
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