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INDULGENCE Whether your stay at the Four Seasons is defined by daily spa visits, or you only want to treat yourself to that one special wellness experience that revives and soothes every inch of your body, the Indian Ceremony of Indulgence should be on your ‘must-do’ list.
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Signature treatments are the DNA of a spa, the special attractions that differentiate one spa from another – and the Four Seasons Shiseido Spa has recently added another one to its menu: the 90-minute Indian Ceremony of Indulgence. This Four Seasons exclusive was developed, tested and finetuned over several months by Spa Manager Anna Donovan and her team. The treatment involves the trained touch of flowing hand strokes, the fragrant smell of Indian spices, the sound of soothing instrumental music, and the taste of herbal teas you’ll be sipping at the end of your treatment. The
combination is not random; Anna was after a very specific result: “I wanted to achieve that overall feeling of balance, and I wanted to get there along a path that could be customized, according to each guest’s ‘dosha’.”
WHAT’S YOUR DOSHA? As the name suggests, the Indian Ceremony of Indulgence has its roots in the Indian subcontinent, drawing on the principles of Ayurveda – the philosophical and spiritual holistic health tradition that focuses on disease prevention through lifestyle, exercise, treatments and nutrition. Although
