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It is listed as plant-based on all but the 10- and 14-night detox programmes, which say 'Healthy Cuisine'.","Programmes run 3 to 14 nights and, according to their pages, include return airport transfers, daily group morning yoga, an opening orientation with a wellness liaison and a closing debrief.","Five packaged programmes — restoration, detox, clarity, women’s menopause and couples — each with daily yoga, Melukat and Agni Hotra blessings, treatments and full board.","3–14 nights; room offers from 2 nights",[528,529,530,531],"FuturArc Green Leadership Award 2011 (Commercial Architecture) and two ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2013 citations, shown on the property’s awards page","AsiaSpa Awards Spa Cuisine of the Year badges for 2014 and 2017, shown on the same page","The property says it has received more than 90 international awards (its media page says over 85)","The property says Condé Nast Traveller UK ranked it among the Top 10 Spa Destinations in 2025","It is a healing retreat, not a medical clinic. 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The full fee is due 30 days before arrival, cancellations within 14 days are non-refundable, and children under 12 are generally not accommodated.","bookable","high","https:\u002F\u002Ffivelementsbali.com",[537,538,539,540,541],"Balinese blessing rituals","Plant-forward food","Couples","Perimenopause and menopause","Detox programmes","Somebody drawn to Balinese ritual — the Melukat water and Agni Hotra fire blessings — who wants a riverside retreat with plant-forward food and a packaged programme of rituals and treatments.","Healers whose skills, the property says, were handed down through generations of Balinese families; massage and water therapists; acupuncture by licensed acupuncturists and colonics assisted by a trained nurse; hypnotherapy guided by 'a skilled practitioner'; and ceremony facilitators.",[545,549,553,557,561,565],{"name":546,"size":547,"note":548},"Riverfront Suite","53–77 sqm","King bed with mosquito net and a terrace facing the Ayung; the property describes thatched roofing, an open-air ensuite bathroom and a private bamboo bathhouse with a volcanic-stone bathtub.",{"name":550,"size":551,"note":552},"Hillside Pool Suite","98 sqm","Overlooks a garden, with a private plunge pool, a super king bed or two queen beds, an outdoor shower and a volcanic-stone bathtub; a daybed sofa can be prepared for a child.",{"name":554,"size":555,"note":556},"Riverview Pool Suite","113 sqm","Private infinity plunge pool facing the Ayung through bamboo, a super king bed or two queen beds, an outdoor shower and a volcanic-stone bathtub.",{"name":558,"size":559,"note":560},"Water Garden Pool Suite","155 sqm","Beside a garden pond, with a plunge pool, a super king bed or two queen beds, an outdoor shower and a volcanic-stone bathtub.",{"name":562,"size":563,"note":564},"Signature Pool Suite with Meditation Pavilion","264 sqm","Split-level, overlooking garden and river, with a private pool, a meditation pavilion and a king bed; the property mentions butler service for this suite.",{"name":566,"size":567,"note":568},"Bidadari Riverfront Pool Suite","289 sqm","Two bedrooms with king beds, sleeps four, with a private plunge pool overlooking the Ayung, an open-air living room and two bamboo bathhouses with volcanic-stone bathtubs.",[570,571,572,573,574,575,576,577,578,579,580],"Private riverfront healing suites for treatments","Mandala Agung yoga sala, bamboo and thatch, 250 sqm, up to 60 for yoga","Mandala Ayung yoga sala, whose size and capacity differ between two of the site’s pages","A circular, temperature-controlled water healing pool","An ionised swimming pool with changing rooms and lockers","Gym with strength and cardio equipment","Sacred Space, a circular meditation and blessing area at the entrance","Kunda fire altar for Agni Hotra rituals, built from bamboo and alang-alang thatch","Healing Laboratory, where oils, scrubs and masks are prepared from the garden","Garden of Peace, a 3,700 sqm garden built in 2022, with stingless bee hives","Gallery boutique",[582,585,588],{"name":583,"note":584},"Sakti Dining Room","A bamboo pavilion by the river. The property calls its cuisine plant-forward, balancing raw and cooked dishes, with organic eggs or sustainably sourced fish on offer. Serves breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner.",{"name":586,"note":587},"Chef’s Tasting Menu","Three, five or seven courses; the Cuisine for Life page says each menu is complemented by a healing elixir.",{"name":589,"note":590},"Bamboo dining experience","Dishes slow-cooked inside bamboo over a wood fire, drawing on Indonesian cooking techniques, according to the Cuisine for Life page.",[592,593,594,452,595,596,597,598],"Treatments by Balinese healers","Melukat water blessing and Agni Hotra fire blessing rituals","Full Moon Agni Hotra ceremonies, ticketed (listed for 25 September and 24 October 2026)","Yoga, qigong, meditation and sound healing classes","Plant-based culinary class, up to six guests","Rice field and village walks","Paid excursions, including a holy water temple visit",{"airport":600,"code":53,"transfer":601},"Ngurah Rai (Denpasar)","Return airport transfers are included with retreat programmes; the property does not publish a transfer time.",{"amount":51,"currency":52},{"slug":46,"name":47,"place":604,"country":48,"countryCode":605,"cluster":9,"fame":42,"modalities":606,"hook":607,"caseFor":608,"hardFacts":613,"caveat":620,"season":621,"seasonNote":622,"practical":623,"figures":639,"faqs":652,"image":659,"imageAlt":660,"gallery":661,"coords":671,"gateway":674,"tempC":696,"climateNote":701,"leisure":702,"extensions":729,"resortCount":33,"programmeCount":33,"fromPrice":741,"minNights":250,"maxNights":434},"The town and the villages above it","ID",[12],"The most recognised retreat town on earth, and the one whose global fame is traceable to a single book.",[609,610,611,612],"The concentration of experienced international teachers is genuinely unmatched. The Yoga Barn, open since 2007, runs more than twenty classes a day and anchors an economy that keeps twenty-year teachers in one place.","Underneath the pop-culture layer sits a genuinely old system: Balinese usada, a herbal and spiritual medicine recorded on lontar palm-leaf manuscripts, with a balian usada defined specifically as a healer literate in those texts.","Bali has begun to regulate traditional practice at provincial level, which is more than most of Southeast Asia has attempted — though the specific regulation number that circulates online could not be substantiated against an official text, so we do not cite one.","It is the easiest immersion to say yes to: warm, affordable, well connected, and forgiving if it is your first retreat.",[614,615,616,617,618,619],"Provincial rules on Balinese traditional health set up registration for practitioners.","Balinese usada medicine is recorded in lontar palm-leaf manuscripts; a balian usada is defined as a healer literate in those texts.","Eat, Pray, Love was published in 2006; the film released in 2010 and was shot partly in Ubud. Academic work identifies the book as the trigger for the town’s wellness economy.","The Yoga Barn opened in Ubud in 2007 and runs 20+ classes a day.","Since 14 February 2024 every foreign tourist pays a IDR 150,000 levy, once per stay, via the provincial Love Bali portal.","Nyepi, the Day of Silence, closes the whole island for 24 hours including the airport — the only airport in the world that shuts annually for a religious observance.","Ubud’s wellness market is essentially unregulated at retail. Anyone can rent a shala and advertise as a healer, and the \"traditional Balinese healer\" sold in tour packages is very often a performance staged for tourists rather than a balian usada in the sense the lontar texts mean. The town is also now heavily congested. For every serious teacher there are fifty selling a certificate, a cacao ceremony and a sound bath in the same afternoon — and we sell none of the latter.",[43,43,42,33,33,33,33,33,33,42,42,43],"April to September is the dry season and the only period we quote for. Ubud sits inland at elevation in jungle and catches noticeably more rain than the coast; December to February is the wettest stretch, and mould is a genuine consideration in an open-sided hall over a month-long stay.",[624,627,630,633,636],{"label":625,"value":626},"Airport","Denpasar (DPS). Ubud is ninety minutes by road and can be two hours in traffic.",{"label":628,"value":629},"Visa","Visa on arrival for most passports, extendable once. Longer trainings need the extension arranged in advance.",{"label":631,"value":632},"Levy","IDR 150,000 tourist levy, paid once per stay through the official portal before you arrive.",{"label":634,"value":635},"Nyepi","Check the date. The island — and the airport — closes completely for 24 hours, and you may not leave your accommodation.",{"label":637,"value":638},"Level","All levels genuinely welcome. This is the destination we suggest when somebody has never done a retreat.",[640,643,646,649],{"value":641,"label":642},"2006","Eat, Pray, Love",{"value":644,"label":645},"2007","The Yoga Barn opens",{"value":647,"label":648},"Provincial","Traditional-health rules",{"value":650,"label":651},"Apr–Sep","Dry season",[653,656],{"q":654,"a":655},"Is Balinese healing something I can book?","Not through us. A balian treats their own community, and the trade in \"healer visits\" has done real damage to that. If a property offers one from a menu, that is the version we would avoid.",{"q":657,"a":658},"Ubud is very commercial. Why list it at all?","Because the teaching at the top end is excellent, and pretending the destination does not exist helps nobody. We list a small number of schools out of several hundred and we are explicit about why.","photo-1544644181-1484b3fdfc62","A temple standing on water in Bali",[662,664,665,668],{"src":659,"alt":663},"A temple on the water in central Bali",{"src":486,"alt":487},{"src":666,"alt":667},"photo-1470071459604-3b5ec3a7fe05","Green hills in the interior",{"src":669,"alt":670},"photo-1591343395902-1adcb454c4e2","A held posture, practised indoors",{"lat":672,"lng":673},-8.51,115.26,{"airport":675,"code":53,"city":676,"routings":677,"transfer":694,"flightNote":695},"Ngurah Rai International","Denpasar — Ubud is inland and uphill from it",[678,682,686,690],{"from":679,"how":680,"time":681},"Singapore, Kuala Lumpur & Bangkok","Direct, hourly.","2.5–4 hours",{"from":683,"how":684,"time":685},"Australia","Direct from every east-coast city.","6 hours from Sydney",{"from":687,"how":688,"time":689},"London & western Europe","One stop through a Gulf or Asian hub.","17–19 hours door to door",{"from":691,"how":692,"time":693},"India & the Gulf","Direct from Mumbai and Delhi seasonally; otherwise via Singapore or Kuala Lumpur.","7–9 hours","90 minutes to two hours to Ubud, and it can be three in the afternoon traffic through Denpasar. Included, and we schedule around the jam rather than pretending it is not there.","Visa on arrival for most passports, payable in the hall, and the queue is long behind a wave of arrivals — the e-VOA applied for beforehand skips it and we send the link. Bali also levies a tourist entry fee, paid online before you land.",[697,697,697,698,697,699,700,700,699,697,697,697],30,31,29,28,"Ubud sits about 200 m up and is a degree or two cooler and a good deal wetter than the coast. The dry season, May to September, is the season.",[703,709,714,720,725],{"name":704,"kind":705,"duration":706,"note":707,"when":708},"A water purification at Tirta Empul","culture","Half day","The melukat ritual at the eleventh-century spring temple. Go at seven in the morning with a guide who can explain the sequence, or it is a queue and a photograph.","any",{"name":710,"kind":711,"duration":706,"note":712,"when":713},"Tegallalang and the subak","nature","The rice terraces, and better, the thousand-year-old irrigation democracy that made them — UNESCO-listed as a cultural landscape and far more interesting than the swing.","before",{"name":715,"kind":716,"duration":717,"note":718,"when":719},"Mount Batur before dawn","active","Half day, very early","A two-hour walk up an active volcano for sunrise over the caldera. A 02:00 start, and genuinely strenuous — never on a treatment day.","after",{"name":721,"kind":722,"duration":706,"note":723,"when":724},"A Balinese cooking morning","food","Market first, then the base gede spice pastes that underlie everything. The best of the day trips and the one guests actually use at home.","rest-day",{"name":726,"kind":705,"duration":727,"note":728,"when":708},"Legong at Ubud Palace","2 hours","Every evening in the palace courtyard for a few hundred thousand rupiah. Touristic and still the real dance, performed by the village troupes in rotation.",[730,734,738],{"name":731,"nights":732,"note":733,"side":719},"The east coast — Amed or Sidemen","3 nights","The Bali the Ubud road no longer is: black-sand fishing villages, Agung above you, and nobody at all.",{"name":735,"nights":736,"note":737,"side":719},"Nusa Penida & the islands","2 nights","A fast boat off the southeast corner for cliffs, manta rays and a very different landscape.",{"name":739,"nights":732,"note":740,"side":713},"Borobudur & Yogyakarta","A short flight to Java for the greatest Buddhist monument in the world at sunrise, and Prambanan the same afternoon.",{"amount":51,"currency":52},[743,822,961],{"slug":744,"name":745,"resortSlug":127,"modalitySlug":11,"hook":746,"intention":431,"concerns":747,"nights":748,"lengths":749,"groupSize":43,"overview":751,"suitedTo":755,"notSuitedTo":757,"phases":759,"dayShape":760,"sampleDay":761,"included":789,"excluded":798,"faqs":803,"image":804,"imageAlt":805,"startingPrice":806,"priceBasis":807,"counted":808,"priceIncludes":816,"care":817,"price":821,"resortName":128,"resortCharacter":129,"destinationSlug":6,"destinationName":7,"country":8},"somatheeram-stress-management","Stress Management Programme","Somatheeram’s stress management package — yoga, meditation, dhara and massage — sold as a fourteen-night or twenty-one-night stay.",[247],14,[748,750],21,[752,753,754],"The Stress Management Programme is package 8 of Somatheeram’s Ayurveda Panchakarma and Rasayana packages. The property describes it as combining yoga, meditation and Ayurveda therapy to help attain a relaxed state of mind.","The property lists rejuvenation massages and therapies, dhara, njavarakizhi, thalam, herbal steam baths and herbal packs, with herbal medicines. Its tariff describes dhara, where herbal oils or medicated milk or buttermilk are poured on the forehead, as mainly for insomnia, mental tension and other conditions, and thalam as helpful for insomnia and migraine.","According to the tariff, the consulting doctor takes the final decision on the programme, the duration may vary with the doctor’s direction, with corresponding changes in packages and rates, and the process may change with the patient’s body condition. The property states that each guest is given a tailor-made diet and treatment schedule after a detailed consultation with the doctors.",[756],"Stress and tension — the property says it combines yoga, meditation and Ayurveda for a relaxed state of mind",[758],"Children under 12 — the tariff states that, as an Ayurveda hospital, it does not recommend them unless the doctors recommend admission",[],"The property publishes a general day: medicine at 6am, yoga and meditation, meals in set windows, two hours' treatment minimum, bed by 10pm.",[762,765,768,772,776,780,783,786],{"time":763,"what":764},"06:00","Internal medicine, as advised by the doctors",{"time":766,"what":767},"07:00–11:00","Vegetarian breakfast, as advised by the doctors",{"time":769,"what":770,"note":771},"07:00–19:00","Treatment","At least two hours a day in set slots. The property says it may vary with the doctor’s direction and therapy; some packages have two treatments.",{"time":773,"what":774,"note":775},"07:30–08:00","Meditation","The property allows half an hour of meditation a day.",{"time":777,"what":778,"note":779},"08:00–09:30","Yoga (advanced)","Or beginners' yoga at 10:00–11:30, or intermediate at 17:00–18:30. The property allows an hour and a half of yoga a day.",{"time":781,"what":782},"12:30–15:00","Vegetarian lunch, as advised by the doctors",{"time":784,"what":785},"19:00–22:00","Vegetarian dinner, as advised by the doctors",{"time":787,"what":788},"22:00","Bedtime — before 10pm",[790,791,792,793,794,795,796,797],"Accommodation as per the category of booking","Daily Ayurvedic treatments as per the package, with herbal medicines","Ayurvedic vegetarian full-board meals, with an individual Ayurveda diet menu","Initial, daily and final consultation by the doctor","Free medicines during the inpatient treatment period","One yoga and meditation session a day, complimentary","Airport transfer from Thiruvananthapuram, complimentary","Language interpreters, complimentary",[799,800,801,802],"The half-day backwater boat tour, included only from 21 nights","A specific room on request, at 5% extra","A €60 per person supplement on 31 December","Early check-in and late check-out — subject to availability, at an additional charge",[],"photo-1677475455506-1e429162f44f","Palms reflected in a still Kerala canal at dusk",{"amount":252,"currency":17},"14 nights, sharing a Standard Room A\u002FC",[809,813],{"value":810,"label":811,"detail":812},"14","nights","It also sells a 21-night package.",{"value":506,"label":814,"detail":815},"hours of treatment a day","The property’s schedule states a minimum of two hours of treatment a day, which may vary with the doctor’s direction and the therapy booked.","Accommodation, the package’s Ayurveda treatments, vegetarian full board, the doctor’s consultations and medicines.",{"supervision":818,"team":819,"consultations":820},"The property states that all treatments are prescribed by Ayurvedic doctors at the hospital and carried out under supervision. Its tariff lists a resident Ayurveda doctor and a modern-medicine doctor on call.","The property states it has 20 Ayurvedic doctors and 90 therapists.","Initial, daily and final consultation by the doctor, according to the tariff.",{"amount":252,"currency":17},{"slug":823,"name":824,"resortSlug":138,"modalitySlug":11,"hook":825,"intention":431,"concerns":826,"nights":748,"lengths":827,"groupSize":43,"overview":828,"suitedTo":832,"notSuitedTo":837,"phases":841,"dayShape":864,"sampleDay":865,"included":897,"excluded":907,"faqs":911,"image":933,"imageAlt":934,"featured":392,"startingPrice":935,"priceBasis":937,"counted":938,"priceIncludes":955,"care":956,"price":960,"resortName":139,"resortCharacter":136,"destinationSlug":20,"destinationName":21,"country":8},"ananda-himalayas-ayurvedic-rejuvenation","Ayurvedic Rejuvenation and Immunity Booster","Ananda’s Ayurvedic programme for immunity and vitality, sold at 7, 14 or 21 nights on the Palace Estate at Narendra Nagar.",[75,275],[434,748,750],[829,830,831],"Ananda describes its Ayurvedic Rejuvenation and Immunity Booster as a programme of Ayurvedic treatments, a nourishing diet, rasayana (restorative) preparations and yoga, aimed at better immunity, energy, metabolism and skin. It sells it at 7, 14 or 21 nights, with other lengths allowed, in its Comprehensive and Intensive categories.","The brochure describes each length in turn. At 7 nights it works on digestive fire and circulation, with Purvakarma preparatory measures. The 14-night Sodhanam adds three to four days of intensive cleansing, then a prescribed aftercare diet. The 21-night Rasayanam moves on to rasayana therapy after two weeks of cleansing, with medicated enemas on five to six days.","The property says the listed inclusions can change: the lead consultant may alter them, or recommend further therapies, after assessing the guest on site.",[833,834,835,836],"Healthy ageing and stronger immunity, the purpose the property gives for the programme","Post-surgical care, which the property lists","Post-cancer care, which the property lists","Gynaecological issues, which the property lists",[838,839,840],"Children under 14, whom the property’s child policy does not admit to the estate","Guests aged 14 to 18, whom the policy page books on Foundation programmes only, not the Comprehensive or Intensive categories","Pregnancy: the property’s spa guidelines allow no treatment in the first 16 weeks, then only selected ones after a consultation",[842,849,857],{"title":843,"days":844,"body":845,"points":846},"The 7-night programme — Purvakarma","7 nights","The property calls the 7-night option an introduction to detoxification. It works on digestive fire and circulation, and includes Purvakarma, preparatory measures the property says ready the body for major cleansing therapies.",[847,848],"Detoxifying, de-stressing and revitalising treatments, as listed","Treatments for digestive fire and circulation",{"title":850,"days":851,"body":852,"points":853},"The 14-night Sodhanam programme","14 nights, with 3 to 4 days of cleansing","The property describes intensive cleansing procedures over three to four days, aimed at eliminating toxins and balancing the doshas. Paschatkarma aftercare follows: a balanced diet and Ayurvedic daily routine matched to body type, which the property says hold the results and support metabolism.",[854,855,856],"Intensive Ayurvedic cleansing procedures over 3 to 4 days","Paschatkarma: a diet matched to body type","An Ayurvedic lifestyle routine",{"title":858,"days":859,"body":860,"points":861},"The 21-night Rasayanam programme","21 nights","The property says that after two weeks of cleansing the body is more receptive to rasayana, a medicinal programme aimed at longevity and physical and mental capability. It says this length includes major cleansing treatments, such as medicated enemas, on five to six days.",[862,863],"Rasayana therapies and preparations","Medicated enemas on 5 to 6 days, as the property describes","The property publishes one typical day for all guests: activities starting 7am to 10am and 4pm to 6pm, and spa treatments at 11am.",[866,870,873,877,880,884,888,892,895],{"time":867,"what":868,"note":869},"7:00am \u002F 8:00am","Nature walk or trek","A walk in and around the estate, or the 13 km sunrise trek to Kunjapuri Temple, which the brochure lists as weekly.",{"time":871,"what":394,"note":872},"7:15am \u002F 8:30am","Traditional Hatha yoga for beginners and practitioners",{"time":874,"what":875,"note":876},"9:00am","Morning stretches","Dynamic stretches",{"time":878,"what":879},"9:30am","Visiting master talk",{"time":881,"what":882,"note":883},"10:00am","Vedanta","Talks by senior Vedic scholars",{"time":885,"what":886,"note":887},"11:00am","Spa treatments","Individual treatments as set by the guest’s programme",{"time":889,"what":890,"note":891},"4:00pm","Gym session or cooking class","Interval training with trainers; the cooking classes are weekly",{"time":893,"what":894},"5:00pm","Meditation and pranayama",{"time":896,"what":882},"6:00pm",[898,899,900,901,902,903,904,905,906],"Accommodation for the nights booked, at the room category and occupancy chosen","A pre-arrival consultation, plus diet and lifestyle guidelines before arrival","Lead-consultant consultations on arrival, through the stay, before departure and after","Physiotherapy and emotional-wellbeing consultations, depending on category","Ayurvedic and cleansing therapies for the hours listed at the length and category booked","Personal yoga, pranayama and meditation sessions for the hours listed","Three wellness meals a day, as guided by the lead consultant","Group yoga, pranayama, meditation, Vedanta talks, fitness, cooking demonstrations, treks","Daily hydrotherapy: steam, sauna, chill plunge pool and Kneipp foot bath",[908,909,910],"18% GST","Car transfers, quoted on request","À la carte cuisine and spa menu orders",[912,915,918,921,924,927,930],{"q":913,"a":914},"How do the 7, 14 and 21-night options differ?","The property says the 7-night option is an introduction to detoxification, working on digestive fire and circulation. The 14-night option adds more intensive cleansing therapies. The 21-night Rasayanam goes on to rejuvenation, longevity, and physical and mental resilience.",{"q":916,"a":917},"Who is the programme for?","The property says it is for guests who want to strengthen immunity, recover vitality and support healthy ageing. It adds that it benefits people recovering from surgery or cancer treatment, and those with gynaecological issues or lowered immunity.",{"q":919,"a":920},"What therapies are included?","According to the property, they include Ayurvedic cleansing and detox procedures, medicated enemas (basti), rasayana therapies, nourishing oil treatments and therapies for circulation, accompanied by tailored yoga, pranayama and meditation sessions.",{"q":922,"a":923},"What is the diet?","The property says meals are matched to the guest’s dosha and to the stage of treatment. They move from light cleansing foods to nutrient-rich rasayana diets.",{"q":925,"a":926},"What does rasayana add in the 21-night programme?","The property says that after detoxification and cleansing, the body becomes receptive to rasayana therapies, which focus on rejuvenation. These use restorative herbal formulations and treatments.",{"q":928,"a":929},"Can it help with specific medical conditions?","The property says the programme is not a replacement for medical treatment. It says the programme supports recovery and resilience for people with autoimmune issues, weakness after surgery or lifestyle-related concerns, and that the lead Ayurvedic doctor may adapt the therapies after an assessment.",{"q":931,"a":932},"What are the cancellation terms?","For room bookings, the property charges nothing 21 days or more before arrival, 50% of the advance deposit at 15 to 21 days and 100% of it at less than 15 days. Early departure is charged at 100% of the booked value, and 3% of any refund is kept as an administrative charge. Villas and suites have their own, longer deadlines.","photo-1506905925346-21bda4d32df4","Himalayan peaks above a wooded valley",{"amount":936,"currency":26},574000,"14 nights, sharing a Deluxe Garden View Room",[939,943,947,951],{"value":940,"label":941,"detail":942},"21","therapy hours, Comprehensive","Ayurvedic and cleansing therapies over 14 nights; Intensive lists 35. The property says each therapy, session or consultation lasts 30 to 85 minutes.",{"value":944,"label":945,"detail":946},"7","hours of personal sessions","Yoga, pranayama and meditation over 14 nights, the same in both categories.",{"value":948,"label":949,"detail":950},"9","hours of consultations","Over 14 nights, as the brochure counts them, from pre-stay diagnostics through Ayurveda, emotional healing and physiotherapy to the post-stay follow-up.",{"value":952,"label":953,"detail":954},"3","wellness meals a day","Breakfast, lunch and dinner, as guided by the lead consultant.","Accommodation, three meals a day, consultations, the programme’s therapies and personal sessions, group activities and hydrotherapy.",{"supervision":957,"team":958,"consultations":959},"The property names an Ayurvedic doctor as lead consultant. Its programme web page gives physiotherapy and emotional-wellbeing consultations to Comprehensive only; its two brochures say both categories.","The property names disciplines, not staff numbers: an Ayurvedic doctor as lead consultant, an emotional healer, a physiotherapist, and personal yoga, pranayama and meditation sessions.","Pre-arrival to follow-up, with physiotherapy and emotional healing; the brochure counts 9 hours at 14 nights, 8 at 7, 10 at 21.",{"amount":936,"currency":26},{"slug":962,"name":963,"resortSlug":141,"modalitySlug":41,"hook":964,"intention":431,"concerns":965,"nights":748,"lengths":966,"groupSize":43,"overview":967,"suitedTo":971,"notSuitedTo":976,"phases":981,"dayShape":982,"sampleDay":983,"included":1021,"excluded":1033,"faqs":1036,"image":1055,"imageAlt":1056,"startingPrice":1057,"priceBasis":1060,"counted":1061,"priceIncludes":1073,"care":1074,"price":1078,"resortName":142,"resortCharacter":136,"destinationSlug":20,"destinationName":21,"country":8},"six-senses-vana-tibetan-medicine","Tibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa)","Sowa Rigpa, the Tibetan system of medicine, sold as a five-, seven- or 14-night programme in the Himalayan foothills at Dehradun.",[247,236],[250,434,748],[968,969,970],"Six Senses Vana is a retreat in Dehradun, in the Himalayan foothills, selling a Tibetan Medicine programme of five, seven or 14 nights. The property says Sowa Rigpa is delivered there by Tibetan doctors and therapists from the north of India, and describes Vana as one of the few places in the world where the system is formally offered in its 'complete avatar'.","The property describes Sowa Rigpa as rooted in Ayurveda, Chinese medicine and Buddhism. At 14 nights it lists a Tibetan consultation and wellness screening, 14 Tibetan treatments, 12 GOM Tibetan meditation sessions and six natural healing or Tibetan therapies.","The property says every stay includes full board with guided nutrition, daily activities, a wellness consultation and screening, transfers, attire and one private treatment or session a night. Its doctors plan an itinerary after the arrival consultation. Elevation Menu treatments cost extra.",[972,973,974,975],"Stress or anxiety — the property lists settling anxiety and soothing stress among the programme’s benefits","Poor sleepers — the property says the programme positively affects sleep quality","Meditators — 4, 6 or 12 GOM sessions by length, and the page says 'our retreat encourages mindfulness'","Solo travellers — the property says many of its guests travel to the retreat alone",[977,978,979,980],"Anyone who needs a phone around the retreat — the property allows devices only in guest rooms or the Sketchbook meeting space","Anyone who wants to take photographs around the retreat — the property allows photography only within guest rooms","Guests who require personal security, pre-arrival inspections or other security protocols — the property says it cannot welcome them","Under-16s — the property opens its full range of wellness offerings from age 16, saying some are not appropriate for younger children",[],"The fact sheet says group activities run from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, to join as you like; the sample day is not specific to this programme.",[984,988,991,994,997,1001,1005,1008,1011,1014,1017],{"time":985,"what":986,"note":987},"06:00–12:00","Hike to Barlowganj","Sign-up, book 24 hours ahead. 'Example Day 5' of the property’s general retreat schedule, open to all guests and not specific to this programme.",{"time":989,"what":990},"07:00–07:50","Pratah Yoga — posture, breathing, awareness",{"time":992,"what":993},"08:00–08:45","Power Walk",{"time":995,"what":996},"09:15–10:00","Gom Meditation",{"time":998,"what":999,"note":1000},"11:00–11:30","Mindful Tea","Sign-up activity.",{"time":1002,"what":1003,"note":1004},"11:30–12:00","Madhyan Yoga","Light movement of joints and body.",{"time":1006,"what":1007},"14:00–14:30","Prajna — Yoga Nidra",{"time":1009,"what":1010},"14:45–15:15","Walking Meditation",{"time":1012,"what":1013},"15:30–16:00","Raag Therapy 'Peace'",{"time":1015,"what":1016},"17:00–17:45","Sandhya Yoga — breathing, relaxation",{"time":1018,"what":1019,"note":1020},"18:00–19:00","Sowa Rigpa: Ancient Science of Tibetan Healing","A talk.",[1022,1023,1024,1025,1026,1027,1028,1029,1030,1031,1032],"Tibetan consultation and wellness screening","Tibetan treatments — 5, 7 or 14, by length","GOM Tibetan meditation — 4, 6 or 12 sessions, by length","Natural healing or Tibetan therapies — 2, 2 or 6, by length","Full board with guided nutrition: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner","One private session a night","Group programme of yoga, meditation, cuisine lessons, functional fitness, talks and music","Departure wellness consultation, for stays of five nights or longer","Daily use of what the property calls smart Biohacks, including compression therapy","Attire for within and outside the retreat, with footwear and summer and winter accessories","Return transfers to and from Dehradun airport",[1034,1035,908],"Elevation Menu treatments, such as the 60-minute Abhyanga","Laundry and pressing",[1037,1040,1043,1046,1049,1052],{"q":1038,"a":1039},"Can I use my phone at the retreat?","The property says phones and other devices can be used only in your room or in the Sketchbook meeting space. Photography is allowed only within your room.",{"q":1041,"a":1042},"Is food restricted?","The property says it is not. Portions may be smaller than you are used to, and meals are served three times a day with afternoon tea. Alcohol is limited to wine and beer in the restaurants or library. Food, drink and alcohol cannot be brought into the retreat.",{"q":1044,"a":1045},"Do I need a consultation before I arrive?","The property says a pre-arrival wellness consultation, by email or phone, is essential for anyone with a specific health goal or an extensive medical history. It asks all guests to share as much health information as they can before the arrival consultation.",{"q":1047,"a":1048},"What is the minimum stay?","The property’s fact sheet asks for a minimum of three nights at the retreat and lists Tibetan Medicine among the programmes requiring at least five. The programme itself is sold at five, seven or 14 nights.",{"q":1050,"a":1051},"What should I bring?","The property provides kurta pyjamas, laundered daily without charge, plus slippers or sandals, a cloth bag and, from October to February, woollen capes. It asks for suitable shoes for sport, trekking and the gym, and a swimsuit in the pools — its boutique sells them.",{"q":1053,"a":1054},"What is the cancellation policy?","A one-night deposit confirms a booking. The property says policies may vary by rate or dates, and your confirmation states yours. It lists a 100 per cent charge for cancelling within 30 days (January to May), 14 days (June to August), 21 days (1 September to 19 December) and 45 days (20 to 31 December).","photo-1596040033229-a9821ebd058d","Dried herbs and spices laid out",{"amount":1058,"currency":1059},11116,"USD","14 nights, sharing a room",[1062,1065,1069],{"value":810,"label":1063,"detail":1064},"Tibetan treatments","At 14 nights; 5 at five nights and 7 at seven.",{"value":1066,"label":1067,"detail":1068},"12","GOM meditation sessions","GOM Tibetan meditation sessions at 14 nights; 4 at five nights and 6 at seven.",{"value":1070,"label":1071,"detail":1072},"6","healing or Tibetan therapies","Natural healing or Tibetan therapies at 14 nights; 2 at five or seven nights.","Accommodation, full board, a Tibetan consultation and screening, 14 Tibetan treatments, 12 GOM meditation sessions, six natural healing or Tibetan therapies, one private session a night, activities, transfers and attire.",{"supervision":1075,"team":1076,"consultations":1077},"The property says Sowa Rigpa is delivered by Tibetan doctors and therapists from the north of India, trained at the Men-Tsee-Khang in Dharamsala; its homepage also lists a specialist trained at Chagpori, Darjeeling.","Tibetan doctors and therapists. The property’s natural healing therapies include Traditional Chinese Medicine, reflexology, physiotherapy, acupuncture and Raag therapy.","A Tibetan consultation and wellness screening at every length, and a departure consultation from five nights.",{"amount":1058,"currency":1059},1789312814539]