"Northern cool is getting hotter with the launch of Laugarás Lagoon, on Iceland's Hvítá River (not one but two levels of geothermal bathing), and Hagastrand Spa in Stockholm (self-playing gong installations and an event sauna for storytelling rituals). Van Oys Maastricht Retreat in the Netherlands completes its rebirth with Oysana spa. The castle's boons are its 13th-century origins, mist-shrouded woods and a private spring. Set in a former stable, Oysana leans into this with a SlowSync ethos centred around harmony with nature."
"Meanwhile on the other end of the thermometer, Four Seasons Resort and Residences Amaala at Triple Bay in Saudi Arabia lights up with desert fire rituals, stargazing and a collaboration with celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak. Clinique La Prairie expands its holistic longevity ethos with two new resorts - one also in Amaala, the other in Phuket, Thailand. Mailena Wellness Resort, on the Baja California shoreline, awakens wellness on Mexico's west coast with its state-of-the-art Wellness and Longevity Center."
"Offshore, island energy is making waves. Ūrjā opens at Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa, billing itself as a "naturopathy island" majoring in stillness and the body's innate power to heal. On Malta adults-only Verdala Wellness Hotel is the country's first integrated wellness resort, with gourmet anti-inflammatory dining and seasonal retreats. Small but mighty Eha, on Estonia's Hiiumaa island, part of a Unesco biosphere, has at its heart dawn mist walks, wild herb foraging and Baltic ancestral healing."
New wellness destinations are opening worldwide that emphasize geothermal bathing, ritual saunas, longevity and nature-connected therapies. Iceland's Laugarás Lagoon offers two-level geothermal bathing while Stockholm's Hagastrand Spa pairs gong installations with event saunas for storytelling rituals. Oysana at Van Oys Maastricht Retreat foregrounds castle history, mist-shrouded woods and a SlowSync ethos. Saudi Arabia's Four Seasons Amaala stages desert fire rituals and stargazing alongside celebrity fitness partnerships, while Clinique La Prairie, Mailena in Baja, and Pical Resort in Istria expand longevity and beachfront spa offerings. Island projects in the Maldives, Malta and Estonia focus on naturopathy, anti-inflammatory cuisine and ancestral healing. Deepak Chopra plans a hot-spring wellbeing center in Utah for 2027.
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