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...Each guest has a one-on-one session with retreat co-leader Bianca Dusic, who left a high-flying job in hospitality in 2021 to found bWithin, a life- and health-coaching practice....
...There’s a long, underlit pool flanked by loungers, behind which tall candles flicker; the treatment rooms are all lined in glowing polished wood....
...We swim for fun, for sport and for our health; we swim to explore, to hunt and to survive. We swim always in the hope of emerging stronger on the other side, both physically and mentally....
...“It was the circumstances of an exhilarating era,” she says, of how the brand came up in the midst of a social shift in diets and health, and “people’s perception of what’s good or bad”....
...With their hot stones, wood stoves and smooth timber, the sea saunas are inspired by Finland, where intense sweating is often followed by a plunge into an icy lake....
...Mindful movement and meditation maven Melissa Woods also comes up often, usually followed by the words: “I love her”....
...As you head downhill, bear first right then left, skirting a golf course and then back into the woods....
...Around us, business meetings were in full swing with groups of (mainly) men in crisp white shirts and V-necks talking quietly over pots of coffee....
...Both day spa and overnight guests also have access to an array of amenities and activities, including fitness classes, wellness workshops and cryotherapy, as well as an indoor heated pool, outdoor swimming...
...A chic, understated top-to-toe renovation is what’s put it back on our radar: 40 rooms and 21 suites, three restaurants, hammam and all, now cast in gentle Flemish tones and tons of natural wood and stone...
...“The woods served as our inspiration and we spoke about how to translate these amazing landscapes into a product,” says Gorham, who describes the scent as both “fresh and invigorating, while also being sensual...
...The renovation is understated, the materials – stone and timber floors, iron beds, wood-beamed ceilings – both pretty and place-appropriate....
...A sociable solution has arrived in the form of The Club by Bamford, a super swish new health complex with everything from “farm fitness” classes to ice baths....
...When it opens in September, it will have six suites, each a tented lodge with a thatched roof, a wood deck with a pool, and views out over canopy to the Paraná River....
...Soon the harder work begins, as one turns off the valley road and begins a short, sharp 200m ascent through the woods to the hamlet of Buchenegg on the top of the ridge itself....
...On the beach there is also a wood-burning sauna, which like the tidal pool is open and free to the public....
...Some of the world’s best golfers, such as Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, have played here, and this year, after a pandemic hiatus, HKGC will host three international tournaments, including the Hong Kong Open...
...It’s a similar story in Tom Ford’s Ébène Fumé (£265), a smoky, rich and leathery blend in the brand’s Enigmatic Woods collection, featuring a top note of synthetic palo santo....
...In the gym, the floors are wood-sprung, the weights and rowing machine have wood cladding, and the stunning 18m pool – or as they call it, “the waters” – is lined with some 30,000 handmade ceramic tiles....
...My style icon is Jenke Ahmed Tailly, a stylist from the Ivory Coast who draws on his African heritage in his work....
...In the meantime, I tried two unusual harbourside saunas that welcome anyone (usual health caveats apply)....
...Today, the wood-panelled snug is used for yoga and meditation, and every room is piled with books on religion, consciousness and the mystical: The Tantric Buddhism of Tibet, Ceremonial Chemistry and The...
...His enthusiasm is infectious and soon we will be running through the woods together. Dogs thrive on the sport: they love being in a pack, as do we....
...“My vision was to build a true icon of pleasure in luxury,” says Litwack. Still unconvinced? Try something simple like Lelo’s clitoral pinpoint vibrator (£159)....
...The 3,000-square-foot space is crafted from cedar wood with low-lighting, and has a tiered seating area with a wood fire....
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