Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition — January 2018

businesstraveller.com JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018

SPAS

prepares the body for a deep slumber. The blissfully

unhurried two-hour massage uses soothing Swedish and

neuromuscular techniques, enhanced by a calming oil

blend of vetivert and camomile. Give in to the gentle

strokes and aromatherapy and for best results, book your

treatment for just before bedtime.

TIP:Relaxing downtime before bed improves the

quality of your sleep.

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For some real time out, the ESPA at Resorts World

Sentosa tempts you onto Singapore’s holiday island

for its day-long De-Stress programmes, combining

fitness, nutritious meals and juice shots. Peppered with

sleep-inducing treats, stay at the Beach Villas and check

in for your lifestyle and skin analysis consultations

before embarking on your two treatments a day, like the

cleansing , calming hammam ritual and stress-relieving

scalp and shoulder massage. You’ll be given a sleep-

promoting aromatherapy blend and unlimited time in

the Sleep Zone too.

TIP:A few drops of lavender essential oil on your

pillow helps nudge you into sleep.

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JET LAG RECOVERY IN SHANGHAI

At the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund, even if

youarrive mentally stressed and jet lagged, you can’t

help but feel rejuvenated after its Reconnect Ritual.

This starts with your body being cosseted in a warm

wrap, literally hugging you with TLC healing. Next is

one of the most mentally relaxing treatments around:

Shirodhara is the pouring of warm oil on the “third

eye” and feels like it is actually massaging your brain.

Relaxing is good for your heart, immune system,

memory, mood and decision-making. However, like

all valuable skills, relaxing needs to be practised

With a bit more time, head out of the city into the

verdant New Territories to find Fivelements Hong

Kong at the Hong Kong Golf & Tennis Academy.

The Balinese-themed spa offers half- or day-long

programmes. The four-hour Detox Rejuvenation

works on internal organ and digestive cleansing via a

Dan Tien abdominal massage, a powerful experience

if you’ve never had one before. It’s followed by the

Black Diamond Detox combo of body exfoliation with

toxin-absorbing , mineral-rich carbonised black bamboo

powder, as well as a massage. Feeling squeaky clean

you’ll then get a taster of the spa’s phenomenal living

cuisine as a lunch or post-treatment dinner.

TIP:A body scrub is an easy way to feel cleansed from

head to toe.

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SLEEP IN SINGAPORE

We all know how important sleep is to a quality

waking life. At The Fullerton Spa, within the stunning

neoclassical Fullerton Hotel Singapore, the Sleep

Deeply treatment coaxes the mind to switch off and

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