NATURE
The nature of Bali is diverse and delightful and there are many spas that take advantage of the beauty of nature to add another dimension of balance and harmony to their spa offerings. Some spas juxtapose themselves amongst the bountiful flora others nestle into it and more still create spaces where the indoors is outdoors and guests can enjoy the experience of being in nature whilst receiving their therapies.
Karma Kandara Spa on the crest of the cliffs at Uluwatu has created spa ‘shacks’ that seem to reach out over the sea. Guests receive their treatments in beautifully located rooms that are full of the magic air of the ocean and the light of the sky. Combined with their treatments that emphasize natural ingredients the sense of freshness and the feelings of being alive and revived are at a prime under the guidance of the Kandara’s highly trained therapists.
Their Rose Quartz facial is one of the best facial treatments available and in combination with one of the massages creates a complete session that will leave you feeling as beautiful as the view and as soft as a rose.
Hidden in the hills of Ubud the Maya Ubud sets contemporary against nature in a way that elevates the beauty of each. Their Riverside Spa treatment is three hours of tranquility under the canopy of the forest. Accompanied by birdsong, fresh air and the flowing river the treatment includes massage, body scrub and a facial that use a combination of high quality ingredients and traditional techniques. The staff here know how to respond to your needs and will create the right therapy for you, relaxed or revived the river ambience supports the treatments and lets your mind float into a space of harmony and nurture from nature.
The Bali Botanica Day Spa also in Ubud, is set back from the main road. Visitors follow a charming path through pretty gardens to enter the ‘home’ of the spa. The hibiscus hair treatment is fantastic, especially if your hair has been exposed to the sea, sun and pool, and the massage you receive while your hair is being revived is just wonderful. The location of the garden to the front and the river to the rear creates a green botanical oasis in which to let your stress free and embrace the support of nature in all its wonderment. After a few hours here you could well be inspired to join one of Bali Botanicals Escape the World retreats..
On the East Coast if Balil at Alila Manggis the emphasis is on fresh and natural, spa ingredients are prepared in front of you, and many of them are picked right from the garden or gathered from the sea. The Seaweed Farm Body Wrap and the Sea Salt body scrub are perfect treatments to take in the openair beach side bales of Alila Manggis Spa. The spa cuisine here is incredible. The chef is dedicated to providing the best of health giving food to all guests so the transition to providing a spa style menu is a natural extension of what they do best. The creativity of the spa food menu creates a joy for eating that after your treatment you can really appreciate.
For something different if you are in the Seminyak area visit the relaxing environment of Desa Seni, Pantai Berawa, near Canggu where beautiful wooden homes from all over Indonesia house guests around a magnificent pool. The Merapu Spa services take place in a peaceful room with carved woods and a feeling of seclusion and sanctuary. On offer are traditional massages, healing therapies and simple beauty treatments such as their very uplifting pedicure.
The Chilllhouse, as its name suggested is a beautiful home set in the rice fields of Canggu. Here you will find the Manual Therapy Centre delivering treatments using the energy of the hands to enhance healing through body manipulation and movement. They also offer a allergy elimination treatment which is ideal if your experiences with nature bring on an attack of the sneezes.
All across the world spas are designed to create environments that mimic nature, here in Bali spas can tap into this energy naturally and bring the benefit of connection to nature and delivery of expert treatments in ways that can uplift us all. [NOW]
Contacts:
Karma Kandara
03618482200
The Maya Ubud
0361977888
Bali Botannica Day Spa
0361976739
Desa Seni
03618446392
The Chillhouse
081805696006