ANANDA IN THE HIMALAYAS (NEAR DEHRADUN)

Ananda is an award winning luxury destination spa resort situated at the Himalayan foothills in Northern India. Located on a 100 acre Maharaja’s Palace Estate, Ananda is surrounded by graceful Sal forests and overlooks the spiritual town of Rishikesh and the Ganges river valley.

Ananda, one of the best luxury wellness retreats in the world, integrates traditional Ayurveda, Yoga and Vedanta with international wellness experiences, fitness and healthy organic cuisine to restore balance and harmonize energy.

Breathe in the fresh mountain air and let nature, beauty and stillness work their magic to create an unforgettable wellness experience.

Ananda is a 40 minute picturesque drive from the Dehradun airport which is connected via daily 45 minute flights from Delhi International Airport.

Weblink: https://www.anandaspa.com/en/home

HOW TO REACH

Nearest airport: Dehradun airport [approx. 30 kms/ 40 minutes drive]

Nearest railway station: Haridwar railway station [approx. 45 kms/ 1 ½  hour drive]

WELLNESS & AYURVEDA PACKAGES

01 – ANANDA REBALANCE

Circadian rhythms influence sleep-wake cycles, hormone release, eating habits and digestion, body temperature, and other important bodily functions. Irregular rhythms have been linked to various chronic heal conditions, such as sleep disorders, obesity, diabetes, anxiety and depression. The Ananda Rebalance Programme assesses your Circadian cycle and works toward harmonising e natural biological clock and enabling systemic heal across digestive and neuro-muscular system.

02- ANANDA RENEW

Skin is the body’s largest organ. When it’s at optimal health, its layers work hard to protect us. It is the first layer of defense from external factors such as viruses, bacteria and other environmental factors. Both your age and heal are reflected in your skin. But often the skin’s ability to work as an effective barrier is impaired. Several factors including unhealthy diet, hormonal changes, la of sleep, environmental pollution and smoking affect skin adversely. The Ananda Renew Programme works on building skin health through skin cleansing and skin nourishment. It works to enhance and rebuild immunity and promote healthy ageing through lifestyle, and improving digestive and musculo – skeletal health.

03- ANANDA ACTIV – FITNESS

The Ananda Active Programme integrates e best of indoor fitness workouts along with outdoor activities such as outdoor bootcamps, personal fitness training, guided outdoor treks, yoga, aqua fitness and therapeutic spa experiences to enhance muscle tone and cardiovascular fitness.

04- ANANDA STRESS MANAGEMENT

Ananda’s Stress Management programme helps to lead a well-balanced, healthy life by reducing stress and relaxing e mind. This programme is a customized holistic approach of Ayurveda, Yoga, Tibetan and international experiences with Reiki Healing to tackle e stress naturally. The whole programme is designed to provide tranquility to the stressed body & mind and to bring back the natural rhythm of e psychosomatic system.

05- ANANDA YOGA

The Ananda Yoga Programme helps rediscover oneself through the ancient and traditional discipline of Yoga, which encompasses all aspects of life in order to balance the mind, body and spirit. Ananda Yoga nurtures and enhances the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual qualities in a simple, effective and practical manner, through the time proven approaches of Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga and Kriya Yoga.

06- ANANDA DETOX

Ananda’s signature Detox Programme uses Aromatherapy experiences and hydrotherapy, Ayurvedic panchakarma treatments, yoga, meditation and a dosha (body type) specific diet. Personalized fitness sessions with a focus on cardiovascular exercises, light muscle toning and passive stretching improves the circulatory function on thereby helping the mobilization of toxins and metabolic wastes accumulated in muscles and circulatory pathways. Dosha based diet made of organic ingredients will the balanced micro and macro nutrients helps to balance the agni or metabolic power in the body. When agni is out of balance, it builds pseudo appetite and improper digestion on leading to accumulation of metabolic wastes.

07- ANANDA YOGIC DETOX

Ananda’s Yogic Detox programme uses the different Hatha Yogic cleansing techniques (Shatkriya) to detox in a natural and effective way. Shatkriyas, similar to Ayurveda, are also used to balance the three Doshas in the body. In Yogic detoxification, elements of Asana (Hatha Yogic postures), Pranayama (Yogic brea ing techniques), meditation and Yogic/Ayurvedic diet are incorporated along with Shatkriya to give profound experiences of vitalization and harmony.

08- ANANDA DHYANA MEDITATION

The Dhyana Programme helps in the process of self-realisation by gaining more control over physical and mental faculties, balancing them emotionally as well as spiritually. It helps people understand and connect with the yogic system and find e right combination of practices which can be incorporated into daily lives.

09- ANANDA AYURVEDIC REJUVENATION

Ananda’s Ayurvedic Rejuvenation programme is designed with the aim of restoring the vitality of the body by eliminating toxins through traditional cleansing treatments and by enhancing the body’s immunity through the combination of Ayurvedic treatments, body type based diet and Yoga. In this programme we work on the proper activity pattern and food habits to lead a healthy life based on the principles of Ayurveda.

10- ANANDA PANCHKARMA

The traditional science of Ayurvedic Panchakarma offers the most natural and complete cleanse. It is the ideal method of detoxifying and rejuvenating the body and mind and healing from within. Overlooking the spiritual Ganges river in the Himalayan footills, Ananda creates an idyllic setting for a holistic cleanse. The Panchakarma programme is for 21 nights and follows 3 distinct stages. For those with time limitations, a shorter introduction version of Panchakarma can be customized for 14 days as well.

11- ANANDA WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

Ananda’s Weight Management Programme provides a scientific methodology with guidelines for managing weight on a sustained basis. A key problem with weight management is in the mind. Most people who are overweight have a poor self- image. This is why Ananda’s Weight Management Programmeis one of the few in the world where meditation is such a key component. Meditation helps to balance the mental and physical aspects of weight management. The whole approach behind Ananda’s Weight Management Programme is through a supportive , non aggressive process, yet yielding the desired results.