Soul Searching

Hosted by four specialists in different aspects of fitness and lifestyle, JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa’s regular Reboot and Maximise Your Energy wellness workshops are an adventurous step off the beaten health track.

Held annually, they’re intense affairs that encompass the whole spectrum of personal wellness – mind, body and spirit.

The physical side is handled by British fitness professional and former boxer Andrew Stannard, whose boxing movement classes combine energetic drills with boxing techniques for an all-over body tune-up.

Merging physical and spiritual health is yoga tutor Kim White of Australia, providing insights into using yoga postures coupled with pranayama breathing to prepare the mind for deeper and more refreshing slumber.

Hayden Rhodes, the sought-after international wellness speaker, celebrity trainer and performance life coach reveals connections between food, sleep and happiness, and the body’s hormonal Ying-Yang cycles, that can lead to overall life fulfilment.

And the impact of the earth’s ancient energies, said to benefit mood and outlook, is explained in crystal therapy workshops by Reiki Master and well-being specialist Susanna Eduini from Italy.

It’s all tied together in an integrated series of classes, workshops and fun team exercises, and underpinned by fittingly nutritious meals from the hotel’s Executive Chef Dietmar Spitzer and his kitchen team.

There’s a personal aspect as well, with each participant receiving a private health and wellness consultation with Hayden Rhodes to help plan their own rituals for improved health.

And rounding off this powerful focus of mind and body revitalisation are massage treatments by the therapists of the resort’s Mandara Spa.

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