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Six
Senses now offers sound therapies throughout its 27 properties worldwide. In an
age of overstimulation, Six Senses recognizes the powerful potential of sound
to quiet the mind as today’s hyper connected traveller increasingly seeks to
find calm in a chaotic world.
The
mindfulness movement of recent years saw meditation become mainstream with time
spent meditating around the world increasing by +2,900% since 2020, The Global
Wellness Institute reports. Sound healing is set to follow suit as online
searches for sound healing surged by +83% in 2023 and the market set to grow
globally by +7.8% by 2032, The Global Sound Therapy Market Forecast predicts.
One
of the core senses, sound is an indelible marker of Six Senses and forms part
of the brand’s broader ‘emotional hospitality’ ethos. Sound Healing
at Six Senses adapts to incorporate local inspiration, from a full-body sound
immersion on a vibroacoustic lounger at Six Senses La Sagesse to the soothing
and hypnotic beats of Fijian and oceanic drums during the sound journey at Six
Senses Fiji, and even sessions designed for younger guests too. Practices
follow the same global vision to help reconnect guests with themselves, others,
and the world around them.
Mark
Sands, Six Senses VP Wellness, says: “Relentless hyperconnectivity and
urgency culture can blur the lines between what is important and what is simply
noise. Guided meditation – the mental process of letting go distracting
thoughts – can sometimes be hard to commit to especially when feeling
overwhelmed. However, introducing sound in the right way can be an additional
tool for overcoming stress and anxiety.”
Through
a range of brain entrainment techniques, Sound Healing downshifts the normal
beta or alert state to alpha or relaxed consciousness, theta or meditative, and
eventually delta waves, inducing a deep state of relaxation and healing. The
parasympathetic nervous system activates, calming the sympathetic nervous
system, which is responsible for the “fight-or-flight” response. Six Senses,
now part of IHG Hotel and Resorts’ Luxury & Lifestyle portfolio,
incorporates Sound Healing into a variety of wellness therapies, retreats, and
experiences, also making space for silence and the healing power of stillness.
Mark
Sands continues: “Sound and music are an effortless way to change
your emotional state. We often talk about breathwork, but what’s fascinating
about sound is that it all happens without thinking. Vibrations of sound touch
our whole selves physically and emotionally, offering a fast and safe way to
reach altered states of consciousness with research showing that certain
frequencies can entrain brainwave patterns. Certain sounds activate the
parasympathetic nervous system — the part of the body that regulates rest —
helping your muscles to relax, breathing to slow, and blood pressure and heart
rate to lower. You may also have a creative ‘aha!’ moment.” Six Senses has
recognised the science of sound for over 20 years, while still calling on
ancient, high-touch healing practices.”
Six
Senses Sound Healing experiences metamorphosize from property to property.
Examples include:
The
Six Senses Signature Singing Bowl Ritual at all 27 Six Senses worldwide
Incorporated
before and after each spa treatment in every Six Senses property, singing bowls
are a gentle entry point into this natural healing practice. As the therapist
moves the singing bowl in a prescribed path around the shoulders and crown
chakra, over the third eye, throat, and heart chakras, coming to rest on the
solar plexus chakra, the vibrations travel through the body, triggering a
transformation of energy and increasing the benefits of the treatment.
Watsu
with Sound Healing
Watsu
is a form of water therapy in a heated pool, available in many properties,
including with or without singing bowls at Six Senses Kaplankaya and
in Kyoto’s only dedicated pool at Six Senses Kyoto. It is a subtle and
gentle form of therapy where the body intuitively rebalances the mind.
Raag
Therapy at
Six Senses Vana, India
Raag
therapy at Six Senses Vana brings out positive emotions while
listening to the hypnotic sounds of the flute. Six Senses Vana presents a
modern-day wellness retreat within ethereal Sal forest. An assembly of
Ayurvedic wellness experts, Yoga teachers, Tibetan healers, fitness experts,
acupuncturists, reflexologist and therapists guide guests towards balance and
rejuvenation.
Group
Sessions at
all 27 Six Senses worldwide
Each
property infuses a local variation to weekly sound baths and ceremonies. For
example, Six Senses Kaplankaya incorporates the pure tones of crystal
singing bowls along with oceanic drums to reflect the soundscape of the Aegean
Sea. Six Senses Ninh Van Bay offers the added soothing benefit of
natural streams flowing in the jungle nearby, while the Ocean Villa at Six
Senses Spa Zil Pasyon is situated above the lapping waves of the Indian
Ocean.
One-to-one
Sessions at
all 27 Six Senses worldwide
60-minute
transcendent journeys include a self-reflective process designed to help work
through stress or anxiety, ultimately guiding you to discover your true,
limitless nature. At Six Senses Douro Valley, sound becomes an immersive
experience during a 45-minute floating sound healing sessions, featuring
bespoke compositions crafted specifically for underwater environments. On land,
binaural beats elevate the biohacking recovery lounge into a sanctuary of
tailored rejuvenation.
Retreats
available
at many properties including Six Senses Crans-Montana in Switzerland, and Six
Senses Ibiza.
Beats
are integral to Sanctum retreats, coming to Six Senses Crans-Montana from
October 3 to 6, 2024. With influences including kundalini, Native American
vision quests, Buddhist therapies, primal movement, t'ai chi, and “ha” chanting
from Japanese martial arts, the blueprinted Sanctum sequence – part dance, part
aerobics, part breathwork, part your own free expression – guides guests to
release and let go.
Sound
is also central to Alma Festival at Six Senses Ibiza, which includes a
rich program of workshops, an ANÍMA x Sonic Live Breathwork session with Rosey
Chan; Soma Breath and Ecstatic Dance with Niraj Naik; and a meditative sound
healing journey led by JJ Martin and Alexis.
FROM
SOUND TO SILENCE
Six
Senses recognizes the calming influence of silence, harnessing the absence of
noise as powerful tool. By resisting the urge to fill every moment with
activity, guests can create a moment of stillness to tap into inner wisdom.
Versions
of forest bathing and yoga nidra have been available across Six Senses
properties for many years, both of which induce conscious meditation.
Labyrinths are also used for ritual, meditation, and healing at Six Senses
Kaplankaya, Six Senses Zil Pasyon, and Six Senses Fort Barwara.
Some
of the activities that were once considered niche can be easily adapted for
families and little ones through Grow With Six Senses, which
incorporates the six dimensions of wellness (social, environmental, physical,
spiritual, emotional, and intellectual) to reconnect with nature and gain
useful life skills through play. Children love the tactile nature of singing
bowls and drums and find comfort in silence and stillness too.
Moments
like these, along with full moon rituals and fire ceremonies, are another way
to connect with what’s important, let go of what no longer serves, and usher in
new meaning or purpose.
Six
Senses – part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury & lifestyle portfolio,
one of the world’s largest – invites its guests to experience something out of
the ordinary whilst being part of a community to ultimately reconnect with
themselves, others, and the world around them. Best-in-class loyalty programme,
IHG One Rewards, provides guests of Six Senses and the wider IHG portfolio with
more ways to earn than ever before, including richer benefits tailored to their
needs, all powered by leading technology on its new mobile app.
Image Credit: © Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas
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