SPA DOCTOR: Rebalancing in a mystical Alpine retreat By Jane Alexander For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:20 BST, 1 June 2019 | Updated: 10:04 BST, 3 June 2019 My stress levels were under control, or so I thought. But I’ve recently been diagnosed with stress axis dysfunction, a condition where the pressure of day-to-day … Read more
You can’t fly to a five-star celebrity-baiting hotel in the Maldives for a luxurious spa treatment – but you can make one. And all you need for a spot of lockdown pampering are foods that you can buy in the supermarket. Behold the ‘Edible Spa Menu’, courtesy of the Coco Bodu Hithi hotel in the … Read more
Turn your garden into a Balinese spa (sort of): How to replicate pampering treatments at home Jo Kessell attempts to recreate a holiday spa treatment at home on lockdown She uses common kitchen ingredients including rice, ginger, cloves and nutmeg Jo and her daughter don hotel slippers and lie on sun loungers in their garden … Read more
The world’s most Instagrammable hotel voted as Nizuc Resort & Spa in Cancun – and these jaw-dropping pictures show why The five-star hotel is set on a 29-acre beachfront estate that overlooks the turquoise Caribbean Sea It boasts multiple infinity pools, a swim-up bar, two private beaches and stunning Asian-Mexican furnishings The accolade was bestowed upon … Read more
SPA DOCTOR: Icy blast warms my frozen shoulder By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:01 BST, 18 May 2019 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 18 May 2019 A few years ago, I tore the rotator cuff of my right shoulder while doing nothing more strenuous than taking off a jumper. It was only a minor tear, … Read more
We’re standing on the water’s edge, deciding between kayaks and paddle-boards when the grey-haired man to my left announces: ‘I see myself as a kayaker.’ I’m not sure if he’s joking or trying to impress Helen, who’ll be taking us onto the water. That’s Helen Glover MBE, as in two-time Olympic gold medallist, triple World … Read more
SPA DOCTOR: Smiling again in the city of the blues By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:18 GMT, 13 April 2019 | Updated: 09:39 GMT, 16 April 2019 At about this time of year, I become anxious, grumpy and chronically exhausted. While everyone else is filled with the joys of spring, all I want to … Read more
Insomnia has been an unwelcome part of my life for a decade. An unbroken night’s sleep is a luxury I rarely enjoy. As a musician, my sleep patterns are regularly disrupted by my working schedule. At weekends, that can mean working odd hours – sometimes starting at 11pm, and finishing at 6am. Then I have … Read more
The Queen has her throne. Trump has his Oval Office chair. I have seat 2A in first class on a British Airways A380. Yes, it feels that epic. And so it should. This is, after all, BA’s top offering. The biggest and poshest suite in its fleet. Before sitting down in it on a flight … Read more