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Six Senses Vana, Mussoorie Road, Dehra Dun (2025)

20/10/2025

Diwali, or Deepavali, is known as the festival of lights that celebrates the return of warmth, clarity, and togetherness. The lighting of diyas recalls the meaningful homecoming of Goddess Sita, Lord Rama and Lakshmana to Ayodhya. A moment marked by light, joy, and renewal after years of exile.

This spirit of welcome extends across India, as the day is also dedicated to inviting Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha into our homes. We connect with this ritual to invoke prosperity, wisdom, and the removal of obstacles as we step forward into a fresh year of new beginnings.

This entire tradition is illuminated by the earthen lamp. The simple diya stands as the festival’s most enduring symbol. Its steady flame reminds us to nurture our own inner light, one that guides us through change, restores balance, and fills our lives with hope and harmony.

May this Diwali bring light to your home, peace to your heart, and enduring balance to your days. Happy Diwali!

18/10/2025

Ayurveda, an ancient healing wisdom, has meaningfully guided people in living and finding balance for thousands of years. It operates on a simple truth: wellness is the result of harmony, and imbalance is where discomfort begins.

This profound wisdom teaches that every moment, habit, and routine either supports or disturbs your inner rhythm. You have the power to explore that shift daily. This extends to ancient treatments, from simple herbal remedies to the application of soothing, fresh poultices that help restore natural rhythm.
By learning to tune into subtle changes in your body and mind–perhaps a change in energy, a shift in mood, or a difference in digestion, Ayurveda helps you recognise what is currently out of sync. It then gently guides you on how to bring it back to a state of natural harmony.

This isn’t a quick fix, but a dedicated, fresh way of living in continuous rhythm with yourself and the natural world.

It’s a reminder that true health is something we nurture every day through mindful choices and deep connection.

17/10/2025

The transition to October marks a delicate shift in nature; the air cools and the days shorten. When things feel lighter and faster outside, it can leave our internal system feeling a bit unsettled and ungrounded. Your body instinctively starts seeking stability, and it’s your digestive system that often feels this stress first. This is an invitation to slow down and listen to what your body truly needs right now.

This is where body warming spices come in as your most generous allies. These warming spices like fresh ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, and cloves are nature’s way of ensuring your continued balance. They generate the inner warmth needed to break down food efficiently, which is crucial because a strong gut is the foundation for almost everything: it directly influences your immunity, your emotional stability, and your overall sense of clarity. By supporting your gut, you are truly fortifying your entire inner world.

Incorporating these simple spices into your daily meals is a truly meaningful act of self-care, not a chore. It is a vital, intentional ritual that ensures a strong foundation of gut health, allowing you to move through the cooling months with fresh energy. By consciously choosing to connect with this seasonal rhythm, you nourish your whole self.

17/10/2025

One key. Six hundred hands. And a place that doesn’t just host, but holds.

A place of quiet transformation now carries a key that needs no unlocking.

We’re honored to share that Six Senses Vana has been awarded one MICHELIN Key, recognising hotels across the world that offer a stay that is truly out of the ordinary.

Here, wellness is not an offering. It is the air, the silence, the sacred routine.

Every ritual. Every forest path. Every pause, rooted in nature, wisdom and deep care.

This recognition is not ours alone.

It belongs to every practitioner, every host, and every Vanavasi.

And to every silent bell that has rung in our forest and continues to bring this place to life.

Thank you to the MICHELIN Guide for seeing what we feel.

16/10/2025

The way we nourish ourselves is a simple, meaningful choice we make every day, and World Food Day is an invitation to reflect on it. The act of eating, across ancient traditions, is revered as foundational to self-care, directly shaping our physical strength and emotional balance. It’s a simple call to honour that natural connection between self and food.

This philosophy guides us to respect the earth’s rhythms and the wisdom held within simple ingredients. By choosing organic food of meaningful quality and engaging in mindful preparation, you move beyond simple consumption toward intentional self-nourishment, this is the foundation of mindful eating.
Take this day to truly explore your plate with a fresh curiosity. Slow down, notice the textures and flavours, and observe how your body responds to sustenance. This quiet, conscious commitment deepens your sense of inner harmony, helping you connect with a sustained sense of energy and composure for the days ahead.

16/10/2025

We are humbled and deeply honoured to be named Asia’s Leading Retreat by the World Travel Awards.

As we receive this meaningful recognition, we remain steadfast in our commitment to deep, conscious, and sustainable wellness. This honour affirms what we’ve always believed: when wellness is lived with intention, it becomes a truly personal exploration, and balance begins the moment you arrive.

To our Six Senses Vana family, dedicated practitioners, passionate team, and every guest who has walked our natural paths, you are at the heart of every accolade we earn. Your unwavering belief in conscious living and purposeful wellness continues to inspire us to connect with deeper purpose.

Thank you for making us a part of your journeys. Here’s to continuing the path of fresh, meaningful well-being, together.

16/10/2025

We are humbled and deeply honoured to be named Asia’s Leading Retreat by the World Travel Awards.

As we receive this meaningful recognition, we remain steadfast in our commitment to deep, conscious, and sustainable wellness. This honour affirms what we’ve always believed: when wellness is lived with intention, it becomes a truly personal exploration, and balance begins the moment you arrive.

To our Six Senses Vana family, dedicated practitioners, passionate team, and every guest who has walked our natural paths, you are at the heart of every accolade we earn. Your unwavering belief in conscious living and purposeful wellness continues to inspire us to connect with deeper purpose.

Thank you for making us a part of your journeys. Here’s to continuing the path of fresh, meaningful well-being, together.

14/10/2025

We are humbled and deeply honoured to be named Asia’s Leading Retreat by the World Travel Awards.

As we receive this meaningful recognition, we remain steadfast in our commitment to deep, conscious, and sustainable wellness. This honour affirms what we’ve always believed: when wellness is lived with intention, it becomes a truly personal exploration, and balance begins the moment you arrive.

To our Six Senses Vana family, dedicated practitioners, passionate team, and every guest who has walked our natural paths, you are at the heart of every accolade we earn. Your unwavering belief in conscious living and purposeful wellness continues to inspire us to connect with deeper purpose.

Thank you for making us a part of your journeys. Here’s to continuing the path of fresh, meaningful well-being, together.

13/10/2025

Your journey to inner balance is a personal exploration, and our Visiting Practitioners are here to support your holistic choices. Whether you seek healing through art, sports, or an inner reset. This specialised support creates a meaningful path just for you.

We’ve curated a balanced calendar of specialists to guide you: October features Angie Tourani’s BodyTalk for an inner reset and Miguel Vega for enhanced agility and mental focus. In November, Liam Harkness guides you toward optimal performance through Neurophysical sessions, alongside the ‘Alchemy of Taste’ culinary retreat, which guides you to a responsible and conscious approach to cooking. The holistic journey concludes in December with Siraj Saxena’s creative retreat, ‘Hues that Heal,’ a chance to connect through art.

Each offering is designed to align your mind and body with the season’s rhythm. Contact us to explore and book your personalised, fresh journey with these specialists.

10/10/2025

World Mental Health Day is a vital, annual reminder that caring for the mind is a truly meaningful act of self-care. It underscores the ancient truth that your mind and body are an inseparable whole: when one finds balance, the other naturally follows.

This day is a powerful call to focus on that essential connection.

The state of your mental well-being directly influences your physical vitality. When you cultivate inner calm, you find a renewed sense of strength that supports you through seasonal shifts, reducing the stress that impacts your immunity.

This clarity allows sleep to deepen and improve, ensures balanced emotions that support healthy digestion, and leads to a clear focus for better daily decisions. The result is a holistic sense of inner harmony.

Mental well-being is not a single event. It is a lifelong journey of self-reflection and personal nourishment. Practices of rest and mindful living are designed precisely to build this emotional resilience.

Take this day as an invitation to slow down, connect with your inner needs, and begin or renew the practice of anchoring your inner world.

09/10/2025

Liam Harkness’s approach goes beyond treating symptoms. Drawing from his expertise in Physical Neuromuscular Therapy, his sessions work to restore your body’s natural movement, release deep tension and stress, and gently support your healing process from within.

This is about discovering the root cause of discomfort so you can return to a state of ease and physical balance.

As our specialist for November, Liam Harkness is here to help you unlock your body’s full potential. His specialised work offers a meaningful chance to live free from restrictive movement and move with a renewed sense of fresh vitality, preparing you for the colder months ahead.

Alongside your holistic journey, you can join his session to achieve a state of physical confidence and inner balance.

To explore this opportunity, connect with us to book your time with Liam Harkness till November 30, 2025.

07/10/2025

Every ache, restlessness, or fatigue is often a sign of something deeper–an imbalance in your body’s natural rhythm. Ayurveda calls this vikruti. A gentle reminder that when one element goes out of sync, your whole self feels it.

To help you return to balance, in Ayurveda we offer therapies tailored to your specific needs. The warm poultices used are thoughtfully composed for your unique body, your specific moment, and your exact requirements. What grounds and soothes one person may be entirely different from what revitalises another, and that personalised understanding is the meaningful core of this practice.

As the warmth of natural herbs, roots, and oils meets your skin, it helps your body release what it has been holding, allowing muscles to soften and the breath to deepen. This inner shift is how you begin to connect with your balance again. A state that isn’t achieved once, but is returned to, day after day, through how you move, eat, rest, and simply live.

In its natural essence, Ayurveda is an act of awareness. A timeless path that teaches you how to live in constant dialogue with your body so you can build a sustainable foundation for true wellness.

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