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D E ST I NAT I ON:
A N AN DA , HI M ALAYAS

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Nilufer Atik enjoys
the royal treatment in this
majestic palatial setting

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he consultation is a bit
like wellness words bingo;
'Ayurveda', 'Holistic' 'Dosha',
'Vata', 'Pitta', 'Kapha'. With the promise
of healing your body from the inside
out, Ananda, South Asia's first ever
luxury destination (it opened in 2001),
could feel more sorority than serenity.
Am I about to be hazed or initiated
into the new school of holistic healing?
Ananda translates as 'a state of
bliss'. It feels apt - the entrance frames
a 100-acre complex with 78 rooms,
suites and villas scattered around the
landscape. The spa is built into the
hillside, as is the huge circular
restaurant which overlooks the valley.
Inside, the atmosphere is one of
tranquility. Smiling, white-uniformed
staff adorned me with prayer beads
and welcome bows, murmuring the
word, "Namaskar, I bow to the divine
in you." Clearly they've never met me,
but I appreciated the sentiment.
After settling into my elegant
marble-floored room, I go to see one
of the Ayurvedic doctors on site for
my opening consultation. He takes my
basic details before delving into the
internal and external factors affecting
my health. All the wellbeing packages
at Ananda follow the principles of
Ayurveda, a practice belief that we
are each made up of mind-body types
called Doshas.
The three Doshas - Vata, Pitta, and
Kapha - are derived from the five
elements of fire, water, air, space and
Earth (see column on opposite page,
which explains what each resembles).

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Yoga sessions are
dependent on your
Dosha, while nidra
yoga promotes rest

AT A G LA NC E

Booking info:
A seven-night
wellness package at
Ananda starts from
£2,879 per person,
including full-board
accommodation
and treatments. Jet
Airways offers return
fares from Heathrow
to Dehradun via
Delhi from £596.
Visit anandaspa.com
WHEN: Between
March and June it's
35°C and between
November and
February it varies
between 19°C to 33°C.

'We are each made up of
all three Doshas but one
is always dominant,
our base nature,' the
doctor explained. 'So,
if you are Pitta and are
in balance, you should
be 50% Pitta, 25% Vata
and 25% Kapha. When
these percentages change
due to lifestyle factors, our bodies
and minds become out of balance.
Ayurveda aims to redress that balance.'

KAPHA SPECIFIC
Apparently, my dominant Dosha is
Kapha, but my Pitta (more highlystrung) side is pushing it out of whack,
(who knew?), so the doctor prescribes
a Kapha-friendly diet including
'warming' foods and drinks such as
oatmeal, soups, cooked salads and
spicy teas. I'm advised to limit raw and

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