Mandarin Oriental has extended its employee Inner Strength – Outer Strength wellness initiative to guests across its 28 global spas. The concept is designed to help spa-goers to use this time of disruption to create positive changes and build strength both physically and mentally.
“The adversity in 2020 has led all of us to re-prioritise personal wellness,” says Jeremy McCarthy, group director of spa and wellness. “Developing our strength reserves during times of uncertainty is crucial when it comes to to avoiding illness, managing stress and enabling us to better support others.”
Through this initiative, hotel and spa guests can focus on developing their own inner strength by taking time for silence, contemplation and mindfulness, while building outer strength through boosting physical vitality with exercise, movement and healthy food.
Mandarin Oriental originally launched the programme in June 2020 as a four-week mental wellness programme to support staff returning to its reopened hotel and spa destinations. The new guest version sees properties tailoring the packages according to their own specialities and guests needs.
Select sites have tapped into the brand’s long-standing partnership with Aromatherapy Associates and is using its Inner Strength essential oil blend to anchor this new programming.
Geraldine Howard, the late co-founder of Aromatherapy Associates, originally created Inner Strength oil to bring her comfort when fighting cancer. The two companies previously collaborated to produce a signature treatment using the oil which McCarthy says is now a part of the new mental wellness packages.
Inner Strength – Outer Strength examples • Mandarin Oriental, Macau, is featuring the Inner Strength spa treatment by Aromatherapy Associates, combined with a variety of fitness classes, including yoga and personal training
• Mandarin Oriental, Marrakech is running workshops on essential oils along with complimentary fitness assessments with its certified coach
• Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok is pairing advanced yoga nidra techniques such as pranayama and mantra chanting with intense fitness activities, including guided runs and boot camps
• Mandarin Oriental, Milan is presenting yoga and singing bowl sessions along with private aqua gym and stretching classes
• Mandarin Oriental, Canouan is offering yoga and guided meditation plus outdoor activities such as kayaking and hiking.
Remote access Exercises, reading recommendations and advice are also available to support guests unable to reach Mandarin Oriental destinations. This service uses virtual assessments to help people understand which of their inner and outer strength areas need improvement. Possible inner strength areas to focus on include mindfulness, character strength, gratitude, resilience and willpower. Outer strength options feature muscular strength, mobility, power, endurance and breathwork.
Read more from this issue of Attractions Management magazine
View contents of Attractions Management 2021 issue 1
Editor's letter: Healing the world
With the impact of COVID-19 affecting millions of people globally, spas have a special role to play in the recovery movement
Spa Programmes: On the menu
Healing heartache retreats at Chablé Mexico and Czech spas using mineral water to treat long COVID feature in our latest programming highlights
Programming: Kevin Kelly
Four Seasons’ Sensei retreat in Hawaii taps into wearable tech and biometric data
Programming: Jeremy McCarthy
Mandarin Oriental rolls out it Inner Strength Outer Strength mental wellness course to guests
Interview: Emlyn Brown
Accor’s global vice-president of wellbeing talks to Katie Barnes about business strategies following COVID
Everyone’s talking about: Local markets
How are spas adapting their business model to attract locals? And what happens when international tourists return? Spa Business magazine reports
Trends: Spa Foresight™ 20/21
Touch hunger, lung health, resilience and COVID cool spots all feature in future predictions from the Spa Business team
Sponsored: G.M. COLLIN: New partnerships
Skincare brand GM Collin is
re-energising its sales network and looking
for new distributors from across the globe
to drive its business network
Insight: Hindsight 2020
Mia Kyricos looks at the harsh lessons that spas can learn from the last year
Analysis: On your marks
Analyst Jan Freitag suggests a timescale for global hotel recovery and hotel spas
Research: Eyes on Ireland
An Irish Spa Association snapshot survey shows the impact of COVID on spas across country
Promotion: Artofcryo.com: Chill factor
Artofcryo.com provides evidence-based whole body cryotherapy solutions,
offering effective solutions for guests and an attractive ROI for investors
Fitness: Harley Pasternak
The celebrity trainer and nutritionist shares his vision of fitness and health in the age of coronavirus
Promotion: Iyashi Dôme: Optimal solution
Iyashi Dôme Japanese saunas offer a versatile treatment solution for spas searching for quality touchless treatments backed by science and Japanese technology
Finishing touch: Watch out
UK researchers launch a new study to explore how digital nature experiences can be good for us
An opportunity to reimagine one of the UK’s most recognisable towers has been formally
opened by Rivington Hark, as St Johns Beacon invites operators and partners to shape its
next phase. [more...]
Mandarin Oriental has extended its employee Inner Strength – Outer Strength wellness initiative to guests across its 28 global spas. The concept is designed to help spa-goers to use this time of disruption to create positive changes and build strength both physically and mentally.
“The adversity in 2020 has led all of us to re-prioritise personal wellness,” says Jeremy McCarthy, group director of spa and wellness. “Developing our strength reserves during times of uncertainty is crucial when it comes to to avoiding illness, managing stress and enabling us to better support others.”
Through this initiative, hotel and spa guests can focus on developing their own inner strength by taking time for silence, contemplation and mindfulness, while building outer strength through boosting physical vitality with exercise, movement and healthy food.
Mandarin Oriental originally launched the programme in June 2020 as a four-week mental wellness programme to support staff returning to its reopened hotel and spa destinations. The new guest version sees properties tailoring the packages according to their own specialities and guests needs.
Select sites have tapped into the brand’s long-standing partnership with Aromatherapy Associates and is using its Inner Strength essential oil blend to anchor this new programming.
Geraldine Howard, the late co-founder of Aromatherapy Associates, originally created Inner Strength oil to bring her comfort when fighting cancer. The two companies previously collaborated to produce a signature treatment using the oil which McCarthy says is now a part of the new mental wellness packages.
Inner Strength – Outer Strength examples • Mandarin Oriental, Macau, is featuring the Inner Strength spa treatment by Aromatherapy Associates, combined with a variety of fitness classes, including yoga and personal training
• Mandarin Oriental, Marrakech is running workshops on essential oils along with complimentary fitness assessments with its certified coach
• Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok is pairing advanced yoga nidra techniques such as pranayama and mantra chanting with intense fitness activities, including guided runs and boot camps
• Mandarin Oriental, Milan is presenting yoga and singing bowl sessions along with private aqua gym and stretching classes
• Mandarin Oriental, Canouan is offering yoga and guided meditation plus outdoor activities such as kayaking and hiking.
Remote access Exercises, reading recommendations and advice are also available to support guests unable to reach Mandarin Oriental destinations. This service uses virtual assessments to help people understand which of their inner and outer strength areas need improvement. Possible inner strength areas to focus on include mindfulness, character strength, gratitude, resilience and willpower. Outer strength options feature muscular strength, mobility, power, endurance and breathwork.
Read more from this issue of Attractions Management magazine
View contents of Attractions Management 2021 issue 1
Editor's letter: Healing the world
With the impact of COVID-19 affecting millions of people globally, spas have a special role to play in the recovery movement
Spa Programmes: On the menu
Healing heartache retreats at Chablé Mexico and Czech spas using mineral water to treat long COVID feature in our latest programming highlights
Programming: Kevin Kelly
Four Seasons’ Sensei retreat in Hawaii taps into wearable tech and biometric data
Programming: Jeremy McCarthy
Mandarin Oriental rolls out it Inner Strength Outer Strength mental wellness course to guests
Interview: Emlyn Brown
Accor’s global vice-president of wellbeing talks to Katie Barnes about business strategies following COVID
Everyone’s talking about: Local markets
How are spas adapting their business model to attract locals? And what happens when international tourists return? Spa Business magazine reports
Trends: Spa Foresight™ 20/21
Touch hunger, lung health, resilience and COVID cool spots all feature in future predictions from the Spa Business team
Sponsored: G.M. COLLIN: New partnerships
Skincare brand GM Collin is
re-energising its sales network and looking
for new distributors from across the globe
to drive its business network
Insight: Hindsight 2020
Mia Kyricos looks at the harsh lessons that spas can learn from the last year
Analysis: On your marks
Analyst Jan Freitag suggests a timescale for global hotel recovery and hotel spas
Research: Eyes on Ireland
An Irish Spa Association snapshot survey shows the impact of COVID on spas across country
Promotion: Artofcryo.com: Chill factor
Artofcryo.com provides evidence-based whole body cryotherapy solutions,
offering effective solutions for guests and an attractive ROI for investors
Fitness: Harley Pasternak
The celebrity trainer and nutritionist shares his vision of fitness and health in the age of coronavirus
Promotion: Iyashi Dôme: Optimal solution
Iyashi Dôme Japanese saunas offer a versatile treatment solution for spas searching for quality touchless treatments backed by science and Japanese technology
Finishing touch: Watch out
UK researchers launch a new study to explore how digital nature experiences can be good for us
A new immersive attraction designed to transport visitors into the final hours of ancient Pompeii
is preparing to open near the world-famous archaeological site in southern Italy.
Experience design company, BRC Imagination Arts, has completed a transition that sees founder
Bob Rogers pass ownership of the business to four long-serving senior executives, while
remaining actively involved with the company.
Movie Park Germany has opened a new Paramount Pictures-themed attraction as part of its 30th
anniversary celebrations, using immersive storytelling and adaptive reuse to reinforce the park’s
longstanding “Hollywood in Germany” positioning.
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions
that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once
complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK.
Efteling has opened Hooghmoed, a new family drop tower designed to broaden the appeal of its
recently launched Sirene Island themed area and introduce younger visitors to thrill attractions.
A proposed Puy du Fou development near Bicester and Universal Destinations and Experiences’
planned resort in Bedford are emerging as part of a wider transformation of the Oxford–
Cambridge Growth Corridor into a major centre for UK leisure and tourism inv
Shedd Aquarium has opened the Immersion Theater developed in partnership with SimEx-
Iwerks, as part of a wider strategy to enhance the guest experience and create additional
revenue opportunities.
The UK government has announced a temporary reduction in VAT on visitor attractions and
children’s meals as part of a summer cost-of-living support package designed to stimulate the
visitor economy and encourage family days out.
As designer Yinka Ilori prepares for his first solo gallery show in London, he speaks exclusively
to CLADmag about his mission to spread joy, the power of play, and his bold approach to using
colour (including the colours you won’t see in his work).
The government of Thailand is exploring plans for a THB300bn (£6.3bn, US$8.3bn)
entertainment complex in the country’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), with officials
proposing a large-scale theme park and sports destination as part of a broader tourism and
economic development strategy.
An opportunity to reimagine one of the UK’s most recognisable towers has been formally
opened by Rivington Hark, as St Johns Beacon invites operators and partners to shape its
next phase. [more...]
