Word: spas
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...Ancient Sinhalese Kings were said to be Ayurveda practitioners and built hospitals in the ancient capital of Anuradhapura. More recently, Ayurveda has attracted an enthusiastic new patient: Sri Lanka's ailing tourism industry. A growing number of hotels on the island now have treatment centers, and several Ayurvedic health spas have sprung up all around the country. As Sri Lanka hopefully attempts to lure visitors in the wake of the recent cease-fire in its 19-year civil war, its beaches and sun, cool hills and cultural curiosities may no longer be enticing enough on their own. Now, hotels sell...
...range from the familiar and soothing, like abhyianga, a body massage with medicated oil administered by two masseuses working in tandem, to the out-there, like vasti, a cleansing enema of oil, milk or herbal water. Some more traditional Ayurvedic centers offer therapeutic purging and leeching, but most tourist spas stick to the treatments that actually feel good, like massages and herbal or flower baths...
...Treatment in spas starts at around $35 for a day's rejuvenation to $300-$400 a week for intensive treatments. Choosing a spa depends on whether you're looking for Ayurvedic immersion or a sideline to your beach or hill-country holiday. A wide range of hotels at most major beach resorts and in the cool hills of Kandy also feature treatment centers?but it's wise to do your research. I chose a combined resort and got a tranquil wooden treatment center with natural rock fountains; but the attached hotel was a glitzy package-tour palace that jarred...
...Which raises the question of what exactly the Kanos will do. "We'd like to take our work as lifestyle consultants global," says Kyoko. Mika nods. They're considering a cosmetics line, food products or spas. "We want to create a global brand based on our image and personal tastes," Kyoko says, smiling sweetly. "Like your Martha Stewart." Unrobed...
PAMPERING While dog spas are thriving and command $150 for a Day of Beauty (including hot-oil bath), the supply of grooming and health products is booming. There are doggie breath mints, body wipes, perfumes and toothpaste. A new book, Dog Speak, instructs owners in massage...