Wellness: Six Senses Rolls Out Sound Healing at all Properties

Six Senses is now offering sound therapies throughout its 27 properties worldwide. In an age of overstimulation, Six Senses recognizes the powerful potential of sound to quiet the mind as today’s hyper connected traveller increasingly seeks to find calm in a chaotic world.

The mindfulness movement of recent years saw meditation become mainstream with time spent meditating around the world increasing by +2,900% since 2020, The Global Wellness Institute reports. Sound healing is set to follow suit as online searches for sound healing surged by +83% in 2023 and the market set to grow globally by +7.8% by 2032, The Global Sound Therapy Market Forecast predicts.

One of the core senses, sound is an indelible marker of Six Senses and forms part of the brand’s broader ‘emotional hospitality’ ethos. Sound Healing at Six Senses adapts to incorporate local inspiration, from a full-body sound immersion on a vibroacoustic lounger at Six Senses La Sagesse to the soothing and hypnotic beats of Fijian and oceanic drums during the sound journey at Six Senses Fiji, and even sessions designed for younger guests too. Practices follow the same global vision to help reconnect guests with themselves, others, and the world around them.

Six Senses Sound Healing experiences metamorphosize from property to property. Examples include:

The Six Senses Signature Singing Bowl Ritual

at all 27 Six Senses worldwide

Incorporated before and after each spa treatment in every Six Senses property, singing bowls are a gentle entry point into this natural healing practice. As the therapist moves the singing bowl in a prescribed path around the shoulders and crown chakra, over the third eye, throat, and heart chakras, coming to rest on the solar plexus chakra, the vibrations travel through the body, triggering a transformation of energy and increasing the benefits of the treatment.

Watsu with Sound Healing

Watsu is a form of water therapy in a heated pool, available in many properties, including with or without singing bowls at Six Senses Kaplankaya and in Kyoto’s only dedicated pool at Six Senses Kyoto. It is a subtle and gentle form of therapy where the body intuitively rebalances the mind.

Raag Therapy

at Six Senses Vana, India

Raag therapy at Six Senses Vana brings out positive emotions while listening to the hypnotic sounds of the flute. Six Senses Vana presents a modern-day wellness retreat within ethereal Sal forest. An assembly of Ayurvedic wellness experts, Yoga teachers, Tibetan healers, fitness experts, acupuncturists, reflexologist and therapists guide guests towards balance and rejuvenation.

Group Sessions

at all 27 Six Senses worldwide

Each property infuses a local variation to weekly sound baths and ceremonies. For example, Six Senses Kaplankaya incorporates the pure tones of crystal singing bowls along with oceanic drums to reflect the soundscape of the Aegean Sea. Six Senses Ninh Van Bay offers the added soothing benefit of natural streams flowing in the jungle nearby, while the Ocean Villa at Six Senses Spa Zil Pasyon is situated above the lapping waves of the Indian Ocean.

One-to-one Sessions

at all 27 Six Senses worldwide

60-minute transcendent journeys include a self-reflective process designed to help work through stress or anxiety, ultimately guiding you to discover your true, limitless nature. At Six Senses Douro Valley, sound becomes an immersive experience during a 45-minute floating sound healing sessions, featuring bespoke compositions crafted specifically for underwater environments. On land, binaural beats elevate the biohacking recovery lounge into a sanctuary of tailored rejuvenation.

Retreats

available at many properties including Six Senses Crans-Montana in Switzerland, and Six Senses Ibiza.

Beats are integral to Sanctum retreats, coming to Six Senses Crans-Montana from October 3 to 6, 2024. With influences including kundalini, Native American vision quests, Buddhist therapies, primal movement, t'ai chi, and “ha” chanting from Japanese martial arts, the blueprinted Sanctum sequence – part dance, part aerobics, part breathwork, part your own free expression – guides guests to release and let go.

Sound is also central to Alma Festival at Six Senses Ibiza, which includes a rich program of workshops, an ANÍMA x Sonic Live Breathwork session with Rosey Chan; Soma Breath and Ecstatic Dance with Niraj Naik; and a meditative sound healing journey led by JJ Martin and Alexis.

FROM SOUND TO SILENCE

Six Senses recognizes the calming influence of silence, harnessing the absence of noise as powerful tool. By resisting the urge to fill every moment with activity, guests can create a moment of stillness to tap into inner wisdom.

Versions of forest bathing and yoga nidra have been available across Six Senses properties for many years, both of which induce conscious meditation. Labyrinths are also used for ritual, meditation, and healing at Six Senses Kaplankaya, Six Senses Zil Pasyon, and Six Senses Fort Barwara.