Pumpkin and goat cheese tortellini: spa fare at Ananda is tailored to your dosha. Bowls of marigolds make up a welcome puja, an offering often made to both the gods and special guests of Ananda.

The idea is to bring your body back into its natural balance, which also explains Ananda's emphasis on yoga. It has a special meaning at this spa since it's set in the Himalayas, considered the ...

Ananda makes its own spa products from the purest sources: indigenous essential oils, muds, clays, gels and vegetable oils, all lovingly blended for their therapeutic energy, imparting wellness ...

This article is more than 10 years old. Ananda in the Himalayas is a destination spa fit for a king. “Spoil you silly” is how Ananda’s general manager describes his staff’s mandate.

Ananda spa and resort A short flight on to Dehradun and then a 90 minute, slightly unnerving, car ride up into the foothills of the Himalayas takes you to the luxury ayurvedic spa, Ananda.

So you and your lady, head to Ananda, in the Himalayan foothills, for a break from the big city. This spa is luxurious but it's also serious - takes commitment. But you don't have that kind of time.

Take, for example, the Ananda Spa. The resort, one of India's most beautiful, affords breathtaking views of the Ganges River as it leaves the mountains and moves on to the plains of northern India.

Wellbeing Escapes (wellbeingescapes.com, 020 7644 6120) offers a seven-night Active, Rejuvenation or Detox programme at Ananda in the Himalayas from £3,099 per person.

Ananda also offers three- to five-day getaways catering to couples and world-weary travelers. Spa services include ayurvedic and other alternative healing treatments as well as a full menu of ...

Yasemen Kaner-White was a guest of Ananda In The Himalayas. The Palace Estate, Narendra Nagar Tehri - Garhwal, Uttarakhand - 249175, India;anandaspa.com ...

Best of the bunch No contest here - abhyanga plus thakradhara. Further information The Ananda Spa is part of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group (00800 2828 3838).