A natural environment for Balancing Senses.
After twelve months with skilled craftspeople creating one of the most unique
spas in the world, the Earth Spa by Six Senses has opened in the Royal seaside
town of Hua
Hin, Thailand.
 The
Earth Spa by Six Senses is unlike any other spa. It is made entirely from a
mixture of clay-like mud mixed with rice husks and straw, forming circular domed
buildings set over 1,386 square meters (14,920 square feet) of water and
landscaping. There are nine buildings in all, with the tallest – the meditation
cave - being 7.5 metres (24.5 feet) high with 4.2 metres (13.8 feet) internal
diameter. The walls of the Earth Spa buildings are up to 80cm (31 inches) thick.
The initial concept of the Earth Spa came from the traditional construction
methods of rural villages in northern Thailand, where building interiors remain
at a comfortable temperature, even in summer. Six Senses worked with one
community, and a Feng Sui master to design and adapt the classic forms to a spa
function.
Following the design stage, Six Senses relocated the master builders from the
northern community, to a temporary home on site at Hua Hin where they set about
the task of creating a new virtual village for the Earth Spa. The project also
formed a pilot scheme for sustainable community development, employing people
from areas surrounding the Earth Spa.
 The
Earth Spa comprises a cluster of nine buildings, which appear to be floating on
ponds. These include four treatment rooms with private outdoor Jacuzzi, two
steam rooms, the meditation cave, relaxing area offering fresh juices, and the
reception area. The earth domes are designed with openings low to the outside
water, allowing refreshing breezes and energy flows to enter the buildings.
Openings at the top of each building provide natural ventilation.
The buildings are a design feature created by the Six Senses project team. In
Northern Thailand, the buildings have vertical walls, whilst retaining the same
cooling system and the chimney-effect.
The Earth Spa by Six Senses is located right beside the newly opened
Evason Hideaway at Hua Hin and offers guests of the Hideaway a comprehensive
menu of specialty treatments that focus on Skin Food - the commitment that
nothing should be put onto the skin that could not be eaten. The skin food
concept is combined with the four elements of nature represented in the spa:
earth - the construction material; water - surrounding the buildings; air -
natural ventilation; and fire - used in heat treatments such as hot stones,
steam and sauna, herbal compresses and body wraps. In balance to these elements
are philosophies of traditional medicine, such as Ayurveda and Chinese,
providing spa experiences to naturally enhance the skin food treatments,
balanced cuisine, lifestyle activities and workshops available from the Earth
Spa menu.
 Many
of the ingredients used in the treatments are grown right at the Evason
Hideaway. These include rice, coconut, avocado, papaya, lime, aloe vera,
cucumber, pandanus leaf, lemongrass, ginger, galangal, candlenut and turmeric;
and all freshly harvested.
A menu of balanced cuisine is being introduced to the Living Room at the Evason
Hideaway. The spa treatments will continue with food prepared to further enhance
the benefits. For example, detoxifying treatments that utilize ingredients in
the Earth Spa’s skin food, will also be incorporated in the Living Room lunch
dishes.
Spa Suites at Evason Hideaway:
In addition to the Earth Spa by Six Senses, the adjoining Evason Hideaway at Hua
Hin has introduced several Spa Suites, which offer personal wellness
sanctuaries. The Spa Suites feature a massage sala beside the private pool, open
style bathroom with a bathtub sunken into a lotus pond or garden, shower and
steam room, and fitness equipment on request. Spa suites include two massages
selected daily from an a la carte menu.
Many of the treatments offered at the Earth Spa will soon be available in the
privacy of the Spa Suites.
Workshops and services planned for October at the Earth Spa encompass
meditation, stress management, fitness programming and personal training, yoga,
Tai Chi, Pilates and stretching. Water Shiatsu and Water Tai Chi are available
in the private pools of the Evason Hideaway villas.
The award-winning Six Senses Spa at the adjacent
Evason Hua Hin Resort, will continue to be available for guests of the
resort and the Evason Hideaway.
Six Senses is a Resort and Spa Management and Development Company established in
1995, which owns the award-winning
Soneva Fushi Resort in the Maldives and manages properties under the brand
names Soneva Resorts, Evason Hideaways and Evason Resorts.
Soneva Resorts are committed to offer luxuries of the highest international
standard in an environment that nurtures the indigenous feel in design,
architecture and service; fusing nature with guest experiences to create –
Intelligent Luxury
Evason Hideaway identifies the boutique category of the Evason brand, where
attention to detail and focus on the reality of the destination together with
modern architecture support the theme – Innovative Style.
Evason Resorts offer a greater number of accommodations than Evason Hideaways,
while maintaining individual design personalities, generous architectural
proportions and spirited guest experiences, supporting the theme – Redefining
Experiences
Six Senses Spas, a key element of all Six Senses properties, offer a wide range
of holistic wellness, rejuvenation and beauty treatments for ‘Balancing Senses”,
administered under the guidance of expert therapists.
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