Banyan Tree Phuket Expands Services with Veya

(17 Mar 2022, 12:26 +07)  The first Banyan Tree Veya, a new wellbeing brand from Banyan Tree, will celebrate its grand opening in Phuket, Thailand on Friday.

The wellbeing journey at the Banyan Tree Veya Phuket begins with a private consultation with hosts who are certified and trained in eastern medicine, naturopathy and coaching.

After an assessment against the brand’s codified wellbeing approach, a personalized itinerary is created aligned to each guest’s needs and priorities, centering on embodiment therapies and somatic practices.

Veya Pool Villa at Banyan Tree Veya Phuket

Mindfulness practices: Classes such as Ocean Breath and Conscious Grounding are designed to raise sensory awareness through breath work, sound therapy and guided imagery meditation techniques in natural environments.

Somatic movement: Intuitive forms of dance, yoga and classes such as Balance and Stability that focus on the internal experience of movement to release chronic tension patterns and calm the nervous system.

Weightless: A new range of signature therapies – combining rehabilitative floatation with body stretch massage techniques and meditational sound therapy into a restorative sensory experience.

Lifestyle learning: Workshops aimed at introducing wellbeing rituals into daily life such as creative therapies, integrative nutrition and classes such as Positive Resilience help guests bring the retreat experience home.

Mr Lee Woon Hoe, Senior Assistant Vice President, Executive Director of Wellbeing, said, “The pandemic has brought unprecedented stress and trauma to our generation, the full impact of which remains to be fully assessed. However,  many of us are reassessing our purpose and approach in life. The Banyan Tree Veya team of resident wellbeing specialists and external experts aim to guide, encourage and celebrate with our guests in discovering this new conscious way of living.”

Banyan Tree Veya Phuket is located within the Banyan Tree Phuket resort at Laguna Phuket, a few minutes’ walk from Bangtao Beach.