This is the definitive guide to the region’s time-honoured healing traditions and the luxury spas that practise them. From Malaysia to the Maldives, from New Zealand to India, this is the most reliable source of information for both the regular and the novice spa-goer available today.

Spa Therapies explains the major healing systems of the area – including Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Indonesian, Filipino and Australian . Here, an overview of the cultural and historical backgrounds of each tradition is presented, along with what can be expected from specific treatments and therapies.

Spa Cuisine surveys the major national cuisines of Asia with healthy recipes for complete meals together with calorie, protein, carbohydrate and fat counts, enabling you to re-create the spa experience at home.
Spa Digest is an illustrated directory to fifty-eight of the region’s best and most stylish spa retreats. Insights into the essence of each property will help you decide on the spa that best suits your needs, personality and preferences, while a fact-packed ‘Spa Statistics’ panel summarizes its facilities, therapies, services, recreation options and contact details.

Kate O’Brien has had fifteen years’ experience in the health, beauty and spa industries in London, Dublin, Singapore and Hong Kong. She is a regular feature writer for Asia Spa magazine, Hong Kong, Harpers Bazaar magazine, Singapore, and Luxury Travel Magazine, Australia.

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