From Massage Therapy to Crystal Healing: Wellness Staycation at Gili Lankanfushi this April
Activities and Experiences in the Maldives
06 April, 2022
This month, Gili Lankanfushi Maldives unveils visiting practitioners Jill and Claude, to work on the inner healings of mind, body and soul through massage therapy, inner child bodywork, mind-body energy healing and more.
Set on one private island of North Male Atoll, Gili Lankanfushi provides access to the tranquility of nature, where the pristine sandy beaches and turquoise waters create the ultimate backdrop for wellness retreats.
Claude Simard is an internationally acclaimed Canadian Massage Specialist and Meditation Teacher with over 30 years of experience. He has helped many people from all around to recover from different kinds of physical and emotional issues. He specializes in remedial massage to treat physical conditions using deep awareness of the body. In his signature treatment, Psycho-Energetic Massage, Claude uses his highly developed sensitivity and intuition to combine therapeutic massage with Inner Child work for a truly holistic experience.
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Jill Banwell grew up close to nature, in a little village in Somerset, England. She first encountered the healing arts over 20 years after studying Natural Sciences at Cambridge University. Since then Jill has explored the fields of Reiki, Therapeutic Tarot Reading, Crystals, Yoga, Massage Therapy and Meditation. Journeys to sacred sites around the world have helped her to be a more open channel for healing energies. Jill finds fulfilment in gently guiding people to experience a deeper, more harmonious level of themselves and life.
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For more information, please visit www.gililankanfushi.com
Check Availability and PricesAbout Gili Lankanfushi
Located in the North Male Atoll, Gili Lankanfushi opened in 2000 as the original over water resort Soneva Gili. In 2012 the island was acquired by HPL (Hotel Properties Limited) a Singapore based company investing in hotels, lifestyle and properties around the world. Voted number one hotel in the world by Trip Advisor in 2015, Gili Lankanfushi is an easy 20 minute speedboat transfer from Male international airport. Set in the middle of its own lagoon, guests enjoy a barefoot existence with 360 degree views of the Indian Ocean. Gili Lankanfushi’s 45 overwater villas, including the vast and secluded Private Reserve offer unrivalled privacy. The wellbeing of the planet is at the heart of the Gili Lankanfushi, with each stay contributing towards preserving the natural environment, protecting the fragile marine ecosystem and treading lightly.
Gili Lankanfushi
Best Experience: OverWater Bungalows, Honeymoon, Beaches
Gili Lankanfushi is rated by many among the best resort in the Maldives, and with good reason. This stunning, 46-villa, eco-resort is just 20 minutes by speedboat from Male airport thriving in providing truly unpretentious, relaxed luxury. Barefoot are recommended (shoes are removed as soon as you leave the airport on the boat), and each guest is surrounded by the care of a personal butler with the title "Mr. Friday". The spacious, charmingly simple water villas are built of some types of wood and are equipped with open (and on the roof!) decks with seaviews that can evoke tears of joy. On land, a beautiful island with 683 palms offers a range of activities and an excellent dining options. This rare diamond in the Maldives is more authentic than other famous brand resorts at the same price - given the regular appearance in the Gili Lankanfushi of world celebrities. But if your own pools and air conditioning in each room are your priority, you can Read Full Review...
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