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Hammam at Dusit Devarana

The hammam is an ancient purification ritual practiced by the Moroccans, Turkish, Greeks and the Romans. Baths today are a private and solitary activity but traditional hammam rituals were often centered around entertainment and social gatherings. The quarters for men and women were separate but often entire families would get together for the hammam ceremony. […]

Hot stone Massage at The Lodhi

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Last week, I visited the Lodhi Hotel Spa after two long years. I learned that Sandie Johannsen had left Spa operations to join The Four Seasons in the Maldives and Meena Gurung has replaced her as the new Spa director. Like Sandie, Meena is an incredible woman who is brimming with ideas about health and […]