Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai launches new Five Element Body Work Treatment

As New Year is around the corner, many travellers are longing for a quality vacation to recover after the challenging year of 2022. Retreat or Wellness holidays are becoming more familiar to many Vietnamese tourists these days and have become an emerging trend as people are more concerned about their physical and mental health after the pandemic.

Known as the Hideaway Heaven for retreat seekers on the central coast of Vietnam, Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai, Hoi An boasts a wide range of mindfulness and wellness activities, especially the Heart of The Earth Spa that was voted Best Emotional Recovery Space 2019 by Conde Nast Traveler.

This year, the resort has created the special Five Element Bodywork Treatment which combines all the quintessential elements of the award-winning Spa to form the ultimate retreat experience for any visitor.

Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai, Hoi An won the Best Emotional Recovery Space 2019 award by Conde Nast Traveler

The Five Elements Bodywork originates from the ancient belief that the human body – like nature – is composed of five elements: Earth, Wood, Fire, Metal, and Water.

Nourishing each of these elements in our body and mind helps us attune to nature’s cycles, leaving us feeling grounded and healthy. All too often, however, our busy lives lead us away from harmony, and our lack of elemental nourishment causes us to feel disconnected from our inner selves and the world around us. Based on this foundation, the Five Elements Bodywork is created to provide full-body treatment that relieves stress and brings perfect harmony to body and mind in five different ways.

The first is a natural combination. Artfully blending stretching, palm effleurage, thumb slide, and knuckling, this full-body treatment harnesses a range of approaches to balance the five elements in the body. Benefits include increased blood circulation and muscle flexibility, reduced fluid retention, stress and tension relief, deep relaxation, and mental revitalisation. The whole experience has been crafted to promote optimum inner flow and Earth energy connection.

The second comes in the form of spa ingredients fresh from Mother Earth. The Five Elements Bodywork incorporates organically grown, zero-mile ingredients fresh from our herb and vegetable farm to attune the body and mind to the elements.

To balance the Fire element, a warming hand-made paste of spicy ginger eases pain and tension while inspiring a connection to personal power and strength. Earth and Water elements are stimulated through a footbath of lemongrass, lemon, and mint leaves, which reduces inflammation, improves circulation, grounds the body and mind, and boosts the flow of emotion and energy through the body for an optimised sense of freedom and refreshment.

A warming hand-made paste of spicy ginger eases pain and tension while inspiring a connection to personal power and strength

The third encompasses singing bowls that are attuned to nature. Long renowned for aiding peaceful introspection, our crystal singing bowls are tuned to 432 Hz, the harmonic intonation of nature. Played at the start and end of the Five Elements Bodywork treatment, the resonant tones of the bowls help drift your body and mind into a blissful state of peace.

The fourth element involves Tuning into Potential. The Metal element is believed to align with intellect, mental intention, and connection to the universal life force. During the Five Elements Bodywork, gem-tipped metal tuning forks create a beautiful subtle vibration that helps to create inner well-being, transporting body and mind to future hopes and dreams as the soft notes resonate all around.

The fifth is to release, rest and rejuvenate. Working on body, mind, and soul, the unique Five Elements Bodywork treatment takes you on a healing journey. The Wood element is all about growth, change, and expansion. Traditional Hoi An Agarwood is ceremonially burned so that the soft, fragrant smoke helps energise the body’s qi (life force), balancing the nervous system and invoking a sense of strength.

At the end of a blissful 100 minutes, a refreshing cup of ginger tea with fresh pandan leaves gently brings you back to the present and aligns your emotions with the Water element.

Traditional Hoi An Agarwood is ceremonially burned so that the soft, fragrant smoke helps energise the body’s qi (life force), balancing the nervous system and invoking a sense of strength

Together with other signature treatments at the award-winning Heart of The Earth Spa, the Five Element Bodywork will be an indispensable part of your wellness holidays at Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai.

Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai is a luxury oasis in the heartland of Vietnam where the coast, culture, and community unite to illuminate the spirit of all who visit.

The all-villa resort has been recognised by many national and international awards, such as the Robb Report Vietnam's Best Luxury Wellness Resort of the Year 2021, Forbes Travel Guide 2022’s Five-star rating for the fourth consecutive year, and Travel + Leisure’s The World’s Best Awards 2022’s 10 Best Resorts in Southeast Asia.

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