It's for everyone - Men are discovering the value of self-care too
Condé Nast Traveler US|March 2024
IT IS A SUNNY winter morning, and I can see snowcapped peaks in the distance. The fragrance of pine fills the air. Birds chatter in the trees above.
PRASAD RAMAMURTHY
It's for everyone - Men are discovering the value of self-care too

All is peaceful. And yet I feel as though I have just climbed a mountain and I don't mean my recent four-mile uphill hike to the temple of Kunjapuri.

I am on day seven of a weeklong stay at Ananda in the Himalayas, the lauded palatial destination spa near the spiritual hub of Rishikesh in northern India. I've come to work my way through a glut of issues, including work stress, niggling joint pain, anxiety, loss of libido, constant fatigue, and sleep disruption. The uncertainty that followed the COVID-19 pandemic had worsened all of them.

As a middle-aged man, I am not the traditional inpatient at Ananda, which is known for its integrative approach to wellness using therapies from modalities like traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda. Women have historically made up 60 percent of all guests. Yet I do notice a handful of XYs in the treatment rooms and on the verdant grounds. Since 2019, Ananda's male clientele has grown by 14 percent, consisting mostly of men between 35 and 65. They come, Mahesh Natarajan, Ananda's COO, tells me, to treat cardiovascular issues, hypertension, and imbalances including digestive problems, sleep disorders, and reproductive health issues like sexual dysfunction. Many also seek to address suppressed emotions. "We see it start boiling to the surface from the mid-40s onward," he says.

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