Negotiating The Mind Field

For healing to be wholesome, we need to deal with our mind and emotions as well. Here are the top treatments and therapies offered by some of the most renowned wellness retreats in the country.

- Chumki Bharadwaj

Of the pandemic presented a dystopian universe, our collective re-emergence has come with its own share of Darwinian problems. Far from the restful calm we had hoped for as the world slowly reopened, most rushed from 0 to 100 summoning stress and anxiety as loyal companions. According to the World Health Organization, diminished mental health is now at epidemic levels with more than 450 million people suffering from a mental or behavioural disorder. It is estimated that by 2030, the largest global health risk will be depression, not obesity. Clearly, well-being is the sum of all parts with physical and mental health being two sides of the same coin; hence the currency of health retreats and their offerings for holistic healing.

Despite an impressive slant toward holistic wellness in the last decade, most still relate wellness to the physical self with only some recent interest in mindfulness; emotional and mental health is still largely ignored. Experts believe that a chronic unhealthy mind left untreated, doesn't just give rise to mental issues like anxiety, depression, and psychotic disorders, but also to unexplained aches and pains, eating disorders, chronic fatigue, indigestion and other psychosomatic disorders.