MINDFUL METROPOLIS

Here are five options to experience and explore Singapore's spiritual culture and way of living...

- SRUSHTI KULKARNI

CUTTING-EDGE infrastructure, shopping, food, adventure, nature escapes, luxury, heritage and culture — Singapore has been explored through countless lenses. Yet, as the world leans toward spiritual travel, where the pursuit shifts from landmarks to clarity, serenity and transformation, this Asian city-state earns a place on that map too.

In Singapore, mindfulness feels organic. Recognised as the world’s sixth Blue Zone (a geographic region where people tend to live longer and healthier lives than the average population), it harmoniously fuses modern dynamism with mindful living. Unlike typical sightseeing temples, here you immerse in the practice: learning meditation, sitting with stillness, experiencing communal silence and a monastic routine.

The Kwan Yin Chan Lin Zen Meditation Centre