An Exclusive Interview with Jayan A Narayanana, Spa Manager, neoVeda Spa
Jayan A Narayanana has been working in hospitality sector for few years now and before joining The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa as neoVeda Spa Manager, he worked with few other leading hotels like The Lalit, The Bagh Hotel, Rajasthan and Ishana as a Spa Operation Manager, handling a team size of more than 100 employees. He started his career as an Ayurveda Punchkarma Nurse with Ayurveda Kendra and this experience helped him to understand the essence behind traditional massage. In an exclusive interview, he talks about the trend, challenges and his own experience of being in spa industry:
Spanning around 7000 sq. ft., the exclusive neoVeda is truly a haven of peace and tranquility. As you enter the elegant space, a whiff of exotic aromas, essential oils, spice and floral fragrances, tend to enhance and optimise the total “mind-body experience” and peel away the layers of daily stress. Contemporary ambience, modern and chic designs, warm earthy and calming aqua tones warmly welcomes you.
After making its presence felt at Craft House, luxury lifestyle store at The metropolitan Hotel & Spa , with its mind and body healing and relaxing products, neoVeda Spa unravels a new dimension in the world of health, well being and fitness.
Based on the concept of new Ayurveda, you get to understand exclusive therapies for your well-being and takes you on a journey of self discovery. In a way, this epitome of understated luxury encapsulates the time-honoured powers of Ayurveda with a modern influence to heal and restore, relax and invigorate.
The Spa is home to a state-of-the-art gym and offers an array of classic and modern treatments, massages, scrubs, wraps, facials, baths, foot and hand care, slimming, toning and firming techniques. The five treatment Spa rooms have distinctive themes, big and spacious. marma room has a Kalari massage set up, Ananda room is stylized for Shirodhara treatment, Prana room is for volcanic Hot Stone massage, Jiva room is for practicing Thai massage and a special Kama room for couples. There is a spacious lounge where one can wait, relax and indulge in some reading before or after the therapy.
This story is from the January - February 2019 edition of Hotel Business Review.
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