To Host a Menopause Retreat

This transformative wellness experience for women at Oblu Xperience Ailafushi redefines midlife with ancient therapies, mindful movement and oceanic calm

- SRUSHTI KULKARNI

This June, nestled within the tranquil islands of the Maldives, Oblu Xperience Ailafushi (a fully inclusive resort) has designed a special programme for women titled The Art of Graceful Change — a soulful, four-night menopause retreat crafted by Ele| Na (a luxury spa and wellness outlet in the Maldives). Running from June 5 to 9, here midlife is celebrated not as a decline, but as an awakening, a threshold to wisdom, vitality and self-possession. Set against turquoise waters and whispering palms, this intimate sanctuary reimagines the Maldivian idyll not just as a postcard-perfect escape, but as a sacred space for inner reconnection, where the rhythms of nature mirror the rhythms of a woman's evolving body and soul; and as curator Heidi Grimwood puts it, "The Maldives is undeniably synonymous with