The Science of Ageing Well | Journeys Magazine by Minor Hotels

Island serenity at Layan Life by Anantara

Despite its abundant light and luxury of its palm-fringed Phuket setting, Layan Life by Anantara – within Anantara Layan Phuket Resort – takes wellness seriously. This is not a place of passive pampering, but a sanctuary of gentle control. Here, wellness is viewed through the lens of longevity; its fusion of cutting-edge science and holistic ancient wisdom empowers you to create a personalised wellness blueprint, to make the choice now that will help you live better for longer.

At Layan Life, ancient treatments like Thai massage and sound healing are practised alongside technology-aided healing.

A Thai herbal remedy at Layan Life by Anantara

A Journey to Wellness

Ensconced in a lush pocket of Phuket, Anantara Layan Phuket offers a slice of paradise in the form of luxury pool villas, sprawling hotel suites and views to lose days to. Hop into a resort buggy for the three-minute ride from lively poolside to hushed consultation room, and your wellness journey takes a serious turn.

Here Thai doctors, nutritionists, personal trainers, energy healers and spiritual practitioners work together under Layan Life’s ‘four pillar’ approach. Their signature ‘Life Method’ combines advanced diagnostics, Traditional Thai Medicine (TTM), complimentary therapies and implementable life habits to create a science-meets-spiritualism sweet spot of holistic wellness.

Aerial yoga at Layan Life by Anantara

Clarity Emerges

Consultations begin at the scientific end of this spectrum – think 3D body scans and epigenetic testing. Epigenetics looks at how lifestyle and environmental factors – such as sleep, nutrition, stress, movement and exposure to potential toxins – affect the way your genes express themselves. These insights are used to move guests away from generic wellness prescriptions and towards informed, personal choice. And the diagnostics can go deeper still. A partnership with the experts at the Icellaré Lifespan Center means that stem-cell technology can be used to build a biological profile of ageing.

The lab might, for example, identify signs of chronic low-grade inflammation, often associated with prolonged stress or dietary imbalance, both of which are known to accelerate biological ageing.

Singing bowl therapy at Anantara Layan Phuket Resort spa

Time Slows

At Layan Life, ancient treatments like Thai massage and sound healing are practised alongside technology-aided healing. For instance, the cryotherapy chamber offers the chance to almost literally freeze the ageing process.

Meanwhile, inside the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy chamber pressure builds gently, as oxygen is delivered to tissues at concentrations breathing alone can’t achieve to fight ageing. Layan Life’s final pillar – the nutritional habits and physical practices we take home – is confirmation that the agency you find is the most crucial souvenir of all. Most of us, to one extent or another, can choose how well we age. First, we must make that our intention.

Live the island life at Kiara Reserve Residences

Floating Above the Trees

Want to have access to Layan Life for longer? Then Kiara Reserve is the perfect perch. A sublime collection of 46 residences overlooking Layan Bay near the resort, Kiara uses architecture as a wellness tool.

Here, floor-to-ceiling windows and private infinity pools dissolve the barrier between indoors and out, flooding the living space with restorative natural light. And with the residences sitting above the forest canopy, you’ll have absolute privacy as you embrace an ownership opportunity that, much like Layan Life, is all about long term happiness and health.

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