The Maldives is a dream destination for many reasons. Its gorgeous natural heritage—sun-soaked, soft sands, warm, turquoise waters, and gentle, tropical breezes—is truly the stuff of dreams, while ultra-luxury island accommodation and once-in-a-lifetime local experiences invite you to live the most blissful life.
What’s more, this earthly paradise makes the perfect scenario for deep relaxation – it invites an escape that is as restful as it is adventurous. The Maldives is literally a dream destination, encouraging good, sweet sleep so vital to our health and endurance.
Prioritising sleep in a hurried world
These days, most of us are aware of the critical role that sleep plays in our health and well-being. We’ve read about the studies, we’ve heard it from our doctors and we experience the effects of bad sleep either in our own lives or in the lives of our loved ones.
Sleep is just as important as good nutrition and exercise; it is proven to support brain health and immunity and even improve memory, while poor sleep is linked to diseases as threatening as diabetes, coronary artery disease and dementia. As such, every March, people across the globe commemorate World Sleep Day, a science- and medicine-based initiative specifically aimed to highlight the importance of sleep and to advocate for sleep health. We support this initiative every March – and, importantly, we advocate for good sleep year-round.
Dreamland for the sweetest sleep: The Solasta Slumber Ritual
At The Nautilus, we specialise in creating a sublime environment for respite and restoration – a true, timeless sanctuary where going with the flow is wholly on your terms. In addition, the team at our overwater spa has curated a wonderful Slumber Ritual, a spa journey surrounded by ocean horizons and the sea’s soporific sounds.
Our fully customisable Slumber Ritual stretches luxuriously over two days, with a collection of destressing and indulgent treatments designed to help you unwind and prepare your mind and body for the deepest sleep possible. And in between treatments, you’re invited to sip on your choice of herbal tea (white broth, organic sage, yarrow, chamomile or mullein plant) and enjoy the soothing melodies of a calming music selection.
Let us walk you through what you can expect from this unique sleep journey.
DAY ONE
- Body Polish
The ritual begins with an opulent body polish using Omorovicza’s Gold Sugar Scrub, a heady combination of colloidal gold, for rejuvenating youthfulness; fair trade sugar cane that gently removes dead skin cells, smoothing skin and improving circulation; and a dreamy blend of botanical oils including ylang-ylang – a scent known to promote mental and sleep health.
- The Art of Bath
With buffed and beautiful skin, you’ll immerse yourself in the age-old ritual of a thermal bath. Infused with mineral-rich, muscle-soothing bath salts – Hungarian, Dead Sea, Epsom and Himalayan; silky, calming aromatherapeutic oils including rosemary, sage, geranium and chamomile; and Omorovicza’s famous hydrating and skin-firming Healing Concentrate™; these potent waters will calm body and mind while effortlessly rejuvenating your skin.
- Unwind Massage
This blissful day ends with a special, gentle massage that incorporates lymphatic drainage to increase and aid your blood flow, detoxify the body and lull you into absolute tranquillity as you wind down for the evening.
DAY TWO
- Restorative Yoga
Day Two sees you ease into the second half of your unwinding journey, starting with Restorative Yoga – a gentle session of longer poses, slow stretches and deep breathing to restore balance of your parasympathetic nervous system, in turn reminding your body to rest and digest.
- Yoga Nidrā Ananda Podcast:
Following a second Art of Bath ritual, your day continues with a specially developed podcast by our partners at Ananda in the Himalayas – an award-winning destination spa retreat. This yoga nidrā session – also known as yogic sleep – uses guided meditation to induce a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping, bringing deep relaxation and personal awareness to listeners.
- Reflexology
The perfect ending to your two-day wind-down awaits in the form of a blissful reflexology foot massage. Skilfully working with trigger points, your therapist performs a deep, flowing massage of the fascia of your feet and lower legs, soothing your muscles and stimulating your body’s natural healing ability.
From here on, you’re just a few steps away – literally – from the sweetest, deepest sleep, in the cocoon of your tranquil Nautilus abode. Here, with just the starlight to guide you to bed and the lapping water to sing you a lullaby, you’ll find yourself effortlessly drifting off – and awakening to a beautiful, revived you the following morning.
It’s time to take a moment – for your sleep, your health and yourself. Get in touch with us at [email protected] or connect with us at +960 730 98 18 to craft your journey to a world of your own making.