The Anam Mui Ne Launches Champa-Inspired Wellness Journeys

 Luxury beachfront resort The Anam Mui Ne has unveiled ‘Champa Journey’, a new collection of four spa rituals inspired by Mui Ne’s ties to the ancient Champa Kingdom and Vietnam’s herbal healing traditions.

A Hindu-Buddhist civilisation that flourished along Vietnam’s central and southern coastline for more than a millennium, the Champa Kingdom remains an enduring part of the region’s cultural history. Contemporary in approach, The Anam Mui Ne’s new wellness collection draws inspiration from this legacy through native botanicals and therapies focused on calming the mind and body, and supporting circulation and natural energy flow.

Many of the ingredients used in these 120-minute rituals — such as perilla leaves, lemongrass, pandan leaves, aloe vera, turmeric, pomelo leaves and sea salt — have long been used in traditional Vietnamese remedies. Perilla leaves are valued in Vietnamese herbal medicine for their warming and restorative qualities. Sea salt pays homage to Mui Ne’s littoral atmosphere.

Rice, long renowned across Asia as a symbol of life and nourishment, features throughout the collection. Warm rice herbal compresses combine roasted rice with lemongrass, ginger, turmeric, perilla leaves and local herbs. Mineral-rich mud, inspired by the ancient Champa Kingdom’s connection to the earth and sea, features in facial rituals for its purifying and nourishing benefits to leave the skin radiant.

‘Champa Dawn Renewal’ begins with purifying steam therapy, followed by an Ayurvedic head message and herbal foot ritual to stimulate circulation and awaken the senses. A delicate rice body polish exfoliates the skin in readiness for a full-body massage to release tension and create a sense of lightness.

Also starting out with a head massage and foot ritual, ‘Champa Sacred Earth’ centres on a herbal oil massage and a warm rice herbal compress massage to ground the body and quiet the mind. Designed to restore the body’s natural energy flow, ‘Champa Flow Within’ combines a wave-inspired massage with a herbal bath ritual.

Undergirded by the healing power of flowers, ‘Champa Bloom Essence’ combines detoxifying steam therapy with a mineral-rich mud facial and a sound healing session to encourage a meditative state and restore emotional balance.

Each ‘Champa Journey’ experience also includes light macrobiotic refreshments concocted from herbs, grains, seeds and native botanicals ranging from elixirs and tonics such as ‘Golden Spice Ginger Tonic’ and ‘Imperial Jasmine Infusion’, to dishes such as ‘Forest Essence Mushroom Congee’ and ‘Silken Tofu Serenity’.

“We believe wellness should feel connected to where you are and the Champa Kingdom remains an important part of this region’s story,” said The Anam Mui Ne’s resort manager Peter Ye. “‘Champa Journey’ is our interpretation of that cultural connection through wellness, with treatments influenced by Vietnamese healing rituals and Mui Ne’s restorative beachfront setting.”

For further information or to make a booking, visit www.theanam.com, email info.mn@theanam.com or telephone +(84) 252 6284 868.