The award-winning luxury hotel group, Songtsam Hotels Resorts Tours in Tibet and Yunnan Provinces of China adds an additional wellness product focusing on “rest for the heart”, to its vast spa menu at Songtsam Lijiang Lodge. Songtsam thrives in guiding its guests to experience the various aspects of the traditional Tibetan culture through in-depth wellness programs and meditation.

In the ancient wisdom of the Himalayas, many methods of adjusting the heart are named "rest". However, real rest is a kind of relaxation from the bottom of the heart, and an experience of opening the heart and mind. Songtsam’s various wellness programs are designed to help their guests achieve the beauty of physical and mental balance. Inspired by this ancient wisdom, Songtsam Lodge Lijiang will take the guest to experience the "wisdom of rest" in depth from multiple dimensions, Jump out of the busy mode of inertia and let the heart show its inherent ease and tranquility.

“Slow Travel for Heart” Highlights (2 nights/3 days)

• Tile Cat Handcraft | The tile cat, the most common mascot in the Yunnan area, is usually placed on the roof of one’s home. Songtsam will take guests to the local handicraft teacher in Lijiang, who will guide everyone to make their own tile cat. Guests can enjoy kneading, shaping, polishing, and sculpting this unique traditional Tibetan custom.
• Incense Making | Songtsam will take guests to the market to pick fresh branches, leaves, and flowers while our guides explain the origin of each fragrance powder. These will be used to make an incense concentration. Smelling incense helps the mind clear, become quiet, and peaceful.
• Mindfulness Yoga | Through the training of body, voice, and heart, Songtsam will help guests soften the deep fascia of the body, coordinating with breathing to regulate softness and balancing the body and the heart.
• Evening Sleeping Meditation | In the evening, under the gentle light and shadow of the sunset, Songtsam will guide guests through the sleeping meditation. This meditation focuses on understanding the deep-level subtle energy structure of the body, and achieving energy balance, breath stability, and nerve relaxation through body posture exercises. Guests will relax to soothing brain wave music, combined with the meditation practice of the unity of body and mind, letting the mind rest, relax and fall asleep.

*This Wellness Program can also be integrated into a full Songtsam Itinerary to Tibet and Yunnan Provinces in China