JOALI’s Sweet Dreams | The Escape

A bespoke sleep tourism experience in the heart of the Maldives is set to revolutionise the way we rest on holiday…

So often, we come home from holidays feeling far from refreshed and relaxed. Sure, we’ve spent days laying on the beach with a good book, we’ve had massages and facials, we’ve disconnected from social media to reconnect with ourselves – but still, burnout remains. This is because so few destinations help you get to the root cause of what’s keeping you from truly melting into your most peaceful state.

Enter, JOALI BEING, a wellbeing sanctuary amid the azure waters of the Maldives. It’s the first accommodation of its kind in the region, with every aspect – from dining to room tech – designed to enhance your sleep quality. By now, we all know that sleep infiltrates all areas of wellbeing. High stress, poor nutrition, disrupted circadian rhythms, too much caffeine and too many blue-light devices can all exacerbate sleep issues. JOALI BEING’s bespoke sleep tourism experience can help to determine what, exactly, is keeping you up – and how to resolve it.

After a tailored consultation and lifestyle assessment, JOALI BEING’s experts deliver a personalised and results-driven programme for your stay, including guidance on dietary adjustments (the culinary experience here is curated to enhance sleep quality), and lifestyle modifications tailored specifically to your needs. Going home with a feeling of weightlessness is the goal here.

JOALI BEING’s wellness, health and sleep therapy program is based on four pillars created with Harvard-trained Professor Gerry Bodeker of Oxford, who is an expert on traditional and integrative medicine and wellness, and chair of the Mental Wellness Initiative of the Global Wellness Institute – Mind, Skin, Microbiome and Energy. In other words, you’re in good hands.

Round out the experience with invigorating treatments that take place in transformative wellbeing spaces. There are the ones you’d expect to be on offer – sound healing, acupuncture, cryotherapy, meditation, yoga nidra – as well as shirodhara (an ayurvedic practice of slowly and steadily dripping oil on the forehead), watsu (water movement therapy), banya (a heated space), and halotherapy (salt room), among many others.

It’s no exaggeration to say the attention to detail at JOALI BEING is second to none. Even the device charging ports in your room are strategically placed for minimal exposure to electromagnetic fields, which can affect sleep quality. Forget counting sheep, sweet dreams are made at JOALI BEING.

For more information, visit joali.com

From Harper’s Bazaar Arabia’s April 2024 issue