R&R at the Amrit Ocean
By Haley Dockendorff
Photos by Ken Hayden
Imagine this: You’re on vacation and wake up in a luxurious suite. You turn to see the sweeping view of the ocean from your bedroom balcony and breathe in the fresh air. Your day consists of lounging at the pool under a cabana and drinking champagne, then heading to the spa to try the state-of-the-art hydrotherapy circuit and and get an acupuncture treatment. The day ends with dinner and a bottle of wine perfectly paired with your authentic Mediterranean cuisine. Sounds like a vacation somewhere in Europe or the islands, right?
Think again, my friends. It’s right at home in Palm Beach County. The Amrit Ocean Resort is now open to the public, and we’re intrigued by what this luxury getaway has in store. Remember that less-than-enjoyable massage you got on your vacation to a seedy all-inclusive in Cancun years ago? We’re looking for the opposite of that.
The Amrit is focused on wellness, so it’s no surprise that the spa — spanning four stories and over one hundred thousand square feet — is considered the heart of this resort. The focus is on balancing energy, aligning chakras and finding mindfulness within fitness. Spa treatments include ashiatsu and shiatsu massages, reiki experiences, reflexology, manual lymphatic drainage, cranial sacral therapy, myofascial release, facials and more.
Here are the top three things we’re most excited to try at Amrit’s spa:
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Chamber
Okay…this might look scary, but we’ve heard this thing comes with some pretty crazy benefits. In one of these contraptions, the air pressure is increased by two or three times, allowing you to gather more oxygen in your lungs per breath. The process of inhaling more pure oxygen than normal promotes healing and growth factors in your tissue cells, as tissue lives on oxygen. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been used to heal things like burns, radiation injuries, bacterial infections, anemia, and more.
Aayush Hydrotherapy Circuit
Amrit is home to the only indoor/outdoor hydrothermal experience in the lovely Sunshine State. This part of the spa takes up 40,000 of the 103,000 square feet, and it is complete with several pools, a steam and sauna room, an effusion shower, and even an inhalation salt therapy chamber, which is used to combat mental lethargy. The effusion shower sounds like a must-try, mimicking a rainstorm with “soothing mists” and an “arctic chill.”
Sound and Light Therapies
Singing bowls are believed to have shown up in Tibet, Nepal, and India over 2,000 years ago. The Amrit offers Tibetan sound bowl chakra balancing as well as other therapies like sound wave therapy, and they even have an infrared LED light therapy bed.
The spa also offers fitness classes like Pilates, yoga, or HIIT if you’re looking to get moving, and a fitness center that is accessible to all guests.
So, enrich all five pillars of wellness: mindfulness, nutrition, fitness, relaxation, and sleep, and do it all right in the comfort of Singer Island. Nothing better than a staycation!
3100 N. Ocean Drive, Singer Island
amritocean.com
