Ananda Spa Institute

ASI aims to lead wellness education in South East Asia and to maintain high standards throughout the region with international cooperation. The owning and operating company, IHHR Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., operates the highly acclaimed and award-winning destination spas, Ananda in the Himalayas at Rishikesh and Shanti Ananda Maurice in Mauritius

Located in Hyderabad, the Ananda Spa Institute is adjacent to the luxury Ista Hotel and close to both the Microsoft and the Indian School of Business campuses. It is conveniently situated about 25 minutes from the new international airport.

The surroundings are stunning with natural rock formations and an unparalleled view of the historic Golconda Fort.

The Institute has been set up with the purpose of providing well-trained high-quality staff to the hospitality industry, both within the country and overseas. The courses offered at the Institute are – International body treatments, Ayurveda and Yoga.

Josephine Wackett has been the launch Principal. She was earlier with the world famous Steiner School in London, where she was principal of the Steiner Beauty School for the last 30 years. Josephine is also the CIDESCO International Board member for Education.

The institute has also been adjudged as the "BEST SPA ACADEMY" in Asia Pacific Region. (Crystal awards Asia Pacific 2010) and the "SPA Academy of the year" (Crystal awards Asia Pacific year 2011).

We offer 4-week Ayurveda Foundation Intensive Program and the 12-week Ayurveda Spa Therapies Diploma.

The training methodology is a combination of theory, practical and interactive sessions, which include:

Interactive sessions organized to enable students to delve deeper into each topic to expand understanding.
Hands-on work wherein students will work on each other in providing and receiving treatments.

Students will also be encouraged to follow an Ayurveda way of life during the course so that they learn to consider their own wellness. Therapists/healers must be well in themselves before they can facilitate the healing of another.

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