Coinciding with the resort’s 30th birthday celebrations, Fairmont Resort & Spa Blue Mountains has officially opened its highly anticipated Ubika Day Spa, making it one of the largest, purpose-built day spa facilities in Australia.

The Allegretto Vineyard Resort on California’s Central Coast, a 171-room luxury resort in the Paso Robles wine region, has created the world’s first Sonic Labyrinth ‘Sound Circle.’ Designed to give guests a tranquil space with a distinctive series of sounds created by wind instruments, the new Sonic Labyrinth deepens the resort’s wellness offerings in the heart of Paso Robles Wine Country.

The programs include return flight transfers, meals and shared accommodation in larger villas.

Originally from Japan, Ganbanyoku is a form of hot stone therapy made of tenshoh seki, or black silica, and natural lava rock that is heated to just over 44 degrees Celsius. The flat rock bed radiates far-infrared rays and emits negative ions to penetrate deep beneath the skin’s surface, stimulating the body’s water molecules and balancing one’s energy. The therapeutic benefits include accelerated metabolism, increased circulation, and release of muscular aches and pains.