Unique Content Article: When You Need To Know The Current Time In India, Remember, It's Wellness Time!

When You Need To Know The Current Time In India, Remember, It's Wellness Time!

by Mitchell Jones

Many years ago I met a gentleman from San Francisco, while we were both lounging around poolside at our Hua Hin condo complex, in Thailand. In the course of our conversation, he mentioned that he came to Thailand for some root canal work.

My mischievous retort, it seemed like a long way to go to get to the dentist, was answered with the observation that the quality of the service was so high, yet the price so low, it was actually more economical for him to travel to Thailand for a few weeks than have his dental work done at home. And that was saying nothing of the perk of three weeks sitting by the pool in Hua Hin!

Afterward, I looked into the matter and discovered that even at that time there was a growing business of people coming to Thailand precisely for medical purposes. Since then the medical tourism business has taken off. And a lot more destinations have joined the ranks of preferred medical havens. A friend recently spent a couple weeks in Mexico to get his dental work done.

In the wake of this medical tourism boom, there seems to be now a more general wellness tourism boom. You might think of it as the preventative cure form of travel.

Though, at first blush, these developments could seem to be a logical outgrowth of medical tourism, closer consideration reveals the matter is a little more complicated than that. In fact, it turns out that wellness tourism is a whole heck of a lot older than medical tourism. It's just been a bit more off on the backstreets - though not always.

Now, I know, for some of you, this is ancient history, but way back in the 60s, an international India-craze resulted when global phenomenon rock band, the Beatles, journeyed to India, seeking spiritual enlightenment and the mastery of meditation practices. Well, guess what, today, the current time in India is once more wellness time.

The combination of meditation, yoga, a thriving homeopathy sector and specialized healthy diets, such as ayurveda, have driven the world wide trend toward wellness oriented practices, in general, and India specifically. Even societies with no history of such traditions have seen notable uptakes in such practices. However new they may be anywhere else, though, such practices are firmly established, in some cases ancient, Indian traditions.

India has, as a result of all this, become the world's fastest growing wellness travel destination. The current projected growth in wellness tourism for the country is estimated at 22 percent per year. At the moment the U.S. holds top spot for wellness tourism. Looking to the future, with a growth rate below 6 percent in the States, it appears India is poised to shoot ahead as leader in the field.

For a very long time, Indian spiritual retreats and spas, ashrams and gurus (a word which just means teacher) have attracted all manner of hippies and alternate lifestyle types. But, as awareness of wellness as a central factor in a long, healthy and enjoyable life has grown among people all over the world, India's secrets have gone mainstream.

Among the top destinations for wellness travel in India are SwaSwara of Gokarna, the Ayurvedic Natural Health Center in Goa, and the Shreyas Yoga Retreat in Bangalore. The themes of meditation, yoga and ayurveda run throughout their practices. Though, a couple do also offer spectacular beachside sunsets as well. (Even our favorite, modest little resort town, <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mwahqgp">Varkala in Kerala</a> , boasts a major ayurvedic experience.)

As we said, as a whole new era of travel is upon us: there's no doubt that the current time in India is definitely wellness time.



When you need to keep tabs on what's happening on the India travel scene, check us out at the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/q4vdvoj">Current Time in India</a> site. Mitchell Jones is an experienced travel writer and old India hand. For those considering international travel with their children, his article on <a href="http://tinyurl.com/kaof9rb">CDC Travel Vaccines and the Joy of Traveling with Your Kids</a> is required reading.

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Title: When You Need To Know The Current Time In India, Remember, It's Wellness Time!
Author: Mitchell Jones
Email: honestoffers4u@gmail.com
Keywords: current time in India,medical tourism,wellness tourism,meditation,yoga,ayurveda,travel,vacation,health,family
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Category: Meditation
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