穿越秘境遇见音昱水中天

「叮」清脆的一声，当颂钵被敲响之际，开启了我与音昱水中天的缘分; 一段静谧的美好时光由此展开。

细听着颂钵的轻语，那鸿瀚、悠远的音韵声波连绵不断，指引我缓缓进入这处与世无争的世外桃源——音昱水中天。这块宛如璞玉一般未经雕琢的仙境，占地47 英畂，素雅朴质的建筑( 采用本地石材、天然及可再生的环保材料打造)，没有多余的缀饰妆点，低调隐身在苏州阳澄湖畔，从上海出发约1 小时便能抵达。在这里，可以隔绝一切纷繁生活的打扰，轻易卸下绷紧的心房，静下来感受大自然的纯净之美。

意膳坊

鸟语蝉鸣，涓淙流水声，伴随着颂钵余音，像是引人入胜的一场乐章。当美妙声音渐渐消失于空气中，我慢慢张开眼睛，发现身处于意径水疗的「蜕变通道」。

意径水疗堪称上是全亚洲最具规模的水疗中心，是我此行最大的期待。在这里，没有管家带路的话，相信几乎会迷路。中心有逾10 项水疗项目: 克奈圃漫步疗法——赤脚走在不同水温的卵石上，有助按摩脚底、刺激经络; 草本蒸气浴——在室内加入草药包，空气中弥漫着玫瑰、佛手、香薷、桔梗、白芷等药香，有助调理身体，润泽肌肤; 盐屋——以天然的喜马拉雅盐砖一块块垒砌而成，四壁通透，犹如身处粉红水晶宫; 音乐感官躺椅— —椅子会随着音乐的声波震动，让音乐的魅力直抵灵魂，让旅人放松追梦。

盐屋

离开的时候，再次穿过「蜕变通道」，如临另一时空，瞬间来到意源整疗诊所，延续另一段养生旅程。这里没有冰冷的挂号桌，令人焦虑的等候椅; 相反将其设计成有「家的感觉」，倍感温馨。最令人喜出望外的是，诊所不但拥有国际医疗养生团队，并设有尖端的健康查检设备，为旅人提供完整的全科医疗服务。包括心血管内科、妇科、皮肤科、儿科等。专业医生为客人提供一对一解读检测报告，再安排一系列量身定制的课程，重新为身体注满能量。

对我来说，音昱水中天有别于传统的奢华酒店。在官网上，您会发现它并不接受单订酒店客房，而是提供时长两晚至7 晚不等的养生计划: 例如: 传统脊柱康复、阿育吠陀疗愈之旅、睡眠恢复等，逾21 项目，帮助旅人唤醒身心灵健康。

典礼堂

阵阵梵音和谐的吟唱再次传来，我闭上眼睛，专注感受空气中回荡的振频，重回当下。只见管家早已在「意径」门口恭候。甫进入，映入眼帘是接待区木桌背后的天然墙壁——一面经历百年风雨的非洲树皮，保存得完整无缺。在相邻的茶室，天花板上悬挂的灯笼是改装过的油纸伞，既能充当照明又彰显了中国的传统工艺。茶室大片的玻璃窗正对着无边际的养生憩所，它与阳澄湖相连，温柔地环抱着一弯湖水。漫步穿梭在这片清净地，看天，听鸟，冥想; 倦了时，坐在树荫下，享受明媚的阳光。

「意膳坊」坐落在湖邊，餐飲由國際知名主廚與營養師規劃調配，精心計算熱量，一對一貼心照顧。食材新鮮、味道簡單、沒有過多添加物，身心自然舒暢。

房间用上木地板和家具，是简洁的，素雅的;充满着自然的味道。

沿途经过标志性建筑「白盒子」典礼堂，来到下榻的地方。房间用上木地板和家具，是简洁的，素雅的; 充满着自然的味道。房间的迷你吧为宾客预备好早、午、晚安茶包，浴室配上音昱自家品牌 8 by Octave 洗护发及沐浴系列，感觉特别窝心。这天晚上，躺在床上闭上眼睛，立即陷入前所未有的甜梦中⋯⋯

在梦里，我来到半圆形穹顶的「冥想」洞，再次听到此起彼伏的钵声; 如洪钟般低沉悠远的泛音，不断地刷过我的内心世界，扫除了杂乱及负面的能量。钵音停止的瞬间，音疗导师唱诵:「OM, shanti , shanti, shanti」(意思是「和平归于地界，和平归于空界，和平归于天界」) 我凝神静气，再次回到当下，回到呼吸与宁静。

音昱水中天

江苏省苏州市苏州工业园区阳澄环路 199 号
+ 86(512)6788 1888
www.livingoctave.com

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穿越秘境遇見音昱水中天

「叮」清脆的一聲，當頌缽被敲響之際，開啟了我與音昱水中天的緣分; 一段靜謐的美好時光由此展開。

細聽著頌缽的輕語，那鴻瀚、悠遠的音韻聲波連綿不斷，指引我緩緩進入這處與世無爭的世外桃源——音昱水中天。這塊宛如璞玉一般未經雕琢的仙境，占地 47 英畂，素雅樸質的建築 ( 採用本地石材、天然及可再生的環保材料打造 )，沒有多餘的綴飾妝點，低調隱身在蘇州陽澄湖畔，從上海出發約 1 小時便能抵達。在這裡，可以隔絕一切紛繁生活的打擾，輕易卸下繃緊的心房，靜下來感受大自然的純淨之美。

意膳坊

鳥語蟬鳴，涓淙流水聲，伴隨著頌缽餘音，像是引人入勝的一場樂章。當美妙聲音漸漸消失於空氣中，我慢慢張開眼睛，發現身處於意徑水療的「蛻變通道」。

意徑水療堪稱上是全亞洲最具規模的水療中心，是我此行最大的期待。在這裡，沒有管家帶路的話，相信幾乎會迷路。中心有逾 10 項水療項目: 克奈圃漫步療法——赤腳走在不同水溫的卵石上，有助按摩腳底、刺激經絡; 草本蒸氣浴——在室內加入草藥包，空氣中彌漫著玫瑰、彿手、香薷、桔梗、白芷等藥香，有助調理身體，潤澤肌膚; 鹽屋 ——以天然的喜馬拉雅鹽磚一塊塊壘砌而成，四壁通透，猶如身處粉紅水晶宮; 音樂感官躺椅——椅子會隨著音樂的聲波震動，讓音樂的魅力直抵靈魂，讓旅人放鬆追夢。

鹽屋

離開的時候，再次穿過「蛻變通道」，如臨另一時空，瞬間來到意源整療診所，延續另一段養生旅程。這裡沒有冰冷的掛號桌，令人焦慮的等候椅; 相反將其設計成有「家的感覺」，倍感温馨。最令人喜出望外的是，診所不但擁有國際醫療養生團隊，並設有尖端的健康查檢設備，為旅人提供完整的全科醫療服務。包括心血管內科、婦科、皮膚科、兒科等。專業醫生為客人提供一對一解讀檢測報告，再安排一系列量身定制的課程，重新為身體注滿能量。

對我來說，音昱水中天有別於傳統的奢華酒店。在官網上，您會發現它並不接受單訂酒店客房，而是提供時長兩晚至 7 晚不等的養生計劃: 例如: 傳統脊柱康復、阿育吠陀療愈之旅、睡眠恢復等，逾 21 項目，幫助旅人喚醒身心靈健康。

典禮堂

陣陣梵音和諧的吟唱再次傳來，我閉上眼睛，專注感受空氣中迴盪的振頻，重回當下。只見管家早已在「意徑」門口恭候。甫進入，映入眼簾是接待區木桌背後的天然牆壁——一面經歷百年風雨的非洲樹皮，保存得完整無缺。在相鄰的茶室，天花板上懸掛的燈籠是改裝過的油紙傘，既能充當照明又彰顯了中國的傳統工藝。茶室大片的玻璃窗正對著無邊際的養生憩所，它與陽澄湖相連，溫柔地環抱著一彎湖水。漫步穿梭在這片清淨地，看天，聽鳥，冥想; 倦了時，坐在樹蔭下，享受明媚的陽光。

「意膳坊」坐落在湖邊，餐飲由國際知名主廚與營養師規劃調配，精心計算熱量，一對一貼心照顧。食材新鮮、味道簡單、沒有過多添加物，身心自然舒暢。

The guestroom uses natural raw wood in both the furniture and flooring, conveying a sense of nature in a delicate and sophisticated manner.

沿途經過標誌性建築「白盒子」典禮堂，來到下榻的地方。房間用上木地板和家具，是簡潔的，素雅的; 充滿著自然的味道。房間的迷你吧為賓客預備好早、午、晚安茶包，浴室配上音昱自家品牌 8 by Octave 洗護髮及沐浴系列，感覺特別窩心。這天晚上，躺在床上閉上眼睛，立即陷入前所未有的甜夢中⋯⋯

在夢裡，我來到半圓形穹頂的「冥想」洞，再次聽到此起彼伏的缽聲; 如洪鐘般低沈悠遠的泛音，不斷地刷過我的內心世界，掃除了雜亂及負面的能量。缽音停止的瞬間，音療導師唱誦 :「OM, shanti , shanti, shanti」(意思是「和平歸於地界，和平歸於空界，和平歸於天界」) 我凝神靜氣，再次回到當下，回到呼吸與寧靜。

音昱水中天

江蘇省蘇州市蘇州工業園區陽澄環路 199 號
+ 86(512)6788 1888
www.livingoctave.com

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A JOURNEY TO MINDFULNESS

“Immersed in the pure tones from singing bowl, the resonance had guided me to seek mindfulness in SANGHA Retreat.”

Immersed in the pure tones from singing bowl, the resonance had guided me to seek mindfulness in SANGHA Retreat.

This space was filled with whispers from the singing bowl; the transcendent yet obscure tones lured me into an undisturbed paradise – SANGHA Retreat. This raw gem, a 47-acre retreat,
is built with local natural boulders and renewable materials that are environmentally friendly. Hiding alongside Suzhou Yangcheng Lake, it displays a simple elegance and is conveniently located at about an hour’s drive away from Shanghai. You can easily isolate the nuisances from everyday life in here, lose the buried tension and enjoy the serenity in nature.

THOUGHT FOR FOOD

Birds singing and cicadas chirping; where humming sounds from singing bowl resonated with gurgling water, a natural euphony was composed. When the melody faded, I gently opened my eyes and only realized I was walking in the tunnel of transformation at AT ONE Healing Spa instead of an enchanted forest.

AT ONE Healing Spa is renowned as the most comprehensive spa retreat across Asia. Finally set foot in this long-awaited palace, I might get lost in this maze without a butler leading the way.
The spa provides more than 10 programs that suit your individual needs. One of the highlighted treatments is ‘Kneipp Walk’: walking barefoot on pebbles at different water temperatures; this helps to massage the soles of the feet and stimulate the body’s reflexes. To restore body balance and moisturize the skin, take a ‘Herbal Bath’; where herbal balls made of roses, bergamots, citrons, lisianthus and white peonies are steamed to diffuse herbal incense. There is also a therapeutic Himalayan pink salt room, The Salt Cave appears as a pink crystal palace from a fairytale, surrounded by clear crystal walls. Sound-Vibration Loungers are available to rejuvenate guests with music relaxation. The chairs vibrate with sound waves of music that echo with your soul.

Salt Cave

Into the tunnel of transformation once again, I was swiftly transmitted to AT ONE Clinic to continue on my wellness journey. There is no cold registration desk or chairs lined up to make you anxious. On the other hand, the clinic is designed to convey a feeling of home with a wooden tone and living room setting. Furnished with an international team of medical doctors and healing experts, as well as cutting-edge health check-up equipments, it offers full service medical diagnosis and holistic care for the entire family, including cardiovascular medicine, gynecology, dermatology and pediatrics. After analysing the test report one- on-one with each guest, professional doctors will arrange a series of tailor-made programs customized to their individual needs, providing an integrated and holistic support for their health.

I see SANGHA Retreat as more than a traditional luxury hotel. On its website, you will notice it refuses to accept merely room reservations, but offers over 21 wellness programs, ranging from two to seven nights, including Traditional Spinal Alignment, Ayurvedic Healing Journey and Sleep Recovery. It aims to guide guests on their personal journeys of awakening to achieve mind, body and spiritual wellness.

The Sanctuary

When the harmonious chanting of Brahma mantras came again, I closed my eyes and focused on the resonance in the air and slowly returned to the present moment. A butler already awaited at the door of AT One. I was astonished to see a wall sheathed in the bark of a large cork tree behind the reception area’s wooden table. Survived through centuries of storms, the African cork bark is still standing strong. To the adjoining Tea Room, ceiling lanterns are assembled from repurposed oil-paper umbrellas both illuminate and honor a traditional Chinese craft. The gigantic glass windows of the Tea Room gently reflect a striking, slender infinity pool – An External Urban Retreat. It traces the outline of the shore, along the banks of Yangcheng Lake. Wandering in this wonderland, I focused on meditation. With my eyes to the sky I could hear how birds sing. I bathed under sunlight that streamed through branches and leaves and started living in the present to seize the day.

Located along the banks of the lake, THOUGHT FOR FOOD is run by internationally acclaimed chefs and naturo-pathic doctors. This assures a one-on-one intimate care for each guest with an explicit manipulation of calories. From farm to table, it celebrates the authentic taste of each ingredient from organic fresh produce, without excessive additives; where aroma, texture, color, sound and flavor are harmonized.

The guestroom uses natural raw wood in both the furniture and flooring, conveying a sense of nature in a delicate and sophisticated manner.

Passing through the featured architecture – The Sanctuary, a giant white cube ,
I entered the hotel. The guestroom uses natural raw wood in both the furniture and flooring, conveying a sense of nature in a delicate and sophisticated manner. Tea bags for morning, noon and night are prepared in the room’s mini bar. The bathroom is replenished with shampoo and body wash from its own brand – 8 by Octave, which is a pleasant surprise. I fell into a sweet dream on that night like never before.

In the dream, I was at the Meditation Dome, which was filled with resonance from the singing bowl. The pure tones constantly brushed through my inner self and swept away the clutter and negative energy. When the vibration ceased, the tutor chanted: “OM, shanti, shanti, shanti” (meaning “Peace to the earth, peace to the air, and peace to the heavens”). Inhaling deeply, I focused on the air flows channeling around my body and only then mindfulness was found in peace.

SANGHA Retreat By OCTAVE Institute

199 Yang Cheng Ring Road,
Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province, China
+ 86(512)6788 1888
www.livingoctave.com

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