The best wellness centres London has to offer

VivaMayr Clinic, Harley Street

The world renowned diagnostic and detox clinic VivaMayr has opened its first non-Austrian outpost on Harley Street. Utilising its clean gut philosophy, VivaMayr will guarantee an intense overhaul of the digestive tract. In order to retain the integrity of the Mayr clinic reputation, VivaMayr promises that all consultations will be undertaken by the Mayr’s founding medical staff.

VivaMayr offers pioneering expertise and bespoke treatment programmes for stress reduction – visitors commonly exhibit symptoms of stress related burnout syndrome – and detoxification of the internal organs. A balanced diet lies at the heart of their ethos and to this effect they prescribe a spartan meal plan of top-notch nutritional value. There is even a cooking course available on how to emulate VivaMayr food at home. The beauty of VivaMayr is its accessibility: customers no longer need to trek to Austria to experience the benefits of its services. Now you can be given the once over in your lunch break in Marylebone.

Vibe: clinical excellence

Price: £££

Wellness Clinic, Harrods

Harrods, the flagship one-stop-shop of excellence where tourists and Londoners alike can famously buy anything they want, now caters for its customers' every need in health and wellness.

The fourth floor hosts The Wellness Clinic London, a health junkie’s dream. This emporium offers top of the range dermatological and aesthetics treatments by The New York Dermatology Group headed by Dr. Costas Papageorgiou, using signature rejuvenating therapies to achieve natural and discerning results.

Among the therapies available are cryotherapy (where freezing air is passed over the body to reduce muscle inflammation) and vitamin infusions to promote energy, as well as personalised fitness solutions, and nutrition and remedial services. With treatments averaging £195, expect to pay top dollar prices.

Vibe: polished and well heeled

Price: £££

Glow Bar, Marylebone

In 2018 Glow Bar, a multi-faceted concept space focusing on health and wellness, established its presence in Mortimer Street, which is rapidly becoming a London hub of holistic health and beauty. Glow prides itself on its 360 degree approach to health, focusing specifically on stress reduction. Glow Founder Sacha Sabapathy believes that stress affects three main areas of our lives – happiness, skin and sex. With this in mind she has transformed Glow, which began as a supplements outlet, into a physical space with a fun and relaxed vibe.

Sip elixir fuelled juice cocktails in the café, treat yourself to glorious products designed to make your skin and body glow in the onsite shop, or sweat in the state of the art private infra-red saunas – a cornerstone of Sacha’s wellness philosophy. The concept of sweating as a means of healing has long been embraced in South America and India. It not only helps with circulation, collagen and detoxification, but it is also tremendously relaxing and is a great mood enhancer – you will exit Glow feeling revitalised and happy.

Vibe: simply relaxed

Price: £££

Triyoga, London

Triyoga is the essential destination for yoga, meditation, personal development, pilates and holistic therapies in the capital. Its centres are located in six different venues across London, each with modern, spacious, bright and welcoming studios.

Triyoga prides itself on its inclusive nature, its diversity, and its ‘accessibility’ to all – ‘Everyone Triyoga’ – and is renowned for its breadth of treatments. It offers over 300 treatments, ranging from acupuncture and massage to nutrition and homeopathy. Also on offer are 11 types of yoga class, two pilates classes and London-based retreats, as well as a broad scope of breath-based and mindfulness classes to alleviate anxiety, stress and sleeplessness. These include Gyrotonic, Kirtan, Qigong and Tre. For something a little unusual, try Feldenkrais classes, a practical educational method focused on learning and movement to realise your full physical and mental functioning potential.

Triyoga welcomes drop-in members and offers flexible and reasonable rates for classes.

Vibe: slick, lively, energetic

Price: ££

Akasha at Hotel Café Royal, Piccadilly

Most Londoners are familiar with Piccadilly’s landmark Hotel Café Royal, but less well known is the fact that it plays host to a top-notch spa and wellness facility, Akasha, where treatments are inspired by both Western practices and Eastern traditions.

A 60ft long lap pool, Hammam, sauna and jacuzzi sit alongside nine treatment rooms and a Watsu pool for guided meditation and hydro therapies. External specialists provide scores of restorative practices. Among the therapeutic treatments are some intriguing options: Intuitive Counselling is conducted by Sinead de Hora, who uses her spiritual powers of connection and intuition to divine client problems, then tailor-make specific treatment solutions using more traditional practices such as massage, energy healing, reiki and reflexology. Another is Aquatic Bodywork, a therapy in which Steve Karle joins you in warm water and cradles you, massages you, gently manipulates your muscles and guides your movement to provide a feeling of ultimate relaxation.

Akasha is open to hotel guests and outside members, where monthly membership is available from £250.

Vibe: well-heeled, wellness-seeking tourists

Price: £££

​Holistic Health, Hackney

In the bustling heart of Hackney lies Holistic Health, a wellness clinic offering an oasis of calm in which to ease away the stresses of life. Established in 1996, Holistic Health has more than 30 practitioners covering a spectrum of treatments and classes inspired by the traditions and practices of Eastern culture and medicine.

Holistic Health does not aspire to be elitist or on-trend – it simply practices its ethos in a relaxed, professional and above all family-oriented way. Pregnancy care is a focus; the clinic offers pregnancy care to women – from conception onwards – with Pregnancy Massages, Post-Natal Acupuncture and Children’s Acupuncture. The Pregnancy Massage is even offered at a low-cost rate to reflect the spike in expenditure experienced by most couples in those crucial nine nine months.

The mission at Holistic Health is to inspire everyone to nurture themselves and to maintain good health.

Vibe: family-friendly, relaxed, ‘you matter most’

Price: ££

​ReCentre, Tooting

ReCentre combines traditional Western clinical and medical practice with alternative therapeutic practices. It exists to support all age groups and genders in the quest to maintain health and heal pain. Among its offering are classes for women with issues related to fertility, pregnancy and hormones; sports focused offerings with fitness schedules, rehabilitation and nutritional programmes; and treatments for young children with cranial osteopathy and therapies designed to help with digestive and skin related problems. You don’t go to ReCentre for an indulgent day of pampering and self-care – you go because it is solution-driven. Indeed, its guiding principle is to provide the definitive one-stop-shop for physical and mental pain relief.

Vibe: friendly, professional, solution-driven

Price: ££

Grace Belgravia

Grace Belgravia is a well-established ladies-only members club curated by experienced medical professionals, fitness specialists and holistic therapists to create a wellness centre comprising high-tech gym facilities, spa treatments and an all-day café.

The club boasts a herbal sauna and steam rooms in its spa, and offers treatments that can’t be found anywhere else in London – Capri Leg School even promises to rejuvenate your legs in a 75 minute definitive anti-ageing package. Nutritious and delicious food is served in the onsite café, but can be delivered to your home or office to order if required.

Grace Belgravia sits alongside Grace Medical & Wellbeing Clinic, which is open to non-members and offers a fully integrated approach to healing and prevention of illness and ageing. The team of 40 practitioners are led by Dr Tim Evans, Apothecary to HM the Queen and the Royal Household.

Grace particularly appeals to those looking for more emphasis on anti-ageing products and services.

Vibe: traditional chic

Price: £££