SLH Considerate Collection | Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary

“How do you define magic?” asks Louk Lennaerts, founder of Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary in the mystical Neyphu Valley. “Magic is in the air” in the last remaining Himalayan kingdom, with its dense forests, soaring mountains, and sacred temples. The world’s first carbon-negative country has long been leading the way when it comes to ‘high value, low volume’ tourism, as well as maintaining its self-proclaimed Gross National Happiness.
Inspired by traditional dzong architecture, Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary is modelled on the country’s mountain fortresses, and closely follows The Restful Mind philosophy based on the teachings of His Eminence Gyalwa Dokhampa. Encouraging guests to “listen to themselves”, the Sanctuary’s bespoke wellbeing programme was created by in-house traditional medicine doctors. Lennaerts hopes that visitors will achieve “inner sustainability” in some way - whether through healing herbal rituals, hot stone baths, high-altitude hikes, or sharing a meal with local farming families.
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