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14 JULY 2026 ISSUE 505
YOUR NEWS UPDATE FROM SPA BUSINESS
Anna Bjurstam launches Wahayla
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Anna Bjurstam – who completed her work as wellness pioneer at Six Senses Hotels and Resorts at the end of June – has launched a new wellness, longevity and 'consciousness consultancy' called Wahayla. Bjurstam is well known for co-founding spa consultancy Raison d’Être, launching Scandinavian fitness chains SIX SENSES
and her 13 years at Six Senses, leading wellness for the brand. She recently oversaw Six
■ Bjurstam's company, Wahayla, will create rare wellbeing experiences
Senses’ launch of the brand’s first members’ club, Six Senses
Wahayla is an ancient Aramaic
The company will work with
Place at Six Senses London,
word which means 'feeling power
leading hotel groups, wellness
which opened earlier this year.
and life energy in the heart'. Bjurstam
companies, clinics, conferences
Both Raison d’Être and Six
has developed a somatic meditative
and corporations to build rare
Senses are owned by IHG.
practice of the same name, based
wellbeing experiences. It will provide
Bjurstam sold Raison d’Être to
on her decades of personal
services including consulting,
the company in 2013, then both
meditation practices, which is free
strategic advisory and keynotes.
were purchased by IHG in 2019.
to try on the Wahayla website.
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