My notebook fills with bizarre scribbles: “Your gut microbiome is probably destroyed.” “Everyone’s personality is a response to trauma!” “Climate crisis = cognitive dissonance.” I have no idea what to do with this on returning home, writes Hannah Keegan.
backgroundHarvest is a bi-annual festival for the world’s most well-heeled wellness devotees, but what exactly is it selling? Stylist’s Hannah Keegan takes a peek inside…
If, in mid-May, you happened to be staying at the Six Senses Kaplankaya, a luxury resort an hour north of Bodrum, Turkey, and not hunched over your WFH desk like most , you’d have got more than you bargained for. Past the manicured lawns, on your way to the private beach, you’d have come upon a huddle of people dressed in floaty linen, their backs flat against the grass in a circle, eyes closed, their breathing shallow.
The guests are equally eclectic: CEOs, people ‘big in tech’ or the wellness biz, app founders, children of the rich. The festival’s co-founder, Roman Carel, has referred to them as “global nomads” in previous interviews, which is a fitting moniker for this roaming, wealthy bunch. Exclusivity is all part of the allure: it’s not as simple as purchasing a ticket to gain access to Harvest, you have to apply. This May, some 200 people were turned away.
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