British Virgin Islands / Special Interests / Health Practitioners

The British Virgin Islands offer a limited range of complementary health facilities although they are seeing a steady increase as islanders and ex-patriates begin to see benefit in alternative treatments. Many of the services are hotel-based, but there is a growing number of small spas and individual practitioners which offer a call out service to deliver treatments at your hotel, villa or yacht, providing that there is sufficient space and the environment is conducive to the treatment. While it might be convenient to have a therapist call on you, there is often more to be gained from a specially created environment that encourages you to relax.

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The Sanctuary Holistic Therapy Centre, Treasure Isle Hotel and Mount Healthy - Headed up by a delightful Canadian, Kim Webster-Fahie, who is a massage therapies, esthetician, Reiki practitioner, Kripalu Yoga and Pilates instructor. Kim is also qualified as an aromatherapist and has trained in cranio-sacral therapy, reflexology and Ayurvedic medicine. A special feature of the Sanctuary at the aptly named new Mount Healthy location is a day of pampering. You begin with a Thai yoga massage or a private yoga/pilates class followed by one of the body treatments on offer. The day continues with a homemade lunch from locally grown products and finishes with an additional treatment of choice. The Sanctuary uses the Naturemed product range imported from Italy, but Kim also makes many of her own treatment products and herbal remedies from local aloe vera, the much acclaimed noni fruit, other locally grown fruit, herbs and natural sea salt. Try an ‘Abhyanga’, an Ayurvedic full body massage with warmed organic sesame oil! The Sanctuary offers call out services, and both locations are open seven days a week from 9am to 8pm, by appointment only.

Healing Herbs, Road Town - Nadine Battle is a former registered nurse who now offers live blood analysis and colonic irrigation. Nadine specialises in working with herbal remedies.

Healing Hands, Road Town, - Dr Alan Platt, offers chiropractic health care, injury rehabilitation and hands on healing whilst Doug Arter  offers massage therapy and spa treatments.

Fort Recovery, West End - Fort Recovery offer their guests and outsiders reflexology, Shiatsu, and deep tissue massage by appointment.

Wellness Spa, Long Bay Beach -This small spa offers a range of massage therapies and reflexology.

The Oasis Salon & Spa, Village Cay Hotel & Marina - The Oasis offers different massages, reflexology, Shiatsu and even 2 hour couple's massages in which they also teach basic massage techniques. They will also do massages and manicures on the deck of your yacht or at your villa.

Nature’s Way, Road Town - The only health food shop in town where you can get a good range of supplements as well as fresh juices, including wheat grass juice, and homemade health foods which you can either take away or eat at their small café at the back of the shop.

Virgin Gorda

The Spa at Leverick Bay - Dr Mitesh Banthia is a naturopathic doctor with a naturopathic hospital in India. Specialities include Indian head massage, a range of massage and holistic treatments including Swedish, aromatherapy, reflexology, hot stone and la stone massage along with a range of spa treatments. They offer a mobile service if you want a therapist to visit your hotel, villa or yacht for an extra charge.