BIHAR SPA

Capital embraces lifestyle changes - Only spa in Bihar celebrates first year of uninterrupted service; clientele crosses 100

AAROHI KESHAV

At Chandan Sparsh in Patna, customers relax and pamper themselves. Pictures by Nagendra Kumar Singh Patna, Aug. 23: Relaxation has found a new meaning in the capital. Working professionals, who earlier used to spend their weekends sleeping or shopping, are now taking some time out to pamper themselves, get some heath treatment. Spa services are in demand in Patna and making the most of this craze is Chandan Sparsh at Boring Road area. Chandan Sparsh group is a known name in spa treatment. It started its first centre, Lambency Chandan Sparsh, in Ahmedabad in May 2008. Soon its branches spread out to Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai and Patna. Chandan Sparsh is the only spa in Bihar. The Patna centre was inaugurated on September 25, 2009. It will be celebrating its first anniversary in the last week of September. When asked what made her come up with the idea, Sneha Singh, the owner of the Patna branch, said: “While travelling with my husband to various places, I used to visit spas regularly. However, in Patna, I could not find any such centre. This bothered me. I always felt Patna should have a spa where people could come and relax.” She further added: “In Patna, people only knew about beauty parlours which unfortunately offered little options. Many of them were not even clean and hygienic. I wanted to raise the bar and offer something different from the existing beauty parlours in the town.” Chandan Sparsh is equipped with unique globally patented FDA-approved technologies. It ensures that any chemicals or any artificial products are not used on the cilents. Absolutely natural, sandalwood-based wellness products are used for various therapies and treatments. Chandan (sandalwood) is the basic ingredient in all the therapies. The spa is open seven days a week from 8am to 8pm. One can just walk in and avail spa services. Its regular clients have membership cards. The spa offers three types of membership — Rajat membership for Rs 20,000 for six months, Swarn membership for Rs 40,000 for one year and Akanksha membership for 80,000 for one year. For walk-in clients, the charges range between Rs 999 and Rs 1,400. The cost of services, the owner claimed, is cheaper than Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. “It will be brought down even further,” Sneha promised.“First I was hesitant to pay Rs 20,000 for six months. But once I visited a spa in Delhi and found it very refreshing. Later, I decided to join Chandan Sparsh in Patna. I visit it only once a week. It gives me a rejuvenating feeling. It de-stresses me helps me start afresh the next week,” said Ashok Kumar, a distributor of medicines. At present, Chandan Sparsh has more than 100 members under these three categories. Its clientele mostly include business executives and IT professionals. Besides skin treatments and massages, the spa also offers number of different therapies, including reflexology, hydrotherapy, aromatherapy and meditation. According to Sneha, people of Patna are becoming health conscious and are eager to spend some money on relaxation and health treatments. Earlier, it was a practice limited to metros. Not many people in Bihar knew about spa treatments, and those who knew, weren’t very keen to spend money on such services. Now, Patna is coming of age. It is accepting changes with open arms and adopting them in its day-to-day life. So, flow with the winds of change all the week, and on weekends, lie down and get pampered.