Our Insider Interview sequence sees us communicate to one of many workforce at one of many many luxurious wellness retreats we provide and ship shoppers to. Jamilya Sahin is the Wellness Director at Six Senses Kaplankaya in Turkey, specialising in luxurious spa administration. With 15 years of spa and wellness expertise, Jamilya is obsessed with selling a sustainable wholesome dwelling strategy. She has a powerful background, having labored with quite a lot of prestigious manufacturers in Dubai, Kazakhstan and Turkey. Enthusiastic about enhancing visitor experiences, Jamilya actively contributes to enriching the holistic wellness expertise at this luxurious wellness retreat.
Are you able to share a bit about your background and what led you to Six Senses Kaplankaya?
I’ve spent over a decade working within the luxurious wellness and hospitality trade throughout a number of nations, together with Turkey, the UAE, and Kazakhstan. My journey started with a deep-rooted ardour for creating significant visitor experiences; ones that transcend pampering to help real transformation. I’ve had the chance to guide spa and wellness operations in famend worldwide lodges, handle pre-opening tasks, and develop wellness applications that align each with native tradition and world requirements.
What drew me to Six Senses Kaplankaya was the model’s dedication to integrative wellness and sustainability. It felt like a pure development—shifting from locations centered on luxurious to a vacation spot that actually embraces wellbeing in a holistic sense. Right here, I’m capable of deliver collectively every part I’ve discovered over time whereas constantly evolving inside a setting that values purpose-driven experiences. The connection to nature, the tradition of care, and the chance to create one thing significant for our friends every single day that’s what led me to Six Senses Kaplankaya.
What does a typical day seem like for you as Wellness Director?
No two days are the identical, which retains issues thrilling. My mornings often begin early with some motion, yoga or a stroll by the ocean. Then it’s on to workforce briefings, visitor consultations, and reviewing program supply. A big a part of my day is spent connecting with practitioners, refining our wellness journey, and guaranteeing every visitor’s expertise is customized, seamless, and enriching.
Six Senses Kaplankaya is understood for its sustainable wellness philosophy—how do you incorporate this into your work?
We deeply consider that non-public well-being and planetary well being go hand in hand. Whether or not it’s sourcing native herbs for our therapies, decreasing waste in our spa operations, or guiding friends to reconnect with nature, sustainability is woven into every part we do. Even our wellness screenings and programming are designed to encourage long-term way of life shifts, not only a feel-good second.
You’ve gotten in depth expertise in luxurious spa and wellness administration. How has this formed your strategy to visitor experiences?
It’s taught me that true luxurious lies in that means, not simply aesthetics. Friends in the present day search greater than massages – they’re in search of objective, connection, and therapeutic. My expertise has helped me curate areas and applications that really feel protected, inclusive, and deeply nurturing. It’s about understanding every visitor’s story and providing one thing that actually resonates with them.
What are a number of the most original or modern wellness applications at present supplied on the resort?
We provide a spread of wellness retreat applications from longevity and sleep optimization to ladies’s well being, useful health, and Ayurvedic immersions. One standout is our Biohacking Restoration Lounge, the place friends can expertise infrared remedy, cryotherapy, and compression boots; all guided by our wellness workforce. On the identical time, we’ve deeply grounding choices like Watsu, forest bathing, and sound therapeutic below the celebs.
How do you and your workforce create a really transformative wellness expertise for friends?
Every part begins with a wellness screening and an open dialog. We take time to know the visitor’s wants, way of life, objectives, and mindset. Based mostly on this, we tailor a wellness retreat that would embody focused therapies, motion classes, mindfulness practices, and supportive vitamin. What makes the expertise actually transformative is the presence, care, and intention our workforce brings to every second—from session to the smallest service element.
What wellness developments are you most enthusiastic about proper now?
There’s a number of thrilling vitality round longevity, vitality medication, and customized wellness. Friends are more and more inquisitive about instruments like crimson mild remedy, breathwork, and vibrational therapeutic—however they’re additionally searching for simplicity and stillness. I’m significantly focused on how historic therapeutic knowledge and fashionable science are coming collectively in additional significant methods.
You’re fluent in 4 languages and have a worldwide perspective on wellness—how does this affect your work?
It helps me join extra deeply with friends and groups from completely different cultures. Wellness is private, but in addition cultural—and having a worldwide lens helps me create experiences that really feel respectful, related, and inclusive. It additionally offers me the power to attract from all kinds of therapeutic traditions, which enriches what we provide.
What recommendation would you give to somebody seeking to begin their wellness journey?
Begin with curiosity, not stress. You don’t want to vary every part in a single day. Start by noticing how your physique feels, the way you’re sleeping, what brings you pleasure. Small steps—like ingesting extra water, shifting your physique day by day, or getting correct relaxation—can result in greater shifts over time. And when you really feel caught, don’t hesitate to ask for steerage.
What’s your private philosophy in the case of well being and well-being?
Steadiness, presence, and objective. I consider wellness ought to be joyful and sustainable; not restrictive or overwhelming. It’s about dwelling in alignment along with your values, being type to your physique, and making time for what actually nourishes you—bodily, emotionally, and spiritually.
Discuss to one among our Wellness Journey Specialists on 0203 397 8891 or contact us here to debate reserving a wellness vacation at Six Senses Kaplankaya.
