Autumn always feels like the real start of the year: time to get up, reenergised, revitalised, and throw yourself back into the fray. But what if summer hasn’t left you refreshed and ready to go? What if these days you even wake up feeling tired?

Chronic tiredness is so common that for many it’s almost a default setting. But the issue is more important than it may seem. And it’s one we have a solution for: Express Power Plus.

Devised to address the root causes – as well as the symptoms – of chronic tiredness, the Express Power Plus programme runs over five nights and four treatment days. Supervising the programme are the conventionally trained Dr Alexandra Koller and the Ayurvedically trained Dr Akhil Balachandran. Working synergistically, the doctors prescribe treatments according to your individual needs – and also liaise with our chef, who sources 90% of the produce for the all-important nutritious vegetarian meals from local farms.

Constant tiredness, explains Christina Mauracher, the Mandira’s owner, CEO, and deeply knowledgeable Ayurvedic practitioner, is often the result of impaired cell metabolism. That can be brought about by stress caused by work, family or social situations; chronic inflammation; an unhealthy lifestyle; or too much processed food, nicotine or alcohol.

‘Correct cell metabolism is crucial for sustained energy,’ she says. ‘But when that process is impaired, cells become unable to replicate. That’s when your telomeres – the protective caps on the ends of your chromosomes that naturally shorten as you age – start to shorten at an unnatural, accelerated rate. If that impairment is not corrected, the result can be depression, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia or burnout.’

It is vital to understand, she says, that constant tiredness is an early warning signal, a clear sign there may be danger ahead – and that you need to take preventive action before it degenerates into something more serious. ‘That’s why our programme addresses chronic fatigue in a holistic, multi-faceted way, helping health improve at the deepest cellular level.’

As well as providing conventional, alternative and Ayurvedic treatments, we focus on the mental and spiritual as well as physical aspects of health. A key part of the Express Power Plus programme is to gently point you towards the simple daily Ayurvedic routines that make it easier to manage the causes of stress in your life.

The five-night, four-treatment-day Express Power Plus programme includes initial and concluding medical consultations; medical supervision of individually prescribed infusions; Ayurvedic treatments and massages; mental- and emotional-health guidance; and all meals and accommodation. Rates start at €2,835 per person. If you arrive at Vienna airport you can also take advantage of our free 90-minute transfer to the Ayurveda Resort Mandira in the village of Bad Waltersdorf, Styria, south-east Austria.

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