SHA Wellness Clinic.
Programme inside a Mediterranean-resort register. Macrobiotic nutrition as the food foundation, layered with Western diagnostics and a broad treatment menu. Strong return clientele, expanding internationally. Our closest structural comparator in the established clinical tier.
Programmes offered.
SHA structures its offer around named programmes, each available for four or seven nights (some extend to ten or fourteen). All are all-inclusive. SHA also offers a Tailor-Made Health Optimisation Programme — AI-assisted personalisation launched in 2025.
SHA Healthy Ageing
SHA's flagship longevity programme. Full SHA diagnostic test, personalised macrobiotic nutrition plan, biomarker panel, anti-ageing treatments, IV therapies, and a comprehensive written longevity protocol. The most comprehensive and most expensive of the standard programmes.
SHA Rebalance
The entry programme and SHA's most booked. Medical consultation, SHA diagnostic test, personalised macrobiotic nutrition, a curated selection of treatments including signature healing massage, thalassotherapy, and movement classes. Designed as a reset for guests who feel depleted but are not seeking a specialist clinical focus.
SHA Detox
A metabolic and gut detox programme combining therapeutic fasting protocols, colonic hydrotherapy, liver-support treatments (hepatic wraps, hepatic drainage massage), IV antioxidant therapy, and the SHA macrobiotic detox menu. Suitable for guests with chronic digestive issues, high toxic load, or skin complaints linked to gut health.
SHA Fitness
Performance-focused physical conditioning programme. VO₂ max testing, body composition analysis, personalised training plan, daily guided sessions (HIIT, strength, aquatic), sports massage and physiotherapy. Paired with performance nutrition — a higher-protein adaptation of the SHA macrobiotic base. Attracts active professionals and amateur athletes.
SHA Sleep Wellness
Sleep architecture analysis (polysomnography or wearable monitoring), sleep physician consultation, chronobiology assessment (chronotype profiling, melatonin measurement), light therapy, and a behavioural sleep programme. Dietary and supplement interventions to support sleep onset and quality. A take-home sleep protocol with twelve-week follow-up plan.
SHA Mental Wellness
HRV monitoring, cortisol profile, psychotherapy or coaching sessions, neurofeedback, mindfulness and meditation guided programme, and a stress-relief treatment schedule. Paired with the SHA macrobiotic programme adapted for the nervous system (high-B-vitamin, anti-inflammatory). More clinically structured than a standard wellness retreat.
Tailor-Made Health Optimisation Programme
Launched March 2025. An AI-assisted programme design tool that ingests the full SHA diagnostic dataset — bloodwork, biomarkers, health history, and stated goals — and generates a personalised programme from the SHA treatment library rather than a pre-built template. The AI layer is a planning tool; treatment delivery remains human. SHA's most explicit acknowledgement that algorithmic personalisation is becoming a market differentiator in the category.
SHA Healthy Ageing (7 nights) — full breakdown.
SHA's flagship. Seven nights all-inclusive. From ~£10,000 — approximately double The Long Week at £4,995. The reference programme for our price comparison.
Day one — SHA diagnostic test (full-day process).
- Complete blood count, full metabolic panel (liver, kidney, thyroid, glucose, lipids)
- Hormone profile — testosterone, oestrogen, DHEA, cortisol, IGF-1
- Inflammatory markers (hsCRP, ESR, ferritin)
- Nutritional status — vitamins D, B12, B9; zinc, magnesium, selenium, iodine
- Genetic panel — nutrigenomics and pharmacogenomics
- Bioresonance scan (SHA's proprietary tool — contested in mainstream literature)
- Body composition analysis, dental and posture assessment
Treatment programme (8–10 across the week).
- SHA Signature Healing Massage — full-body integration with pressure-point techniques and warm oils
- Thalassotherapy — seawater jet showers, algae wraps, hydromassage
- Acupuncture sessions across the week
- IV therapy — base Myers cocktail plus NAD⁺ or high-dose vitamin C personalised to bloodwork
- Daily movement — yoga, Qi Gong, or stretch class; one personal training session
SHA macrobiotic nutrition programme.
- Japanese-originated whole-grain, vegetable-forward, balanced yin/yang foundation
- Anti-inflammatory and low-glycaemic; no meat, dairy, refined sugar, alcohol
- A positive food programme — flavourful and abundant, not deprivation
- Personalised nutrition consultation identifying dietary adjustments based on diagnostic results
Advanced longevity diagnostics.
- Epigenetic age testing (DNA methylation)
- Comprehensive hormonal longevity panel
- Longevity physician consultation interpreting results in long-term context
- Output: written 5-year plan — diet, supplements, lifestyle, annual follow-up diagnostics
Take-home protocol.
- Written health optimisation report from the SHA physician team
- 12-month plan for maintaining and extending improvements
- SHA-branded supplements prescribed and posted post-stay
Summary & comparison to The Long Week. SHA Healthy Ageing is our most direct price comparison in the competitive set. The programme structure — seven nights residential, all-inclusive, physician-led intake, full biomarker panel, daily treatments, Mediterranean therapeutic cuisine, written take-home protocol — is very closely analogous to The Long Week. The price is approximately double: £10,000 (SHA) versus £4,995 (us). The clinical foundation differs: SHA's is macrobiotic-nutritional and conventionally diagnostic; ours is Ayurvedic-constitutional and combines Prakriti-based personal assessment with modern Medilab bloodwork. For a guest considering SHA for the "programme in a beautiful setting" category, we are the nearest lower-cost alternative with comparable clinical structure — and for UK-based guests, we are a one-hour rather than four-hour travel commitment.
Inspiration for The Long Hotel. Three SHA elements worth borrowing. First, the full-day diagnostic process on day one framed as part of the experience rather than a clinical inconvenience — bloodwork plus posture, dental, body composition, and consultation as a deliberate "full mapping day" before the programme begins. We could position our day one similarly: a structured "Day of Reading" rather than a back-to-back of admin. Second, the signature named treatment (the SHA Signature Healing Massage) that is uniquely theirs and becomes a marketing anchor. We need a named, copyrighted Long Hotel signature treatment — not just "Abhyanga" but something with our specific protocol and a memorable name that travels in press. Third, the five-year plan as the closing artefact — SHA frames the take-home document not as a stay summary but as a long-horizon health plan. We should reframe our take-home document the same way: not "what we did this week" but "your five-year plan, version one."