With over 25 years of experience in setting up and operating international hotel spas and wellness centers, Dr. Sanjay Khanzode has been recently appointed as the Wellness Consultant for Fazlani Natures Nest, a Wellness Retreat. Widely popular as a holistic wellness resort, Fazlani Nature’s Nest is conveniently situated between Mumbai and Pune.

Dr. Khanzode is a qualified medical doctor and an internationally recognized Spa leader, educator, and advocate in the field of Spas and Wellness hospitality. He started his career with Rajvilas - an Oberoi Hotel in 1997 as a Spa executive. Some of his other previous positions include Spa Medicine/Wellness services Director at Ananda, The Himalayas and Spa Director at Park Hyatt Goa, Resort and Spa. Dr. Khanjode has also served Grand Hyatt Bali as Cluster Director of Spa and Recreation. He was a part of the Global Hyatt’s prestigious group of Wellness Specialists, where he attended to any hotel seeking assistance in new spa openings, assisted Hyatt Spas in training and devising new treatments, as well as helping in operations or conduct MORs.

Blessed with extensive knowledge in medical, health and beauty sciences and a trained practitioner of aesthetics and preventive medicine, Dr. Khanzode has brought to the spa environment a holistic approach to the management of the lifestyle challenges of today’s world. 

Trained as a medical practitioner with a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine, he went on to pursue his advanced training in Wellness, Aesthetics and Cosmetology from the Bretlands Beauty Training Centre, England. During the course of his CIDESCO and CIBTAC studies, he also acquired specialized training in stress management, alternative therapies like Dead Sea Mineral treatments and Promotive Health care certification from Apollo hospitals.

Dr. Khanzode’s distinctive approach to wellness strategies in hotel spas are based on a combination of the best of Western medicine and cutting-edge aesthetic science with age-old healing techniques from the Far East.

In his new role at Fazlani Nature’s Resort, he will be responsible for creating unique wellness Experience in Amarine Wellness, addressing various lifestyle ailments. He will also create and introduce a new Spa menu of services at Amarine Wellness and Spa combining Naturopathy and Ayurveda with European Spa science.

Dr. Khanzode has been invited as a guest lecturer at the World Spa and Wellness Convention Dubai, 2017, Spa China Summit in Ningbo, China 2013, and the Annual CSI Conference 1999 (Cosmetologists Society of India). An avid reader and a foodie, his own idea of relaxation is being with friends and family.

FAZLANI NATURES NEST

Wellness By Design is the leitmotif at Fazlani Natures Nest, a luxurious haven to refresh, rejuvenate and rebalance body, mind and soul. Overlooking the majestic Sahyadri mountains and surrounded by dense green lands with a plethora of flora and fauna, Fazlani Natures Nest resort which sprawls over 68 acres of land is a rich ecosystem that offers a breath-taking vista of lush greenery beside sparkling azure blue lake waters. The spectacular panorama of natural beauty will spellbind you. Luxury wellness resort is conveniently located between Mumbai and Pune and despite the pristine nature of this hideaway resort it is easily accessible from both cities. Traditional approaches like Ayurveda, Naturopathy, and Yoga are used for treatments combined with unique interesting methodologies like meditative corners, equine therapy, and AAT (Animal Assisted Therapy).  The wellness cuisine at Fazlani Natures Nest draws from its large organic farms and fruit orchards for a Farm to Fork approach to ensure that only the freshest, healthiest, and fully balanced meals are brought to the guest table.