Strict Indulgence

The view is splendid and time languid at this new luxury wellness resort in the Eastern Ghats of Vishakhapatnam

- Madhur Singh

As I take a sip of my carrot-and orange juice, I feel utterly spoilt and deprived at the same time. Organic and cold-pressed, the concoction is delicious but it is also the sum total of my breakfast this morning. The morning started at five with an hour-long brisk walk followed by a one hour yoga session, which have left me ravenous by 8 a.m.

Slow-sipping the scarlet liquid and trying to make the flavour last on my tongue—and in my memory, for lunch isn’t until noon—I’m amazed at the feeling of time stretching ahead of me. Here, time is a cosy space, not a tyrant ordering me back to the inbox.