Ananda is the Himalayan Luxury Health and Wellness Retreat adored by many celebrities and famous people looking to emotionally heal, recharge and find a better, more balanced way to live. Located on 100 acres of land in Northern India at a former Maharaja's Palace, it is a unique and fulfilling destination for anyone to visit. Here we speak to Mahesh Natarajan, the Chief Operating Officer who lives an incredible balanced, holistic life in the surrounds of this mystical, life changing location and retreat. Ananda was founded by Swami Kriyananda in 1968. He was a true visionary who could foresee the human need for holistic support and balance as well as insights into living healthier, better and longer. Ananda offers Ayurvedic treatments, as well as comprehensive and targetted wellness programs, simple but effective spa treatments and holistic healing. Today Ananda is owned by Ashok Khanna, grandson of the legendary hotelier Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi, and high profile guests have included Bollywood and Hollywood royalty as well as Oprah Winfrey, Price Charles and Camilla, Kate Winslet, Uma Thurman, Ricky Martin and many more. The programs are Ananda are constantly changing and adapting to the evolving wellness community and changing needs of guests who go there to de-compress from the world and find new and valuable ways to show up in their lives as family members, friends, colleagues and humans. Here Mr Natarajan gives unique insights into the challenges he sees we are all facing and ways we can all contribute not only to a better world but a better life.