HELLO! India Exclusive: The energising escape leading the world of wellness

HELLO! India: What does true transformation look like at Vivamayr Maria Wörth?

Dr Sepp Bodo Fegerl: Escape may feel pleasant for a few days, but true health isn’t attained through avoidance — it comes from making better choices in daily life. For us, transformation isn’t reinvention, but a reconnection with personal needs. Our body and psyche already know how to regulate, recover, and heal. However, their function improves with focus on individual requirements, instead of overwhelming generic recommendations. The aim is not to create a temporary “luxury bubble,” but to help guests experience what it feels like when digestion, sleep, metabolism, endocrinology, and the nervous system function efficiently again. We are not choosing between science and nature but fusing the best — the wisdom of observational medicine with contemporary diagnostics and the therapeutic precision of both. That is what people increasingly seek today: sustainable health rather than temporary escape.

HELLO! India: Despite the diverse backgrounds of your regular clientele — from entrepreneurs and executives to athletes and public figures — what are the common health concerns you address most often?

Dr Sepp Bodo Fegerl: Different professions often produce remarkably similar physiological consequences. The most common denominator is chronic overload: excessive stimulation, responsibility, and performance pressure combined with inadequate recovery. People eat too quickly, sleep too little, remain digitally exposed, and gradually lose connection with natural body signals such as hunger, satiety, fatigue, and emotional stress. We frequently observe low-grade inflammation, digestive dysfunction, and subtle metabolic inefficiency in many from various backgrounds. They function externally at a high level, while needing increased effort to operate internally. Life begins to feel like a fight when actually, it should be a dance!

HELLO! India: Tell us how you updated the philosophy of ‘Modern Mayr Medicine’ to transform the brand into a global wellness destination.

Dr Sepp Bodo Fegerl: The original principle remains unchanged: the gut is the root system of human health. What has evolved, though, is our ability to individualise treatment through modern diagnostics, functional medicine, and scientific understanding. Today, we combine traditional fasting medication with mitochondrial diagnostics, micronutrient analysis, sleep optimisation, performance remedies, and regenerative therapies.

Alongside sophisticated laboratory testing and metabolic assessments, daily interaction between the physician and client helps determine an effective therapeutic path. Relieving the digestive system from irritation reduces inflammation, improves recovery, and reconnects people with their body’s feedback signals. Health can become complicated in daily life; Vivamayr helps simplify it again.

HELLO! India: From Maria Wörth to London and Istanbul, Vivamayr has expanded beyond its Austrian origin. How do you maintain consistency across locations while adapting to different markets and cultures?

Dr Sepp Bodo Fegerl: Consistency does not come from architecture or menus — it is a product of medical philosophy and curative quality. Every physician at Vivamayr locations follows the same understanding of digestive health, regeneration, and personalised treatment. At the same time, we deeply respect cultural differences — food, stress behaviour, work rhythms, and emotional habits vary internationally. A successful medical concept must listen before it teaches.

HELLO! India: India has become an increasingly important market across the luxury spectrum. What kinds of trends have you observed among Indian guests specifically?

Dr Sepp Bodo Fegerl: While arriving with an understanding of holistic health and mind-body medicine, Indian guests are naturally open towards preventive cures, fasting concepts, and the relationship between digestion, energy and emotional well-being. They also respect how nature, spiritual mindset, and social bonds can make a positive impact. There is a growing fascination for rapidly evolving health trends, as well. One example is the treatment in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber or the often unreflected use of experimental peptide injection therapy. Indian guests are extremely keen on delving into the mechanisms behind therapies, which creates a rewarding remedial dialogue.

HELLO! India: Looking ahead, what areas of health and well-being do you think will become the next major focus for luxury wellness consumers?

Dr Sepp Bodo Fegerl: I believe the next frontier will move beyond superficial optimisation and focus more on nervous system regulation, recovery biology, and metabolic efficiency. The future belongs less to aggressive intervention and more to intelligent restoration and education. People are realising gradually that permanent stimulation doesn’t support performance or well-being — true vitality is possible only by balancing activation with recovery. As I earlier said, life should feel more like dancing than fighting.