Your boss is yelling. Parking attendants are circling. The kids are crying. Your back is aching. They say the time to relax is when you don’t have time to relax.

We say it’s right now. Tune out the world at Chuan Spa, opening today inside The Langham Hotel.

Unwind with tea beneath a beautifully carved Chinese dome (a.k.a. the contemplation area). Or harmonise your body and soul through various treatments centred around traditional medicinal elements (earth, fire, metal, water, wood). Regular massages, facials, scrubs and wraps are available, but we recommend more specialised therapies: cupping, moxibustion (burning herbs near acupressure points) or the meridian-stimulating, two-hour Chuan Awakening Harmony massage with scalp acupressure.

Downstairs is a fitness centre, sixteen-metre swimming and vitality pool, salt sauna and steam room. You know, in case there’s time.

Chuan Spa, The Langham Hotel, 1c Portland Place, Regent Street, W1B 1JA (020 7973 7550 or chuanspa.co.uk), £70 and up. Mention DailyCandy to get 20 per cent off treatments until 7 March (one per reader).

Photo: Courtesy of Chuan Spa