About

Who we are.

The Name

Wahayla.

Ancient Aramaic — one of the oldest spoken languages on earth. It means: I feel life energy in my heart. A description of a state that is accessible, learnable, and repeatable — and the most precise language we have found for what we are building toward.

The Story

Anna Bjurstam

In 1989, Anna Bjurstam held her first aerobics class. She had no idea she was embarking on a lifelong journey.

Three decades later: co-founder of Raison d'Être, architect of Six Senses Wellness, co-founder of two of the first longevity clinics in Europe. In 2019, IHG acquired Six Senses at a significant multiple. The transformation Anna led was a significant part of why. Anna stayed on as Wellness Pioneer until 2026.

Alongside the commercial work: five Vipassana retreats, a shamanic initiation, a diploma in biogeometry, and certification in Four Winds energy medicine. Anna invests personally in the founders building the next chapter of this field — among them AgebackCo, Sanctum, Myndstream, and Pulse.

Wahayla is what comes next. Built on the conviction that the most interesting chapter of this industry has not yet been written — and that writing it requires holding together what the field has traditionally kept apart: wellness, longevity science, and the dimension of human experience that underlies both.

Before Wahayla

1989

First aerobics class — the beginning of a career in movement, wellness, and building things that matter.

1997

Master's degree in Finance. Played a part in bringing SATS to Sweden.

1998

Co-founded Raison d'Être — the consultancy that went on to build more than 200 spas across 70 countries.

2000

Moved full-time to Raison d'Être. First Vipassana retreat — the beginning of a practice that now runs to five.

2012

Joined Six Senses as VP of Spas & Wellness, later Wellness Pioneer — tasked with transforming the brand into the world's leading wellness hospitality company.

2013

Sold Raison d'Être to Pegasus Capital Advisors, which already owned Six Senses. A clear field ahead.

2018

Initiated as a shamanic practitioner — a formal beginning to a path that had been forming for years.

2019

IHG acquired Six Senses at a multiple of what it had been.

2021

Co-founded RoseBar Longevity at Six Senses Ibiza — one of the first medical longevity clinics embedded within a luxury hotel. Completed Biogeometry Diploma.

2022

Co-founded V Social Club in Stockholm — one of the first longevity clubs of its kind.

2026

Opened Six Senses Place in London. Founded Wahayla.

The Team

Anna leads every engagement personally, supported by a growing team of specialists. Wahayla's director and partner circle is forming — practitioners and thinkers whose professional expertise and inner life are one and the same thing, who want to be part of something that grows beyond them.

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