Healthy Hedonism

When Mario Hertel and Thomas Heyne founded Scorpios Mykonos in 2015, they set out to change the future of nightlife. Not wanting to build another European superclub, the pair designed a social space for eating and club-level drinking – but moved (mostly) into daylight hours. As the pair once told Vogue, nights at Scorpios ‘finish early enough that the next day is my friend and not my enemy’. 

Scorpios quickly became an iconic destination for global travellers, and in 2019 became part of the Soho House group. Now, it’s setting its sights on global expansion, following the opening of Scorpios Bodrum in 2024. 

Yet this expansion is happening against the backdrop of a very different nightlife culture from a decade ago. Consumers are drinking less – particularly young people – and the cost of living crisis is pricing many out of partying (source: NCSolutions, Night Time Industries Association).  

Adapting to these modern mindsets, Scorpios Bodrum is blending holistic wellness with the indulgence and hedonism that made Scorpios Mykonos legendary. Following its first wellness retreat in September 2025, we sat down with co-founder Thomas Heyne to discuss Scorpios’ new chapter. 

Rethinking 24-hour club hospitality 

Scorpios began as a ‘place for a creative community’, says Heyne, with a passion for music at its core. As the brand has grown, so too has its cultural ambition. As a brand, Scorpios is evolving into a multi-disciplinary platform exploring how sound, art and wellbeing shape human connection. ‘The nature of the brand is to constantly evolve, in a way,’ says Heyne. 

As part of this evolution, Scorpios has its sights set on new venues in travel hotspots like Dubai and Bali. It was Bodrum, on the southwest coast of Turkey, however, that felt like the right fit for Scorpios’ second location. With just 12 villas, two restaurants and an impressive Ritual Space that homes the resort’s wellness offerings, Scorpios Bodrum is an intimate but spectacular luxury resort grounded in earthy tones and panoramic views of the ocean.  

Heyne describes the resort’s location – perched at the edge of a peninsula, with sunrise on one side and sunset on the other – as the catalyst for rethinking club hospitality as a 24-hour continuum. 

On one side of the resort guests dance into the early hours, while just a short path away, a sunrise yoga class takes place overlooking the Aegean coastline (and those with impressive stamina might even do both).  

The rise of communal wellness 

A short stroll from the DJ decks and sunset terrace lies Scorpios Bodrum’s Ritual Space, an oasis offering yoga, sound baths, massages, biohacking therapies and water meditations. 

‘The word ‘wellbeing’ can encompass so many things at once and we felt, just like we did with music when we originally set up Scorpios Mykonos, that we could cultivate a space where people could really explore what those elements were, rather than be prescribed a generic itinerary,’ says Heyne of the decision to build a wellness space in the resort. 

Rather than segment wellness from nightlife, Scorpios treats it as another form of communal ritual. Guests can recover from a night of drinking and dancing with biohacking therapies such as NAD+, vitamin C and hydration infusions. Heyne sees this open-mindedness as the brand’s differentiator: ‘I think curiosity drives our programme. We try to make it as unique as possible.’ 

Scorpios’ first wellness retreat was led by Remedy Place founder Dr Jonathan Leary in September 2025 and ran for five days, combining breath work, hot and cold therapy, sound baths, water meditations and yoga. Nutrient-dense meals were curated for longevity benefits, and participants engaged in communal conversations about personal wellbeing journeys. Retreats led by leading figures in the health and wellness spaces will become a leading part of Scorpios Bodrum’s offering. 

Redefining healthy hedonism 

Scorpios Bodrum embodies what The Future Laboratory has identified as Healthy Hedonism in our Future Five 2025: Future Spaces report – a healthy mind and body need a good dose of adrenaline, endorphins and oxytocin, as well as calm and zen. In other words, dancing and socialising in the evening can be as beneficial as mindfulness and yoga in the morning.  

‘We’ve always felt that indulgence and restoration can exist hand in hand,’ says Heyne. ‘We’re seeing more and more research that points to isolation in people’s lives being a huge issue for wellbeing and health, so a certain amount of celebration can definitely be healthy. It’s all about connection and balance.’ 

Rather than restrict itself to the binaries of wellness retreat or party resort, Scorpios Bodrum leans into its sprawling setting to give guests the opportunity to ‘pick and choose their experience’, appealing to modern travellers who seek multi-dimensional travel experiences.  

‘Not everything has to be about stillness and slowness,’ summarises Heyne. ‘Our spaces blend self-care and mindfulness with indulgence, gathering and community. We decided it was more interesting to give visitors the option to experience both things. Temptation is right around the corner, although who is to say if that is a bad thing?’ 

Whether you’re at Scorpios for indulgence or introspection, music remains the thread that pulls the experience together. From DJ sets to sound baths, practitioners are carefully selected, and a multi-disciplinary programmeis designed every season – bringing together art, culture and wellness, all set to a backdrop of carefully curated sound. ‘That’s the beauty of music: whatever you combine it with, it remains inspiring and fulfilling,’ says Heyne.