Indigenous the new black | The Courier-Mail.

JAPAN has Shiatsu, Hawaii the Lomi Lomi, China has acupuncture and India Ayurvedic, now Australia has discovered its own indigenous spa therapies with native rosella, lilly pilly and quandong appearing on spa menus for the body.

Dreamtime is big business, especially when the dreaming is done during time out in a resort spa.

Daintree Eco Lodge and Spa, left, sits in the world’s oldest rainforest, the 110 million-year old World Heritage listed Daintree Rainforest and home to the spiritual ancestors of the Kuku Yalanji tribe.

The lodge’s 15 treehouse-style villas perch below the forest canopy where more than 135 bird species provide the soundtrack.

Daintree Eco Lodge and Spa is all about its surroundings, it’s built an international reputation on the indigenous experience offered to guests. There’s Julay Binalbu Art and Craft classes on Aboriginal culture, and the Baral Mardjanda or Aboriginal Guided Rainforest Walk.