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Feeling a bit run down lately, and you need a break? Health and wellness retreats have become increasingly popular over the last couple of years because people are beginning to realize the importance of self-care.
A wellness retreat is an ideal getaway to help you detox while focusing on the well-being of your mind, body, and overall well-being.
From some incredible spas with sensory deprivation tanks and hydrotherapy circuits to group health programs and secluded meditation, these wellness retreats that we found in our country have it all.
There are so many fantastic locations offering wellness retreats that allow you to create your own experience through their spas, activities, and deliciously healthy food. Click “Next” to learn about some of the best wellness retreats in the US…Number 4 is one of our favorites!
This peaceful, Japanese-style wellness retreat can be found in Southern California, and it takes up over 600 mountainous acres.
While visiting the Golden Door, you’ll have exclusive access to 30 miles of hiking trails, zen gardens, a bamboo forest, and 80 rejuvenating classes to choose from.
Included in this exclusive experience are a daily massage, a skin analysis and treatment, sessions with a private trainer, and all the meals while you’re there. And you’ll even receive a personalized fitness plan to take home.
But when you’re not taking advantage of all this beautiful place has to offer, you can take a stroll through the labyrinths, take a dip and cool off in the pool, or take a leisurely hike through their citrus groves.
This historic resort reopened in 2019 as a luxury wellness retreat. And while prices may seem a bit steep at first glance, all your meals, daily classes and activities, and access to the incredible hot springs are included in the package.
While you’re here, you can enjoy meditation, yoga on paddle boards, sound baths, guided hikes, tai chi, archery, and even gardening. Their onsite spa offers a broad range of massages, energy therapies, and body rituals.
At the same time, the naturally warm, mineral-rich waters of the hot springs have many benefits to soothe any aches and pains you might have.
Another significant aspect is that the three acres of farming soil the property has are put to good use because they use the harvests to feed their guests. Tours of the farm are available as well for those who want to see where their food comes from.
Touted as a “luxurious wellness enclave,” the Four Seasons’ adults-only Sensei Lanai in Hawaii gives serenity seekers the ultimate privacy and isolation for all their soul-searching needs.
While here, you can choose a one-on-one session with wellness guides that are always on-site. They offer lakeside yoga, Thai aqua therapy, and fantastic spa experiences made possible by Japanese soaking pools, infrared saunas, and much more.
Their Optimal Wellbeing Program for One is a five-night program that’s packed with meditation and fitness classes, fitness assessments and guidance, a thermal body mapping experience, personal nutrition, and guided hiking
… Not that we really need any extra reasons to visit Hawaii!
The Lodge at Woodloch in Hawley is an all-inclusive spa resort destination. Its philosophy is all about personal awakening. During your stay, you get to re-focus your energies on your emotional and physical well-being away from the daily routine and stress of life.
The Lodge has over 35 classes, and offerings you can take that are all included in the price. One of these classes is Creative Discovery. You’ll be taking art classes like watercolor painting and Zendoodle. You can also take part in their Outdoor Discovery.
It includes forest bathing, foraging, hiking, and winter sports such as snowshoeing. And if that’s not enough, their guests can also attend wellness and fitness classes, learn from cooking demonstrations, and even book a few therapeutic treatments at their spa.
And their spa’s Contrast Therapy offerings aren’t to be missed! They include a co-ed Himalayan salt sauna, a snow room, and a Tyrolean bucket shower. While that might sound like a “cold” time, trust us…it’ll be worth it!
The benefits of this kind of therapy are healthier skin and an overall sense of feeling refreshed. Spa cuisine is another highlight at this resort in the Poconos, with many ingredients sourced from their on-site garden.
Located on beautiful Hilton Head Island, just off the coast of this state, Hilton Head Health is another fantastic wellness retreat that offers its guests an all-inclusive approach to health. If you’re feeling active, you can join a boot camp.
But if not, there’s always yoga, TRX classes, kayaking, or paddleboarding. The food isn’t too shabby, either.
The on-site restaurant serves healthy favorites like eggs Benedict, seafood, and grits. And when you feel like you need a moment to yourself, the Indigo Spa supplies custom services that support the resort’s health and wellness program in a peaceful, stress-free setting.
Located on 256 acres of open space surrounded by this state’s Blue Ridge Mountains, Eupepsia gives its guests an immersive and transformative experience.
This property in Bland’s philosophy is established on science-based principles and Ayurveda, which is a natural form of medicine that was developed in India a few centuries ago.
The incorporated programs at the wellness resort are centered around fitness and yoga therapies, sound sleep, progressive health, and clean, plant-based organic farm-to-table eating.
The best part is that they have individual plans that are created for every guest based on their health condition and personal goals.
Guests get to choose from personalized programs to help them detox, de-stress, or lose weight and rejuvenate with advanced healing by using flotation, magneto, and halo therapies.
The guest rooms on the property include 26 modern bedrooms. And some even have bunk beds to accommodate families that are traveling with their children.
This extensive Aman property spans nearly 1,000 acres in Utah’s area of the Colorado Plateau. A red rock-dotted void sets the scene for this wellness retreat. The program uses treatments “shaped by the healing traditions of the Navajo.”
Amangiri offers a Grounding Journey, which is a trio of spa treatments that encourages reconnection, stillness, and perspective It also offers a Movement Journey, which are spa treatments that are mixed with movement sessions.
And if that’s not enough, they also have yoga on top of rock formations with scenic views of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Sign us up!
So pack your swimsuit and get ready for some incredible relaxation! Be sure to let us know if you’ve been to any of these or some other wellness retreats and if you’d like to share your experience with our readers.
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