Did you make a wellness resolution this year? Your next step then is to hunt for opportunities to exercise your resolve to reduce stress and be healthier this year.
With that, allow us to lend you a hand by presenting 5 wellness destinations for a relaxing retreat that makes you feel good deep down - not only because you've actually worked on your resolution but also because you really, really feel GOOD about yourself.
Sha Wellness Clinic
CNN describes this place as "the world's only macrobiotic spa" - a label that should get any wellness buff scurrying for a reservation. Located in Costa Blanca, Spain, this "white temple of minimalism" offers services that adhere to a distinctly Oriental philosophy and style. A unique feature in this clinic is the "floatarium," which is a shallow pool of saline water set in a dimly lit room.
Clinique La Prairie
How would you like to wake up in a Swiss retreat nestled on the shores of Lake Geneva? This superb clinic is home to 60 in-house specialists and its very own MRI scanner, CNN noted. How many other retreats have this device within their four walls? Also, the place offers special extracts that guests consume after a thorough medical examination. Plus there are Lomi-Lomi massages and Sat Asanas on offer.
Ananda
India is not only the birthplace of Yoga, it's also one of the most popular wellness destinations in the world today due to its various healing alternatives. Ananda, which sits in the foothills of the Himalayas high above the Ganges, is "renowned for its Ayurvedic healing programs, yoga and meditation, daily vedanta or philosophy classes, wellness packages, and spa." Just look at the majestically tranquil and other worldly setting and you already feel better even before you enter the place.
Jungle Spa Adventure
If you're feeling like a Caribbean getaway, go to this place at the Jungle Bay Dominica. You'll be treated to a yoga session and an island adventure, according to The Huffington Post. You can spend the day hiking and communing with nature and end it with a "revitalizing spa treatment."
Fordoun
This is "one of South Africa's top-rated spas," directed by Zulu spiritual healer Dr. Elliot Ndiovu. The establishment sits on a former dairy farm in the hills, bordered by a cattle farm. The mantra here is not "Hakuna Matata" but "Ubuntu," a Zulu word that refers to treating others the way you want to be treated.
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