Saturday 2 January 2010

You Should Chose A Wellness Retreat For Vacationing

By Sean Pratch

Why not take a vacation at a wellness retreat? Let's say that money is not an obstacle for vacationing this year. So, you would like to do something a little out of the norm. While there are many places you can go to get pampered, at some of them you can get healthy as well. We are not talking fat farm here, we are talking about going to a wellness retreat.

The term health spa used to apply pretty well to a place where you could go get pampered and enjoy some of the benefits of a healthy regimen. Then, fat farms came into the picture and turned our ideas of a health spa to boot camp for fat people where the diets are restrictive and dull and the exercise routines are punishing. Now, a health spa is more likely to be found in the pricey part of town and it's a place to get a facial and your nails done. This leaves us with the term wellness retreat when we are talking accommodations that will spoil you and add a healthy routine to your stay.

Wellness retreats are popular all over the world.

If you are looking for one of the best wellness retreats you will want to consider the Canyon Ranch in Miami Beach. This retreat is on the ocean and there is a 70,000 square foot spa right in the middle of all of the lavish accommodations. At this wellness retreat you can indulge in massage, facials, fitness, and much more.

You might pick another wellness retreat for your vacation, like Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort and Spa in Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. Located in a gorgeous Australian National Park, you can experience nature walks for therapy and spa treatment based on Aboriginal rituals. You can have your own out-of-body experience perched upon this cliff-top overlook where indulgence surpasses the corporeal.

If you prefer to stay in North America, you might choose Alive Health Resort, for your wellness retreat. Located in Kelowna, British Colombia, Alive Health Resort has a rustic charm that's hard to deny. It's cradled in the forests of the Monashee Mountains, with breath taking views and plenty of hiking and outdoor exercise for the back-to-nature type. Once you've had your wellness retreat experience here, it will be difficult to return to the bustle and strife of the real world.

If you want to travel to a wellness retreat whose therapies include that of slowing down the aging process, you will be headed to the wine country of Bordeaux, France to Les Sources de Caudelie. You can experience massages and wraps that utilize, of all things, grape extracts. These therapies are said to enhance blood flow by strengthening blood vessels. A similar treatment is available from the inside out, as you are also encouraged to take part in the resort's wine tasting parties every week.

These are some of the most renowned resorts of their type and they certainly can be a bit pricey. For those of you wising to spend a little less, there are many destinations that offer the opportunity to indulge yourself with the added benefit of a healthy regimen. Just do a little research and you will find a wellness retreat within your vacation budget.

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