This page is devoted to retreats, spas, and wellness centers that focus on holistic health and healing. Enjoy! Danny
 Your stay at Cal-a-Vie is designed to offer a healthy, relaxing and memorable experience. During your visit, you will enjoy a complete well-rounded program of fitness, advanced body and skin care, nutritionally balanced gourmet meals and health related educational lectures. You will enjoy the privacy of your own guest cottage accommodations, and of course the attentive, personalized care of our highly skilled staff of professionally trained specialists.
 Nestled away on 200 private acres in Vista, just 40 miles north of San Diego, Cal-a-Vie is a health spa resort for 24 guests; offering more personalized attention than any hotel or resort spa. With a 4 to 1 staff to guest ratio, Cal-a-Vie combines luxurious European Spa philosophies with the California concepts of fitness, health and nutrition. Our goal is to send our guests home feeling relaxed, refreshed and rejuvenated. Cal-a-Vie offers a variety of spa vacation packages that include gourmet spa cuisine, fitness classes, hiking, beauty and spa treatments, lectures on health and nutrition, accommodations, and even workout clothes – taking the worry out of packing.
Please visit www.Cal-a-Vie.com or call 1-866-772-4283 for more information.
 You don't have to sit on the sidelines at Canyon Ranch, MA. You can be as active or relaxed as you want. In our 100,000-square-foot spa complex you'll find exactly what you need, such as our health & fitness assessment center, six gyms, our 75 foot indoor pool, exercise and weight training rooms, indoor tennis, racquetball, squash, and basketball, steam and inhalation rooms, sauna, cold dip, whirlpools, indoor running track, therapeutic massage and bodywork, beauty salon and skin care services, behavior health, nutrition, movement therapy, exercise physiology, creative arts center, body in balance studio, acupuncture and neuromuscular therapy...to name a few!
Please visit www.canyonranch.com or call 1-800-742-9000 for more info.
 The Life Enhancement Program at Canyon Ranch, AZ, offers activities and experiences that engage you in the principles of healthy living. Group sessions, private consultations with health professionals, walks, classes, workshops and personal time include amazing learning opportunities, such as:
Starting Point
Explore the process of finding a better way to live your life.
Nutritional Intelligence
Learn the role that good nutrition plays in your body's health.
Balanced Body
Become aware of your body and allow it to move as it was designed.
Healthy Heart
The lifestyle choices you make can help prevent heart disease.
Healthy Weight
Explore the essentials of permanent weight loss, including straight talk about weight management, eating and exercise. Work with our professional staff to create a plan that works for you.
Smoking Cessation
If you have a strong commitment to stop smoking, you can withdraw from nicotine in a protective, supportive environment that focuses on helping you restructure your routines and develop new skills to cope with stress. Specify this option when making your reservation.
Where's the Joy?
Learn the importance of joy and how to find it in your everyday life.
Challenge of Change
Make a commitment to yourself and take responsibility for your choices.
Road to Change
Gain insights on successfully navigating change.
Mind-Body Connection
A conscious body-mind connection can enhance your relationship with your own body.
Movement as Medicine
Learn to let go by practicing fluid movement.
Exercise for Life
Start or refine your fitness program.
Personal Focus
Reflect on what you have learned and turn it into a personal mission of wellness.
For more info, please visit www.canyonranch.com or call 1-800-742-9000.
The Esalen Institute was founded in 1962 as an alternative educational center devoted to the exploration of what Aldous Huxley called the "human potential," the world of unrealized human capacities that lies beyond the imagination. Esalen soon became known for its blend of East/West philosophies, its experiential/didactic workshops, the steady influx of philosophers, psychologists, artists, and religious thinkers, and its breathtaking grounds blessed with natural hot springs. Once home to a Native American tribe known as the Essalen, Esalen is situated on 27 acres of spectacular Big Sur coastline with the Santa Lucia Mountains rising sharply behind.
There are various ways to experience Esalen, ranging from an overnight visit to a long-term stay as a seminarian. Prior reservations are always essential. The Experiencing Esalen workshops, scheduled periodically, offer an introduction to practices such as Gestalt, massage, sensory awareness, and meditation. From such a sampling, participants can then choose those approaches they are most attracted to and pursue them in subsequent seminars. Bodywork of various kinds is available by appointment with individual practitioners.
 Our newest facility! The upper deck features an outdoor massage area and a living roof planted with native grasses. In the backgrond is a massage room, changing area, and bathroom which are designed for people with disabilities. At Esalen, even though many of our paths are paved, they are extremely steep due to our cliffside location. In fact, Big Sur is the steepest meeting of land and sea in the continental United States. Nonetheless, we at Esalen are committed to accommodating guests who have disabilities.
If you have a disability and think you might need assistance, and you would like to visit Esalen or participate in a workshop, please give the office as much advance notice as possible about your needs. Although we are in the process of increasing our disability access, access to some parts of our property continues to be difficult. With enough planning, arrangements can be made for access to many of our facilities.
Due to the large volume of guests at Esalen, we require a minimum of 72 hours' notice to arrange for accessible accommodations. If you will need sign language interpretation at an Esalen workshop, we require at least two weeks' notice to arrange for interpreter services. In all cases, we will do our best to assist you with your needs.
For more information, please visit www.esalen.com.
 Using tools such as meditation and the labyrinth path, our guides help you quiet the chattering mind and surrender to a process of allowing our hidden intelligence to speak to us. That hidden intelligence knows more about what we need than our conscious self.
 Is it time to change, follow a truer path, or balance your life? Our life coach can provide the guidance and support for the process. Classes on recreating your life, balance, and making changes will get you started. Our unique book selection and discussions provide added resources. Most importantly, you can have personal life coaching sessions while here and continue them by phone after you return home.
Please visit www.greenvalleyspa.com or call 1-800-237-1068 for more info.
 The Kenwood Inn & Spa invites you to experience the premier Caudalie Vinotherapie Spa in the United States. We offer a full menu of exclusive treatments, combining the latest scientific discoveries involving the vine and grape seed extracts. Rich in polyphenols, these extracts combat free radicals which are responsible for 80% of aging. In each of our treatments, we use the Caudalie Laboratories range of products, initially shaped and tested at Les Sources de Caudalie in Bordeaux France. The Caudalie range founded by the pioneers of Vinotherapie was created by researchers and pharmacists and acclaimed by doctors around the world for their outstanding anti-oxidant properties. Administered by expert hands, our treatments will leave you relaxed, restored, and rejuvenated. Please visit www.kenwoodinn.com or call 1-800-353-6966 for additional information. Thank you.
At Arizona's desert resort, Miraval, each activity provides an opportunity to bring life more fully into balance. Ranked as the #1 resort and spa by the prestigious Zagat Survey and the readers of Conde Nast, Miraval opens the door to self-awareness and self-acceptance. It's a destination resort where "mindfulness" is a way of life, a powerful way of approaching our lives to promote health and enjoy life. Thankfully, the benefits of "Life in Balance" are certain to last well beyond your stay.
 Miraval is a luxury resort and spa unlike any other because it is an experience unlike any other. It is here in the high desert of Southern Arizona that the "Miraval experience" begins. A diverse and exhilarating range of activities, pampering guest services, innovative cuisine along with an internationally recognized spa, allow one to experience the ultimate in a resort destination. It's a place where one can connect with life, health, meaning and purpose. More than a vacation, a place where you can appreciate the moment and bring life into balance.
For more info, please visit www.miravalresort.com or call 1-800-232-3969.
 Nestled in a secluded cove within the Pisgah National Forest, 35 minutes north of Asheville, North Carolina, Mountain Light Sanctuary is surrounded by some of the highest peaks in the eastern USA. Entrance to the Sanctuary is at the point where two cascading creeks come together, generating an energy and an ambiance nothing short of magical.
 Mountain Light Sanctuary is a gateway between the human world of "busy" and "doing" and the natural world of harmony and "being."
 It is your base camp for exploring hundreds of miles of trails meandering through the half million acres of Pisgah National Forest, or inner explorations from your own special spot under an ancient hemlock, on a mossy rock amid the ferns, or in a secluded grotto beside the creek.
 Mountain Light Sanctuary is designed for spiritual and creative retreat - for meditation, alone time in the mountains, writing, art - however your Spirit expresses itself.
 A Zen garden, a Celtic standing stone circle, a Native American medicine wheel, a garden of St. Francis, a grotto of the Divine Feminine, an elfin grove, a hammock next to the creek, and an extensive library; all spiritual paths centered in love are honored. Also honored is your need for privacy, though spiritual counseling is available upon request.
For more info, please visit www.mtnlightsanctuary.com or call 828-626-3966.
 One of the oldest health resorts in North America, Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs is the only natural hot springs in the world with the remarkable combination of four geothermal mineral waters. Once considered sacred by the ancestors of today’s Tewa tribes, these ancient peoples built their Pueblo overlooking the springs. Posi or Poseuinge, “village at the place of the green bubbling hot springs” was home to thousands of people. Today, Ojo Caliente offers a peaceful, unpretentious atmosphere. Step out of the stresses of everyday life and discover the healing nature that has made these waters legendary. Relax, rejuvenate, enjoy!
Please visit www.ojocalientespa.com or call 1-888-762-7333 for more info.
 Osmosis is the only day spa in the U.S. that offers the Cedar Enzyme Bath, a rejuvenating heat treatment from Japan. Inspired by a vision of healing, beauty, and inner peace, Osmosis was founded in Sonoma County in 1985. Since that time, many hands have worked together with an abundance of heart to manifest one of the most unique and relaxing spas in the country. Located on a secluded five acres in a scenic valley 1.5 hours north of San Francisco, Osmosis is a Japanese style retreat with beautiful bonsai and bamboo gardens. Close to Northern California's breathtaking Sonoma Coast, wine country and redwoods, Osmosis is situated in a great destination spot with superb lodging nearby and many events and activities to choose from. Osmosis is open daily from 9AM to 8PM. The Osmosis staff has worked hard to create a healing environment with attention to detail and aesthetics. A talented coterie of massage therapists have crafted their art into a style that combines wonderfully with the Cedar Enzyme Bath. The cornerstone is shared vision and meaningful work.
Please visit www.osmosis.com or call 707-823-8231 for more information.
Rasayana Cove Ayurvedic Retreat is a 25 acre nature retreat in the woods of central Florida specializing in rejuvenation treatments from the Panchakarma tradition of south India.
The goal is to facilitate natural healing of the body through rest, massage, nourishment, and deep relaxation. We offer Ayurvedic massage in a pristine natural setting ideal for a healing and spiritual retreat. Some guests may wish to explore a silent retreat to deepen their meditation practice. This is a time away from the stress of daily responsibilities to reassess one's life and consider new directions.
We prepare organic vegetarian meals with personalized teaching in Ayurvedic cooking. Ayurveda stresses the importance of healthy digestion -- of the food we eat and also of our life experiences. The natural therapy programs at Rasayana Cove are based on authentic Ayurvedic massage and oiling treatments to enhance both of these types of digestion. Our staff has been trained in India in the traditional methods of abhyanga, shirodhara, pizhichil, basti and nasya. These Ayurvedic treatments are deeply relaxing yet invigorating; and create a profound feeling of gentleness and nurturing. They assist in the reduction of insomnia, anxiety, depression and pain from auto-immune illnesses.
We support our clients in exploring their personal Ayurvedic constitution so that they may return home empowered and able to sustain the inner peace and joy they discover in their retreat.
Please visit www.ayurvedicretreat.com or call 863-494-7567 for more info.
The Sivananda Ashram Yoga Ranch (est. 1974) is one of eight ashrams founded by Swami Vishnu-devananda for the practice of Yoga and the study of Vedanta (Yoga philosophy or positive thinking). Located on 77 acres in the New York Catskills, the Yoga Ranch offers various programs for Yoga practice ranging from a single Yoga Asana class, a vegetarian meal, or a group meditation, to an intensive month-long Yoga Teachers' Training Course and a work study program.
Visit www.yogaranch@sivananda.org or call 1-845-436-6492 for more information.
For hundreds of years, ancient thermal mineral waters have graced this site. First revered by Native American and early settlers as a bathing ground, the springs gained popularity among San Franciscans in the 1840s, when a bathhouse emerged to shelter the restorative waters. Generations of travelers have visited this site through the years to "take the waters" and witness its transformation from a rustic bathhouse to a new elegant Spanish-Mission style Inn in 1927. Today, the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa is proud to be one of the only luxury spa resorts in the country with our own source of thermal mineral water, which flows from 1,100 feet directly beneath the Inn at 135 degrees. Our Spa pays homage to ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations, who believed in the axiom, "Sanitas Per Aquas," or healing through water.
Please visit www.sonomamissioninn.com or call 1-800-862-4945 for more info.
Our Mission is to forward people's journey toward self-awareness and personal enlightenment. By doing so, we intend to accelerate the actions needed to ensure a healthy planet for all generations.
Spirit Quest Retreats was established in response to the growing desire to have a world work for everyone. People who are proactive in their journey towards higher levels of self-awareness will have an experience of partnership and alignment during their stay with us. We've merged the soft, soothing elements of meditation and inward reflection with the excitement, adventure and wonder of self-sustainable living amidst the wild, and exotic backdrop of Central America's pristine rainforest. Our desire is that you find your experience at Spirit Quest Retreats to be cleansing and awakening.
Please visit www.spiritquestretreats for more information. Thank you.
 Acknowledged as one of the world's greatest leaders in the field of mind body medicine, Deepak Chopra, M.D. continues to transform our understanding of the meaning of health. Through his creation of The Chopra Center for Well Being in California in 1995, Dr. Chopra established a formal vehicle for the expansion of his healing approach using the integration of the best of western medicine with natural healing traditions. Dr. Chopra serves as the Director of Education at The Chopra Center, which offers training programs in mind body medicine (Journey into Healing). The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has granted continuing medical education credits for this program, which satisfies requirements for the American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award. Through his partnership with David Simon, M.D. and numerous health care professionals in both conventional and complementary healing arts, Chopra's work is changing the way the world views physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social wellness.
 Fulfilling a lifelong dream of creating a center which focuses on enhancing health and nourishing the human spirit, Deepak Chopra, M.D. and David Simon M.D. opened The Chopra Center For Well Being in 1996. The center offers a wide variety of individual and group programs in mind body medicine and personal development, integrating the best of western medicine and natural healing traditions to provide a fresh approach to modern health care needs. The philosophy of the center is based upon the principles and practices of holistic medicine from around the world. The goal of The Center is to provide guests with tools to enable them to make choices that will enhance their physical, emotional, and spiritual well being.
 The Chopra Center for Well Being brings together the talents of a number of professionals in the conventional and complementary medical fields. This expert team creates an environment that embodies the essence of healing, and under Dr. Simon's direction, provides medical consultations, therapeutic body treatments, health workshops, meditation instruction, hospital program development, and corporate training courses. The emphasis at the Center is on providing guidance to help individuals promote their own longevity, human potential and success, while increasing personal balance, happiness, and fulfillment.
For more information, please visit www.chopra.com or call 1-888-424-6772.
 Each week, within a beautiful private enclave of gardens and the lush natural setting of orchard and woodland one may discover true tranquility. Inspired by ancient Japanese Honjin inns—in architecture and philosophy—the Golden Door spa and fitness resort is legendary for its care and service to guests.
It is also renowned for its life-changing program. With a staff-to guest ratio of 4 to 1 — under the watchful care of a personal fitness guide, a dietician, and an esthetician—counseling is extensive, classes small. Only 40 guests per week stay in rooms with private patios surrounded by meticulously landscaped courtyards of camellia bushes, koi ponds or sand gardens and antique Japanese art.
The cuisine is a feast for the eye as well as the palate—gourmet spa meals made with the freshest ingredients from the Golden Door's organic garden.
In this retreat of timeless serenity and beauty—with the year-round sunshine and moderate temperature of Southern California—one can find the perfect balance of mind, body, and spirit. Please visit www.thegoldendoor.com or call 1-800-424-0777 for additional information.
 The Greenbrier’s famous sulphur springs serve as the inspiration behind The Greenbrier Spa’s many nature- based treatments. Our holistic therapies derive their benefits from the healing powers of natural essences and minerals, offering that distinctive rejuvenation experience which has been attracting guests to The Greenbrier for over 226 years.
Enjoy a Sulphur Soak to soothe weary muscles. Indulge in The Greenbrier Signature Treatment. Pamper yourself with a Detoxifying Mud Wrap rich in minerals. Or choose our ThermaStone Massage accompanied by a gentle whirlpool bath with indigenous spring water.
In addition to our restorative therapies, we offer our guests the opportunity to enhance their lifestyles with a fitness evaluation, one-on-one training, or a comprehensive diagnostic and preventive health workup at the world-renowned Greenbrier Clinic.
Please visit www.greenbrier.com or call 1-800-453-4858 for more information.
 Ranked by Condé Nast Traveler as one of the nation's two best spas, The Golden Door Spa at The Peaks recreated the distinctive rituals that bring mind, body, and spirit into harmony . . . with specialized treatments using natural ingredients found only in the fresh, alpine environment of the Rocky Mountain country. No spa in the world offers so many choices with a wide range of treatments and flexible programs.
 Here, Golden Door Spa at The Peaks echoes the philosophy of the early Ute people who once roamed this land…celebrating the natural beauty of the terrain, honoring Father Sun for light and energy, and appreciating Mother Earth for the gift of mountains, trees, grass and herbs. Making those elements part of the spa experience enhances the rejuvenating tradition of America’s premier destination spa — the original Golden Door in Escondido, California. Founded by Deborah Szekely in 1958, the original Golden Door reflects the ancient Honjin inns of Japan…where travelers found a portal to rejuvenation through massage, refreshing food and complete personal service.
Within the Golden Door Spa at The Peaks, the spa experience begins in the men’s or women’s kiva with the Peaks Purification Ritual — the inhalation of Colorado aromatic herbs in the eucalyptus steam room, a cedar-filled sauna, and a soak in the mineral-infused whirlpool. After enjoying the kiva, spa guests can relax in the lounge with herbal tea while awaiting their therapist for a personalized treatment.
For more info, please visit www.thepeaksresort.com or call 1-800-789-2220.
 Warm Mineral Springs is believed to be the “Original Fountain of Youth” sought by the Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon. Believers to the healing powers of Warm Mineral Springs say that the highly mineralized waters help ease back pain, gastrointestinal illnesses, various skin diseases, sinusitis and many other ailments.
 The Spring's 87 degree water can provide relief for many ailments including skin conditions, stress, pain, muscular problems and arthritis. Visitors travel from around the world to soak in its soothing waters.
 Over 65,000 people every year enjoy this world famous natural spring. Most of these guests are Europeans, Canadians and Asians (or Americans of similar ethnic background) whose cultures place a high value on the wellness aspects of mineral springs.
 Please visit www.warmmineralsprings.com or call 941-426-1692 for additional information.
 The "Tree of Life Experience" is our ongoing program for cultivating personal harmony and rejuvenation. You will find inspiration and wonder in the high desert, enhanced by our approach to whole person awakening.
 Your Tree of Life Experience will teach you valuable skills and new perspectives that will empower you when you return home. Our hope is that you continue to live in a way that supports a life filled with joy and inner peace. Our Guest Services staff members are committed to supporting your entire journey and will help you meet any needs.
 The Tree of Life Facilities are 166 acres of high desert mesa with fantastic views and great hiking. Our land borders the Coronado National Forest and the majestic 6,300’ Red Mountain. We have a variety of marked hiking trails. The weather here is pleasant all year round. While here, you will experience the fauna and flora of the High Sonoran Desert. It is not uncommon to see javelina (wild boars), coyote, deer, frogs, rabbits, unusually large desert insects and a variety of birds including the roadrunner. The desert is a wild, untamed masterpiece.
 The Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center is rugged, natural and kept purposefully simple. We celebrate living by staying close to the earth. We have remained intentionally “back-to-nature” with no paved roads, no cement sidewalks (except a few surrounding the Casita rooms and Cafe) and minimal artificial lighting.
 While very beautiful and peaceful, it is not a highly developed and posh environment. We do have a number of spa services, though, that will make you feel very pampered and relaxed while here.
 In order to encourage an inward focus, we do not provide TVs or telephones in the rooms. There are shared phones in two areas. We encourage you to avoid phone, cell phone and computer usage as much as possible to truly get the most out of your retreat.
 At our center, you will experience the subtle pastels of a high desert mesa, a clear fresh breeze, an incredible peace brought on by the healing vortex located here.
 You will also find spectacular views of the surrounding mountains and sunsets that will enrapture you.
For more information, please visit www.treeoflife.nu or call 1-866-394-2520.
 Two Bunch Palms is just rustic enough to ensure that it remain forever unpretentious, but also just elegant enough to still feel stylish, graceful — even exquisite in its own natural way. Two Bunch Palms reigns supreme as the consummate retro-bohemian spa haven for the new millennium — where the stressed come to naturally decompress.
Try to imagine you and your chosen partner floating in the warm soothing waters of our spectacular free-flowing natural hot mineral springs Grotto as a prelude to a relaxing and therapeutic massage…
 Then come and experience Two Bunch Palms for yourself, immersing yourself in the tranquility and harmony of our natural desert oasis, and watch as your essential sensory self is once-again reawaked, realigned and rejuvenated, and brought back into a perfectly balanced state of being…
For more info, please visit www.twobunchpalms.com or call 1-800-472-4334.
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