Sometimes it isn't just the body that aches for rest and relaxation away from your daily routine. In the haze of slogging through the repetitive tasks that make up your week, a quiet buzz begins in your mind, clouding your thoughts, your mood, your well being. It's time to clear your head and re-energize your soul. Shake off the negative energy at one of these retreats and learn some ways to help extend that positive flow into your every day life.
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The health retreats, at Body Mind Restoration Retreats in upstate New York, are designed to help you live a more healthy life by guiding you through classes to teach proper nutrition, meditation and exercise. Rooms overlook beautiful ponds and gardens surrounded by tranquil forests.
The jungle of Costa Rica, along the coast of the pacific ocean, is home to Hacienda Del Sol. The goal of the retreat is to detoxify the body and mind. Clay baths, yoga, meditation and lots of raw food, combined with outdoor excursions will rejuvenate and cleanse your entire being.
Come to the Kalani Oceanside Yoga Retreat Center, on the big island of Hawaii, for relaxing yoga, intensive workshops and the art of hula dancing. A sweat lodge, salt water pool, Jacuzzis and a sauna will help rid your body of those unwanted poisons and allow you to absorb the warmth of the island spirit.
Sedona Soul Adventures, in the "Red Rock Country" of Sedona, Arizona, offers personalized spiritual retreats, couples retreats and holistic retreats. Your stay is specifically designed to fit your personal needs.
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Springwater Center holds meditation retreats in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of upstate New York on 200 acres of country land with fields, forests, a pond, and walking trails. The essence of retreat is being together in the open space of silent awareness. There are no rituals, required beliefs, or assigned practices. - www.springwater center.org