What are the Benefits of Wellness Retreats?

If you are looking for a recovery retreat to assist you with convalescence after an illness, a two-night stay at a relaxing well-being retreat could be ideal. Before your departure, a medical professional from the retreat (also known as a Naturopath) will call or meet with you, to discuss any changes that you need to make in order to feel much better and be on your cancer recovery journey. This discussion will ensure you are provided with a tailored break to suit your requirements. They might even be able to offer you treatments such as osteopathy, acupuncture, or a massage if they’re suitably trained.

You can also choose a therapeutic massage with aromatherapy oils (the same treatment offered at Macmillan centres). Or seek out a cave of wonders! Revitalise at a recovery retreat and visit thermal rooms, full of steam; ice showers, or herbal saunas. Complimentary fitness classes are included as well, alongside organic treatments and full access to the spa.

Where can I find a recovery retreat in the UK?

• Essex, where you can visit Britain’s oldest town.
• Edinburgh, where you can take in spectacular views of the Three Bridges.
• The historic county of Glamorgan, South Wales.

Staying at a wellness retreat provides you with a safe space to practice mindfulness techniques, which can enhance your emotional wellness. Relax in the stillness of a mansion, barn, or woodland retreat.

Usually found in natural settings, you can stay for one – to five nights while improving your physical health as well, with the help of a supportive mindfulness leader. There is also the option to try a delicious meal after a gentle stroll amongst woodlands.

Where can I find mindfulness retreats in the UK?

• North Devon, where you can visit the Valley of Rocks for beautiful sunrise photographs.
• Buckinghamshire is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty full of chocolate-box villages.
• North Yorkshire, where you can find vast sandy beaches, moors, and rugged cliffs.

Are there wellness retreats with psychologists?

Yes. You can visit a retreat that includes focused courses, workshops, and well-being journeys, which are led by psychotherapists. Psychotherapy is also included at anxiety and wellness retreats for depression. Their aim is to help you resolve issues, feel more content in life, unleash your desires, make you feel good, and ensure you remain contented long after you’ve left.

Chilling out while getting fit on holiday may appeal to quite a few people. Establish healthy eating habits that complement a morning yoga session, while you immerse yourself in a natural setting. During your yoga and fitness session, each breath you take will allow you to flow from one pose to another. Yoga is also one way to stretch out any tight muscles while providing a feeling of weightlessness and calm.

At a beachside location, combine your yoga break with surfing in the sunshine, before enjoying a bowl full of locally sourced, fiber-rich fruits and vegetables. If you continue to follow this healthy diet, in the long term, you will have more energy, prevent disease and begin to build stronger bones

Where can I find a yoga retreat in the UK?

• Northumberland is full of unspoiled beaches and rugged moorlands.
• On the shores of South Devon, where you can spot wildlife at one of many nature reserves.
• Northern Island, home to the Giants Causeway and Causeway Coastal Route.

If you’re looking for a health-conscious fitness retreat, look no further than a primal retreat. Primal retreats aim to help us remember how we were born to eat and move the way we were designed to move when we were cavemen (and women). While there,  fuel your weekend with nutritious food and a range of fun exercises, to enhance both your fitness and relationship with food. Learn about the Paleo lifestyle – also known as the caveman diet.

Due to the lack of processed foods that were not known to us thousands of years ago, this diet can improve your heart health and aid weight loss while you are still left feeling full and satisfied. In true caveman style, you even have the option to go foraging for yourself! However, this, as well as the Paleo and vegetarian meals at most retreats are optional.

After breakfast take part in a yoga session, kickboxing workout, countryside walk, or forest workout. Each forest workout includes natural movements such as balancing, jumping, throwing, and lifting. The aim is to help you reconnect with nature, while you remember the way you were born to move! You will finish feeling stronger from improving your mobility and agility. In the long term, a healthy body should aid a healthy mind.

Where can I find a Primal Retreat in the UK?

• Within one hour of central London in Cambridgeshire.
• Suffolk, where you can visit historical sites and colourful gardens
• Along the Fal River in Cornwall.

While staying in a gorgeous Georgian house, taking time to focus on the right side of your brain during a solo wellness retreat will allow you to improve your mind and physical health. These are ideal settings to manage negative emotions with total privacy. Try drawing, painting, moulding objects, or writing. Writing things down also helps you learn and memorise items more efficiently, while you give your immune system a boost.

Or learn to breathe more deeply at a singing retreat. You’ll strengthen your lungs and improve your all-around health at the same time. Whatever creative pursuit you choose, you should leave in a happy mood with reduced levels of fatigue. You might also make some new friends!

Where can I find a creative retreat in the UK?

• The Isle of Wight, where Dinosaur remains and fossils can be found along Compton Bay and Yaverland Beach.
• Gloucestershire, where you can explore The Forest of Dean and The Cotswolds.
• The ancient island of Anglesey, North Wales, has 246 square miles of natural beauty.

Find some time to stretch yourself physically at a luxury fitness retreat. Focus on changing something within your current lifestyle. This could be to reverse a drab diet or a lack of lust for life, or maybe you need help getting a good night’s sleep. Either way, a few days spent at a fitness retreat can help you to meet your own well-being goal, taking part in a variety of energising exercises followed by healthy meals, all while having fun.

Some high-intensity activities can include circuit training and boxing. Or for gentler, aerobic exercises go swimming, run, or enjoy a brisk afternoon walk. Finish the day by visiting the sauna or steam room to relax your muscles before a great night’s sleep.

Where can I find a fitness retreat in the UK?

• Kent, is a flat and cliff-lined county, known as the “Garden of England”, which is full of country pubs, castles, and cathedrals.
• Glastonbury, Somerset where you can find Glastonbury Tor, said to be King Arthur’s birthplace.
• Snowdonia, Wales. Climb to the top of Mount Snowdon and look out to see if you can spot Ireland in the distance.