Virtually everywhere you travel these days is going to have some kind of wellness offering. But some destinations are taking it to another level, with next-gen “woo-woo” wellness retreats and programs for the traveler seeking a rejuvenating experience for the mind
and body.
UTAH
Personal Discovery at Red Mountain Resorts
Ivins, Utah’s
Red Mountains Resort is a very spiritual spot, blending naturally into a vivid landscape of red rock cliffs and canyons. The resort’s spiritual sessions include:
- Intuitive Energy Readings that explore spirituality, heal past wounds, realize forgiveness and create balance in energy fields.
- Life Path Reading sessions that clear stress and energy blocks through shamanic practices and healing sound with rattles & crystal bowls.
- Despacho Ceremonies using ancient Peruvian traditions to create a prayer bundle to offer gratitude to the Earth Mother to celebrate a life, an anniversary, or a milestone birthday.
- Intuitive Trios that teach the timeless tools of numerology, tea leaves, and Runes, providing the answers you seek and guidance for everyday living.
COLORADO
Rejuvenation at Allegria Spa at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek’s 30,000-square-foot
Allegria Spa features 23 treatment rooms and offers a complete full-service fitness center, slope side pool and hot tubs. For a deeply rejuvenating treatment, request the Rose Quartz Facial (45 minutes, $155), utilizing rose quartz – known as the stone of love and harmony – to restore the skin, stimulate circulation, and promote cell renewal. Rose moisture formulas, crafted with Rose Extracts and Rose Hip Oil, provide balance and hydration to the skin while calming the senses.
Nordic Inspired Rituals
The
Spa at Viceroy Snowmass draws from age-old wisdom to deliver pure wellness. The Sami Zen Energy Ritual comes from Europe’s only indigenous people, the Sami. Detoxify the body with a gentle exfoliation, followed by an herbal aromatherapy bath. The body is then massaged in concert to traditional Joik music with Arctic Birch Oil and rose porphyry stones. Each of the “botestenar” (healing stones) reflects energy, purpose, clearing and releasing.
ALBERTA
Vision Quests in Alberta
The ancient aboriginal practice of the vision quest has helped seekers find spiritual guidance to better understand their life’s purpose for millennia. Throughout Alberta,
there are many designated vision quest sites, usually marked by rocks placed in ovals, circles, or horseshoe shapes. And have you heard of vortexes? Also known as “power spots” or “sacred sites,” these are spots where some believe the earth’s energy is increased, resulting in deeper self-awareness and healing. Sedona, Arizona is well known as the most active vortex energy center – but central Alberta is rapidly gaining its own reputation in this area.
Learn more about them here.
GRAND CAYMAN
Tranquility Meditation Rituals at Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa
The new spa at
Kimpton Seafire (located on Grand Cayman’s famed Seven Mile Beach) is ready to restore your equilibrium, via the powerful Tranquility Meditation Ritual, which offers a unique combination of sound, touch and aroma. A 90-minute treatment, it uses an indulgent blend of calming aromatic textures ideal for relieving anxiety. Relax in a sensorial cocooning experience, release tension and oxygenate skin tissue while leaving the skin profoundly soft and hydrated.