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2. Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat

The team at Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat in the Gold Coast hinterland created a highly successful formula in 2006.

The idea was to encourage guests to exercise after starting the day with qi gong, whether that’s a guided bushwalk on one of the eco-friendly property’s 16 tracks, a boxing class.

They hold pilates sessions or deep-water running, then give them the afternoon off to kind of restore.

That could mean having a nap in your suite or swimming in one of two infinity pools. This is the largest spa in the Southern Hemisphere, which offers a dizzying array of treatments.

It is important to purpose to visit all three, and, be sure to work up an appetite for the locally sourced organic food that leaves traditional spa cuisine for dead.

It leaves a feeling of more balanced, and, inspiring giving one major lifestyle changes.

3. Elysia Wellness Retreat

Golden Door was its former name but is currently, known as Elysia Wellness Retreat. It is located in the Hunter Valley, Australia’s largest, and that’s reflected in its wide-ranging daily schedules.

 

Clear your mind and join the grazing kangaroos for morning tai chi as the sun’s rays hit the property’s highest point before diving into a program of empowering seminars and up to 21 activities, be it meditation or water polo.

 

Or simply relax and be pampered in the day spa. All meals are prepared without red meat, sugar, salt, or saturated fat and the retreat is also alcohol- and caffeine-free so it’s easy to enjoy a restorative night’s sleep no matter how much wellness you cram into each day.

4. Gaia Retreat & Spa

The Retreat and Spa has a space that spreads over eight hectares in the subtropical Byron Bay hinterland.

 

It attracts international celebrities while remaining unpretentious and chilled. The holistic healing approach means you can do your morning yoga.

 

On the other hand, they treat people on the scenic Samira lookout, train at the gym, take organic food cooking classes with the resort’s award-winning chefs or simply bliss out at the day spa with its array of pampering and massage treatments.

 

While in the Spa, it’s advisable to try the divine Royal Kahuna, a Hawaiian healing ritual involving breath work and a rhythmic deep-tissue massage. However, a dance fitness class soundtracked by legendary divas is also available.

5. Samadhi Wellness Spa Health Retreat

 

Located in the serene gardens designed for contemplation, the spa offers healthy meals delivered to upmarket suites and a menu of bespoke treatments targeting the body and mind. 

 

Samadhi has every aspect of Zen covered. An East-meets-West sanctuary with private accommodation designed according to feng shui principles.

 

This multi-award-winning, ultra-boutique retreat is all about helping you find an antidote to the stresses of city life through holistic healing.

 

Mindfulness is at the core of one-on-one sessions covering meditation, qi gong, and yoga, while the spa is all about pure indulgence. 

6. Eden Health Retreat

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This is an interesting health retreat that has TVs, no computers, and no mobile reception.  It is located at this Hamptons-style estate next to Springbrook National Park in the Gold Coast hinterland.

 

In actual fact, there is a loss of phone services as one follows the Currumbin Creek Road towards the gates. This is a clear indication that this retreat is for reflection only.

 

Stress and cravings are soothed by the swathe of green outside your room and a daily timetable of activities, this is revealed only the night before, of course with spa treatments.

 

What’s more, there is morning yoga and a day spent reading by the pool will suffice. One can also try sound bowl healing to fly down a 200-meter zipline after slathering themselves in therapeutic mud.

 

Once you are booked in this retreat, meals are served for free but are very delicious.

7. Living Valley Health Retreat

This is a 30-year-old retreat that caters to physical and mental health as a top priority.

They are kind on meals and advise on when one can take water to ensure the naturopath of every person is natural. The natural health from when to drink water before and after meals and twice-daily steam baths are prescribed to sweat out toxins.

 

It is therefore one’s choice to subsist on juice and broth for a seven-day cleanse or choose to enjoy the on-site walking trails, pool, and massages.

 

The food is a highlight and even the dedicated weight loss program has a focus on education, with cooking demonstrations and nightly lectures ranging from nutrition to alkalizing. 

8. Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa

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This is a historic wellness center famous since 1985 when the wellness-seekers flocked to the spa. It first opened and the mineral-rich waters of central Victoria continue to exert a magnetic pull to date.

 

The retreat now boasts the accouterments of the modern age with plenty of spa treatments but the 90-minute Sanctuary Mineral Bathing experience remains the core proposition.

 

The warm waters, soothing saltwater pool the invigorating jets of the spa lounge pool and steamy Turkish-style hammam are just out of the world!

 

They have villas that are equipped with a giant marble bathtub and mineral bathing salts to continue the aqua soothing, along with a gas log fire and sumptuous faux-fur throws.

9. Billabong Retreat

 

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This spacious bamboo-floored pavilion has a vaulted ceiling and one entire side is sliding glass doors that reveal a glorious valley view and a billabong covered in lotus flowers.

 

Relaxation is guaranteed! The cycling through asanas or learning the calming techniques of pranayama breathing to a soundtrack of wind in the trees and the melodic trill of an estimated 40 species of native birds.

10. Dhamma Bhumi Vipassana Meditation Centre

 Using Vipassana meditation, guests aim to achieve self-transformation through self-observation, breath control, and 10 hours of meditation daily.

The facilities are spartan and the course is intense! It’s the best place for anyone thinking of a relaxed holiday.