Healthy Vacations: 7 Retreats To Relax, Refresh And Rejuvenate Body And Mind (PHOTOS)

With the surging popularity of glamping, and the smooth pop melodies of luxe all-inclusives haunting our dreams, getting away these days seems to be all about conspicuous consumption.

On the other hand are getaways that urge guests to look inward, and use vacation as a time to detoxify the mind, body and spirit. From the Buddhist meditation retreats that promote simplicity, to yoga and health resorts that combine that aspect of luxury with personal wellness, there is something out there for everyone. No matter if it’s for two weeks or two days, health retreats offer a retreat from the normal vacation.

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[mass maritimer]

10:51 AM on 09/25/2011

or if you don't feel like WASTING a shoot tonne of money going far away....go to the lake closest to you.

Perfect vacation: (so good we are buying a house in the Poconos)

1. pack whiskey
2. get life jackets for your dogs
3. hop in a boat with oars or paddles
4. set ipod to Radio Head
5. Row to middle of lake
6. cuddle dogs
7. drink whiskey
8. row back
9. drink more whiskey
10. eat with your dogs by campfire.

Please do not give your dogs whiskey.....

[lovelybunchofcoconuts]

10:44 AM on 09/25/2011

Vegetarian, exercise, meditation, probably vows of silence too. Doesn't sound relaxing to me at all.

[Amos Sinaga]

02:21 AM on 09/25/2011

awesome

[surcoast]

08:50 PM on 09/24/2011

Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California... one of the best

[lurkitty]

03:56 PM on 09/24/2011

Breitenbush Hot Springs in Oregon!

[ReadyReader]

03:08 PM on 09/24/2011

Kripalu in Lenox, MA

[Gloria Terrazas Pomponi]

02:55 PM on 09/24/2011

My vacation home in Marina di San Nicola in Lazio, Italy! And with a short drive up the coast to Tuscany,Porto San Estefano you can take a ferry to Isola de Giglio or Isola de Alba!

[onlycommonsense]

02:34 PM on 09/24/2011

I can't decide where to go for my vacation this year.

But I have narrowed it down...

...either the spacious backyard or the neighborhood park. :)

[keemia]

02:28 PM on 09/24/2011

Assuming you have the money to go to these places...

[Liz4BellaVita]

01:16 PM on 09/24/2011

Inspiring. I'm ready for a vacation!

www.elizabethfarrar.com

[peterghansonmd]

12:55 PM on 09/24/2011

Always good to have dream vacations in mind. As a stress reliever, vacations can help right from the first planning stages, during the actual break, then long after as a fond set of memories. Vacations have proven value in stress relief, even if only for a week-end. My patients are learning more from http://www.stressworksinc.com/Blog/post/Stress-relief-for-a-Weekend3b-a-Little-Travel-can-go-a-Long-Way!.aspx

[goodgravy]

12:25 PM on 09/24/2011

what is a vacation?

[Amalek]

02:12 PM on 09/24/2011

There is no vacation, there is only life, and life is only a vision of a false reality.

[mass maritimer]

10:52 AM on 09/25/2011

yessir!

[missmaryc]

11:35 AM on 09/24/2011

Has anyone done the Island Experience? It sounds exactly like the get away I would love to do. Just wonder if it's done well.

[The Island Experience]

06:33 PM on 09/25/2011

We think you'd love it...but then, we would! Do take a look at our Trip Advisor reviews for confirmation and we hope to welcome you to the island very soon!

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g303497-d589541-Reviews-The_Island_Experience-Ilha_Grande_State_of_Rio_de_Janeiro.html

[Glenn Burney]

10:41 AM on 09/24/2011

Best Body Mind Retreat is THE Body Mind Restoration Retreat Center in Ithaca, NY.
Simple, affordable, perfect.