You’ve done the shopping, planned the menus, and wrapped the gifts, now, it’s time to do a little something for your self. Recharge your batteries and prepare for the coming New Year at a relaxing holiday spa retreat.
1. Holiday Blast: Let Your Yoga Dance
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Lenox, Massachusetts
Renew and recharge yourself with joy as you learn to love your body, release stress and tension, and build synergy between your breath, yoga, world rhythms, and personal movement. Facilitated by senior faculty member Megha Nancy Buttenheim, this retreat encompasses Kripalu YogaDance (formerly DansKinetics), a mix of dance and guided movement gleaned from the principles of yogic tradition. You’ll move to the live music of Kripalu’s own drummers, KDZ, incorporating rhythms from around the world. December 26-28. Tuition for the course is $210, with additional fees based on room choice and meal plan. (866) 200-5203, Kripalu
2. Women’s Wellness Weekend Bedford Springs Resort
Bedford, Pennsylvania
From January 23-25, learn new skills (or polish existing ones) for a healthy start to the New Year, all in the company of kindred spirits. Sessions and lectures focus on managing stress and attaining overall life balance, with time out for scheduled yoga, Pilates, and other fitness activities. The resort, a National Historic Landmark, also has twenty-five miles of hiking and cycling trails. Expert-led discussions include topics such as Maintaining Viability and Managing Stress As We Get Older, Body Beautiful!, Better Bones and Health Through Nutrition and Exercise, and Mediterranean Lifestyle, Indulge for Your Spirit. Cost is $670 per person, based on double occupancy. Price includes a credit in the Springs Eternal Spa, Friday welcome reception, breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday, and Saturday lunch and dinner. (814) 623-8100, Bedford Springs Resort
3. Shambhala Thanksgiving Retreat & Autumn Celebration
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado
This annual celebration, held at‚ Shambhala’s mountain valley campus, will give thanks to the Earth and our connection to the planet. Acharya Jeremy Hayward will lead sessions in sitting meditation, the practices of Stroke and Werma, carving, feasting, and the practice of the Werma Sadhana (teachings of the Shambhala lineage). The facility is home to the Great Stupa, widely considered to be one of the most important representations of sacred Buddhist architecture in existence. A variety of accommodations are available, including private rooms, cabins, and platform tents. Massage, yoga, and activities for children will also be offered. Check website for retreat prices, which vary according to accommodations. (888) STUPA-21, Shambhala Mountain
4. Mission Inn’s Winter Wonderland Package
Riverside, California
Enjoy the magic of the season in temperate Southern California, with a Winter Wonderland escape that includes one night’s lodging in a deluxe room, a massage at Kelly’s Spa, and either a peppermint pedicure or a gingerbread bath. In addition, you’ll be treated to a box of truffles as part of the turndown service, and a $75 credit good at any of the hotel’s restaurants (or in the spa and boutique). Package rates begin at $500, and include overnight valet parking. (951) 784-0300, Mission Inn
5. Mandarin Oriental’s Mayan & Oriental Spa Experience
Riviera Maya, Mexico
Prepare for the season by treating yourself to a pre-holiday wellness journey with a fabulous blend of culturally themed therapies. The four-night retreat includes daily breakfast, yoga, Pilates, a Mayan Herbal Foot Scrub, De-Stress Ultimate Body Treatment, Mayan Tzolkin Ritual, Temazcal Ceremony, Janzu, and Oriental Harmony treatment. Pick your own dates (prior to December 19). Rates begin at $5,380, depending upon choice of accommodations, and include round-trip airport transfers. (+52) 984-877-3269, Mandarin Oriental
by Debra Bokur
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