Retreats and Resorts

It's important to manage stress, now more than ever. Retreats are a great way to break routines that wear us down, inspire us to start health supporting habits such as a healthier diet, and give us a fresh perspective.

Arizona

The Boulders Resort and Golden Door Spa, Carefree, AZ

Canyon Ranch, Tucson, AZ

Mii Amo, Sedona, AZ

Miraval Life in Balance, Catalina, AZ

Point South Mountain Resort, Phoenix, AZ 800-ALL-SPAS

Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa, Sedona, AZ (opening in 2005)

Tree of Life features raw vegetarian foods, Patagonia, AZ (a fascinating review of Tree of Life)

Willow Stream, Scottsdale, AZ

California

Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford, CA

Bacara Resort & Spa, Santa Barbara, CA

Cal-a-Vie, Vista, CA

California Vipassana Center, North Fork, CA

Calistoga Spa Hot Springs, Calistoga, CA

Calistoga Village Inn and Spa, Calistoga, CA

The Expanding Light, Nevada City, CA

Golden Door, Escondido, CA

HumaNature offers raw food retreats. Santa Barbara, CA

La Costa Resort and Spa, San Diego, CA

La Quinta Resort & Club/Spa La Quinta, La Quinta, CA

McDougall Wellness Center, (vegetarian, specializes in programs for people with diabetes and high blood pressure) Santa Rosa, CA

The Oaks At Ojai Health Spa, Ojai, CA

Optimum Health Institute (OHI) Lemon Grove, CA features raw vegetarian foods.

Sacred Space Healing Center offers raw food or cooked vegan retreats from 3-14 days. San Francisco, CA

Colorado

Avalokiteshvara Buddhist Center Denver, CO

The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO

The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera, Edwards, CO 800-ALL-SPAS

Sanctuary House, Crestone, CO

Shambhala Mountain Center, Red Feather Lakes, CO

Golden Door Spa at the Peaks, Telluride, CO

Shoshoni Yoga Retreat, (vegetarian) Rollinsville, CO

Connecticut

The Spa at Grand Lake, Lebanon, CT

The Spa at Norwich Inn, Norwich, CT

Florida

Boca Resort and Club, Boca Raton, FL

The Breakers Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL

Doral Golf Resort and Spa, Miami, FL

The Hippocrates Health Institute is vegetarian, West Palm Beach, FL

Lydia Wong offers personalized wellness retreats in the Florida Keys.

Mandarin Oriental Miami, Miami, FL

PGA National Resort and Spa, Palm Beach, FL

Safety Harbor Resort and Spa, Safety Harbor, FL

Sanibel Harbour Resort and Spa, Ft. Myers, FL

The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Miami, FL

Walkabout Retreats, Cudjoe Key, FL

Wyndham Bonaventure Resort and Spa, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Georgia

Chateau Elan,  Braselton, GA

Sea Island Spa at the Cloister, Sea Island, GA

Hawaii

ANARA Spa at Hyatt Regency Kauai Resort and Spa, Kauai, HI

Bamboo Mountain Retreat, Ha'iku, HI

The Center For Healing With Nature, Honolulu, HI 808-394-6240 features raw vegetarian foods.
 

Grand Wailea

Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort, Oahu, HI

Hilton Waikoloa Village

Holistica Hawaii Health Center, Honolulu, HI

J W Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa at Ko Olina

Maine

Senator Inn, Augusta, MA

Maryland

Five Gables Inn & Spa, St. Michaels, MD

Massachusetts

Canyon Ranch,  Lenox, MA

Cranwell Resort, Spa and Gold Club, Lenox, MA

East Mountain Retreat Center, Great Barrington, MA

Michigan

The Assembly of Yahweh Wellness Center, Eaton Rapids, MI (Contact: Hiawatha Cromer) 517-663-1637 features raw vegetarian foods in the style developed by Ann Wigmore.

Creative Health Institute (CHI), Union City, MI features raw vegetarian foods.
 

Missouri

Spa Shiki at the Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, MO

Nevada

Avanyu Spa at LA Posada, Santa Fe, NM

Bellagio, LasVegas, NV

The Bishop's Lodge Resort and Spa, Santa Fe, NM

New Jersey

Doral Forrestal, Princeton, NJ

Ocean Place Conference Resort, Long Branch, NJ

New Mexico

Inn at Loretto, Santa Fe, NM

Sky Ranch Retreats, Ocate, NM

Spa Terre at Inn at Loretto, Santa Fe, NM

New York

Ananda Ashram, Monroe, NY

Beaver Farm Retreat and Conference Center, Yorktown Heights, NY

The Copperhood Inn & Spa, NY

Gurney's Inn, Resort & Spa, Montauk, NY

Menla Mountain Retreat Center, Phoenicia, NY

Mirbeau Inn & Spa, Skaneateles, NY

New Age Health Spa, Neversink, NY

The Sagamore, Bolton Landing, NY

Tabor Retreat Center, Oceanside, NY

Vatra Natural Weight Loss Spa, Hunter, NY

North Carolina

The Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa, Asheville, NC

Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC

Spirit Haven, Candler, NC

Westglow Spa, Blowing Rock, NC

Ohio

Mario's International Spa and Hotel, Aurora, OH

Pennsylvania

Deerfield Spa, PA

Felicita Resort, Harrisburg, PA

Kirkridge Retreat Center, Bangor, PA

Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa, Farmington, PA

The Spa at Hotel Hershey, Hershey, PA

Rhode Island

Hotel Viking, Newport, RI

Texas

Cooper Wellness Program, Dallas, TX

The Greenhouse, Arlington, TX

Guadalupe River Ranch Resort and Spa, Boerne, TX

Hart and Hind Fitness Ranch, Rio Frio, TX

Lake Austin Spa Resort, Austin, TX

Optimum Health Institute (OHI) Austin, TX features raw vegetarian foods.

Utah

Papillion the Spa at Westgate Park City, Park City, UT

Red Mountain Resort & Spa, Ivins, UT

Vermont

The Equinox, Manchester Village, VT

Green Mountain at Fox Run, Ludlow, VT

Karmê Chöling, Barnet, VT

New Life Hiking Spa, Killington, VT

Stoweflake Spa and Sports Club, Stowe, VT

Topnotch at Stowe Resort, Stowe, VT

Virginia

Holy Cross Abbey (Catholic) offers weekday or weekend retreats, Berryville, VA

The Homestead, Hot Springs, VA

Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg, VA

The Spa at Kingsmill, Williamsburg, VA. You can take Amtrak to Williamsburg.

The Tides Inn, Irvington, VA

Wintergreen Resort, Wintergreen, VA

Yogaville features yoga, near Charlottesville, VA. For a more relaxing trip, you can take Amtrak to Charlottesville, then rent a car to get to Yogaville.

Washington

Cedar Springs features raw vegetarian foods, Sedro Woolley, WA

West Virginia

Berkeley Springs, WV  (Pet Friendly Cottage Rentals)

Bhavana Society, High View, WV

Claymont Society for Continuous Education, WV

Coolfont, Berkeley Springs, WV

The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, WV

Wisconsin

The Abbey Resort & Fontana Spa, Fontana, WI

Kohler Waters Spa at the American Club, Kohler, WI

Wyoming

Lost Creek Ranch, Moose, WY

Bahamas and Caribbean Islands

Sandals Resorts Jamaica, Antigua, St. Lucia, Bahamas

Canada

New Life Retreat, Lanark, Ontario 613-259-3337 features raw vegetarian foods.

 

Costa Rica

Pura Vida Spa

Mexico

El Dorado Spa Resorts & Hotels, Mexico

Thailand

Many Buddhist temples in Thailand are set up to accommodate visitors from the U.S. for an extended stay.

Buddhist temples in Thailand that offer meditation instruction

Open World Thailand Tours