What is Holistic Wellness & Health?

Holism or Holistic stands, in short, for holism. Body, mind and soul, as well as emotions and the entire environment, are addressed in equal measure to ensure all-round well-being. In other words, the focus is not merely on individual symptoms, but on the whole person. 

How does holistic wellness help body, mind and spirit?

Whether you have specific pain or simply feel unwell, Holism gets to the bottom of your symptoms through an interplay of multiple therapies and lifestyle changes. 

These are the areas covered by the holistic trend:

• Body: physical and chronic pain, illness, tension, fatigue and disease.
• Emotions: negative feelings (anger, sadness, worry, etc.)
• Mind: limiting beliefs that manifest themselves in harmful ways (in depression, anxiety, stress)
• Soul: inner imbalance (feelings of emptiness, incompleteness, lostness, etc.)

Holistic Pulsing, Acupuncture & Co.: What treatments and therapies are available?

Typical Holistic Wellness therapies and treatments include:

• Nutritional counseling and Clean & Healthy Eating
• Food supplements and vitamins
• Therapy with essential oils
• Hormone therapy
• Affirmations
• Breathing exercises and meditations
• Acupuncture and Holistic Pulsing 
• Healing crystals
• Fitness, Yoga and Co.
• and much more.

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5 Leading Holistic Retreats That Should Definitely Be on Your Bucket List

The Ranch Malibu

Nestled in the green hills of the Santa Monica Mountains is one of the country's leading wellness retreats: Designed exclusively for 19 guests, The Ranch Malibu accommodates guests - without distractions of the outside world - in luxurious cottages. The Ranch's mission: conscious, luxurious, and personalized wellness (including diagnostic testing) - for a healthy balance of body, mind, and spirit that will permanently change the way you approach your own well-being.

The Ranch Malibu
12220 Cotharin Rd, Malibu, CA 90265, USA
Tel.: +1 310-457-8700
Web: theranchmalibu.com
Price: from approx. € 7.900,-/6 nights, 1 person

Beautiful Nomad Retreat 

Holistic adventures on the move: The 13th-century Son Rullan Monastery, in Mallorca's Tramuntana Mountains, will host Beautiful Nomad in September 2022. Between old stone walls, olive groves and Mediterranean views, the retreat invites you to holistic wellness - from culinary, yoga, Pilates and up to massage - and cultural immersion. Each year, the focus is on a different location; in 2022, after Oaxaca, the retreat will meet in February in Mallorca.

Beautiful Nomad Retreat
When? September 1 - 7, 2022
Son Rullan, km 28, 07179 Deià, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Web: beautifulnomad.com
Price: from approx. € 2.800,-/6 nights, 1 person

Sensei Lāna'i Wellbeing Retreat

Aloha, Holistic: The multidisciplinary Sensei Retreat finds its luxurious home at the Four Seasons in the highlands of the exclusive Hawaiian island of Kō'ele. Here, guests can expect "Optimal Wellbeing," designed by physiologists, nutritionists and mindfulness trainers. Wellness and sustainable cuisine are just as much on the agenda at Sensei as golf, tennis or archery. True to the Sensei credo: Move, Nourish and Rest!

Sensei Lāna'i, A Four Seasons Resort
Four Seasons, 1 Keomoku Highway, Lanai City, Hawaii 96763, USA
Tel.: +808 698 6285
Web: sensei.com
Price: from approx. € 900,-/2 nights (minimum stay), 1 person

SHA Wellness Clinic

High above the Mediterranean Sea, on a cliff in the beautiful Alicante, waits the SHA Wellness Clinic. The holistic, modern health clinic offers on different needs individually tailored packages - such as Healthy Ageing, Detox, Weight Loss or Rebalance. They are designed to bring body, mind and soul back into harmony. SHA also serves niches such as anti-smoking and dentistry. 

SHA Wellness Clinic
Carrer del Verderol, 5, 03581 L'Albir, Alicante, Spain
Tel.: +34 966 81 11 99
Web: shawellnessclinic.com
Price: from approx. € 3.900,-/6 nights (minimum stay), 1 person

Anānda in the Himalayas

In the foothills of the impressive Himalaya supplies a international team of experienced Ayurveda specialists, therapists, dieticians, yogis and chefs will welcome the guests of the Anānda. Here you lie down at night in spacious Palace rooms and suites with View of the Ganges During the day you can find your center in individually selected holistic traditions or Ayurvedic cuisine.

Anānda in the Himalayas
The Palace Estate, Narendra Nagar, Uttarakhand 249175, India
Tel.: +91 11 6121 0000
Web: anandaspa.com
Price: from approx. € 550,-/2 nights (minimum stay), 1 person

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Also great: the Habitas Alula in Saudi Arabia or the Hacienda AltaGracia in Costa Rica.