Slideshow: Holistic Health Retreats

Alive Resort for Wellness and Longevity
British Columbia, Canada - 250.763.4744; aliveresort.com
Packages are available for groups looking to focus on general health at this retreat in the Monashee Mountains—pricing varies by length and type of trip. The staff includes medical doctors, naturopaths, homeopaths, psychologists, and stress-management coaches. After you leave, continue your journey by consulting with a coach by phone.

Green Mountain at Fox Run
Ludlow, Vermont - 800.448.8106; fitwoman.com
The Learning to Thrive With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome program offers a weeklong opportunity for women with this condition to better understand the diagnosis and develop take-home solutions to cope with symptoms. Costs range from $2,600 for a triple room to $3,330 for single accommodations.

Commonweal Cancer Help Program
Bolinas, California - 415.868.0970; commonweal.org
This weeklong retreat is designed for people with cancer and includes support sessions, massage, yoga, meditation, and vegetarian meals. Nightly lectures explore topics such as mainstream therapies and integrative techniques. The $2,460 fee includes housing, meals, and all programs and activities.

Hilton Head Health
Hilton Head, South Carolina - 800.292.2440; hiltonheadhealth.com
Ten-day packages start at $3,400 and feature a multitargeted approach to weight loss that includes diet, fitness, stress management, and personal empowerment. Look forward to meals made from lean protein, fresh fruits and vegetables, and healthy, unrefined carbohydrates.

Pritikin Longevity Center and Spa
Miami - 800.327.4914; pritikin.com
Packages start at $4,500 for one week, single occupancy, and include gourmet, low-fat meals, cooking classes, personal fitness training, and professional nutritional guidance. You’ll be eating and learning to cook dishes without unhealthy fats or sugar.

The Raj
Fairfield, Iowa - 800.248.9050; theraj.com
One-week, all-inclusive detox programs start at $4,745 and offer a variety of ayurvedic treatments, including four-hands massage, herbalized steam treatments, and gentle oil enemas, as well as a transcendental meditation program for stress.

The Chopra Center for Wellbeing
Carlsbad, California - 888.424.6772; chopra.com
The six-day Perfect Health retreat begins at $2,875, not including accommodations. The detoxifying program focuses on the ancient Indian healing and cleansing practice of panchakarma. Limited to 24 guests at a time, the package includes a consultation with an MD.

The Golden Door
Escondido, California - 800.424.0777; goldendoor.com
Weeklong packages start at $6,000; look for discounted rates during special weeks. In addition to meditation instruction, the Inner Focus Program offers meditative practices like qigong, Zen archery (designed to develop focus and concentration), and expressive arts.

Shambhala Mountain Center
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - 888.788.7221; shambhalamountain.org
Three-day Learn to Meditate programs cost $285 to $565 and include simple accommodations (from shared dorm rooms to basic private rooms with baths) and meals. Shambhala also offers Tibetan Buddhist meditation retreats, as well as workshops on health and healing.

Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Stockbridge, Massachusetts - 866.200.5203; kripalu.org
Costs for the six-day Yoga for Health program range from $825 for shared bunk-bed dorm rooms to $1,950 for a private room. The price includes daily workshops on healing yoga and yogic breathing techniques, classes that teach you how to practice at home, and all meals.

The Expanding Light
Nevada City, California - 800.346.5350; expandinglight.org
The two-day Learn Ananda (a spiritual form of hatha yoga) Yoga Retreat starts at $288 and includes all classes, meals, and accommodations.
Red Mountain Resort & Spa
St. George, Utah - 877.246.4453; redmountainspa.com
Packages start at $200 per person per night and include daily hikes and access to outdoor pools, bicycles, walking trails, strength and cardio studios, and the Pound Puppy Hike—a chance to take dogs from a local shelter on a walk with other guests. For an additional fee, guests can also participate in activities like rock climbing, yoga, and canyoneering.

New Life Hiking Spa
Killington, Vermont - 866.298.5433; newlifehikingspa.com
Starting at $209 per person per night, trips to New Life include daily morning hikes ranging from easy three-mile nature walks to challenging eight-mile steep climbs, plus a variety of afternoon fitness classes.

Miraval Resort
Tucson, Arizona - 800.825.4000; miravalresort.com
Resort experiences start at $425 per person per night. Most immersion programs are extra; for example, the four-day Creative and Mindful Cooking course costs $600.

Mohonk Mountain House
New Paltz, New York - 800.772.6646; mohonk.com
Rates start at $217 per night at this scenic estate in the Hudson Valley. Every month brings different theme programs, from tennis camps to ballroom dancing. Those looking to express their creativity can try a five-day art workshop for painting or photography.

Tennessee Fitness Spa
Waynesboro, Tennessee - 800.235.8365; tfspa.com
Weekly rates of $775 to $1,575 allow you to enjoy an array of spa services and fitness programs. During the Belly Dancing program, you’ll get a full week of energetic classes that culminate in a group performance.

Sally Wadyka is a freelance writer who specializes in health-related topics.

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