WHAT IS A SPIRITUAL SPA RETREAT?
A spiritual spa retreat is a wellness destination with overnight accommodations (lodge rooms, bunkhouse, dorm, cabins, or guesthouses) at a retreat centre (e.g., farm, monastery, school) conducted by individuals who encourage the use of personal reflection, prayer, or meditation, as well as offering body and wellness services which could include yoga, massage, hydrotherapy, colon therapy, steam and sauna, and more. Tip: A masseuse alone, either onsite or on call, does not constitute a “spa retreat.” WHAT IS A VINOTHERAPY SPA? Vinotherapy or Vinotherapie is a beauty therapy process in which either the residue of wine making (the pips and pulp) are incorporated into skincare and body care treatments (scrubs and masques) because the pulp is believed to have anti-oxidant, anti-aging and exfoliating qualities, or, wine (still in drinkable form) is added to a treatment (usually hydrotherapy) to soften the skin. Increasingly, the incorporation of grapeseed oil, a natural antiseptic, ground gr