experiencelifemag.com Print › | Back › Program Perfect March 2007 Classes and services for every taste and preference. These sample schedules provide a glimpse into the numerous programming options at health-and-lifestyle-education facilities. Whatever your taste or interest, there is something for you. At the larger resorts, in fact, the choices can feel overwhelming, and program advisers are on hand to help you decide which classes and services will help you reach your goals. Even at the smaller centers, there’s enough variety to meet your needs and to encourage you to stretch your comfort zone a bit. Of course, if you’d prefer to simply stroll the grounds, sit in a hot tub or read a good book during your personal retreat, that’s fine, too. Sometimes stepping off the train of your busy life for a few days is the best health-and-lifestyle choice you could make. Canyon Ranch. Early-morning yoga; learning to maximize your metabolism for weight loss; a group mountain-bike ride; eating lunch with a nutritionist; assessing and enhancing your memory; and, finally, receiving an anti-aging body treatment. These are but some of the myriad options at the Tucson, Ariz., and Lenox, Mass., resorts. Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health. In the rolling Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts, a guest might rise for an early-morning yoga class; eat breakfast in silence; join a sharing circle; go pole hiking; sweat and move with Danskinetics, a dance/movement class; receive an Ayurvedic consultation and body treatment; attend a body-image workshop; take another yoga class; and watch an evening movie. Miraval Life in Balance. Where the goal is to teach guests to achieve a Life in Balance, a guest could enjoy a morning fitness walk followed by bird watching; eat breakfast while practicing mindful eating; attend a class on “Aging into Wisdom”; watch a cooking demonstration; conquer her fears with outdoor trust exercises; receive a hot-stone massage; take a desert sunset photography walk; and attend an evening lecture/workshop on the “Sacred Art of Sandpainting.” The Crossings. In the quiet beauty of Central Texas’s Hill Country, a Wellness Retreat guest might start the day with a tai chi class; go on a nature hike; receive an organic facial using seasonal ingredients; learn a divine-abundance meditation; swim and relax by the pool; and receive a nutritional consultation that includes a take-home meal plan.

Program Perfect

Classes and services for every taste and preference.

These sample schedules provide a glimpse into the numerous programming options at health-and-lifestyle-education facilities. Whatever your taste or interest, there is something for you. At the larger resorts, in fact, the choices can feel overwhelming, and program advisers are on hand to help you decide which classes and services will help you reach your goals. Even at the smaller centers, there’s enough variety to meet your needs and to encourage you to stretch your comfort zone a bit.

Of course, if you’d prefer to simply stroll the grounds, sit in a hot tub or read a good book during your personal retreat, that’s fine, too. Sometimes stepping off the train of your busy life for a few days is the best health-and-lifestyle choice you could make.

Canyon Ranch. Early-morning yoga; learning to maximize your metabolism for weight loss; a group mountain-bike ride; eating lunch with a nutritionist; assessing and enhancing your memory; and, finally, receiving an anti-aging body treatment. These are but some of the myriad options at the Tucson, Ariz., and Lenox, Mass., resorts.

Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health. In the rolling Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts, a guest might rise for an early-morning yoga class; eat breakfast in silence; join a sharing circle; go pole hiking; sweat and move with Danskinetics, a dance/movement class; receive an Ayurvedic consultation and body treatment; attend a body-image workshop; take another yoga class; and watch an evening movie.

Miraval Life in Balance. Where the goal is to teach guests to achieve a Life in Balance, a guest could enjoy a morning fitness walk followed by bird watching; eat breakfast while practicing mindful eating; attend a class on “Aging into Wisdom”; watch a cooking demonstration; conquer her fears with outdoor trust exercises; receive a hot-stone massage; take a desert sunset photography walk; and attend an evening lecture/workshop on the “Sacred Art of Sandpainting.”

The Crossings. In the quiet beauty of Central Texas’s Hill Country, a Wellness Retreat guest might start the day with a tai chi class; go on a nature hike; receive an organic facial using seasonal ingredients; learn a divine-abundance meditation; swim and relax by the pool; and receive a nutritional consultation that includes a take-home meal plan.

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