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With smoking rates continuing to fall each year, and over 250,000 smokers having taken part in last year’s Stoptober, we have seen a rising trend in specialist stop smoking retreats designed to help you quit long-term. Smoking is still the biggest cause of preventable illness and premature death in the UK, but quitting on home turf, whilst surrounded by all of your old haunts and habits can be tough.  Why not take your first steps towards breaking the bad habit on one of our specialist spa breaks, if the thought of quitting smoking by going cold turkey has you reaching for your lighter.

Kinder on the bank balance than a divorce, troubled couples who don’t want to give up on their relationships are opting for what’s becoming known as the ‘save-cation’. However, save-cations where you just sit by the pool and complain isn’t going to help reignite that spark. Cue the Couples Wellness Retreat. Whether you’re hoping to talk honestly about your issues during formalised relationship counselling or reconnect as you hike the Himalayas together, we believe that a personalised couples' wellness retreats is the best path towards saving your relationship.

Yoga, spa holidays and meditation retreats are just some examples of the popular wellness activities that tourists are looking to take part in, or are even the sole purposes for their travel.  Meditation helps you to de-stress from contemporary life, re-energise your mind, body and soul, and revitalise your way of thinking.  If you’re planning on travelling to the most remote parts of the world on a meditation retreat to become healthier, or somewhere closer to home, we recommend these steps to help prepare yourself for your spiritual journey.

With the autumn chill setting in, plan ahead and escape this winter for some serious pampering on a luxurious spa break across the Channel. Whether you fancy a snowy spa getaway in the Swiss Alps or a dose of winter sun in Crete, these carefully selected winter spa breaks are ready to welcome you with open arms and are all just a short flight away. So while away the winter blues as you embrace the beneficial effects of rejuvenating spa treatments on your mind and body, so that you can return home entirely revitalised.

It is important to know what testosterone is, how it benefits us and the best ways to safely and naturally boost your testosterone levels. Testosterone is a hormone found in humans and animals, but is primarily produced in men. Dipping levels of testosterone can negatively affect your mood, weight, muscle mass, libido and overall sense of well-being. With our 8 effective methods to help boost testosterone levels, get a helping hand on a wellness holiday which will simultaneously improve your health and fitness levels as you adopt a healthier lifestyle.

A relaxing retreat situated upon the scenic coastline of central Vietnam, Fusion Maia, promotes an overall-wellness approach for all of its guests. With healthy holidays designed to cultivate total well-being, now they’re taking their ideas one step further with three new healthy nutrition and detox retreats for 2016 and 2017.

It’s time to get to know the quadruplets of happiness: Dopamine, Serotonin, Oxytocin and Endorphin. Gain control of this fun foursome and you’ll gain control of your own happiness. Here, we look at how each one of them works and recommend a way to catalyse them into action on a wellness holiday to boost your happy hormones.

Up your yoga game and strike your poses in a new destination where you can rebalance your mind, body and soul whilst reconnecting with nature. From Spain to New Zealand, with our amazing international yoga retreats all over the world you are sure to find the right destination just for you! Wake up to beautiful new surroundings and kick start your days with sunrise yoga classes followed by a range of fun activities and indulgent spa treatments. Not only will your international yoga retreat be an unforgettable experience but you will also experience the diverse benefits of yoga including weight loss, stress reduction and mood improvement. Choose how you want to spend your international yoga retreat with as many or little activities as you wish and allow yourself the therapeutic spa treatments your body desires with our tailor-made wellness holidays.

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