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Mary Bemis is the editor in chief of Journey to Renewal and the founder of InsidersGuidetoSpas.com.
Over the Border Healing
Spa aficionado Mary Bemis checks out the new alternative health retreat in Baja.…
The Future of Touch
Spa aficionado Mary Bemis traveled to New York to receive her first massage from…
The Preidlof Way
Spa aficionado Mary Bemis visits a magical retreat in Italy’s South Tyrol.…
10 Tips for the First-Time Retreat Goer
Considering taking a retreat? These ten tips will help you prepare for the exper…
23 Great Places to Pause, Reflect, and Renew
Our 2023 Retreat Guide features 23 unique retreat centers design to help you hea…
Re/Treat Yourself: Chasing Sunshine
Discover the delights of a 4,000-acre nature-filled retreat in Tecate, Mexico.…
Re/Treat Yourself: Peace and Quiet
An electronics-free retreat center tucked into an old-growth forest in Wisconsin…
Zen Wellness at Castle Hot Springs
The Castle Hot Springs in Arizona awaits. Water pours from fissures in the rock …
Magic Mushroom Retreats
Interested in psychedelic change? Magic mushroom retreats may be an appealing op…
A True Respite: The Retreat Costa Rica
It may sound trite to write that a location is magical—but this one is.
Taking It Home: Hang on to the Positive Effects of Your Retreat
Reap the benefits of your retreat long after you return home.
How to Prepare for Your Retreat
From flight plans to financing to emergency contacts, make sure you’re well prep…
5 Predictions for the Future of Retreats
The baths will be back! Retreat veteran Mary Bemis shares her predictions for th…
When You Finally Go on a Retreat ...
What to keep in mind—and what to steer clear of when deciding on a retreat.…
5 Questions with Jon Kabat-Zinn
Renowned mindfulness scientist and teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn will be leading a retr…
Practicing Mindfulness at Mohonk
Since its very beginning in 1869 in New York’s Hudson River Valley, Mohonk Mount…
If You Want To... Quiet Your Mind
There are different kinds of quiet, and each one creates its own rest.
If You Want To... Invest in a Wellness Program
10 powerful paths toward finding optimum wellness—and a better you.
From the Editor: Where Do You Want to be Right Now?
Close your eyes and take a journey in your mind—ask yourself, “What is calling t…
10 Best Body Potions
Show your body some love with this sensual collection of lotions, balms, and oils.
10 Best Mists to Spritz
A wonderful way to refresh yourself throughout the day, these aromatic mists can help in a variety of ways.
Best Retreats for the Active Traveler
The spiritual path leads toward “total aliveness” and entails peace and calm and…
Best Retreats for the Solo Explorer
Not so many years ago, a healthy spa diet arrived in shades of dark green and br…
Best Retreats for the Multi-Generational Family
“In the old days, the elders knew the stories of their sons—because they lived t…
Best Retreats for the Spiritual Seeker
Natural quiet comes in many forms: the quiet of the solitary mountain walk, the …
Most Spiritual Spa: The Vana, Malsi Estate
Spirituality, more often than not, when offered up in today’s spa realm, is yet …
Gifts from Trees
They house us, feed us, and help us breathe, yet what we tend to forget is the h…
Beauty From the Sea
“We turn to the ocean around us to restore, replenish, and purify the ocean that…
Nourish Your Skin
We all know that our skin is our largest organ, and we also understand that nico…
Hemp, The Hero Plant
Celebrate the third annual Hemp History Week, June 4th - 10th, with a plethora o…
Herbs for At-Home Beauty Treatments
We asked Trisha Shirey, the director of Flora and Fauna at Lake Austin Spa Resor…
Earthly Goods: Get Fit, Feel Better
Strengthen Your CoreI have a friend in her late 80s who has more pep in her step…
Three Great Places to Take the Waters
Spa en Vivo at Hotel MatildaSan Miguel de Allende, MexicoThere’s a large paintin…
