Healing Wellness Retreat
Serenity · restoration · renewal
3 days 2 nights · 7 days 6 nights · 30 days 29 nights
The programme comes in three packages of 3, 7 and 30 days, pairing yoga or meditation at dawn with macrobiotic lunches and dinners, therapeutic massage and evenings of đờn ca tài tử music. Every package includes a visit to Miếu Bà Chúa Xứ and a trip to the Châu Đốc market.
Care during the program
Nurse on duty 24/7
A wellness coach every day
Easy-access twin rooms
Macrobiotic garden
Where the program takes place
Compare the three packages
| Activity | A touch of peaceful rest3 days 2 nights3 days | Nourish the body, calm the mind7 days 6 nights7 days | Live well, live slow30 days 29 nights30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early-morning yoga, meditation | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Therapeutic massage | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Spiritual tour | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chau Doc market trip | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Cooking with the head chef | None | 1 | 5 |
| Đờn ca tài tử music | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Buddhist prayer, Dharma talk | None | 1 | 4 |
| Cham village, floating fish-farm village | None | None | 1 |
| Trà Sư melaleuca forest | None | None | 1 |
Day-by-day schedule
A touch of peaceful rest
3 days 2 nights
Day 1
- 14:00Hotel check-in
- 15:30Herbal afternoon tea, watching the sunset over Nui Sam
- 18:30Macrobiotic dinner
- 19:00Nostalgic film screening
Day 2
- 6:30Sunrise yoga / meditation
- 7:30Breakfast
- 9:00Tour of Miếu Bà Chúa Xứ, Tây An Pagoda and Thoại Ngọc Hầu Tomb
- 12:00Macrobiotic lunch
- 15:00Full-body therapeutic massage
- 17:00Relaxing, conversation, reading
- 18:30Macrobiotic dinner
- 19:30Listening to Đờn ca tài tử (Southern Vietnamese chamber music)
Day 3
- 6:30Sunrise yoga / meditation
- 7:30Breakfast
- 8:30Chau Doc market tour, shopping for local gifts
- 11:00Macrobiotic lunch
- Group photos and farewell
Nourish the body, calm the mind
7 days 6 nights
Day 1 · Sunday
- 14:00Hotel check-in
- 15:30Herbal afternoon tea, watching the sunset over Nui Sam
- 18:30Macrobiotic dinner
- 19:00Nostalgic film screening
Day 2 · Monday
- 6:30Sunrise yoga / meditation
- 7:30Breakfast
- 9:00Relaxing, conversation, reading
- 12:00Macrobiotic lunch
- 15:00Nostalgic film screening
- 18:30Macrobiotic dinner
Day 3 · Tuesday
- 6:30Slow walk around the garden
- 7:30Breakfast at the restaurant
- 12:00Macrobiotic lunch
- Planting flowers and vegetables
- 15:00Gentle, relaxing full-body massage
- 18:00Macrobiotic dinner
- 19:00Đờn ca tài tử music
Day 4 · Wednesday
- 6:30Traditional health exercises
- 7:30Breakfast
- Spiritual tour: Miếu Bà Chúa Xứ, Thoại Ngọc Hầu Tomb, Tây An Pagoda
- 12:00Macrobiotic lunch
- 15:00Full-body therapeutic massage
- 18:00Macrobiotic dinner
- 19:00Nostalgic film screening
Day 5 · Thursday
- 6:30Sunrise yoga / meditation
- 7:30Breakfast
- Handicrafts: wrapping rice cakes, painting conical hats, weaving
- 12:00Macrobiotic lunch
- 15:00Relaxing, conversation, reading
- 18:00Macrobiotic dinner
- 19:00Evening city tour by xe lôi (motorbike carriage)
Day 6 · Friday
- 6:30Slow walk around the garden
- 7:30Breakfast
- Chau Doc market trip, cooking with the head chef
- 12:00Macrobiotic lunch
- 15:00Buddhist prayer, Dharma talk
- 18:00Macrobiotic dinner
- 19:00Herbal foot soak
Day 7 · Saturday
- 6:30Sunrise yoga / meditation
- 7:30Breakfast
- Chau Doc market tour, shopping for local gifts
- 12:00Macrobiotic lunch
- Group photos and farewell
Live well, live slow
30 days 29 nights
Day 1 · Sunday
- 14:00Hotel check-in
- 15:30Herbal afternoon tea, watching the sunset over Nui Sam
- 18:30Macrobiotic dinner
- 19:00Nostalgic film screening
One week, repeated for 4 weeks
Monday to Sunday. Each Wednesday is a different outing.
Monday
- 6:30Sunrise yoga / meditation
- 7:30Breakfast
- 9:00Relaxing, conversation, reading
- 12:00Macrobiotic lunch
- 15:00Nostalgic film screening
- 18:30Macrobiotic dinner
Tuesday
- 6:30Slow walk around the garden
- 7:30Breakfast
- Relaxing, conversation, reading
- 12:00Macrobiotic lunch
- Planting vegetables and flowers
- 18:00Macrobiotic dinner
- 19:00Đờn ca tài tử (Southern Vietnamese chamber music)
Wednesday
- 6:30Traditional health exercises
- 7:30Breakfast
- This week's outing
- 12:00Macrobiotic lunch
- 15:00Full-body therapeutic massage
- 18:00Macrobiotic dinner
- 19:00Nostalgic film screening
Thursday
- 6:30Sunrise yoga / meditation
- 7:30Breakfast
- Handicrafts: wrapping rice cakes, painting conical hats, weaving
- 12:00Macrobiotic lunch
- 15:00Relaxing, conversation, reading
- 18:00Macrobiotic dinner
- 19:00City tour by xe lôi (motorbike carriage)
Friday
- 6:30Slow walk around the garden
- 7:30Breakfast
- Chau Doc market trip, cooking with the head chef
- 12:00Macrobiotic lunch
- 15:00Buddhist prayer, Dharma talk
- 18:00Macrobiotic dinner
- 19:00Herbal foot soak
Saturday
- 6:30Sunrise yoga / meditation
- 7:30Breakfast
- Planting vegetables and flowers
- 12:00Macrobiotic lunch
- 15:00Herbal afternoon tea
- 18:00Macrobiotic dinner
- Đờn ca tài tử (Southern Vietnamese chamber music)
Sunday
- 6:30Slow walk around the garden
- 7:30Breakfast
- 12:00Macrobiotic lunch
- Tea party, journaling, looking back on the week
- 15:00Nostalgic film screening
- 18:00Macrobiotic dinner
Wednesday outings
- Week 1 · Day 4Spiritual tour: Miếu Bà Chúa Xứ, Thoại Ngọc Hầu Tomb, Tây An Pagoda
- Week 2 · Day 11Visit a Cham village, a floating fish-farm village and the Vĩnh Tế Canal
- Week 3 · Day 18Chau Doc market trip to learn about ingredients of the southwest (miền Tây), cooking with the head chef
- Week 4 · Day 25Visit the Trà Sư melaleuca forest
Day 30 · Monday
- 6:30Sunrise yoga / meditation
- 7:30Breakfast
- Chau Doc market tour, shopping for local gifts
- 12:00Macrobiotic lunch
- Group photos and farewell
Five pillars
- Body and mind
- Sunrise yoga, meditation · traditional health exercises · slow walks around the garden · therapeutic massage · herbal foot soaks
- Nutrition
- Macrobiotic lunches and dinners · herbal afternoon tea · a trip to Chau Doc market, cooking with the head chef
- Spirituality
- Miếu Bà Chúa Xứ, Tây An Pagoda, Thoại Ngọc Hầu Tomb · Buddhist prayer, Dharma talks
- Connection
- Đờn ca tài tử (Southern Vietnamese chamber music) · wrapping bánh ú rice dumplings, painting conical hats, basket weaving · nostalgic films · a tea party to close the week · a Cham village, a xe lôi (motorbike carriage) tour around the city
- Golden years
- 24/7 nurse on duty, links with hospitals and clinics in Chau Doc · twin rooms with no high steps, handrails and non-slip bathrooms
Weekly Schedule
| Day | Morning 6:30 | Afternoon 15:00 | Evening 19:00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Sunrise yoga / meditation · Relaxing, conversation, reading | Nostalgic film screening | |
| Tuesday | Slow walk around the garden · Relaxing, conversation, reading | Planting vegetables and flowers | Đờn ca tài tử (Southern Vietnamese chamber music) |
| Wednesday | Traditional health exercises · This week's outing | Full-body therapeutic massage | Nostalgic film screening |
| Thursday | Sunrise yoga / meditation · Handicrafts: wrapping rice cakes, painting conical hats, weaving | Relaxing, conversation, reading | City tour by xe lôi (motorbike carriage) |
| Friday | Slow walk around the garden · Chau Doc market trip, cooking with the head chef | Buddhist prayer, Dharma talk | Herbal foot soak |
| Saturday | Sunrise yoga / meditation · Planting vegetables and flowers | Herbal afternoon tea | Đờn ca tài tử (Southern Vietnamese chamber music) |
| Sunday | Slow walk around the garden | Tea party, journaling, looking back on the week · Nostalgic film screening |
Who it is for
- Anyone who needs a few slow days to regain their strength
- Children and grandchildren who want to give grandparents or parents a holiday with care at hand
- The newly retired who want a change of pace for a while
- Overseas Vietnamese returning home for a long stay
- Groups: seniors' associations, retiree, health-exercise, yoga and meditation clubs, companies honoring retired staff
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