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health depends on lifestyle. it s that simple.

Where you re, wht you et, how you exerce howyou fee bout t c eterme how og you ve

how we. a the fetye o , rue,re hether. Peope o c et freher foo,get more ught o ther k, oce ture fee gret. Whether you go to vt or to ve, expe-recg the wee-focue trto hbto thee 10 c mke you fee better ow for yer to come my, my more yer to come.

by matthewmiller , ashley fraxedas and jo nwhittle

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Raxaton omsnaturay at Kamaayawnss Santuaryon Ko Samu.

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Best for quie t meditation

Kamalaya, Ko Samui> sm hg bot rft by goepgo beche of rppe .Tht the eree ettg you mght eehere o the Th of Ko smu.

Of coure, tht oy f you ope youreye betwee i Kt Vthot o tretmet Th mget Kmy Wee sctury Hotc sp reort. after thoe u-gece, eter the mok cve etebetwee grte bouer. sty wheby the m tr to brethe thecve hey tmophere ogepcture of the Buht mok whomette th bee pce. Tht trto of ef-covery -pre the therpt who prctce t

the Wee sctury toy, comb-g turopthy, the i cece offe prctce ce yurve, fu-

The ancients knew how to relax andrestore energy fow through the body.

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wth gture mge, the retret h fu ute of p tretmet, my u-g ocy grow kuku-ut o. Guete o gree from the gre tee

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lege lore hke, whch vt thecre couc toe to be ue byKmehmeh the Gret. if th pce powerfu eough for hm, mge whtt w o for you. hawaiiislandretreat.com

Best over-water retreat

Deep Ocean Spa, Bora Bora> Here oe recpe for heth: Com-be 20-mute wm the goo

wth ght me of v-crutemhmh oe Tht over-wter mge. it be togethert the deep Oce sp, prt of theiterCotet Bor Bor Reort Tho sp. i the tretmet,the p ue co wter pumpe from3,000 feet beow the Pcc urfce.The wter rch wth mer protecte from r pouto. strt wth mre cryt crub for exfoto;the wk through co jet of eep-e wter, foowe by p the e-

wter poo. a Poye ower bth cutomze ewee wrp get yourey for your rechrgg mge wthhot vocc toe. now ook ow the over-wter mge bugow h g oor. The coorfu h beowwm by f jut for you. dot feeguty. Fee better. deepoceanspa.com >>

boy Chee mece y, cor-portg cupucture, herb more.i , Kmy offer more th 70tretmet. Fve-tr cue cutom-tore to the progrm you chooe

mke the experece whoe. Jut eow coe your eye. kamalaya.com

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Hawaii Island Retreat,Big Island> acet Hw royty kew howto rex. i lomi lomimge, egeto reeve the aliirug c from thetree of power, prcttoer ue h,rm ebow to retore goo eergyow through the boy. a om om ev-otee for 30 yer, Jee suer re-

cety opee the Hw i Retrett ahu Pohku Hoomuh. it eght-room boutque hote trkg

Kamaaya,Ko Samu

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Gayana Eco Resort, Borneo> My peope o Boreo beeve thteverythg ture cot fe, evethe rver mout. They obeeve our prt mut be ppee

through rtu. let the sbh regohow you how mte prt-oothg ture c be. From your homebe of Gy Eco Reort, commue my peope hve wth the summtof Boreo. Mout Kbu re over13,000 feet, mkg for exhrtgtwo-y trek. if tht ou utg,Mout Kbu nto Prk hother e emg foret wk m mzg cocetrto of bover-ty ee epphytc orch andpygmy

qurre. Or go kykg over reef the bue wter of the south Chse. Get Bore urutmge bckt the reort soce sp. Wrm h

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ever o pree from oc cocoutto ptch tre. Tret your boywe; tret your prt we. it thtwht retret me?gayana-eco-resort.com

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COMO Shambhala Retreat,Parrot Cay> Mere mge of the Crbbe -pre wee ektop wpperof fty poo emptyg to thecm e, poter of hmmock wy-g o the bech. But beg here ctbe toppe epecy t Prrot Cy, 1,000-cre prvte the Turk Cco. O the 35-mute bot refrom Provece, every pg wveever tte more of tht -bck

Crbbe tttue, o by the tme youeter the COMO shmbh Retret,you c brey fex muce. durgthree-, ve- eve-ght pckge,

Treat your body well; treat your spirit well.Isnt that what retreat means?

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Cco Pge. The excuve e-to-tbe COMO shmbh meu hoorthe vg foo trto mmcookg to mxmze utret. strtthe experece wth ceg juce offee, cucumber, pch, ceery, ppe,pru, ufower ee mc-m ut. Foow tht wth of frehwter cryfh, pomeo, ch me; the uge orge mo cke wth w hoey yogurt crmom uce for eert. Fh otht perfect hmmock. parrotcay.como.bz

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Bicycle Adventures,New Zealand> if you ve new Ze ftyceecpe, you mght wt to be oute the tme too. Freh-r ctvte re

wy of fe here. O Bcyce aveture10-y tour of the south i (Juryto Mrch), you get your cro . Thev-upporte re verge 45 me y, wth ty t cec hote. You

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Best for Balance

Jungle Bay Resort, Dominica> nothg retore ow prt wery boy ke upftg evro-met. domc tht pce. it peopethrve o the moutou wk-g terr, rgey orgc et, ce r goo wter. Yog retret t-e boot cmp cheue throughout

the yer t Juge By Reort spet you tp to tht power. Work outmorg eveg wth profeotructor Juge By ope-rtuo but of utby hrvete

woo. a experece domc y og whe hkg to oey beche,wmmg through wterf or-keg o tug reef. a mge cg, pu ce o hethyCrbbe cookg, pcture ofwee emerge. The hum boy,ke ecoytem, eek bce

thrve o t. let domc gveyou he trt. junglebaydominica.com

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Ikarian Winery, Ikaria> Fmou for t hethy cuture for thou- of yer, the Greek of ikrh bee ce the of heg

the ogevty . More recety,d Buetter cue ikr h bookThe Blue Zones, bout the fetye of theoget-ve peope the wor. ikr-, oe three of whom ve to ther90, typcy et ot of gree rktoxt-rch herb te, got mk orgc re we. shre tht fetyet the ikr Wery Pg. sty oe

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wth uertg of how heth fetye tertwe. ikarianwine.gr

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Pure Kauai, Kauai> Thk 15,000-qure-foot p mpreve? Eter the 15 bo-qure-foot p tht the of Ku.Oet mot ote of the mHw i, the Gre ie cre-te ee of remove tht gve perm-o to brethe eeper, et hether exerce better. a f you cout beche,

mouttop coo foret poo, thetretmet room go o forever. PureKu et up pmperg cutom tourwth ty t cottge ette home.Wt to o pte the morg o cff overookg He By, re off

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hot w et t up, ever you tothe tr he, pck you up t the e ecort you bck to your ccommoto.Chooe the Pure Fte retret for per-o trg, prvte yog eo, urf-g t-up pg, me by prvte chef mutpe mge. Theexperece reee p. purekauai.com

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Labriz Silhouette, Seychelles> i tryg to be hethy, ome thgre beyo your cotro, o go beyothoe thg. Hppy fotg thei Oce, shouette i theseychee home to lbrz shouettereort, where you c retret pooe,beche or jugee. The o-te

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