How the Retreat Works 

At the Martha’s Vineyard Health Retreat, the approach is holistic. We address each major factor that impacts your health, beauty, and well being -- your body, mind, and emotions. Our program is sequential in the steps taken throughout the healing process. It is a total detoxification process that enables you to purge your body of the physical toxins and your mind of the emotional toxins which prevent your body’s immune system from continuously producing the millions of healthy cells you need for day-in/day-out strength and vitality.

When you enter the Retreat you are greeted by an old trunk in which you leave your old thoughts and/or stresses. Then you will be invited by your health educator and your hostess/therapist to a tour of the Retreat. You will experience a total sense of tranquility as you tour the Victorian style Inn where most of your therapies will take place. On our first day at the Retreat, you will be invited to a welcome reception where you will meet other guests retreating at the Inn. Welcoming remarks will include a history of the Island and discussions of program specifics.

Then you will slip away in your healing space to unwind for the evening. There will be much needed information to assist you in the total process while you are at the Retreat.

Each morning of your retreat, you will wake up to the soothing sounds of music, such as the Gregorian Chants, to aid in relieving stress. Music therapy is applied as a therapeutic cleansing intervention. Stress is a major toxin that causes overworked and fatigued muscles that are overloaded with metabolic waste. The sound of music works at the bioenergetic centers of the brain to relax and release negative emotions lodged in the psyche.

You will put on comfortable clothing, wear no shoes, and be joined by the other guests at the breakfast nook for your first detoxification cocktail with wonderful tasting fresh or organic juices, teas, fresh fruits, and garnishes. Now you are ready to join either the yoga, massage, polarity, Reiki or meditation therapist for non-invasive detoxifying types of sessions. These therapies are applied from the outset to assist in faster elimination of metabolic waste as well as to stimulate your nerve supply and cell activity.

The health educator will give you the tools you will need to make the most of your Retreat experience. You will fill out a detailed profile on your health to assist the therapist in your overall cleansing program.

Lunch will consist of enticing raw and fermented foods with more raw juices, (especially wheat grass juice), which are the key to healing and detoxing at the Retreat. The Naturopath or nutritionist will be there to discuss the healing benefits of raw and fermented foods and their role in longevity and health.

The afternoon therapies are individualized according to your Retreat menu (filled out earlier), the window schedule or the specially designed program worked out with your therapist. Our major focus is physical and emotional cleansing. You may be involved in a specific cleanse such as parasite, liver, gallbladder, kidney or colon cleansing which are comprehensive.

Because you are visiting Martha’s Vineyard Island, we will offer you every planned opportunity to engage in Island pursuits. During the early evening you can partake in a health food store field trip, Island tour, community spa pass, walking trails, a specific Island event or tourist attraction. The evening is a perfect time to take that stroll to some of the quaint towns on the Island of Martha’s Vineyard.

Dinner time meals are bursting with flavorful soups and juices that are enzyme rich to ensure total detoxification and cleansing. It is important not to have cooked foods during your physical and emotional cleanse program. You will learn the theory behind a detoxification diet from the naturopath or therapist.

Every evening before bed in your healing space you must end with a cleansing procedure that is specifically designed for your individual needs.

The evening cleanse may be one of the following: herbal bath, mineral bath, water therapy, enemas, sauna, dry brush massage or hydrocolon therapy. Your healing space will be controlled with music and aromatherapy.

Your entire environment will be peaceful. You can relax by the fireplace in the winter, sit in a relaxing hot tub and meditate or take the sunrise power walk before breakfast. We make every moment of your stay peaceful so that a total cleanse can take place.

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