What is the SHA Method?

Spain's SHA Wellness Clinic is a pioneer of integrated wellness, promoting wellbeing through the use of medical innovation, natural therapies and healthy nutrition. Here, we break down the SHA Method – made up of eight key components that govern the retreat's programmes and approach. 

1. Healthy nutrition  

SHA believes that nutrition is capable of rebalancing the body and boosting its ability to restore itself. There are three types of healthy eating menus on offer for guests: SHA, Biolight and Kushi. Each guest's meal plan is adapted accordingly after a personal nutritional consultation. The produce is carefully selected considering quality, season, and combination of ingredients. The aim is to create healthy dishes designed to energise.

2. Natural therapies  

SHA offers effective natural therapies which aim to enhance the functioning of the body, as well as providing the tools and knowledge necessary to enhance guest health. This includes personal coaching and stress management sessions, Traditional Chinese Medicine and energy healing. 

3. Re-education of habits  

The aim is for guests to leave and continue to achieve optimal health, by equipping them with tools and knowledge. The SHA Academy is made up of the following:

The Chef’s Studio   

Learn how to prepare and cook SHA’s signature meals and its healthy gastronomic secrets. The studio is very popular, so book in advance to secure your place. The group classes are daily with different themes depending on the day of the week, including seasonal cooking, energy breakfast, detox cooking, healthy desserts and plant-based options. There are also private classes if you want a more personalised session.    

Mind & Body   

Relax your whole self with the daily schedule of group yoga, mindfulness, Tai Chi and meditation sessions. 

Fitness   

Personal trainers are on-hand to help with all things exercise. Enjoy the popular morning hikes to the beach and lighthouse, aqua gym, the state-of-the-art fitness centre, Pilates and kickboxing. All are designed to get your heart beating.  

Entertainment   

Relax at the end of the day in the cinema room, where you can enjoy educational documentaries and movies.  

4. Inner balance  

Emotional health is balanced through meditation, mindfulness, yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, stress managementand coaching.

5. Healthy ageing, regenerative medicine, preventative medicine and genetics  

The goal at SHA is not only to prevent or reverse premature ageing,  but also to stimulate and recreate the natural processes and metabolic systems. The SHA anti-ageing therapies allow guests to enjoy life with health and vitality and prevent illnesses which often lead to ageing. 

6. Non–invasive aesthetic medicine  

SHA helps delay visible signs of ageing through advanced, non-invasive therapies that enhance skin health, leaving it naturally radiant, youthful, and revitalised.

7. Fitness  

Physical activity is key to maintaining and improving your health as it helps to prolong life and improve its quality. The team at SHA is there every step of the way to help guests achieve their fitness goals, with professionals specialising in physiotherapy, osteopathy and personal training.  

8. Cognitive stimulation  

It’s important to recognise it's not just physical health but mental health that plays a part in wellbeing. Using the most current scientific knowledge combined with new technology, SHA takes an in-depth approach to mental health under the supervision of Professor Bruno Ribeiro. 

Want to discover SHA's leading wellness offering for yourself? Click here to find out more about the therapies and programmes on offer.