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Image for Drifting off: in search of a perfect night\'s sleep
Drifting off: in search of a perfect night's sleep
The Observer, May 20, 2025
In this article, journalist Kate Edgley shares her experience at the Deep Sleep retreat hosted at the elegant Palazzo di Varignana, nestled in the rolling hills of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Courtesy of Wellbeing Escapes, her journey explores how science-backed therapies, expert guidance, and serene surroundings combine to promote truly restorative rest.
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You can’t cure burnout in one weekend, but this retreat is a powerful first step
Stylist, May 6, 2025
As featured in Stylist, journalist Ellen Scott shares a first-hand review of the Emotional Freedom retreat at Tofte Manor, highlighting its transformative healing experiences as a powerful first step towards recovery from stress and burnout. 

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The laid-back retreat so restorative I’ve returned three times
The Times, Apr 29, 2025
In this uplifting piece for The Times, columnist Alice Thomson reveals why Yeotown has become her all-time favourite wellness escape.


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Workout, eat, sleep, repeat: I've found the perfect place for fitness and fun
The Times, Mar 13, 2024
Our Flexible Fitness Package at the Anassa Hotel in Cyprus  has been featured by the Sunday Times as a perfect option for a fitness holiday combined with relaxation and nature
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Beating Burnout
National Georgrahic, Feb 17, 2025
Our Self Care Retreat has been featured by the National Geographic as one of the best retreat for burnout
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The Best Holidays for 2025
The Sunday Times, Dec 29, 2024
Our Self Care Retreat has been featured by the Sunday Times in their Best Holidays for 2025 List 
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Ten of the Best UK Retreats for 2025
The Guardian, Jan 1, 2025
Our very own Self Care Retreat has been featured in the Guardian as one of the 

top ten retreats in the UK

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What if you could escape to a luxury resort and cure your sleep woes at the same time?
Evening Standard, Oct 2, 2024
What if you could escape to a luxury resort and cure your sleep woes at the same time? Alexandra Neagen explores the emergence of bespoke wellness holidays.


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Could a Spartan lifestyle turn me from zero to hero?
The Telegraph, Apr 1, 2022
Travel writer Chris Leadbeater takes up the challenge of a five-day fitness and conditioning programme at Euphoria Retreat in

Greece (in the inspiring homeland of King Leonidas)

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Wish you were here
Sunday Telegraph, Oct 25, 2020
Chris Leadbetter explains why holidays make us happy and why self care holidays can help reset your life with some explanations from our Founder Stella Photi.  He also touches on our "Wellbeing at Home" concept where we have been helping hundreds of people with tools to stay healthy and happy when its been difficult to travel.
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A wealth of wellness on soothing Losinj, Croatia
The Times , Nov 16, 2019
This remote Croatian island ha a high-end retreat offering the best in alternative therapies - and great food too. 
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I've found my ultimate wellness nirvana, Rosie Green
The Sunday Telegraph - Spa Struck, Nov 3, 2019
Euphoria? Sounds like a dodgy nightclub in a two-star town, right? Wrong. It is actually a super luxe spa on mainland Greece. And of all the spas I've reviewed, this is my current favourite. 
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Hate the idea of a crazy diet and endless exercise? Then head to Greece and an architecturally stunning spa where detox rocks!
Mail Online , Oct 23, 2019

Euphoria Retreat is a luxurious health resort in the Peloponnese in Greece - Kirsty Lang popped in. Guests at this top retreat are allowed to drink alcohol and coffee, although it's not encouraged. Instead of starving, guests can eat three 'excellent' meals a day, made from local produce, with light snacks. 

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Top 5 Wellbeing Travel Trends
Connections , Jul 31, 2019
Wellness pioneer Stella Photi gives her top 5 wellbeing travel trends. 
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Welcome to the world of medical spa breaks
National Geographic, Jul 10, 2019
Once the preserve of the plastic surgery-seeking starlet, increasing numbers of travellers are turning to medicalised spas to treat specific mental and physical health issues, from stress and weight problems to insomnia, chronic pain and the menopause.‎ 
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10 holidays to soothe your soul
The Telegraph , May 26, 2019
If you're looking for some inspiration on the best places to relax and unwind, here are some of the best wellbeing breaks to soothe your soul. 
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Luxe getaways with added feel-good factor
Stella Magazine , Feb 24, 2019
Best for... pressing reset and fully unwinding.
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The secret sci-fi retreat for women who can't lose weight: JANE ALEXANDER investigates the spa that tells women to stop dieting and eat five meals a day to shed the pounds
Daily Mail Online, Mar 17, 2019
  • Jane Alexander was told she needed to lose 3st at 13st and with a 38in waist
  • Her stress hormones were high, a common occurrence in middle-aged women
  • She went to the Euphoria Spa, and ate 5 times a day, and lost 4lbs in a month

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Relax & Unwind
Homework Magazine (Screenworks), Apr 16, 2019
Wellbeing Escapes, based in Screenworks in Islington offers a range of wellbeing holidays to help you unplug, unwind and re-energise. 
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The Times Spa Guide: Atmantan Wellness Centre, Pune, India
The Times, Apr 20, 2019

The location is a reason to be here — and considering it’s a four-hour drive from Mumbai airport, that’s saying something. Just outside Pune, the Atmantan resort is set in the Sahyadri mountain range (older than the Himalayas) overlooking the spectacular lake at Mulshi. The restaurant, gym and most of the rooms have stunning mountain views on the other side of the lake.

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The many benefits of taking a healing holiday
Lonely Planet, Feb 4, 2020
Whether you have undergone different types of emotional or physical trauma, or simply need a break from a stressful busy life, ‘healing holidays’ – also referred to as wellbeing holidays or wellness retreats – can be hugely beneficial. 
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Beating Burnout
The National Geographic, Feb 17, 2025
Our Self Care Retreat has been featured in the National Geographic as one of the best retreat in Beat Burnout in 2025. 
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Beating Burnout
The National Geographic, Feb 17, 2025
Our Self Care Retreat has been featured in the National Geographic as one of the best retreat in Beat Burnout in 2025. 
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Beating Burnout
The National Geographic, Feb 17, 2025
Our Self Care Retreat has been featured in the National Geographic as one of the best retreat in Beat Burnout in 2025. 
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In the mask, my voice sounded like Darth Vader
The Daily Telegraph , Jan 19, 2019
Breath analysis? Psychic channelling? Theta healing? Trisha Andres undertakes a detox with a difference in Greece. 
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Into The Light - Euphoria Retreat
Red Magazine , Feb 2, 2019
Mantras and music for the soul - these transformative retreats promise to send home a balanced and more mindful you. 
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Spanish Ayres - Marbella Club
Attitude, Mar 4, 2017
We can't promise you'll bump into Antonio Banderas or Rafa Nadal but you can put a oomph into your exercise with the fitness booster programme. 
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Expert Focus: Stella Photi, Wellbeing Escapes
European Spa Magazine , Aug 13, 2016
Wellness travel pioneer Stella Photi, founder and managing director of Wellbeing Escapes, talks to European Spa about the company's decade of success and changing global trends. 
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How She Did It: From corporate burnout to spa and wellness superstar
The Telegraph , Sep 7, 2016
After spending a placement year as part of her degree in a travel marketing company, Stella Photi fell in love with the industry and pursued a career in sales for travel companies and for major airlines.  But, as for so many people, the events of 9/11 were a turning point in her life - making her reassess her priorities and think about what was truly important. She decided to leave her demanding management role at a major US airline and start her own business. 
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Spa Special 2015: Villa Eden, Merano, Italy
Psychologies , Jun 9, 2015
Fatigued, inflamed and sleep-deprived, I’m eager to see if Villa Eden, deemed northern Italy’s ‘leading health resort’, can provide the cure. Nestled amid striking Alpine scenery, the magical city of Merano quickly captures my soul (anima in Italian). 
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The Road to Wellness - Chiva-Som Resort
Image Magazine, Oct 13, 2017
There are so few places in the world one can go to in order to really hit the pause button to any great effect, but Chiva-Som is one of them. 
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Rebooting Body and Mind: Ananda in the Himalayas
Daily Mail - You magazine , Apr 8, 2018
Yes, it's a whopping price, but our veteran spa tester was so overwhelmed by the genuinely life-changing wonders of the Ayurveda-based programme that she started an Ananda piggy bank. 
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Time Alone - Ananda in the Himalayas
Porter, powered by Net-A-Porter, Dec 3, 2016
From a hideaway in the Catskills to a Palace in the foothills of the Himalayas, bring the focus back to you at these great escapes for body, mind and soul. 
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Thalassa Spa at The Anassa Hotel, Cyprus
The Sunday Times - Style Magazine, Jan 1, 2017
Reason for going? The luxury spa experience without the long-haul flight, and to experience the hands of ones of the world's most innovative facialists, Anastasia Achilleos, a women in demand with the A-List. 
Image for The Secret Spa List - Lefay Resort & Spa
The Secret Spa List - Lefay Resort & Spa
Women & Home Magazine, Aug 13, 2016
Best in Europe - Once you've checked into Lefay, you'll never want to leave. This haven of serenity is just an hour's drive from Verona and boasts stunning views over Lake Garda and the surrounding mountains - especially from the infinity pool. 
Image for The Mind Holiday - Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary
The Mind Holiday - Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary
Elle Travel, Feb 9, 2018
After four unsuccessful rounds of IVF, I had one more chance before I had to give up completely. Sophie Beresiner heads to Kamalaya for an emotional overhaul. 
Image for Hit the reset button - The intensive detox at Lefay Resort & Spa
Hit the reset button - The intensive detox at Lefay Resort & Spa
Hello Magazine, Oct 15, 2018
In need of a serious health overhaul? Then make a beeline for Lefay Resort & Spa, an impressive eco retreat high in the hills above glistening Lake Garda. 
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How a Spanish brain boot camp eased the trauma of my bike crash
The Telegraph, Nov 11, 2018
Read here how neuro-feedback sessions at SHA Wellness Clinic in Spain helped to ease the trauma of a cycling accident for The Telegraph's features editor Trisha Andres. 
 
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