Various spaces are available throughout the property to sit , relax , read or enjoy nature .
I get it . It ’ s time to shake up the burdensome blocks and stagnant energy . Time to quell the quills . Lose the cloak . Give my insides a good power wash . Which is why I ’ ve signed up for a three-day fast at this luxury detox spa famous for its colonics and celebrity cult following , which includes devotees like Ben Affleck , Gwen Stefani , Cameron Diaz , Matthew McConaughey , Reese Witherspoon , Andie McDowell and many others . Actually , everyone here during my stay looks like they are famous for something ; models , Hollywood execs , writers , CEOS preparing for nicotine and caffeine withdrawal are all walking around in robes , ready for the colon hydrotherapist to , well , clean the pipes . And most of them are repeat guests , returning again and again for tune-ups , slow-downs , and to give their organs a rest from food .
HELPING THE BODY HEAL ITSELF One of the guests I meet around the juice bar is Gloria Garrett , who has been coming to We Care since 2002 , returning over 40 times . When I ask her why , she extols the opportunity people have here to “ let go of some of the layers of toxins and trauma that we all hold and have very few outlets to move through in a supportive environment to get back to our grounded balanced selves .” That , she says , is provided through the nutritional detox that We Care offers . “ Ultimately ,” says Garrett , who holds an advanced degree in energy medicine , “ it has to happen at home , because you can ’ t detox to retox , unless you want to stay out of balance and circumvent your own ability to reach your potential for achieving peace , calm and happiness . If we detox to retox , we will never reach that stable , calm state .” Garrett spends most of her free time here roaming the 20 acres of bougainvillea , lemon groves and shaded meditation gardens . She finds her best therapy is in nature .
That philosophy is also the one advocated by We Care Spa founder Susana Belen , now in her 80s and still teaching yoga , who believes that if you remove emotional , spiritual , and physical toxic build-up in the body ( like my quills ), you can make space for the body to heal itself . This includes breathwork , meditation and yoga , eating a mostly organic plant-based diet , eliminating gluten and alcohol , minimizing sugar , maintaining a home free of toxic cleaning products , keeping an alkaline PH balance in the body through alkaline water and diet , and conducting a weekly or quarterly fasting protocol , which increases the efficiency of the digestive system , stimulates the organs responsible for cleansing and elimination , and triggers autophagy and antiaging at the cellular level .
Easier said than done , of course , which is why getting healthy is a process that can be jumpstarted here . The liquid fasting protocol provides all of the nutrients needed while giving the five organs of elimination a rest , to repair and rejuvenate tissues of the body , and enhance overall healing . Free workshops and classes teach you how to do the rest .
BLISS , CALM , ENLIGHTENMENT AND A LITTLE RELEASE We Care features more than 40 spa treatments designed to cleanse the body , and the fast includes pressed organic juices , fresh vegetable soup purees , detox teas , alkaline water , green powdered drinks and a special Detox drink . Guests enjoy daily yoga , breathwork , sound healing , nutrition classes , meditation , and many other activities . There is reverse osmosis water on tap throughout the property , including all of the guest accommodations and public areas , plus two Kangen water alkaline systems . The kind of water you drink , it turns out , makes a big difference . We Care also offers IV therapy in your room in case
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