Costa Rica, Health Spas And Retreats ...

Have you ever thought about getting away from it all and going on a huge detox mission? There is a great deal to be said for giving your body a break from all the pollution, smoke, noise, fast-paced lifestyle and stress and the substances that we use to deal with that stress like alcohol, tobacco, coffee and worse. It is not so bad whilst your body is young, yet as it gets older, it becomes less capable of dealing with all the stuff we give it to deal with.

Costa Rica might sound like a long way to go to visit a spa or health resort, but it is only a flight away. The reason for choosing Costa Rica is because it is like a home from home for Americans, but the ambiance is a great deal slower and more easy-going. There are lots of health spas and retreats to choose from in Costa Rica and a brief search on the Internet will reveal many of them.

Spanish is the foremost local language, but English is spoken by more than ten percent of the adult populace and tourist facilities are well developed in the form of exchanging currencies, restaurants and hotels. The country is clean and environmentally friendly.

For example, according to Wikipedia, Costa Rica is ranked third in the world and first among the Americas in terms of the 2010 Environmental Performance Index and in 2007, the government declared that it intended for Costa Rica to be the first carbon neutral country by 2021. Furthermore, the Happy Planet Index rates Costa Rica as number one in the world and also as the "greenest country in the world".

Where better could you go to avoid pollution and stress than a health spa or retreat in such a country? Lots of the resorts offer stress diminishing programmes that include techniques of relaxation such as yoga, meditation, reiki, massage and tai-chi, although there are plenty of places offering water sports such as diving, sailing and surfing. There is fantastic diving to be found in temperate, clear water, which is teaming with flora and fauna.

Prices are low when compared with the United States. You can get a hotel or a room in a retreat for $25-$50 and up and a good meal will be about $2-$4. There are all sorts of food but particularly the sorts of food associated with Spanish and American cuisine. Vegetarians are well catered for as well and there is fish and other seafood in abundance for those who rather it to meat.

Some of the health spa resorts have accomodation for you to stay in whilst others offer just day time courses. The retreat style resorts are live-in and some are comparable to communes. The facilities vary from being 'hippyish' and pretty basic in some of the retreats to being as up-to-date as anywhere in the world in the health spas, offering swimming pools, gymnasiums and Jacuzzis.

All in all, if you are thinking about going abroad for a healthy, restful break, a holiday in Costa Rica ought to be on your short list.

Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, writes on several subjects, but is now involved with portable hot tubs spas. If you would like to know more, please visit our web site at Hot Springs Spa Parts