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Body & Mind

Fellas, It’s Time To Get On The Wellness Wagon

“Wellness” seems to be the word of partner. Great excuse to leave the bloke at
the moment, with its alluring connotations home to see what it’s like, minding the kids
of spa treatments, alternative health or dogs and doing the housework.
regimes, nutritional trends, physical fitness This is what I expected as I checked into
enhancement, even spiritual guidance; Gwinganna, arguably the best known and
and that’s just for starters. Add meditation top rated retreat brand in Australia. Not a
rather than medication, and you have a man anywhere in sight…oh yes, there’s one
potent mixture ready to make you feel on checking in now. Just a minute, though…
top of the world. he’s not alone. His partner is already
Unsurprisingly, it’s been embraced with signing the credit card guarantee. Must be
gusto by women who equate wellness his birthday treat..
with all of the above, plus an attractive Gwinganna is situated in the
socialising component. Visit a “wellness Tallebudgera Valley in the Gold Coast
retreat” and you’ll find the sisterhood hinterland and a more beautiful spot
dominant…female friends, mothers and for this kind of activity would be hard to
daughters, singles looking for an escape imagine. It’s the kind of place that nature
from work or more likely, their husband or poets, artists and spiritual gurus would find
orgasmic. If you do nothing more than sleep
10 hours a day and turn up for meal times
to experience the finest organic cuisine,
you’ll have achieved a miracle your body
will thank you for.
Meals are not totally vegetarian (unless
you’re on a detox programme) and you
do get a morning coffee and a glass of for us. Even a lively discussion on “potty a no-no (as are other devices except for
organic wine with dinner, but the fresh habits” which I won’t elaborate on in a mobiles); don’t bring your smokes or coffee
veggies from their own gardens are a taste respectable newspaper. machine, they’re also verboten.
revelation. Since returning to what passes There are some really telling discussion Why aren’t men embracing these
as civilisation, I’m now a devotee of our groups on self care and nutrition in retreats as wholeheartedly as the ladies?
local farmers’ markets and health food particular, and the spa facilities and Food for thought, because we need it just
stores for organic produce as well as those treatments are first class… for my sins I was as much, if not more, in this age of stress.
necessary zinc tablets… the poor man’s totally scrubbed and polished by expert So fellas, put aside your doubts about
oysters, as I learned. hands who also succeeded in releasing a “wellness” and give your body, mind and
Tracy at Gwinganna tells me that men recalcitrant nerve in my toe. spirit a new take on life that the girls already
account for a minority of guests, which did The gym is as modern as any you’ll seem to understand.
not surprise me because the blokehood find in a capital city, the two heated pools Perhaps the best way to sum up is a
was thin on the ground when I was there, encourage a healthy escape from the comment I found from “Matthew” in the
and only one of those was a single. Yet, with brisk mountain air… the nature walks with guest book:
all the current talk about mens’ rights, male prolific birdlife, koalas and wallabies have “I left Gwinganna feeling like a new
health, Red Pills and so on, I’d have thought you gulping large doses of oxygen. Rooms? person with an open mind to life.”
the programmes they offer are tailor made Chalet-style; uncluttered comfort; TV www.gwinganna.com By Phil Hawkes

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