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Tabacon Grand Spa Thermal Resort

Looking for a wonderful, eco-friendly vacation that is both good and good for you? Then look no further than Costa Rica’s Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort. The resort is launching its latest programs committed to promoting an Ayurvedic lifestyle. The programs, which last a minimum of seven days, combine diet, nutrition, exercise, lifestyle and spirituality.

“Ayurveda is an intricate system of healing and living that originated in India thousands of years ago,” says Managing Director Uwe Wagner. “For guests wishing to explore or adopt the benefits of an Ayurvedic lifestyle, we offer a full immersion. Our comprehensive approach ensures that our guests’ health is primary. Management of weight gain or weight loss, spiritual harmony, stress reduction, and healthful eating are taught by our nutritionist in conjunction with therapies administered by the Grand Spa’s trained staff.”

In May 2009, Tabacon was certified as a 100% carbon neutral resort, and was the first hotel in the world to receive the Seven Stars and Stripes “green” certificate.  The 114-room resort is also at the forefront of Costa Rica’s sustainability efforts, with its rainforest-set spa and views of the “live” Arenal volcano. The resort is also the recipient of a three-leaf designation for Sustainable Tourism.

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Tabacon boasts 12 natural hot spring pools, natural waterfalls, lagoons, thermal river pools and exotic gardens.  There are 11 outdoor treatment bungalows, a Yoga studio, and a host of indigenous treatments.  Choose from one of seven, 10, 14, 21 or 30-day programs, all of which are under the supervision of a licensed nutritionist.

Your program will follow a customized daily regimen focusing on nutritional intake and fitness, personal training, and relaxation with treatments such as an Ayurvedic Shirodhara massage designed to open the chakras with hot oil poured on the sixth chakra and hot stones massaged into hands and feet. Other thermal and water treatments harmonious with the Ayurvedic way-of-life include volcanic mud wraps as well as Watsu and Temazca, which offer thermal, stress-relief benefits and tap into the resort’s unique location near the Arenal Volcano and the volcano’s ambient energy.
Tabacon has been listed as one of the “Best Hotel Spas” in Travel + Leisure’s World Travel Awards; one of the “best spas” by Luxist, Spa Magazine and Luxury SpaFinder; and one of the top eco-spas in the World by Concierge.com.

For more information, visit www.tabacón.com or call ++506-2519-1999 or toll free 1-877-277-8291.