Where Wellness is an Artform

Chiva-Som’s Art of Detox retreat is a deep immersion into its signature wellness modalities and therapies.

Located in the breezy seaside town of Hua Hin, the Chiva-Som Hua Hin resort is a peaceful haven of vitality that continues to attract a client list comprising international jetsetters and in-the-know locals. Renowned for its 360-degree approaches to wellness, the resort offers five- to 14-day detoxifications programmes to undo the effects of recent indulgences or other stresses from everyday life. The property is both a resort that promotes good health and an awardwinning facility that ensures guests leave feeling revitalised and equipped with knowledge on how to continue their wellness journeys at home.

Chiva-Som’s Art of Detox retreat, for instance, provides guests with the tools to reinvigorate their digestive system, the benefits of which are renewed energy along with improved digestion, greater immunity, weight loss, radiant skin, and a more peaceful sense of being. Held concurrently with the retreat is Chiva-Som’s visiting practitioner programme in which internationally acclaimed healers and therapists, whose wide-ranging areas of expertise are ideal complements to guests’ bespoke wellness programmes, come to Hua Hin.

The Art of Detox retreat has both instructional and motivational aspects. Guests will learn how to optimise their diets, a process that’s kickstarted at the resort with the balancing of macro- and micro-nutrients, as well as herbal and nutritional supplementation that recalibrates digestive and metabolic processes with the elimination of toxins. To complement these dietary considerations, the retreat also highlights treatments such as colonic hydrotherapy, as well as Pranayama breathing and stretching. There is also the traditional medicine technique of detoxifying balneotherapy that utilises mineral-medicinal waters, muds, and natural gases to restore the body’s natural healthful equilibrium.

“Although detox diets are a popular way to recalibrate the body and to get back on track physically, as part of ChivaSom’s holistic wellness approach, we recommend doing the same for your mind,” says Ms. Pilailuk Thongtan, Chiva-Som’s Holistic Manager. Thongtan adds that, besides detoxification for the body, a mental cleanse “can be a great way to find more balance, focus and fulfilment in our personal and spiritual relationships, and help us to feel more present and whole”. This can be achieved, she says, by taking a break from the day-to-day stressors, anxieties, and distractions, whether it’s practising deep breathing and stretching exercises, or reducing screen time on electronic devices.