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EDEN, THE WINNER of Australia’s Best Wellness Retreat is nestled in the relaxing surrounds of Currumbin Valley – boasting newly architecturally designed cabins perched on the hillside with all the five star luxury needed to rest, relax and restore health. From the stunning serene surrounds to the organic wholefoods menu, indulgent beauty treatments and a tailored exercise program this is the vitality boost to put on your wishlist for 2022. “Eden continues to provide the best possible health and wellness retreat to our guests. We are encouraging our guests to disconnect from their digital daily lives and reconnect with their surroundings,” says Eden general manager Chris Van Hoof. “Guests are able to customise their bespoke package – whether its seven-days of relaxtion, Pilates, yoga or boxing or a mixture of exercises to help them achieve their health and wellness goals. Programmes are supported by rainforest walks, healthy, nutritious meals, mud baths and meditation,” he says. Here is what you need to know:
prepare organic, healthy meals, our personal trainers and fitness staff, our beauty team, and our reservations department – they all work together to ensure guests have a truly Eden experience from the moment they book their stay with us, until they leave. I also have to credit every single one of our guests who come to Eden. Their enthusiasm for what we do and how we do it, and their openness to experiencing Eden, is a constant reminder that we are providing a unique wellness retreat.”
Eden is Australia’s longest running health retreat – can you tell us what you attribute to your success?
C.A.R.E.:
“Eden Health Retreat has been running for 37 years now and its success is down to the people. The people who work here are immensely talented at what they do – whether our chefs who
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How have you evolved the brand over the years? “As Eden has grown and the world and its daily demands have changed, we have adjusted our focus to land on digital detoxing, helping improve their sleep patterns and reducing their overall stress. Eden’s C.A.R.E philosophy is ingrained in everything we do, and we hope that our guests take home this philosophy and integrate it into their everyday lives. Our belief is that our guests already have the answers – they may simply have been looking in another direction.
“Connect to country – We pay our respects to the Yugambeh people, the original custodians of the land. We recommend guests take the time to walk the grounds of Eden while they’re here to experience the healing nature of biophilia. Align to purpose – A stay at Eden is about taking time out
