Sunday, December 31, 2006

Christmas & New Year Offerings from Mandala Spa & Villas

BORACAY Island, Philippines – One of Asia’s finest spa resorts,Mandala Spa & Villas is renowned for its award-winning spa treatments, elegant facilities, healthy cuisine andlegendary service.

The recipient of numerous prestigious nominations and awardsfrom leading spa journals—including Best Wellness Retreat, Destination Spa of the Year, SpaTreatment of the Year and Best Rejuvenation Program—this idyllic private estateoffers luxury villa accommodations and rejuvenating holistic spa therapies inan exclusive tropical sanctuary.

This holiday season,provide yourself and your loved ones with a lasting sense of inner peace, a renewed sense of self, and empower yourselves as we all welcome the New Year!

At Mandala Spa & Villas, one withdraws from the world and journeys within. Experience yourself.Christmasand New Year Specials:Enjoy a healthy and bountifulChristmas and New Year feast with your family at Mandala Spa& Villas’ Prana Restaurant by booking a reservation. Special set dinner and lunch menus are available.

Prana Restaurant provides an intimate dining experience, and servessumptuous and refined vegetarian cuisine infused with a symphony of flavoursfrom Asia and Europe. Meals may be accompaniedwith fresh juices, herbal tonics or fine organic wine, as guests enjoy al fresco dining and a scenic ocean view.

Theperfect gift for your loved ones is the gift of love and wellness.Looking for a unique Christmas gift for your loved ones and the special people in your life? How about something unique forsomeone who seems to have everything?

This year, give something enduring which will touch their innermost Self. Perhaps you wish for peace, contentmentand harmony for yourself?This Christmas, treat yourself and those that matter mostto you with a lasting gift of love and wellbeing. Discover empowerment,rejuvenation and a deeper sense of connection while enjoying renowned resort holidays, romantic getaways and retreats, and revitalizing and weight-loss cleanse and detox programs to purge the season’s excesses, at Mandala Spa & Villas.

Experience award-winning holisticspa offerings, healthy and al frescodining at Prana Restaurant, and unique and exclusive spa boutique items, and indulge in the true essence of Christmas — lifeand wellness!December7 to 10, 2006: Living Yoga Retreat with Karen ReinaTake your yoga practice to greater heights and learn to live Yoga by joining certified yoga instructor Karen Reina’s Living Yoga Retreat at Mandala Spa& Villas.

Rediscover yourself in moments of stillness and explore your energy in deeper dimensions of yoga practice at Mandala Spa & Villas- the first choice for discerning travelers to the magical paradise island of Boracay—consistently voted as one of the

Top Ten Beaches of the world.When you join a Yoga retreat at Mandala Spa & Villas, you embark on a journey within, immersing in an environment of wellness and enlightenment, through meditation, chanting, pranayama,asana and satsang sessions designed to bring balanceto body, mind and spirit.

Karen Reina’s Living Yoga retreat allows you to break through self-limiting and self-immobilizingthoughts and behaviors through the practice of Yoga. For 4 days, you will learnabout the 4 paths of Yoga and explore how you can embody them and bring theminto your daily life for a more peaceful existence amidst the ever-increasing demands of living.Find that inner stillness while practicing the asanas (postures); open your heart through chanting;meditate to connect with your soul; explore "Who Am I” with yoga philosophy; unravel the "I" while doing simple tasks.

“I havecome to realize that yoga is not what we do, it is who we are.” says Reina. Reina received her teachercertification from the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in India. Initially intending totake the course for her own personal growth, her introduction into yogaphilosophy (Vedanta) opened different avenues for her to explore how to let peace, which is in all of us, to be experienced amidst the stresses and vicissitudes in life.

An exceptional retreat leader, Reina has been described by students as “A great teacher with an openheart.” Students also enjoy the enriching group sessions called satsang where students get to share andlearn from each other’s experiences during the retreat. Reina’s gift enableseach student to be properly challenged by the asanasessions, taking each student’s practice further, by working them to their“edge”.

The beauty of doing ayoga retreat at Mandala Spa &Villas is that the group is small, usually between five to 10 participants,with plenty of individual attention.

The Yoga Shala is walled in glass, with the beauty of nature to focus yourgaze on, and the fresh island breeze to breathe in deeply.Off the mat, rejuvenatingspa therapies can be fully enjoyed in the privacy of luxurious accommodations.While the soul is nourished through Yoga, the body is nourished with refinedvegetarian spa cuisine at Prana Restaurant.

The schedule also allow sample free time for sun and fun on Boracay’s famous White Beach.One of Asia’s finest spa resorts, Mandala Spa& Villas is renowned for its award-winning spa treatments, elegant facilities, healthy cuisine and legendary service.

The recipient of numerous prestigious nominations and awards from leading spa journals—including Best Wellness Retreat, Destination Spa ofthe Year, Spa Treatment of the Year and Best Rejuvenation Program—this idyllic private estate offers luxury villa accommodations and rejuvenating holistic spa therapies in an exclusive tropical sanctuary.

Monthly life-changing andvibrant yoga retreats at Mandala Spa& Villas are led by certified Yoga instructors and visiting masters, while daily Hatha and Sivananda Yoga classes are offered for all levels. Mandala Spa & Villas also offers private yoga retreatsfor those interested in enjoying the experience with friends or family.Deluxe Spa Journeys, Wellness Holidays, Cleanse and DetoxRetreats, Romantic Getaways, Yoga Holidays and Workshops, Executive Retreats,Romantic Getaways and Day Spa Services fulfill the diverse interests and sublime indulgences of all guests.

Treatments combine ancient, traditional Asian therapies with sophisticated,contemporary techniques to rejuvenate from the inside out, taking you on a personal journey to health,balance, radiance and vitality.There are yoga retreats and there are Yoga Retreats at Mandala Spa& Villas.

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