Woodstock Inn & Resort The concept of wellness permeates this picturesque New England–style inn. It begins with opportunities to connect with the animal kingdom, which studies have shown can have multiple health benefits, including lowering stress. The inn has partnered with New England Falconry to let you experience these breathtaking birds of prey. After a detailed explanation about what to expect, a master falconer will instruct a trained Harris’s hawk to swoop down from the sky and land on your leather-gloved arm (thanks to a nugget of raw meat). At nearby Billings Farm & Museum, which is owned by the same charitable nonprofit as the inn, you can commune with cows, sheep, pigs, draft horses, steer, oxen, and chickens.
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Weekapaug Inn Research has found that tuning in to nature can calm and promote a positive mood, which is why the elegant 31-room Weekapaug Inn is an ideal place to unwind. Located steps from Weekapaug Beach and Quonochontaug Pond, the inn also has its own in-house naturalist, Mark Bullinger.
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Canyon Ranch Lenox Beyond its many fitness classes, Canyon Ranch Lenox offers a multitude of programs to prevent illness and treat various health conditions. Through the Canyon Ranch personalized program, you can meet with a board-certified physician for a thorough physical evaluation and receive services that help with cognitive wellness, gut health, diet, fitness, hormonal health, optimal performance, and longevity and lifestyle. On-premise labs provide swift test results of your biomarkers and their impact on your health, such as your ability to metabolize environmental toxins, your adrenal and hormonal function, the vitamin and mineral levels in your body, and your tendency toward inflammation. The medical staff can work with your physician back home to address specific health problems, practice preventative care, and promote wellness. Other health experts on premises offer energy therapies, plus ways to improve musculoskeletal health and sleep disorders. You also have access to hearing tests, Chinese herb consultations, and craniosacral therapy.
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Winvian Farm An effective way to rejuvenate oneself is to “step out of the box” and try something unique. If it’s scary without negative consequences, even better, since powering through your tunnel of fear will fill you with less anxiety and more confidence. At Winvian Farm in the Litchfield Hills, you’ll find ample opportunity to leave your default zone, beginning with a night in the Helicopter cottage, a swanky, fully restored 1968 Sikorsky Sea King Pelican HH3F helicopter grounded inside a barn-like hangar with a king-size bed. Climb aboard your craft, complete with all the switches and gauges, and let your spirit soar.
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If You Want to Rejuvenate Closer to Home… Rolling Ridge Retreat and Conference Center 660 Great Pond Road, North Andover, rollingridge.org Once the home of a wealthy wool magnate, this nonprofit wellness center overlooking Lake Cochichewick has been offering retreats and spiritual programs since 1948. You can schedule a personal retreat to rest and reflect for a day or stay longer and take advantage of the center’s overnight accommodations, massage services, prepared meals, and spiritual director consultations. The center also offers group retreats and day programs on different topics, such as the workshop Enneagram and Personality Types (March 5, 9:30 a.m.-12 noon). Briar Barn Inn 101 Main Street, Rowley, briarbarninn.com Escape to this 30-room Yankee-chic inn, which opened this past January and has a dreamy in-house spa. Relax further at the outdoor lagoon pool, set to open once the weather warms, and savor a taste of the North Shore at the inn’s locavore restaurant.