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Culture on Demand: The Great Escape
Clear the mind and mend the soul on your next getaway
By STAN STALNAKER
January 19, 2001
Web posted at 11:00 p.m. Hong Kong time, 10:00 a.m. EDT
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Sometimes, when the pollution, stress and pace of the big city gets too much, we
like to escape. It's a necessary remedy for today's hectic urban lifestyles.
These days everyone anyone resembling glitterati has a story about their life-
changing experience at ashrams, healing centers and meditation retreats. These
new havens are more than just spas or quiet resorts -- they focus on a
combination of mind, body and soul experiences designed to awaken and refresh
the individual while centering your intellectual gravity. I know that sounds
like typical brochure literature, but a stay can make a real difference.
Witness the on-again off-again couple who returned from a Thailand stint with
nothing but nice words and mellowed feelings, or the pack of bankers and PR
divas returning from ashrams across India, minus the yelling and screaming
attitude they arrived with. Just what is it about three weeks of veggie-
munching, loose robe wearing, yoga-bending, and tight-lipped living that makes
such a difference in everyone's attitude?
Visitors to Osha (a beautiful resort in Pune, India, that is a current favorite
among connoisseurs) say that all of that simplicity really does help clear the
mind, detoxify the body and mend the soul. Classes at the resort begin early and
end late, with a focus on yoga and meditation to clear one's head. I have to say
it seems hard to get stressed out when your most difficult class involves
watching your breath.
In case you're after more of a health-kick, the Healing Child center in Koh
Samui, Thailand, allows you to get some beach time while you cleanse your body
of a lifetime of abuse. Besides the colonic irrigation and fasting, a team of
very groovy folks will advise on everything from nutrition to nicotine
withdrawal. Programs run from one to several days -- and they must be doing
something right because word has it this place is hot.
So, in a word, rejuvenate. Then when you've returned to the harsh reality of
life -- and you're running down the street with a box of greasy noodles,
inhaling exhaust fumes and worrying about your next presentation -- you will be
comfortable in the knowledge that you are scrubbed, polished and centered -- for
at least a week.
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