The hustle and bustle of life can sometimes lead to sleepless nights. After a busy day, it’s hard to switch our brains off long enough to get a restful sleep.
In the UK, one third of adults sleep just five to six hours per night, according to the Great British Bedtime Report. This is significantly less than the recommended seven to eight hours per night adults need to be mentally and physically refreshed.
Sleep is essential to living. When we don’t sleep, we can feel tired and irritable – and if we go too many nights without sleeping this can lead to illness, weight gain, inability to make decisions and can led to serious health problems.
To help revive your sleep health, consider visiting one of the below sleep retreats in 2019.
Le Grand Bellevue, Switzerland
This summer, one of the world's best spa hotels, Le Grand Bellevue, is teaming up with British wellness partner Bamford and Sophrology expert Dominique Antiglio to create an overnight sleep retreat. With two dates to choose from, the 'B Silent Sleep Retreat' will combine targeted treatments - including a head massage - with a guided yoga session, expert Sophrology workshop and access to the Le Grand Spa in a serene Alpine setting to help combat stress and result in better sleep.
Available on Sunday June 30 and Sunday September 29. The 'B Silent Sleep Retreat' is priced at £535. bellevue-gstaad.ch/
Six Senses Duoro Valley, Portugal
In the heart of the Duoro wine region, you’ll find Six Senses Duoro Valley which offers a ‘yogic sleep’ package designed to ‘rejuvenate a tired body and mind, reduce stress levels and improve the quality of sleep’. It aims to introduce a deep state of relaxation by combining yoga nidra with meditation and gentle yoga poses combined with spa treatments for a more restful night’s sleep.
Available throughout the year. From £334 for three nights plus accommodation. sixsenses.com/
Lefay Resort & Spa, Italy
Head to Italy for five nights and rediscover the magic of sleep. During your time at Lefay Resort & Spa you can book into the ‘sweet dreams’ sleeping retreat where you will have breakfast, lunch and dinner included, a number of body and facial massages, foot reflexology treatments, acupuncture sessions and moxibustion treatments all designed to help you get a better night’s sleep.
Available throughout the year. From £2,228 per person for five nights, lagodigarda.lefayresorts.com/
SHA Wellness Clinic, Spain
If you struggle with sleep disorders, head to the ‘sleep recovery program’ at the SHA Wellness Clinic in Spain in 2019. This retreat has been designed to recover the quality of sleep and help cure insomnia. While they recommend a 14-day stay, a seven-day stay is the minimum in order to reap the benefits from the program. While there, you will partake in an anti-stress session, have a polygraph for diagnosis of sleep at night, have a session with a nutritionist, a general medical consultation among other assessments and treatments. Located on the shores of the Mediterranean near the Sierra Hela park, the peaceful destination will help aide a restful week.
Available throughout the year. From £3,300 for seven nights, shawellnessclinic.com/
Shanti Maurice, Mauritius
The ‘Shanti sleep package’ aims to help you go into a deep state of relaxation to aide a restorative sleep. Using meditation, yoga, Tibetan sound massages and Magnesium sleep therapy, expect to spend your time on Mauritius more relaxed and stress-free than ever.
Available throughout the year. From £731 plus accommodation, shantimaurice.com/
Grand Resort Bad Regaz, Switzerland
The Grand Resort Bad Regaz in Switzerland is one of the best medical health resorts in the world and its three-day, two-night ‘sleep diagnostics’ retreat is designed to help aide a healthy and restful sleep. Using video-polysomnography experts diagnose all the disturbances you have in your sleep and receive specific recommendations from those results. They will also do a number of medical tests to see if there’s anything holding you back from a good night’s sleep and you will have discussions with your doctor at the retreat who will devise a personal health dossier for you.
Available throughout the year. From £3,826 per person, healthragaz.ch/
Marbella Club Wellness, Spain
Marbella Club Wellness offers a number of retreats that range from one day to seven nights, all bespoke and which can be individually adjusted to your needs. The ‘tranquillity and sleep enhancing’ retreat is a gentle program that uses evidence-based techniques to help improve sleep. Experts at the resort will help equip you with routines that will be sustainable for long after the retreat.
Available throughout the year. Price on request, marbellaclubwellness.com/
Kamalaya, Thailand
Kamalaya, located in Koh Samui, an island off the coast of Thailand, is one of the best wellness retreats in the world. The ‘sleep enhancement’ program has been designed to re-establish a healthy and restful sleep while addressing imbalances and sleep issues for the long term. You can choose from a five, seven or nine-night program that includes all meals provided, wellness consultations, body bio-impedance analysis, massages, traditional treatments and a sleep enhancement pack. While you’re not partaking in rejuvenating body treatments and sessions, take in the island’s natural beauty and discover why so many travellers love Koh Samui.
Available throughout the year. From £2,700 for five nights, kamalaya.com/
Peak Health, Switzerland
Peak Health in Switzerland focusses on four ‘health quadrants’ during its week-long retreats: fitness, nutrition, mental resilience and sleep. A regular day at a Peak Health retreat consists of a healthy breakfast, followed by a hike around one of Saas-Fee's 13 peaks, lunch, time to relax in the spa, yoga, dinner, a workshop and in bed by 9pm. Peak Health also provide a ‘wellbeing goodie bag’ which has been curated to reduce inflammation and promote relaxation, helping to aid a restful sleep.
Available weekly from July 6 to September 14, 2019. From £3,950 per person, peakhealth.ch/
