One-Day Retreat includes an option to add more days and overnight accommodation plus luxurious spa pamper treatment.

One-Day Retreat Therapies and Treatments:

Ozone Sauna / Far-Infrared Therapy:

Oxygen is the single most important nutrient for the body.

• Boost oxygen levels for more energy and rejuvenation.
• Oxygen helps us absorb our nutrition, fluids, and release toxins better to boost the immune system.
• Addresses oxidative stress, a common factor in many diagnoses.

Full Body Massage and “Loofah Scrub”:

The various full body massage styles can:

• Calm the nervous system.
• Relax tense muscles.
• Promote circulation.
• Lymph drainage.
• Release pain and inflammation.
• With optional hot stones, cupping and sound healing.

Chiropractic Alignment Massage Bed:

By the time you need a massage, it means your alignment is out.

Our chiropractic alignment massage bed:

• Combines far infrared to release inflammation and calm the central nervous system.
• Balances energy centers while listening to alpha theta visualisation to calm a busy mind.

** Weight restriction is 105kgs.

** If you do not prefer this medium pressure chiropractic alignment bed massage, you can opt to extend your full body massage.

Health Lunch and Drinks: Provided to nourish and refresh.

TRE (Tension, Trauma, and Anxiety Release Exercises):

Learn to release excess adrenaline and cortisol after every day.

TRE will help:

• Reduce PTSD type of symptoms for stress management.
• Improve better sleep.
• Boost the immune system.

EFT Tapping:

Release negative emotions and reprogram the subconscious mind to positive thoughts or neuropathways.

EFT Tapping therapy will include:

• Breath work.
• Sound healing.
• Visualisations.

These techniques assist in calming a busy BETA (fight or flight) mind by:

• Shifting from sympathetic mode to a calmer ALPHA (theta or parasympathetic) mode.
• Strengthening the immune system.
• Reducing your stress levels.
• Improving the quality of sleep.
• Releasing negative emotions.

One-Day Retreat Therapies and Techniques Benefits:

Our one-day retreat therapies and techniques will teach you how to manage stress and your emotions. It will teach you how to fill your cup daily so that you can stay balanced physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually, even after the one-day retreat.

We work with all belief systems; these therapies, grounded in biology or science, facilitate your connection to your higher self, whether you call it – air traffic control, intuition, or the Holy Spirit.

One-Day Wellness Retreat Pricing:

• Single Person: From R3,000
• Bring a Friend: From R2,500 per person sharing (Save R500 each)

Want to download our brochure with more services? Download brochure here.

Interested in all our Retreat & Spa services? View the full SPA menu here.

You can also WhatsApp us for further details at 0728461280 and booking your spot now.

Add-Ons and Extras:

• • Forest walk: Free
  • Yoga, pilates, somatic stretches, rebounder trampoline: R500 per person
  • Overnight accommodation: From R750 per person (depending on availability)
  • Jacuzzi session: R350 per person or R250 per person sharing
  • Organic fruit or veggie juices, smoothies, and soups: Price on request
  • Wine and cheese platters or hi-tea or keto meals: Price on request
  • Lifeblood analysis: R350 per person
  • Manicure: R350 per person (includes free gel)
  • Pedicure: R450 per person (includes free gel)
  • Deep cleanse facial: R500 per person
  • Extended massage: R350 for 30 minutes per person
  • Hot oil hair treatment and head or scalp massage (optional meditation): R500 for 45 minutes per person
  • Hand and foot ritual, scrub, soak, massage, heated hand and foot socks with hydrating balm: R650 for 60 minutes per person
  • Chinese supersonic acupressure pain or inflammation release: R1250 for 90 minutes per person
  • Psycho or spiritual or biohacking life coaching consultation with Chi-Chi’s Owner – Debi Russouw – explaining how to bio-hack your body into healing and rejuvenation instead of further degeneration or illness: R750 per hour

Read our blog post: What You Can Expect at Health and Wellness Retreats

Retreat Facilities:

Chi-Chi’s Wellness Retreat and MindSpa is situated in Stellenbosch, also known as Cape Town’s Winelands. Here, you can enjoy picturesque forest walks with a beautiful view of the Jonkershoek, Drakenstein, and Simonsberg mountains.

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Feeling overwhelmed by the constant demands of a high-pressure working environment?

As a professional, you face immense pressure, and it’s crucial to take time for yourself to prevent burnout.

Discover the power of wellness tourism with our 1-Day Wellness Retreat at Chi Chi’s Retreats and Spa.

Wellness Retreat Experience Daily:

• Massages (lymphatic, Swedish, hot stone, cupping)
• Chiropractic alignment
• Ozone sauna therapy & rebounding for lymphatic detoxification and circulation
• Far-infrared therapy to release inflammation
• Somatic stretches, breathwork, visualizations to calm the central nervous system
• Techniques to calm a busy mind, signaling to the body it’s safe to release and recover the immune system
• Hot & cold hydrotherapy to boost circulation & happy hormones
• Organic detox fruit/veg juices, smoothies, soups to reset the gut lining
• Luxurious overnight accommodation
• Beach and forest walks
• Sound healing
• Yoga or Pilates class
• Nutritional guidance to boost immune system
• Life blood analysis
• Life coaching to connect with your “higher self” and guide better life choices
• Tension, trauma, anxiety release exercises
• Negative release therapy
• Techniques to re-program subconscious mind with new neuropathways

For anyone feeling burned out, stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, sick, & tired, come blow off steam with us, even if it’s just for one day, we promise we can make you feel better!

To find out more about our retreats:

Read our blog post: What You Can Expect at Health and Wellness Retreats

Wellness Retreat Pricing:

– 1 day retreat: from R2500 per person sharing (pps) (R3000 single)

– 2 day retreat: from R6000 pps (R8000 single) (includes accommodation – enquire about pricing excluding accommodation)

– 5 day retreat: from R15 000 pps (R16000 single) (includes accommodation – enquire about pricing excluding accommodation)

Retreat Facilities:

1. Chi-Chi’s Beach Resort and Spa is situated in Strand, in the Western Cape, at the Hibernian Towers. Strand Beach is right outside on the doorstep, offering kilometers of safe ocean beach walks to add that extra feeling of being on holiday or at a holiday resort.
2. Chi-Chi’s Wellness Retreat and MindSpa is situated in Stellenbosch, also known as Cape Town’s Winelands. Here, you can enjoy picturesque forest walks with a beautiful view of the Jonkershoek, Drakenstein, and Simonsberg mountains.

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1-Day Stress Buster and Immune Booster Package

Feeling stressed, sick and tired? Overwhelmed, anxiety, depression, insomnia, or just looking to find your balance again physically, mentally, emotionally, energetically, and spiritually? We can help you.

One-Day Retreat includes an option to add more days and overnight accommodation plus luxurious spa pamper treatment.

One-Day Retreat Therapies and Treatments:

Ozone Sauna Therapy:

• • Boost oxygen levels for more energy and rejuvenation.
  • Oxygen helps us absorb our nutrition, fluids, and release toxins better.
  • Addresses oxidative stress, a common factor in many diagnoses.

Full Body Massage:

• • Optional hot stones and cupping.
  • Various styles available to calm the nervous system, relax tense muscles, and promote circulation.

By the time you are in need of a massage, it means your alignment is out.

Chiropractic Alignment:

• • Combines far infrared to release inflammation and calm the central nervous system.
  • Balances energy centers while listening to alpha theta visualisation to calm a busy mind.

Health Lunch and Drinks: Provided to nourish and refresh.

TRE (Tension, Trauma, and Anxiety Release Exercises):

• • Learn to release excess adrenaline and cortisol every day.
  • Reduces PTSD symptoms, improves stress management, sleep, and boosts the immune system.

EFT Tapping: Helps release negative emotions and feelings.

Breath work, sound healing and visualisations helping a busy BETA/Fight/Flight mind:

• • Shift from a sympathetic mode to a calmer alpha/theta/para-sympathetic mode.
  • Helping boost immune system, calm stress levels, improve sleep, and release negative emotions.

One-Day Retreat Therapies and Techniques Benefits:

These above-mentioned therapies and techniques will teach you how to manage stress and your emotions and how to fill your cup on a daily basis so that you can stay balanced physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

We work with all belief systems; the above therapies are biology or science helping you connect to your higher self—call it air traffic control, intuition, or the Holy Spirit.

One-Day Wellness Retreat Pricing:

• Single Person: R3,000
• Bring a Friend: R2,500 each

Add-Ons and Extras:

• Forest Walk (Stellenbosch branch) or Beach Walk (Strand branch): Free
• Yoga, Pilates, or Somatic Stretches: R500 per person
• Overnight Accommodation: From R750 per person
• Full Body Scrub and Jacuzzi Session (Stellenbosch branch): R350 per person
• Organic Fruit/Veggie Juices, Smoothies, and Soups: Price on request
• Lifeblood Analysis (Strand branch): R350 per person
• Psycho/Spiritual/Biohacking Life Coaching Consultation with Owner – Debbie Russouw – explaining how to bio-hack your body into healing/rejucenation instead of further de-generation / illness: R750 per hour
• Manicure: R350 (includes free gel)
• Pedicure: R450 (includes free gel)
• Deep Cleanse Facial: R400 per person
• Extended Massage: R350 for 30 minutes per person

Read our blog post: What You Can Expect at Health and Wellness Retreats

Retreat Facilities:

1. Chi-Chi’s Beach Retreat and Spa is situated in Strand, in the Western Cape, at the Hibernian Towers. Strand Beach is right outside on the doorstep, offering kilometers of safe ocean beach walks to add that extra feeling of being on holiday or at a holiday resort.
2. Chi-Chi’s Wellness Retreat and MindSpa is situated in Stellenbosch, also known as Cape Town’s Winelands. Here, you can enjoy picturesque forest walks with a beautiful view of the Jonkershoek, Drakenstein, and Simonsberg mountains.

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Unfortunately, our modern lifestyles often contribute to increased oxidative stress. Chronic stress, a constant fight-or-flight mentality, over-reliance on processed foods, and exposure to toxic environments can all throw our bodies off balance.

Furthermore, these factors can lead to a host of health issues, including anxiety, high blood pressure, diabetes, strokes, heart and circulation problems, and high cholesterol, among others. Many of us resort to chronic medication to alleviate these symptoms, but this approach often fails to address the root cause of the problem.

Understanding Oxidative Stress: The Battle Between Oxidants and Antioxidants

Under normal circumstances, our bodies maintain a delicate balance between oxidants and antioxidants. Oxidants, also known as free radicals or Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), are generated during regular metabolic processes. While they are essential for our health, an overabundance can lead to oxidative stress. Watch a short video about it here.

This occurs when there’s an overactive immune system or ongoing inflammation in the body, resulting in an excess of free radicals. These free radicals, if left unchecked, can cause DNA breakage and damage to cell proteins and lipids. Over time, this chronic damage can harm organs and lead to disease, manifested in symptoms such as pain, swelling, and general discomfort.

Can Oxidative Stress Be Reversed?

The good news is, oxidative stress can indeed be reversed or at least, significantly reduced. Our bodies naturally crave balance, and as such, work towards lowering the number of free radicals for damage repair.

Lowering Oxidative Stress: What You Can Do

Manage Stress

Chronic emotional stress can increase oxidative stress. Engaging in relaxation techniques such as meditation or mindfulness can help reduce it.

Stay Hydrated

Antioxidants play a critical role in reducing oxidative stress. One of the most promising antioxidants we’re discovering is hydrogen (H2). By drinking plenty of water, we can aid our bodies in fighting off free radicals with hydrogen.

Live a Balanced Lifestyle

Exercising regularly, getting enough sleep, limiting alcohol consumption, quitting smoking, and eating an antioxidant-rich diet can all help reduce oxidative stress.

Finding Balance Naturally

Spa treatments and stress and lifestyle management programs can provide a natural solution to these modern challenges. These approaches aim to restore balance in the body, helping you reduce oxidative stress and its associated ailments.

At  Chi Chis, our wellness retreats are designed to restore that spring in your step. Instead of just surviving the everyday grind let us help you regain that zest for life. Check out our various packages and start your journey towards rejuvenation!

In conclusion, by making conscious lifestyle choices and seeking natural therapies, you can keep your body’s oxidant-antioxidant balance in check and lead a healthier, happier life.

“Always remember, your body is your temple, and it’s never too late to start taking better care of it. So, here’s to a healthier, balanced you!”

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