"For years, my first-ever beauty boss, Cheryl, talked about how, out of every wellness resort she'd been to in her decades-long career, Canyon Ranch stood at the top. (There are five locations in total, but she was referring to the Lenox property in Massachusetts.) This is all to say: the expectations were high when I finally booked my stay a few years back, and it lived up to the hype on all fronts.
"Every part of your visit is designed around your personal wellness journey. Is it a more active lifestyle? They've got daily yoga, hikes, tennis, and meditation — you name it — plus mental and spiritual wellness experts and an exercise physiologist on tap to help. After a little relaxation? Run, don't walk to the amazing spa of massage treatments, facials, acupuncture, sauna and steam rooms, heated pools, oh my. Looking for a healthier relationship to food? If it's not the nutritionists on staff to help you build a plan, maybe the hands-on cooking classes or sustainably sourced, healthy, unprocessed, top-of-the-line options for every dietary need will do.
"I did a lot during my four-day stay — the spa treatments, the yoga classes, the wellness coaching, the spiritual guidance sessions, the drinking of non-alcoholic red wine and cocktails (which were actually delicious, much to my surprise), and I left feeling better than ever. It's not cheap, but it is all-inclusive once you get there, so if you can swing it, it's worth every penny." — Kelsey Castañon, editor in chief
