Buddhist meditation
The Dhanakosa Buddhist meditation and yoga retreat runs programmes to help the weary-minded rebalance their karmic chakras. The location is relaxing in its own right, set in 16 acres of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs national park, with spectacular views of Loch Lomond. On the week-long hill-walking and meditation retreat, which takes place from 23-30 September, you'll experience a new level of appreciation for the ancient woodlands, lochs and glens, thanks to the meditation sessions that accompany the hill walks.
• Dhanakosa Buddhist Retreat Centre (01877 384213, dhanakosa.com) offers the week-long retreat for a £75 booking fee, plus suggested donation of £315
Extreme juice detox
The Simply Healing Detox Retreat in West Sussex runs juicing detox programmes, from one day to a week long, and including a weight loss juice detox and a fertility-boosting juice detox. The killer (or as they promise, life-saving) detox programme is the Ultimate Juicing Detox, which involves a five-day programme with treatments including colonic hydrotherapy, herbal supplements and massage. It was voted as the best detox retreat by Vogue in 2008 and is set in an 18th-century house amid nine acres of Sussex countryside – you should leave the retreat feeling like a new person. Or just really hungry.
• Simply Healing Detox Retreat (01403 822117, simplyhealingcentre.com), runs programmes every month with special offers available throughout August and September), five-day Ultimate Juicing Detox from £1,100 based on two sharing, mini 23-hour detox £245
Primordial sound meditation
The vibrational energy at the time of your birth (calculated using ancient Vedic mathematics, of course) becomes a mantra for you to repeat, silently to yourself during meditation in order to reconnect with your essence to feel energetic, happy and healthy – learn how on a retreat with Jo Pickering, trained by Deepak Chopra, who developed the technique.
• The Retreat Company (0116-259 9211, theretreatcompany.com) in Leicestershire holds two-day courses year-round for £297 excluding accommodation
