Programmes And Retreat:
A Personal Journey of Transformation
Reconnect With Your Heart & Soul
Our Programmes & Wellness Retreats adopt a holistic approach to health which helps to restore physical, emotional, mental and spiritual balance. In everyday life, each one of us plays a role. But a Euphoria Programme allows you to come back to your true self. For some the experience is akin to being loved back to life, for others it is a chance to simply be looked after. Our team of doctors, mentors, nutritionists, therapists and fitness instructors work together to support and encourage you on your personal journey. You can also add extra spa treatments should you wish.
The Gaia Restaurant:
Come Together, Eat, Enjoy, Feel Nourished
Taking inspiration from the ancient Greek word for ‘Earth’ (Γαία), our smart, contemporary GAIA restaurant serves pure, authentic food alive with the energy of the mineral-packed soil of the Peloponnese. Offering a blend of regionally inspired contemporary Greek and Mediterranean dishes, the emphasis here is on simplicity, healthy living and full flavor.
We’ve nurtured a relationship with local farmers, producers and winemakers, who we know by name, to create a menu that uses the best of local, seasonal and organic produce. Some is also grown in our vegetable and herb garden. For breakfast enjoy the likes of homemade granola with thyme honey and Greek yoghurt, or maybe you’d like to try our sweet potato and apple fritters, served with tahini and molasses. Lunches and dinners include the likes of fresh soups and salads, as well as super light fish and meat dishes. Fragrant herbs, antioxidant-packed spices and essential nutrients all help to aid digestion and boost your metabolism. Extra-virgin olive oil, like salt, is added to finish a dish so that its nutritional properties are fully retained.
With panoramic views of the valley, tables are arranged to encourage guests to share their day’s experience, although privacy is entirely possible, too. Our bar offers fresh and healthy drinks, smoothies, coffee, tea variation and an exclusive selection of high-quality spirits, you’re here to enjoy yourself. The GAIA Restaurant also offers an open kitchen for cookery lessons, where our chefs and nutritionists can share their knowledge and share our nutritional philosophy.
The ‘3GLs’ Bespoke Eating Plan
Euphoria’s trump card, a scientific metabolic test for personalized nutrition
Euphoria Retreat offers one of the most innovative and cutting-edge approaches to nutrition available at any wellbeing destination spa. Eucrasia’s scientist experts team and their collaborators developed the patented ‘3GL PLUS therapy’ which is unique to Euphoria and has been a key factor in positioning us as one of the best health spa retreats in the world. Based on a pinprick blood test, which measures the three most important bio-markers for metabolic health – glycogen, glucose, glutathione (the ‘3GLs’), as well as a simple urine test which measures more than 12 active metabolites and metabolically significant amino acids, the ‘3GLs’ test is available for all our guests and can be booked in our spa. According to each individual’s results, food menus are then totally customized in order to achieve better balance, energy and optimum health. Many guests say they start to feel better after as little as three days, most report that they feel a renewed sense of energy.
No programme prices at Euphoria Retreat include meals, dependant on whether you want to incorporate this test and what it might reveal – perhaps you don’t metabolise meat that well, or you need to boost your fruit and vegetable intake. The ‘3Gls’ test is a gateway to better understanding yourself and offers a progressive, bespoke approach which meets your precise nutritional needs; ‘Five years ago, I don’t believe we would have been ready for it’, says Doctor Leon. Off the back of this test, many guests are recommended five mini meals a day, to balance blood sugars and boost nutritional intake. So mid-afternoon smoothies or nuts appear in the spa relaxation areas to tie guests over. This self-loving attitude is entirely in keeping with our uplifting and joyous approach to health. There are no strict deprivation regimes at Euphoria Retreat. We’re here to help you feel your best. Your life, your journey.