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From Times Online

March 17, 2008

10 classic lifestyle holidays

We've sifted through our archive to dig out the most spiritually uplifting breaks to help you feel good

Yoga at The Sanctuary at Haad Tien in Thailand

Steve Keenan

1. Eight holidays to knock you into shape - Brian Schofield rounds up the best, with a star rating as to how much righteous punishment to expect.

2. My Thai colonic irrigation - ten years ago Ian Belcher endured seven days of enemas. On a return visit he lost a stone and wrinkles... and Helen McNutt gets over a broken heart in a Thai sanctuary by fasting, meditation and - colonic therapy

3. Yoga for the family in Italy - rear like a cobra, roar like a lion... Emma Mahony and her twins were at full stretch on a family yoga retreat in Le Marche. Closer to home, Ginny McGrath gets stuck into a detox and yoga weekend in Yorkshire

4. Botox and a rubdown - there's something afoot in the world of towelling: a new breed of medispa, reports Hannah Betts. But is it safe?

5. The 8 best holistic spas - Sunday Times' Travel Magazine experts have scoured the globe for spas that help you embrace nature - while Nick Wyke put together his choice of the Top 10 detox spas in the British Isles

6. A health holiday that hurts - an intense retreat in Ibiza is just the ticket for bloated Simon Spilsbury and his quest for inner beauty - while Howard Marks has a serious detox in Mauritius

7. Three ideas for inner peace - T'ai chi in the Orkneys, a family Zen retreat in Derbyshire, and meditation in New Zealand

8. A sadomasochist's hit in Turkey - John Naish throws the towel in on metrosexual pampering and gets a heating and beating at a hamam in Istanbul - while Anne Treneman is not at all bothered by volcanic mud and thermal waters in Ischia

9. Brazilian body boot camp - want to look better in a bikini (or stop that flab hanging over your trunks)? Susan D'Arcy knows just where to go - and suggest five other camps

10. A holistic walking break in Spain - stunning scenery, healthy walks and a life coach in northern Spain - is there a nicer way to take a break? asks Serena Mackesy