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A new spa retreat has been launched in the Languedoc. Helena Frith Powell, writer and journalist, came up with the idea just days after finishing her latest book, To Hell in High Heels which is all about ageing.
“I felt in need of rejuvenation,” she says. “I looked around at what was on offer, but nowhere seemed to have everything I wanted. So I decided to club together with a couple of the experts I met during my research. We will have five days of restful bliss in the south of France where we will nurture our bodies and souls. And look after our nails, obviously!”
 Helena teamed up with yoga teacher and psychotherapist Anna Cooper and holistic dermatologist, anti-ageing expert and nutritionist Tina Richards to create Renew. Each five-day retreat, aimed just for women, will take place in Le Couvent, a new, luxury restored convent complete with spa pool and massage rooms in the south of France near Montpellier and the Mediterranean Coast.
“This is great news for the region,” says Alex Charles of Creme-de-Languedoc.com. “Not only is Renew the first of its kind in the Languedoc, but it is the first of its kind anywhere. The fact that they have chosen the Languedoc to launch it shows how up and coming the region is and how it is increasingly appealing to the bourgeoisie.”
The first retreat will be run May 1st to 5th.
“This is a different kind of retreat because it takes into account not just your looks, but your diet, your mindset, your everyday skincare routine, your style, grooming and exercise,” says Helena. “It is designed for your well-being on a mental and physical level. But unlike superficial anti-ageing treatments like Botox, these therapies go deep under the skin to renew and revitalise.”
 The weekend is limited to a maximum of ten people. The programme includes daily yoga sessions, spa treatments such as facials and the sensational Ayurvedic Kansu bowl massage, reflexology as well as one-to-one skincare sessions, showing you how to best fight signs of ageing and look after your skin at home, make-up workshops, style workshops, therapy sessions, nutrition talks and plenty of time to just relax and do nothing at all.
The organisers promise that this is not just another spa situation where women wander around in towelling robes looking forward to their next manicure and come away with no more knowledge about themselves or how to get the best out of their bodies and mind than when they arrived. Although there will be towelling robes!
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