The Naked Challenge: 12-Therapy Detox and Yoga Week in Costa Rica

The programme starts with a 30-minute welcome orientation, where you talk through your goals with the team and they set your detox plan around them. From there the days follow a rhythm: yoga at 07:00, detox juices and broths through the day, spa treatments slotted in, a check-in to see how you are responding, then evening yoga at 16:00. The rotating schedule adds sound healing, fitness classes, art therapy and meditation on top.

The twelve therapies are spread across the stay rather than crammed into a day or two. Expect a mix of heat (infrared sauna), hands-on bodywork (deep tissue massage, lymphatic drainage, Udwarthanam), elimination (colon cleanse enema, ionic detox foot baths) and contouring (ultrasonic cavitation, Vibra-Pro). Each has a stated length, from 25 minutes for the sauna to 90 minutes for the Udwarthanam and Vibra-Pro sessions.

What separates this from a general spa week is the food and the follow-up material. You eat a restricted detox diet for the duration — juices, broths and soups — which is a real commitment and not a holiday menu. In return you leave with Diana Stobo's guidebook, workbook and recipe book, plus two cooking classes on anti-inflammatory cooking, so the eating pattern can continue at home.

Diana Stobo founded The Retreat and wrote the programme. The page describes her as a bestselling author and wellness expert; it does not list specific certifications or training background, so ask the property directly if that matters to you. The yoga is led by the property's resident teacher, whose name is not given on the page.

The property is in Costa Rica; the page does not name the town or region, so confirm the exact location and transfer arrangements before booking.

What's included

- 30-minute welcome orientation - Personalized detox plan with daily check-ins - Curated detox diet of cleansing juices, broths and soups - 12 healing spa therapies (infrared sauna, deep tissue massage, lymphatic drainage, Udwarthanam, colon cleanse enema, Vibra-Pro detox, ionic detox foot baths, ultrasonic cavitation) - Twice-daily yoga and meditation at 07:00 and 16:00 - Full access to the rotating daily wellness schedule (sound healing, fitness classes, art therapy, meditation) - Two 45-minute wellness cooking classes - Diana Stobo's guidebook, workbook and recipe book

What's not included

- Flights - Airport transfers - Travel insurance - Additional spa treatments beyond the twelve listed - Personal expenses