Vegan Detox Retreat in the Alsatian Forest at La Clairière

The detox programme at La Clairière is built around a specific set of food exclusions rather than calorie counting or juice-only days. All meals are vegan, and the kitchen also removes gluten-based products (wheat and cereals), nightshades (tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, potatoes), walnuts and hazelnuts, and all sugars and sweeteners. Animal products — milk, meat, fish, poultry, eggs — are out too. The property says the resulting menu is more varied than guests expect, with dishes designed to combine nutrition with flavour.

Each day includes 60-minute sessions of Qigong, yoga and meditation or Taiji-Chi, so there is movement and stillness built into the schedule without it being a fitness camp. The spa and hydrotherapy pool are open to guests, and wellness treatments can be added. Shinrin-yoku, the Japanese practice of slow, guided time among trees, is offered on request.

What separates this from a generic detox week is the combination of a strict, clearly defined exclusion list with a full spa and hydrotherapy set-up, in a forest location. You are not fasting on juices in a city hotel; you are eating cooked vegan food, walking in woodland and using the pool.

The property also asks guests to treat the stay as a digital detox. Phones and screens are discouraged so the break from notifications matches the break from caffeine, sugar and wheat. It is a suggestion rather than a rule, but it shapes the atmosphere — quiet, low-tech, outdoors.

The minimum stay is three days, and the programme can be extended. Guests book arrival and departure dates directly with the property.

What's included

- Accommodation at La Clairière for the length of your stay - All vegan detox meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) - Daily Qigong session (60 minutes) - Daily yoga session (60 minutes) - Daily meditation or Taiji-Chi session (60 minutes) - Access to the spa and hydrotherapy pool

What's not included

- Travel to La Clairière - Wellness treatments - Shinrin-yoku forest session (available on request) - Travel insurance - Personal expenses