Beach House Goa Weight Management Retreat: Yoga, Beach Fitness & Ayurvedic Detox

The programme runs at The Beach House Goa, a boutique wellness resort on Sernabatim Beach in South Goa. Rooms are standard ensuite with air conditioning, TV, Wi-Fi, telephone, locker and a western-style bathroom — double bed or twin beds, in-room dining available. The property has a swimming pool, fitness centre, sauna/steam, jogging and walking paths, and airport transfers are arranged for you. It's a vegetarian and Ayurvedic kitchen, so no meat or fish is served during your stay.

On day one you go through a full assessment: personal and medical history, a doctor's consultation, pH balance analysis, body composition analysis (BMI, body fat, subcutaneous fat, visceral fat, muscle mass), total body measurements and vital signs (blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate). Those numbers set the baseline, and they're what you measure progress against later in the week. From there the daily structure settles into a rhythm: yoga and relaxation, beach-side fitness classes weather permitting, guided meditation, and two educational talks, presentations or workshops a day. The talks cover how different foods affect your body's internal environment and why one person's system reacts differently to another's — the point is to help you make your own food decisions rather than just hand you a diet sheet.

Exercise combines yoga, power yoga, beach-side fitness, cardio and weight training. The aim is not just burning calories but increasing lean muscle mass and improving posture and mobility, so your body is strong and toned rather than simply lighter. You'll also get one personalised diet and nutrition consultation where your meal plan is built, and one exclusive one-to-one session of NLP or hypnotherapy aimed at the habits and cravings that make weight loss hard. There are two fruit, vegetable and herb juices daily, a daily holistic treatment from the spa menu, daily herbal steam therapy, and a self-administered colon cleanse each day. You keep a personalised retreat diary and a weight management workbook, and there's a library of health and wellness books and DVDs on site.

The team also looks at the psychological side — what's behind the habits that keep weight on — through counselling and coaching sessions, life and vision coaching, and the NLP work. It's not therapy-heavy, but it's more than most fitness retreats offer. The programme includes airport pick-up and drop-off, a welcome drink, a welcome meal depending on your arrival time, a 'breaking the fast' meal, a packed snack for your journey home, and meals are all included (breakfast, lunch and dinner) from a personalised nutritionally balanced vegetarian plan.

What really sets this one apart is the aftercare: 12 weeks of regular telephone follow-ups and personal progress monitoring once you're home. Combined with the doctor-supervised assessment at the start, that makes it a genuine weight management programme with a medical backbone rather than a beach detox. It runs at The Beach House Goa, a resort that also hosts yoga retreats, on a quiet stretch of Sernabatim Beach in South Goa, close to Margao and about 30 minutes from Dabolim International Airport.

What's included

- All-inclusive luxury accommodation - Airport pick-up and drop-off - Welcome drink and welcome meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner depending on arrival time) - Personal and medical assessment - Doctor's consultation and assessment - pH balance analysis - Body composition analysis (BMI, body fat, subcutaneous fat, visceral fat, muscle mass) - Total body measurements - Vital signs assessment and medical checkup (blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate) - Two daily educational talks, presentations, workshops and informal group sessions - Daily yoga and relaxation session - Beach-side fitness classes (weather permitting) - Daily guided meditation session or workshop - Daily holistic treatment - Daily herbal steam therapy - Daily schedule of natural and Ayurvedic products, supplements and superfoods - Two daily fruit, vegetable and herb juices - Personalised daily nutritionally balanced vegetarian meal plan - Breakfast, lunch and dinner - One daily self-administered colon cleansing session - Personal diet and nutrition consultation and planning - Exclusive one-to-one NLP / hypnotherapy session - 'Breaking the fast' meal - Packed snack for departure journey - Access to library of health and wellness books and DVDs - Weight management workbook - Personalised retreat diary - Expert support and counselling as required - 12 weeks of post-retreat telephone follow-ups and progress monitoring - Clothes provided on arrival

What's not included

- International and domestic flights - Travel insurance - Visa fees - Personal expenses - Additional spa or holistic treatments beyond the daily inclusion - Additional excursions or activities not listed - Bank charges on refunds - Anything not explicitly listed as included