A truly relaxing getaway is not always easy to experience. It’s one thing to escape the hustle of daily life, and another to really recharge, nourish your mind and your body. I think this is what makes The Farm at San Benito one of the best places to disconnect.
Known worldwide as a top health and wellness resort destination in Lipa, Batangas, The Farm sits on nine hectares of sprawling greenery. The unique accommodations are designed for couples or families.
On a recent visit, my room in the Narra Pool Villa was spacious enough for four people. It had a large bathroom with walk-in closet, terrace and private pool.
Wellness
The Farm’s health and wellness program includes the food at its in-house restaurant, Alive, which serves whole-food vegan cuisine. It has updated its menu with yummy selections.
If you’re a meat eater who’s worried about starving at The Farm due to a limited choice of vegetarian dishes, be ready for a wonderful surprise.
The food I had was varied and tasty: Fresh Salad Roll with Almond Butter Sauce, Hazelnut Crushed Squash with Mushroom Bourguignon, Raw Food Lasagne di Zucchine, to name a few.
The salads in a jar, such as the Arugula and Watermelon Salad, were meant to be savored while leisurely walking around the resort.
The Raw Foods Pizza all’Italia was another delectable treat. The dough is made of dehydrated buckwheat grouts, topped with mushroom, flaxseed, cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, arugula, cheese sauce and parmesan flakes.
Good to know that The Farm, true to its name, grows its own vegetables in its property.
Medical services
Holistic integrative medical services are available. You can book an appointment with doctors, who are on call for consultation and lab tests.
Prescribed natural treatments are meant to cleanse, nourish and repair your body.
The treatments have four categories: Medi-Spa-Acqua-Alive Journeys, Holistic Sanctuary, Healing Sanctuary Spa Services and Acqua Sanctuary Packages. All are guided by an approach that goes beyond skin-deep beauty. It’s about flushing out the stress and the toxins.
The idea of relaxing is taken to a holistic level, intended to make you feel and look good inside and out.
The Aqua Lymphatic Treatment involves brushing, two different kinds of sauna, steam bath, floatation therapy, massage and time at the pressure pool.
This is meant to detoxify and ease swelling to encourage regeneration of tissues and reduce symptoms of chronic pain and fibromyalgia.
The Purification Treatment uses sea salt and yin yang movement to cleanse the body, stimulate metabolism and reverse cell damage.
Everything is done in a quiet place filled with lush forestry, lagoons and different dipping pools.
Peacocks, geese and ducks freely roam around.
There are free daily yoga classes which are held outdoors with a beautiful view.
A weekend drive, about 90 minutes from Makati to The Farm at San Benito, with a loved one or with friends, might just be your truly relaxing getaway.
The Farm at San Benito, 119 Barangay Tipakan, Lipa City, Batangas; call 8848074, 09188848080; e-mail [email protected]; visit thefarmatsanbenito.com.
