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A clutch of the best couples retreats peppered up and down the UK to help you reconnect with your partner

Make this the year you switch off, reboot and reset with our pick of the best soul-soothing breaks

With emotional tourism on the rise, we look at the expectations of wellness holidays and the demand for more emphasis on mental restoration

Our writer was skeptical about attending an all-women spiritual retreat in midlife – but she ended up leaving with a surprising outcome

Expectations of wellness-oriented holidays have changed over the last few years, with demand for more emphasis on mental restoration

Never have holidays been under such pressure to perform. Why not use the time to learn something new?

Of the 213 million people infected by Covid-19 around the world, between 10 per cent and 23 per cent experience lengthy recovery

During my career, I have seen many people die and I know there are some ways I could simply not bear.  There are certain conditions that, if I was diagnosed with them, I would choose to take my own life rather than suffer what I consider torture. The idea of slowly choking to death because I am losing the ability to swallow, for example. And the thought of being unable to move chills me — and many others, I think — to the core. Every doctor has stories of patients that make you question wh...

Why 2021 is the year to do a retreat From silent and grief retreats to art and laughter classes, theres never been a better time to calm the soul and clear the mind Retreats of all kinds are the perfect post-pandemic antidote, whatever your needs Credit:  d3sign/Getty Images It’s late September, and I’ve sneaked in a retreat between lockdowns just a 30-minute drive from my home. I’m at Sharpham House, a splendid ­Palladian mansion set on a bend of the river Dart near the Devon village o...