If you are visiting Manila and are on a lookout for a perfect wellness retreat, The Farm at San Benito is the place that has the potential to quench the desire of yours. It is a wellness haven. People, who visit there, consider it as a heaven on earth. It seems to be a place completely detached from the tensions and uproar of the mortal world. The place is so calm, relaxing, rejuvenating and has happiness spread all over. It is a perfect getaway for a person who desperately wants to break free from the tiring and stressful everyday life.
Going there can bring a disturbed and unhealthy person back to normal state with its healing powers.Nestled at two-hour drive away from Manila, The Farm seems to be a place totally cut from the hustle and bustle of modern cities. Initially The Farm was a coconut plantation until Eckart Rempe (German) and his wife Perla (Philippina) saw the potential of the place and finally took a decision to transform the place into a wellness retreat. Today if you see the farm, you will at once realize that how accurate and correct Mr. and Mrs. Rempe were to recognize the worth of the place.
The wellness approach at The Farm follows Hippocrates principle-Let food by thy medicine and let medicine be thy food.The Farm has restaurants who serve food made from herbs and vegetables from their own gardens. The restaurant's name "85/15"- reflects the ratio of uncooked to cooked food served there. They ensure cooking most foods at less than 40 degree Celsius, to preserve nutrients in the food. Wellness is the sole priority of every activity in The Farm. There is a possibility that some of you may find the Farm's wellness concepts to be very strict and weird like raw food, no alcohol, and smoking, and radios, mobile phones and perfumes are highly discouraged. It is definitely not a spot for people who relate spa or a wellness vacation with loud music, alcohol, and party.They have some of the very effective wellness treatments that include massages, salt baths, and reflexology, Yoga, meditation classes, swimming, walking and many more. Their moonlit bath and massage under the stars for the guests of Garden Villa is very famous. Spending days at the Farm, gives you health and the peace of mind. It indeed is a heaven on earth.
