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The Farm at San Benito, an Amazing Wellness Destination!


The Farm at San Benito!
December 2017


I have always been in love and fascinated to stay in luxury hotels & resorts. But, for the first time in a long time, I have realized the importance of  "healthy living and lifestyle" until I have experienced the Medical Wellness Journey at  The Farm at San Benito in Lipa Batangas, Philippines. It was in December 2017 when I first visited this tranquil place, since then, I always tend to come back  (Updated 2020)


The Farm at San Benito


The Farm at San Benito, located in Batangas, Philippines, a 90-minute drive south of Manila, is 48 hectares of lush green jungle, stunning view of majestic mountains, pure and fresh air with clear and strong energy radiating around the property. Guests will surely come back home fresh, rejuvenated, and recharged with energy. After earning accolades from SENSES Germany as "The Best Medical Resort in the World". The Farm's signature programs provide certified professional guidance to achieve and sustain optimal physical health, emotional well-being, along with spiritual growth. 






Map 


Villas to Stay
As you may not know, The FARM at San Benito offers an amazing Local/Residents rate exclusively for Filipinos who live or a resident in the Philippines. On their Website, http://www.thefarmatsanbenito.com/ all you see is USD$ rate but it is always easy to inquire with them if you can avail the local resident's rate as being a Filipino! So, you will at least get more affordable rates compared to when you booked at their website!


 Narra Pool Villa
Remarks: Stayed for 3 Days 2 Nights
Php25,000++ per night during my stay in December 2017

 Narra Pool Villa













Garden Glass Villa
Remarks: Stayed for 3 Days 2 Nights
Php20,000++ per night during my stay in 2018


Garden Glass Villa










30-min. Meridien Pools (Pressurized Pools) Php5,600++


Palmera Glass Villa
Remarks: Stayed for 4 Days 3 Nights
Php15,000++ per night during my 2018 stay




Palmera Glass Villa











90-min. Acqua Lympathic Clearing Treatment Php5,600++


Garden Villa
Remarks: Stayed for 3 Days 2 Nights
Php18,000++ per night during my 2018 stay




Garden Villa











And, here are the perks or inclusions when you book at The Farm at San Benito!


1. Complimentary Healthy Vegan Foods at ALIVE Restaurant! 

I am not a Vegan, but this is where I appreciate Vegan Foods! Here at the FARM at San Benito, I experienced eating Pure Vegan Food!  Alive Restaurant is a Vegan Restaurant that prepares foods by soaking, blending, dehydration, culturing, and with the talent of their Chefs, they can transform vegetables, nuts, seeds, and fruits into delectable culinary delicacies.  They use specially designed dehydrators instead of cooking to give raw foods a variety of textures resembling cooked foods, without destroying the nutritional properties and enzymes of the foods. The serve warm soups rather than cooked hot soups in order to preserve the valuable nutritional building blocks the body needs to continuously rebuild and renew itself.  

The core principles of the Alive! the restaurant has remained constant over the years. It has stayed true in providing 85% raw and 15% cooked organic vegan cuisine to its guests, serving them with delicious creations enriched with living enzymes that nourish the body while boosting its immune system. The Farm at San Benito's Alive Restaurant is open every day from 6am in the morning to 12 midnight. It offers dishes a la carte and entire set menus, showcasing the highlighted cuisine of the day! So, here are the delicious foods we try at The FARM! 

And, here are the Complimentary breakfast healthy vegan food that I tried here at Alive Restaurant!
 






Breakfast Menu












Here also the amazing foods that I tried at Alive Restaurant during lunch and dinner!














2.  FREE Daily Activities!

In The Farm at San Benito, you have amazing options of Free Daily Activities (Medication, Yoga, and Movement sessions) such as Yoga (such as Vinyasa, Vinyasa Krama, Classical Hatha, Gentle Flow, and Guided Meditation to help keep the mind, body and spirit well-balanced), Fitness (Core Training, Qigong, Yochilates, Fitness Round, High-Intensity Interval Training, Aqua Training Exercise, Functional Fitness, Tai Chi Quan, Circuit Training, Tai Chi Qigong) and Movement (Sunset Power Walk -weather permitting, Plyometrics or Fitness Walk at The Farm at San Benito). During my stay, I tried YOGA with Earl and it was fantastic! (Just check with the Front Office to find out the daily schedule of activities)

Today's Activity

 The majestic view from Amphitheater while doing Yoga



 Yogi Teacher Earl

Vinyasa Yoga with Earl
Vinsaya Yoga is a consciousness in motion. This practice place a proper order in a well-thought sequence of different yoga postures connected by a uninterrupted flow of the breath designed to purify and align the body. Students are advised to refrain from eating 2 hours before the lesson.

 Yup, this is Me!


3. Free-Access to their Amazing Facilities!

Meditation in The Big Lagoon, Swimming pools at South Pool and Healing/Spa Pool, and man-made Waterfalls where all the guests at Farm at San Benito can definitely enjoy! Not to mention, these places are so Instagrammable!




The Big Lagoon

Healing Sanctuary















My Acqua Treatment- Meridien Pools (Pressurized Pools)


 South Pool




can't help to take a photo here at the South Pool

Mango Tree Lounge



Waterfalls



4. Amazing SPA Treatments 

1.) 60-minute Purification Treatment - Yin Yang Body Polish 
that only cost Php5,600++ .Yin Yang Dry Brushing has a unique style of massage, the Yin Yang method uses flowing and rhythmic strokes on the body to slowly and gently stimulate relaxation and balance and balance the energy flow within. It is one of the signatures spa treatments singularly developed and perfected at The Farm!





2.) 120-minute Bitter Sweet Spa Treatment 
that costs Php6,800++  which is a combined treatment of  30-min. Barako Coffee Scrub with 90-min. Therapeutic Massage. This beauty treatment helps revitalize, stimulate and refresh your whole body so, you can have a blissful glow. Coffee is an excellent skin cleanser that also improves circulation and skin tone.


The "Barako" Coffee Ground for my Body Scrub



my coffee warm bath

3.) Relaxation Massage (60 mins.) 
that only cost Php5,600++ .This therapy is a must for stressed individuals, as this gentle massage will ease away tension and tiredness. Using long soothing strokes your therapist will lure you into a calm, peaceful space for both your body and mind. 



4.) 20-minute Purelight (Thermal Toning)
that cost Php3,500++ Thermal toning package combines a unique light therapy, muscle stimulation therapy, heat therapy and spa therapy to help you lose body fat. It starts with a customized massage to stimulate your lymphatics and open up skin pores in preparation for the next phase of fat burning, muscle stimulation and toning. Experience the Focused Light Technology to help naturally slim, shape and tone areas by shrinking fat cells.



Purelight




5.) 90-minute Acqua Lympathic Clearing Treatment
that cost Php5,600++, the procedure of 20 minutes of Dry Brushing (which helps to shed dead skin cells which can result in smoother and brighter skin), 15 minutes of Infrared Sauna (helps to release a number of toxins, including heavy metals like mercury, lead, environmental chemicals which can help you lose weight, relax, relieve unwanted pain, increase blood circulation and purify skin), 15 minutes of Wet Sauna, 20 minutes of Flotation Therapy (also known as Sensory Deprivation Therapy which can cure insomnia and relief of chronic pain, anxiety, depression and even addiction), Ice Cold Water and 15 minutes Thermal foot Massager (to reflexes connected to various organs and body functions and each light rays are invisible waves of energy that penetrate deep into the inner tissues, muscles, and bones of the body).

20 minutes of Dry Brushing


15 minutes of Infrared Sauna


15 minutes of Wet Sauna


20 minutes of Flotation Therapy


Ice Cold Water
 





6.) 30-minute Meridien Pools (Pressurized Pools)
 that only cost Php5,600++.  Pressurized water flow results in thicker streams that target some muscles, resulting in a maximum effect that naturally massages and relaxes tension or pain in certain areas.










7.) Colema Treatment 
that cost Php6,000++  in Holistic Sanctuary. This treatment exponentially improves the efficiency of protective enzymes in the liver and stomach, which binds toxins and allows them to be safely eliminated from the body.  Guests who wish to undergo this detoxifying treatment are required to accomplish the Hydrotherapy Screening Form and to go on a two-hour fast prior.


After my Colema (Colon Hydrotherapy Treatment), I had a Prebiotic medicine 


8.) Coffee Infusion Therapy 
that cost Php3,500++ which has the same procedure as Colema (Colon Therapy) but more concentrated on cleansing the liver. Rectal infusion therapy is ideal after colon cleansing.




9.) Angel of Water Colon Cleansing
that cost Php6,000++  in Holistic Sanctuary. Cleaning the colon (large intestines), is by using Angel of Water® Colon Cleansing, and Colonics. These are machine-operated colonic irrigation systems, using warm, sterile water under controlled pressure, that helps unclog and flush away the build-up of toxic and waste material along the colon wall. A clogged-up colon can lead to sluggish bowel movements, constipation, and absorption of these accumulated toxins.



 
10.) 30-min Medical Consultation/ Holistic Health Conversation 
that only cost Php2,000++where Dr. Rommel Tinio M.D. discussed how stress and a bad lifestyle can help to add factors for a person to have a breakout in the skin as well as not getting enough sleep and not eating well.



11.) Live Blood Analysis
that only cost Php2,500++. The procedure of Live Blood Analysis involves a real-time representation of the guest's blood components. It has the ability to see how the various blood cells behave to have a powerful effect on guests, further motivating them to actively pursue wellness.



12.) Rejuvenating Facial and 13.) Acupuncture  
performed by Dr. Radi
Rejuvenating Facial that only cost Php5,000++, the results of this luxurious facial can be likened to undergoing a Face Lift-without the surgery and downtime. Acupuncture, as the most notable discovery in Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture treatment that cost Php3,000++, has now become a widely-accepted therapeutic modality for pain relief and the treatment of many acute and chronic medical conditions.


Dr. Radi



at The Farm at San Benito



For Reservations
The Farm at San Benito
http://thefarmatsanbenito.com/default.aspx 
119 Barangay Tipakan 4217 Lipa City, Batangas Philippines
+632 884 8074 | +63 918 884 8078  | +63 918 884 8080   |  info@thefarm.com.ph



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