20 Sep 2016
The Ranch to open second intensive wellness retreat in Sonoma
BY Jane Kitchen
The Ranch – which operates a well-known destination fitness and wellness retreat in Malibu, California – will open a new property in Sonoma, California in 2017.
Similar to The Ranch Malibu, The Ranch Sonoma will operate an intimate, intensive weekly programme limited to 24 guests.
The Sonoma location sits on 2,700 acres and is tucked into nature with a 2.5 mile (4km) creek running through the property – a remote, secluded setting designed for guests to feel sequestered, much as they do at the original property – and will feature the substantial hiking programme the retreat is known for.
The original The Ranch Malibu is an endurance, wellness and nutrition programme designed to re-calibrate guests’ lifestyles towards achieving and sustaining their health goals.
Popular with celebrities, the programme includes four to five hours of group mountain hiking each day, as well as core and ab weights, daily yoga sessions, a private afternoon massage – and a restricted, 1,600-calorie, organic, vegetarian diet.
The setting does not have Wifi or cell phone reception, and guests have limited access to computers and phones in order to encourage them to focus their energies on being present in the natural, serene surroundings.
First opened in 2010 and designed by owners Alex and Sue Glasscock, the programme features specialists including a doctor of Eastern Medicine, a licensed nutritionist/dietician, physical trainers and experienced outdoor hiking and wilderness guides.
In 2013, The Ranch grew the brand to include The Ranch 4.0, a four-day version of the programme in partnership with the California Health & Longevity Institute at the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village.
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