Luxe Beat Magazine April 2014 | Page 66

Cal-a-Vie offers a decent amount of fitness options throughout the day. the décor. The staff to guest ratio is 5:1 and it’s reflected in the service. The special requests I heard were accommodated with a smile. But don’t let me lead you to believe it’s all primping and pampering. Cal-a-Vie offers a decent amount of fitness options throughout the day. The morning is about getting your heart pumping with classes like belly dancing, Barre camp, TRX, and Piloxing. While the afternoon is time to integrate body and mind with offerings like chakra yoga, stretch, tai-chi or meditation. Some of these classes are held in the cozy hillside chapel that was shipped stone by stone from Dijon, France and painstakingly reassembled at Cala-Vie. Because of the small number of guests, I end up having many private fitness classes during my stay. Each day begins with an optional 6:30 am hike on the mountains surrounding Cal-a-Vie. The La Petite Plan (three-day stay) I am on includes six spa treatments; two massages, facial, reflexology, hydrotherapy and a scalp and hair service. Guests can upgrade the basic services to treatments like Thai massage, craniosacral therapy or even acupuncture. The masseuses were especially good and willing to tailor the massage to my specific needs. . Photography courtesy of Cal-a-Vie