The Temple Country Retreat and Spa in Horseleap offers a fresh approach to whole-body wellness just in time for Mother’s Day. Temple Spa is passionate about delivering an authentic experience of wellness, carefully combining the elements that make up a balanced lifestyle: nutritious, freshly prepared, locally sourced food, light physical exercise, guided relaxation, and pampering therapies.
Each guest’s stay is designed to restore physical well-being and mental harmony, all provided by professional, dedicated, and friendly staff. This oasis of calm is set in the beautiful rolling countryside of Westmeath, just one hour from Dublin. It was founded on the principle of slowing down and putting yourself first in a centre of wellness.
Ten tips from Temple for an improved wellbeing
1. Nourish yourself: Take stock of the old pantry and fill it with healthier choices. In general, avoid ‘white’ foods (flour, sugar ) and anything overly processed or full of preservatives.
2. Become your own best friend: Be selective about your social engagements and schedule personal time for yourself each week. Your calendar should include your exercise class, or journaling time.
3. Early to bed, early to rise: Establish a good sleep pattern - rise with the sun.
4. Warm water: Make your first morning drink a warm glass of water with a squeeze of half a lemon or lime. This gets your digestive juices going.
5. Self-massage: Treat yourself to exfoliating scrubs, stimulating aromatherapy oils, and hydrating softening lotions.
6. Make meal time sacred: Gain an appreciation of how lucky we are to always have good food available. Focusing on your food and chewing more than usual helps aid digestion.
7. Appreciate quiet time: Buy a new book or start a journal.
8. Find a mate: Partner up with someone on your journey for improved wellbeing. Exercise together, share healthy recipes. Turn a routine meeting over drinks into a brisk evening walk.
9. Enjoy the journey: Recognise and celebrate the days when you feel great. Notice what changes you made in order to feel better.
10. Don’t over commit: Find the right balance for you. Combine gentle exercise and healthier eating habits with more regular ‘me time’. Introduce just a few of these healthy habits at a time.
