Wellness blog

Healthy living tips from the Skyterra team

Practical advice on fitness, nutrition, sleep, stress and healthy aging from the coaches, dietitians and therapists who guide our guests every week.

September 10, 2021

Nine Things “Nine Perfect Strangers” Gets Wrong About Wellness Retreats

What a real wellness retreat is like Every week starts on a Sunday. Fly into Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) and our free shuttle brings you to campus, about 30 minutes away. Your stay begins with an InBody scan and a functional movement screening, so coaches can shape your week around your body. From there, each […]

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May 4, 2020

Five Grounding Yoga Poses for Wobbly Times

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April 8, 2020

Feeling Stressed? Try this Tactic used by U.S. Special Forces to Find Relief

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April 1, 2020

21 Easy Meal Ideas for the Non-Cook in All of Us

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January 8, 2020

How to Stop Dieting and Keep Your Sanity

You’ve tried diet after diet. You’re confused on what and how to eat. You’re sick of feeling like a failure. But guess what! You didn’t fail. You are not a failure. The diets have failed you. It’s time for you to stop dieting. These low-carb, low fat, ketogenic, no-sugar, detox, calorie-counting, point tracking, and intensive […]

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November 14, 2019

Five ways to eat more plant-based foods

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October 3, 2019

Your Emotional and Binge Eating has Served a Powerful Purpose Until Now: Here’s how to Rewire Your Brain

Food, food and more food. We are about to approach the feast-focused season in which holidays, family gatherings, parties and more are centered around food. For many, this can be an extremely challenging time. Overeating seems to be part of the norm, but when does eating too much cross over into binge eating? We often […]

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July 22, 2019

Tennessee Fitness Spa Has Closed: Where to Find a Similar Fitness Retreat

Tennessee Fitness Spa closed at the end of its 2023 season, after 33 years of helping guests get fit and lose weight at its Natural Bridge property in Waynesboro, Tennessee. The property has since reopened under new owners as The Bridges, a vacation rental, so the fitness program itself is gone. If Tennessee Fitness Spa […]

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July 3, 2019

Adult Boot Camp: Three Things to Look for in a Boot Camp Class or Retreat

Exercise shouldn’t be torture, even in a boot camp class. A good boot camp, whether it’s a weekly class at your gym or a week-long fitness retreat, should be effective, safe and fun. Here’s how to evaluate your options. Form is king. In a boot camp class, typically the space is packed, music is loud […]

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April 25, 2019

The Biggest Winner (Spoiler Alert, It’s Not the Dieters)

Why diets and “fat camps” fail. Everyone wants to look good to others. In many cultures, this ideal means looking thin and fit. Thus, Americans go on an average of five diets in their life span. That’s because in recent decades obesity rates have soared. In response, the 66-billion dollar diet industry thrives. But at […]

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April 10, 2019

5 of the World’s Longevity Hotspots

What can we learn from centenarians? Living a long life is no accident. Well, maybe it is for George Burns or someone’s aunt who smoked a pack a day until she died at 97. We’ve all heard these stories. Though we have no control over what bodies we’re born in, we do have control over […]

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March 26, 2019

11 Tips for Sustainable Wellness & Weight Loss

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