If self -reflection comes better through a piece of clay, La Meridiana in Tuscany offers lessons throughout the year, including a week -long manufacturing course (€ 1,700 [$1,770] Tuition fees) in March and a course about creating contemporary porcelain jewelry (€ 1,900 tuition fees) with Luca Tripaldi, a sculptor, in July.
Finding inner peace and meditation in a rural environment is what Sharpham Trust, in the English county of Devon, with his all year round Three -day retreats. Through guided meditation, periods of silence and runs through the ability of the Trust Brown -designed parkland, the sessions would be a chance to start learning how you can ground yourself or a chance to polish your skills (prices start with £ 395 for a single occupation, including room and board).
Or if doing diet and detox as part of your yoga experience sounds ideal, the Dharana retreat in the Indian state of Maharashtra offers five, seven or 14 days Art of Detox Program that Cupping, an infrared detoxifying sauna and a consultation with a nutritionist, as well as all meals (from $ 850 per night).
Of course there are also much less expensive options that do not require a long distance, such as a massage or a night in the films, a concert or the theater.
Kevin O’Neill by Ann Arbor, Mich., The father of the 3-year-old identical triplet girls, recently did that in Detroit for 40 minutes for an evening of sushi and a musical. “It was empowerment,” he said.
Since his solo evening out, he and his husband have been talking about trying to generate more time for each of them, and as a few.
“It makes you a better parent,” he said, “it lets me come back and be fully charged again.”