{"id":16762,"date":"2022-08-09T13:42:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T18:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acqualinaresort.com\/blog\/?p=16762"},"modified":"2022-09-08T15:48:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T20:48:16","slug":"for-the-mind-body-and-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acqualinaresort.com\/blog\/wellness\/for-the-mind-body-and-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"For the Mind, Body and Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Michelle Payer<\/p>\n<p>Stepping inside Acqualina\u2019s villa-like setting, with its attentive service, comfortable luxury and relaxed surroundings feels like stepping into a wellness retreat, albeit one with fantastic cuisine at one\u2019s fingertips.\u00a0\u00a0 With negative ions emanating from Atlantic Ocean waters, the resort\u2019s oceanfront location already provides stress reduction the moment guests step outside and inhale the fresh air. Breathe deeply, for that\u2019s just the beginning. Grounding toes in the sand has its own stress-relieving health benefits \u2013 maybe that\u2019s why the resort put its cornhole game directly on the beach \u2013 to raise the heartrate, exfoliate the soles and provide a little strength training in the midst of family fun.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16764 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.acqualinaresort.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/North-Dunes-Blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/acqualina.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/North-Dunes-Blog.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/acqualina.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/North-Dunes-Blog-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acqualina.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/North-Dunes-Blog-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acqualina.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/North-Dunes-Blog-1024x512.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/600;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acqualinaresort.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/North-Dunes-Blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acqualina.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/North-Dunes-Blog.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/acqualina.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/North-Dunes-Blog-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acqualina.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/North-Dunes-Blog-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acqualina.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/North-Dunes-Blog-1024x512.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>For more family-friendly competition, the resort has an oceanfront basketball court with the best views in the country, a well-tended soccer field on the Great Lawn,\u00a0 and organized games every day of the week to get the heart pumping.<\/p>\n<p>A swim in the ocean is de rigueur, but one of the greatest joys of any vacation is trying something one has never done before. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acqualinaresort.com\/blog\/activities\/always-a-new-acqua-experience\/\">Aquamermaid classes<\/a>, offered Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 2 pm and 4 pm (by appointment only), fuses monofin and synchronized swimming into a memorable one-hour core workout for adults (and a real-life Ariel experience for kids ages seven and older). And for one of those bucket-list items, there\u2019s no better place to learn the thrill of scuba diving than at the hands of PADI instructors from Squalo Divers, a PADI Five Star Dive operation. Ideal for the entire family, classes are done in the safety of one of Acqualina\u2019s ocean-view pools.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16766 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.acqualinaresort.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/For-the-Mind-Sould-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/acqualina.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/For-the-Mind-Sould-.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/acqualina.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/For-the-Mind-Sould--300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acqualina.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/For-the-Mind-Sould--768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acqualina.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/For-the-Mind-Sould--1024x512.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/600;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acqualinaresort.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/For-the-Mind-Sould-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acqualina.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/For-the-Mind-Sould-.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/acqualina.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/For-the-Mind-Sould--300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acqualina.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/For-the-Mind-Sould--768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acqualina.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/For-the-Mind-Sould--1024x512.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>With all this outdoor recreation, it still might be difficult for guests to pry themselves away from the Acqualina Spa, awarded its own individual Five Star rating for its combination of beauty, wellness and results within a luxurious setting. As guests receive a daily $40 body or facial spa treatment credit (non-cumulative &amp; non-transferable) for up to two adults, it\u2019s the ideal way to relax, de-stress and discover some of the most advanced therapies and treatments in the world. With a menu of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acqualinaresort.com\/spa\/treatments\">innovative wellness treatments<\/a> including the <em>Cryo T-Shock Body Treatment, Deep Tissue Massage with Hypervolt, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acqualinaresort.com\/blog\/wellness\/acqualina-spa-introduces-tmj-release-massage\/\">TMJ Release Massage<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acqualinaresort.com\/blog\/wellness\/acqualina-spa-introduces-swissline-facial-treatment\/\">Collagen Sculpting Facial <\/a><\/em>and the newest <em>IV therapies<\/em> and aesthetic offerings in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acqualinaresort.com\/spa\/apprize-beauty\">Apprize Beauty<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acqualinaresort.com\/spa\">Acqualina Spa<\/a> is an irresistible siren song.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Michelle Payer Stepping inside Acqualina\u2019s villa-like setting, with its attentive service, comfortable luxury and relaxed surroundings feels like stepping into a wellness retreat, albeit one with fantastic cuisine at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":16763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellness"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - 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