CIVANA Wellness Resort and Spa
Resort hotel · Carefree ·
Offers 70+ weekly classes, luxe spa, healthy dining & desert views
Offers 70+ weekly classes, luxe spa, healthy dining & desert views
"Known for its emphasis on holistic health and rejuvenation (per Fora travel advisor Amna Ismail), this Carefree desert oasis focuses on mindfulness, nutrition, and relaxation. Although not all-inclusive, the 2024 World's Best Award-winning property offers 100-plus fitness, personal growth, and spiritual classes each week, luxe accommodations, bike rentals, and more than 5,000 square feet of fitness, yoga, and meditation space. The spa includes a hydrotherapy circuit and restorative treatments ranging from CBD massages and botanical-infused body scrubs to Reiki and sound healing." - Lauren Dana Ellman Lauren Dana Ellman Lauren Dana Ellman is a New York-based writer and editor who specializes in travel, lifestyle, food, and shopping content. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Set in Arizona's Sonoran Desert at Civana Wellness Resort & Spa, this Chopra Health Retreat is based on Deepak Chopra's teachings and provides a one-on-one consultation with an Ayurvedic practitioner to tailor the program; over a four-night stay I would have daily meditation and yoga, custom spa experiences, vegan meals prepared according to Ayurvedic principles, daily Chopra Health education classes, and my own Primordial Sound Meditation Mantra." - Maria Eilersen, Maria Eilersen Maria Eilersen is an award-winning PR coach, writer, yoga teacher, and the founder of Be Conscious PR. Born in Denmark, Maria grew up in Canada and Japan and spent a decade adulting in New York and London before calling Lisbon home. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"In the Sonoran desert, CIVANA offers over 70 complimentary classes each week so you can customize an itinerary of sound baths, guided hikes, yoga classes, morning meditation, and journaling sessions—followed by a visit to the spa for a lap around the hydrotherapy thermal circuit and a soothing treatment." - Nicole Kliest
"A desert oasis focused on holistic health and rejuvenation, offering over 70 free fitness, personal growth, and spiritual classes weekly, along with hydrotherapy circuit and restorative treatments like CBD massages and botanical-infused body scrubs." - Travel + Leisure Editors
"Located in the Sonoran Desert—in the appropriately-named town of Carefree—CIVANA Wellness Resort & Spa has top-notch facilities, including a 22,000-square-foot spa and 20 acres of land to explore. There's also a wide array of classes (over 70 per week), ranging from yoga to sound bathing to juicing lessons, plus therapeutic spa treatments based on the healing principles of water. And then there's the food: Two on-site restaurants cover the day's meals, from a fresh juice bar at breakfast to wine and seafood come dinner time."
