This past August, I spent a week at @theranchitaly, the new location for iconic wellness retreat, The Ranch Malibu. It was tough and tiring, but also fun and incredibly rewarding. In the world of wellness retreats, The Ranch has a reputation for being the boot camp of the bunch: vegan, gluten free meals; 6 hours of workouts each day; no alcohol or caffeine; 5:30am wake-up calls, all with the goal of helping participants lose weight, reset, and kickstart healthy habits. But there’s also time to pamper, with daily massages and (unique to their Italy program), incredible spa facilities (how often can you sit in a steam sauna that overlooks a medieval city?). In the end, I lost 2 pounds, 5 by the end of the following week. But more importantly, I came out of the program feeling strong and motivated to curb some less that great pandemic habits. (Read the full review on afar.com) . . . #theranchmalibu #theranchitaly #wellnessretreat #wellnessjourney #wellnessretreats #italy #fiuggi