Rosewood Little Dix Bay Offers New Wellness Retreats for 2013

Rosewood Little Dix Bay's four-day Wellness Retreats first launched in January 2011, and have grown and improved each year. For summer 2013, the resort will offer new wellness programs such as: healthy cooking classes with Executive Chef Carlos Hannon and new high-intensity fitness techniques such as TRX suspension training.

Rosewood Little Dix Bay's Wellness Retreats include twice-daily classes, rejuvenating breakfast and dinner menus (with take-home healthy recipes) and luxurious treatments at Sense, A Rosewood Spa® to soothe sore muscles. Guests are also provided with free time for customized 1-on-1 consultations with the instructor or for sun-bathing and relaxation on the pristine BVI beaches.

Guests can choose between two wellness tracks: Revitalize, Renew and Refresh Yoga and Frankly Fitness® Immersion. Yoga classes promote balance and strength-building, while the more intense fitness workouts combine strength, flexibility, cardio exercise and core training. Here are further details on the programs:

• Revitalize, Refresh, Renew Yoga:
January 12-16, January 16-20, 2013; June 8-12, June 12-16, 2013
Experience the ancient discipline of yoga while practicing postures in the beautiful environment of Rosewood Little Dix Bay. Johnny Anzalone, a certified instructor of Hatha, Vinyasa and Ashtanga Yoga, Meditation, Pilates and dance, will lead students through daily classes. The classes will consist of Multi-Level Yoga, Meditation, Core Strength and Stretch and the Choreography of Asana and Alignment. The core work practice will be held throughout the tranquil resort and on secluded beaches and will offer the knowledge needed to enhance your body, mind and spirit.

• Frankly Fitness® Immersion:
May 4-8, May 8-12, 2013; November 16-20, November 20-24, 2013
MOVE WELL, FEEL WELL, BE WELL® is the philosophy of New York City fitness professional, Frank Baptiste, C.S.C.S. His experience working with a variety of clients of all ages and abilities from new mothers to professional athletes will help students during two classes each day learn the skills they need to achieve fitness goals and keep you moving well both during this program and after you return home. The beachside and poolside workshops including Move Well Morning Workout, Jump Rope Techniques, 21st Century Core Training, and Kettlebell Sessions will have your muscles toned and the calories melting.

Rosewood Little Dix Bay has always been an inviting destination for active travelers. The resort's half-mile, crescent-shaped beach is considered one of the world's finest, with a coral reef just offshore and plenty of shoreline for launching myriad water sports from kayaking to Scuba diving. There is a highly rated tennis facility onsite managed by Peter Burwash International. And there is access to beaches around Virgin Gorda through the resort's complimentary Beach Drop service, with round-trip convenience to 10 beautiful stretches of sand via Boston Whaler. For more information or to make reservations at Rosewood Little Dix Bay, please contact (284) 495-5555 or visit www.littledixbay.com.

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