SHA Wellness Clinic

Verderol 5 El Albir, Alicante Spain

Set atop a picturesque hill overlooking a national park and the Costa Blanca near Alicante, Spain, the SHA Wellness Clinic is a pioneering holistic medical spa specializing in preventive, predictive and personalized wellness. Combining Eastern wisdom with Western medical advances, the highly skilled staff at SHA understands that health is not the absence of illness, but rather a harmonious balance of mind, body and spirit. The SHA Wellness Clinic is the first macrobiotic spa in Europe, and is a model in indulgent simplicity. The spa’s 93 suites are minimal, open spaces designed to emit a sense of peace and wellbeing. Tranquility permeates every space of the spa, from the library, to tearoom, to the SHA private terrace.

Upon arrival guests undergo a consultation, after which begins a personalized spa regimen, tailored to meet the physical, emotional, or social needs of each client. Programs include nutritional therapies, anti-ageing medicine, aesthetic medicine, sleeping medicine, and an anti-tobacco unit. Every stay at SHA is complemented by the wonderful macrobiotic cuisine at the spa’s restaurant, SHAMADI. Headed by Pablo Montoro, formerly of El Bulli, the kitchen at SHAMADI turns out seasonal and organic whole food that by no means compromises on taste. Montoro produces gastronomic treasures like tuna tataki with mushroom risotto and fungus and sweet rice wine reduction, or a chocolate coolant with ginger ice cream, biscuit crumbs and apple crunch.

SHA has been opened for only a short time, but has already claimed a number of coveted accolades. The spa was recently awarded the 2010 Condé Nast Traveler award for ‘Best Medical Spa’ and the ‘Best Spa of Spain’ award from Spa Finder. It is a favorite of health-conscious celebrities, attracting the likes of Naomi Campbell and Kylie Minogue.

The facilities include: 5 buildings, each 4-storey, with other buildings connected; 10 lifts; 93 Suites, all with views. The designer suites have Jacuzzi, double beds, plasma screen TV, free Internet connection (ADSL), satellite TV, private phones, safe boxes, minibar, air conditioning, and 24-hour room service. There are a tearoom, a fitness area, a 2,000 square-metre spa, with 40 treatment cabins, and a heated swimming pool. Other facilities include a chapel, a loibrary, a putting green, supervised parking facilities, shuttle to and from the airport, gold and green fee reservations. There is a yoga room, and Life Learning Activities (excursion, conferences, exhibitions etc.) There are three conference rooms, and a restaurant.

SHA Treatment Programs
The SHA Wellness Clinic recommends that clients begin their programs on Sundays, preferably between 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm.
SHA CURE INTEGRAL- recommended stay 14 days
The program includes: General medical check up - Initial clinical analysis - Medical consultation - Consultation with nutrition and natural therapies expert - Aesthetic consultation - Consultation with personal trainer - SHA diet as prescribed - Therapeutic natural beverages - 2 therapeutic treatments (shiatsu, reiki, deep tissue, relaxing, body wraps, etc) - 2 anti-cellulite or lymphatic drainage - 2 acupuncture sessions - 2 hydro-colon therapy sessions - 2 floatarium sessions - Use of SHA’s hydro-therapy circuit (hydrotherapy pool, sauna, Roman Baths, Turkish baths, showers, foot baths, jet speeds, etc.) - Activities at SHA Life Learning Centre: Talks, yoga, tai chi, walks, healthy cooking lectures, etc.

SHA ESSENCE - recommended stay 7 days
The program includes: General medical check up - Initial clinical analysis - Medical consultation at the beginning and at the end of your program - Consultation with nutrition and natural therapies expert - Aesthetic consultation - Consultation with personal trainer - SHA diet as prescribed - Therapeutic natural beverages according to your prescription - Activities at SHA Life Learning Centre: Talks, yoga, tai chi, chi kung, healthy cooking lectures, etc. - Activities at SHA Entertainment: Cinema, dancing classic, live music, expositions, etc. - 1x natural therapeutic treatment (Shiatsu, reiki, acupuncture, etc.) as prescribed - 1x sensory relaxing massage - 2x floatarium sessions offering therapeutic benefits similar to those of the Dead Sea - Use of SHA’s aqua lab circuit as recommended by your consultant - Personalized post treatment health plan - SHA Coaching (2 months communication by e-mail for follow up consultations and doubts after your stay)

SHA DISCOVERY recommended stay 4 days
The program includes: General medical check up - Consultation with nutrition and natural therapies expert - Menu SHAMADI - Activities at SHA Life Learning Centre: Talks, yoga, tai chi, chi kung, healthy cooking lectures, etc. - Activities at SHA Entertainment: Cinema, dancing classes, live music, expositions, etc. - 1x natural therapeutic treatment (Shiatsu, reiki, acupuncture, etc) as prescribed - 1x sensory relaxing massage - 1x floatarium session offering therapeutic benefits similar to those of the Dead Sea - Use of SHA’s aqua lab circuit as recommended by your consultant

SHA FEELING recommended stay 2 days
The program includes: Menu SHAMADI - Activities at SHA Life Learning Centre: Talks, yoga, tai chi, chi kung, healthy cooking lectures, etc. - Activities at SHA Entertainment: Cinema, dancing classes, live music, expositions, etc. - 1x natural therapeutic treatment (Shiatsu, reiki, or acupuncture) as prescribed - 1x sensory relaxing massage - 1x floatarium session offering therapeutic benefits similar to those of the Dead Sea - Use of SHA’s aqua lab circuit as recommended by your consultant

EXECUTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM recommended stay 4 days
Program Description: The excess of work, preoccupations, stress, and junk food affects our health, our quality of life and of course our productivity. This program will help you to recover the energy levels that are necessary to optimize the power of your organism improving the nervous system’s functions. Most importantly, you will learn basic and useful tools to maintain and to improve your health and quality of life, learning the relation that exists between nutrition and physical health, mental and emotional, learning series of exercises and movements that can be practiced at any time and in any surroundings, managing to recover from stress, learning how to fortify you immune system and to protect yourself from diseases, etc.

WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM
Minimum 7 days, recommended 14 days. This is ideal for people who are overweight, fatigued, or who have problems with their body image and eating disorders. The programme is based on ancient knowledge that helps stabilize metabolism and reduce blood sugar levels. Natural herbal drinks help the elimination of excess fat. The programme includes: General medical check up - Initial clinical analysis - Medical consultation at the beginning and at the end of your program - Consultation with nutrition and natural therapies expert - Aesthetic consultation - Consultation with personal trainer - SHA diet as prescribed - Therapeutic natural beverages according to your prescription - Activities at SHA Life Learning Centre: Talks, yoga, tai chi, chi kung, healthy cooking lectures, etc. - Activities at SHA Entertainment: Cinema, dancing classes, live music, expositions, etc. - 1x therapeutic shiatsu massage ( 2 in the 14 days program) - 2x acupuncture sessions (4 in the 14 days program) - 1x floatarium session offering therapeutic benefits similar to those of the Dead Sea (2 in the 14 days program) - Use of SHA’s aqua lab circuit as recommended by your consultant - Personalized post treatment health plan - SHA Coaching: (2 months communication by e-mail for follow up consultations and doubts after your stay)

INTENSIVE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM
Recommended stay 14 days. This is the ideal program for people who are overweight, fatigued, or are depressed due to their body image and with possible eating problems. Being overweight is the cause of many health problems such as coronary heart disease, diabetes and so on, thus conditioning our way of life and overall vitality. SHA provides a method aimed at recovering the ideal state of health, recovering and increasing vitality by a combination of diet and other therapies that help stabilize the metabolism and reduce the levels of blood sugar. A nutritional program based on ancient health knowledge, accompanied by natural therapeutic herbal drinks, offers a method of encouraging the removal of excess fat. Emphasis is largely placed on learning a new dietary regime in order to enable the patient to continue to lose weight until one reaches his or her ideal weight and maintain it during his or her lifetime, gaining health and energy. The programme includes: General medical check up - Initial clinical analysis - Medical consultation at the beginning and at the end of your program - 3 brief intermediate control consultations with nutrition and natural therapies expert - Aesthetic consultation - Dermatological test with skin scanner - Consultation with personal trainer - SHA diet as prescribed - Therapeutic natural beverages according to your prescription - 6x therapeutic and/or relaxing massages - 4x acupuncture sessions - 3x lymphatic drainage - 3x hydro-colon therapy sessions - 3x presso-therapy sessions - 3x Phisia sessions (a revolutionary system based on physiological frequency treatment; it attains true facial and body rejuvenation by non non-invasive methods. It is the first and only cellular regenerator that improves skin tone, cellulite reduction, wrinkle reduction and lymphatic drainage). Activities at SHA Life Learning Centre: Talks, yoga, tai chi, chi kung, healthy cooking lectures, etc. - Activities at SHA Entertainment: Cinema, dancing classes, live music, expositions, etc. - 1x therapeutic shiatsu massage ( 2 in the 14 days program) - 2x acupuncture sessions (4 in the 14 days program) - 1x floatarium session offering therapeutic benefits similar to those of the Dead Sea (2 in the 14 days program) - Use of SHA’s hydro-therapy circuit as recommended by your consultant (hydrotherapy pool, sauna, Roman Baths, Turkish baths, showers, foot baths, jet speeds, etc.) - Personalized post treatment health plan - SHA Coaching: (2 months communication by e-mail for follow up consultations and doubts after your stay)

DETOX PROGRAM
Minimum 7 days, recommended 14 days. The program includes: General medical check up - Initial clinical analysis - Medical consultation at the beginning and at the end of your program - Consultation with nutrition and natural therapies expert - Aesthetic consultation - Consultation with personal trainer - SHA diet as prescribed - Therapeutic natural beverages according to your prescription - Activities at SHA Life Learning Centre: Talks, yoga, tai chi, chi kung, healthy cooking lectures, etc. - Activities at SHA Entertainment: Cinema, dancing classes, magic, live music, expositions, etc. - 1x therapeutic Shiatsu massage treatment ( 2 in the 14 days program) - 1x acupuncture session (2 in the 14 days program) - 1x hydro-colon therapy (2 in the 14 days program) - 2x floatarium sessions offering therapeutic benefits similar to those of the Dead Sea (4 in the 14 days program) - 2x purified oxygen sessions ( 4 in the 14 days program) - Use of SHA’s aqua lab circuit as recommended by your consultant - Personalized post treatment health plan - SHA Coaching: 2 months communication by e-mail for follow up consultations and doubts after your stay

ANTI-STRESS PROGRAM
Recommended stay 7 days. This helps treat conditions such as chronic stress, difficulties in concentration, lethargy, irritability, migraines, headaches, anxiety and fatique. The programme includes: General medical check up - Initial clinical analysis - Medical consultation at the beginning and at the end of your program - Consultation with nutrition and natural therapies expert - Aesthetic consultation - Consultation with personal trainer - SHA diet as prescribed - Therapeutic natural beverages according to your prescription - Activities at SHA Life Learning Centre: Talks, yoga, tai chi, chi kung, healthy cooking lectures, etc. - Activities at SHA Entertainment: Cinema, dancing classes, live music, expositions, etc. - 1x meditation and stress reduction session - 1x sensory relaxing massage or deep tissue massage - 1x relaxing body wrap - 2x floatarium sessions offering therapeutic benefits similar to those of the Dead Sea - Use of SHA’s aqua lab circuit as recommended by your consultant - Personalized post treatment health plan - SHA Coaching: 2 months communication by e-mail for follow up consultations and doubts after your stay

ANTI-TOBACCO PROGRAM
Recommended stay 7 days. The programme is designed to analyze physical and psychological conditions, and then utilize a variety of techniques to help guests quit and ensure that they do not return to the smoking habit. The programme includes: General medical check up - Electro-cardiograma - Initial clinical analysis - Medical consultation at the beginning and at the end of your program - Consultation with nutrition and natural therapies expert - Consultation with psychologist - Aesthetic consultation - Consultation with personal coach - SHA diet as prescribed - Therapeutic natural beverages according to your prescription - Activities at SHA Life Learning Centre: Talks, yoga, tai chi, chi kung, healthy cooking lectures, etc. - Activities at SHA Entertainment: Cinema, dancing classes, live music, expositions, etc. - 1x herbal Inhaler treatment as prescribed by our expert - 2x acupuncture sessions or laser-acupuncture sessions - 1x body wrap treatment with purifying sea weeds - 2x oxygen therapy sessions - 2x floatarium sessions offering therapeutic benefits similar to those of the Dead Sea - Use of SHA’s aqua lab circuit as recommended by your consultant - Personalized post treatment health plan - SHA Coaching: 2 months communication by e-mail for follow up consultations and doubts after your stay

SLEEP WELL PROGRAM
Recommended stay 7 days. This programme utilizes Western diagnostic techniques and natural therapies to alleviate sleep disorders. The programme includes: General medical check up - Initial Clinical analysis - Medical consultation at the beginning and at the end of your programme - Consultation with nutrition and natural therapies expert - Diagnosis of suitable pressure for treatment with CPAP - Sleep monitoring (Night polysomnographic diagnosis) - Medical consultation - Aesthetic consultation - Consultation with the personal trainer - SHA diet as prescribed - Therapeutic natural beverages according to your prescription - Activities at SHA Life Learning Centre: Talks, yoga, tai chi, chi kung, healthy cooking lectures, etc. - Activities at SHA Entertainment: Cinema, dancing classes, live music, expositions, etc. - 2x natural therapeutic treatments (Shiatsu or reiki) as prescribed - 2x acupuncture sessions - 2x oxygen therapy sessions - Use of SHA’s aqua lab circuit as recommended by your consultant - Personalized post treatment health plan - SHA Coaching: 2 months communication by e-mail for follow up consultations and doubts after your stay

Fibromialgy, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Muscular Pain
The SHA method offers effective results for the treatment of these diseases, by combining scientific knowledge with Ancient Eastern techniques. The origin of these diseases is related to the accumulation of toxins in muscle, connective tissue and joints. A 14-day stay is not enough to achieve a complete cure, but patients will notice improvements. Guidelines are provided to enable guests to continue the healing process independently.  The programme includes: Initial clinical analysis - General medical check up - General Medical consultation to diagnose and evaluate your Health at the beginning and at end of your program - Consultation with nutrition and natural therapies expert - Pulmonary Function Tests, Electrocardiogram (ECG / EKG), Oxygen Saturation (Sat O2), Vital Signs - Pain Test (Visual Analogue Scale - VAS), Hyperalgesy (painful spots), Quality of life (Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire – FIQ), Functional Capacity (Health Assessment Questionnaire - HAQ), Anxiety (The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory - STAI), Depression (Beck Depression Inventory BDI), Physical Capacity (6 Minutes Walk Test – 6MWT). - Reading and interpretation of the psychologic test, stress management session, relaxation technics - SHA Diet according to your prescription - Therapeutic natural beverages according to your prescription - 2x hydro – Colon Therapy session - 2x shiatsu massage shiatsu per week - 2x lymphatic massage per week - 1x detoxifying see-weed wraps - Consultation with personal trainer. Activities at the SHA Life Learning Centre: Talks, yoga, tai chi, chi kung, healthy cooking lectures, etc. - Activities at SHA Entertainment: Cinema, dancing classes, live music, expositions, etc. - 2x aquagym sessions - 1x ai chi session aiming to stretch the energy meridians, improving the flow of energy by unblocking energy - 3x acupuncture sessions - 4x floatarium sessions offering therapeutic benefits similar to those of the Dead Sea - Use of SHA’s aqua lab circuit as recommended by your consultant - Personalized post treatment health plan - SHA Coaching: 2 months communication by e-mail and videoconference for follow up consultations and doubts after your stay.

SHA ALL ROUND REJUVENATION PROGRAM
Anti-ageing + preventive medicine + genetics. Recommended stay 14 days: (7 days + 7 days). The programme is designed to optimize your health and add many years onto your life by means of an optimum combination of ancient Oriental techniques and the latest scientific advances in personalized preventive and predictive medicine.
Stage 1: Diagnosis and the start of the treatment. (7 days). This consists of a series of thorough examinations that provide the different biomarkers that enable staff to calculate the patient’s biological age and their degree of ageing. Physical, psychological and laboratory examinations (biochemical, hormones, immunological, genetic and microbiological tests) are performed to obtain information about how the body's different organs and systems are working. The risk of heart disease, the respiratory, gastrointestinal systems, the kidneys, liver and the neuropsychological systems are all assessed. Eating habits, osteoarticular changes and the physical fitness of the guest are all checked. Treatment is started immediately.
Stage 2: Personalized treatment and follow-up (7 days). In the second stage, practitioners can begin to apply a set of Oriental and Western techniques that are personalized in order to defeat premature ageing. Wherever appropriate, food supplements, antioxidants, bio-compatible hormones, vitamins and trace elements are added to enhance the treatment. Lastly, the individual is given a personalized health plan and ongoing follow-ups to ensure exceptional results.

SHA’s Aesthetics Unit: capable of delivering fast and noticeable results through non-invasive techniques, optimizing internal and external beauty. The aesthetics programs can be combined with any other program except SHA Feeling.
Sha Facial Rejuvenation
Includes: facial mesotherapy with cell DNA protective agents - Regenerative treatment with a pure collagen base - Mesopuncture with skin-firming treatment - Facial ultrasound
Sha Corporal Rejuvenation
Includes: Corporal skin-firming treatment - 2 anti-sagging or anti-cellulite treatment sessions (as prescribed) - Lymphatic drainage massage
Sha Biologic Natural Rejuvenation
Includes: Bio-mesopuncture at chakra points - Mesopuncture
Sha Rejuvenation For Men
Includes: 2 mesopeel sessions: Peeling (glycolic acid formula) + mesotherapy + vitamin cocktail - 2 scalp mesotherapy sessions with hair strengthening or anti-hair loss treatment
Sha Hand Rejuvenation
Includes: - Chemical peel - Hand rejuvenation - Hand rehydration - Paraffin bath - Manicure
Sha Integral Rejuvenation
Includes: Botox injections in the three facial zones - Intensive strengthening treatment for the facial perimeter - Mesotherapy with non-reticulated hyaluronic acid - Facial mesotherapy with cell DNA protective agents - Regenerative treatment based on Evolence Breeze

INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS:
info@shawellnessclinic.com +34 966 811 199
www.shawellnessclinic.

H.N. 27.2.2012

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