THE Farm at San Benito has established itself as the best destination for health and wellness within the Southern Tagalog region, and earned a good reputation in other parts of the globe.
The wellness resort is part of CG Corp. Global, a Nepal-based conglomerate with interests in real estate, financial services, hospitality, fast moving consumer goods, and other sectors.
The Farm at San Benito recently unveiled Acacia Wellness Residences as part of its luxury portfolios. The Acacia villas are more spacious.
“As a result of the pandemic, a lot of people now take holidays as a family. We built these four-bedroom villas for people who want to be part of The Farm community but are more private. The model we have is that the person will invest and the investment pays for itself because we maintain it and lease the property,” said Preet Singh, The Farm at San Benito general manager.
The price of each villa at Acacia Wellness Residences is $2 million and by The Farm’s calculations, the investment can be recouped in six to eight years. It’s not a sale but a 99-year lease. “It’s so exclusive that we didn’t advertise. Instead, the villas were offered to people who have been coming here for years. They are people who understand what we do,” said Singh. There are already seven villas with four in the pipeline. There are 25 hectares of land that The Farm at San Benito wants to develop as part of the third phase of its development.
One of the best things about Acacia Wellness Residences is that it will eventually have its own holistic center, stores where they can buy their daily needs, and possibly a golf course.
Before the pandemic, many of The Farm’s guests came from other countries like India, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Japan, and the United States. But because of the lockdowns and travel restrictions, many locals either discovered or rediscovered The Farm at San Benito.
One of the most popular treatments at The Farm is Vital Dome, which uses Far Infrared Rays (FIRs) generated by carbon panels within the device to give users a sense of relaxation and renewed well-being.
The Vital Dome’s FIRs penetrate deep into the skin, accelerating regeneration on a cellular level as it safely raises the body’s core temperature. You stay inside the dome for around 40 minutes at a temperature of around 60 degrees Centigrade (no worries because your head is outside the dome). This helps the body to sweat out toxins and other impurities.
I also had the Water Wellness Therapy, which included a steam bath, infrared sauna, cold bucket shower, pressure pools, flotation pod, onsen bath, and many other treatments. The whole process takes 120 minutes and while I may have been out of my comfort zone for some of that time, the result was me sleeping as soon as my head hit the pillow that night.
Not every person can go to The Farm at San Benito but if you have the means and the time, please try to visit at least. It’s only an hour and a half’s dive from Makati and the place is really beautiful. The rooms are world-class and the food is excellent. They have activities that are free such as a guided morning walk and yoga. They also have a living food prep class and Sound Healing.
Sound Healing is an ancient art that uses vibrations to relax the body, mind and soul. Sound therapy is a clinical and evidence-based therapy used for dealing with mental health issues, such as anxiety, pain and sleep disorders, which are usually caused by high levels of tension and stress.
At The Farm at San Benito, Sound Healing therapies are done either at The Farm’s Amphitheater, overlooking its iconic Big Lagoon; or at The Temple of Five Elements by its meditative labyrinth. Relaxation is achieved using Tibetan singing bowls, tuning forks, various traditional gongs, and other resonant instruments, including the human voice.
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