Who are We and How we Can Help You:
Our Health & Wellness Retreat & Resource Center is based in Hollywood, Florida, situated just 30 minutes north of Miami, 15 minutes south of Fort Lauderdale, and only 5 minutes from Hollywood Beach. Our serene retreat home is nestled in a peaceful neighborhood where the only sounds you'll hear are the gentle rustle of palm trees and the sweet melodies of chirping birds.
Locally, we offer a wide range of Health & Wellness Services designed to help you achieve the feeling of optimal wellbeing. Come, visit us and experience the tranquility and rejuvenation that awaits you at our retreat.
Locally we offer:
Here on our website our mission is to provide you with information about our products and services, along with tools & the latest information on natural healing that could greatly assist you in your health & wellness goals.
We also offer classes, events and transformational workshops and retreats so make sure you sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of this page to be up to date on our events.
Our approach to Well Being:
We believe that the ultimate longing of all human beings, in the many paths and forms, is for Wholeness.
We believe that Wholeness can only be achieved by an intimate Relationship between Body, Mind & Spirit.
We believe that we're a vessel of Bliss and that by purifying the Mind & Body we achieve better Health and rise to Higher Levels of Energy & Consciousness.
We believe in the innate wisdom of the body to heal itself and we make available information, tools & products to help achieve that balance to live at your maximum potential.
Although we do not give medical advice, we’ll gladly coach you with your Health goals and support you during this process.*
We're always learning and we welcome your comments and experiences.
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Please remember always to consult your physician if you have a specific condition.
About the Owner:
Alejandro Medin (Alex) graduated as a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in 1990 from the prestigious Universidad de Belgrano in Argentina.
During his period in college Alex sought deep for answers through psychotherapy and soon after he graduated his uncompromised search for Truth took him, beyond western psychology, into Eastern studies, Yoga, Meditation, Reiki and Healing work which would become later his postgraduate education.
In 1995 he moved to India to deepen his experiential studies into Eastern philosophy, cathartic therapies and meditation and dove deep into the teachings of his spiritual teacher Osho.
At Osho's ashram Alex was exposed to a myriad of different psychotherapies, adapted to Osho's approach to Meditation, all with the purpose of cleansing the body and mind in order to experience True Awareness, Realization and Oneness.
Within the different therapies he explored at Osho's Ashram, he particularly resonated with dance and an aquatic therapy adapted from Watsu called Aquafloating, both as novel meditations and healing modalities intended to promote deep levels transformation through relaxation and letting go in the client. Deep, transformational healing through deep relaxation became a new insight in his approach to mental health and the pursuit of Truth.
After his experience at Osho's ashram he moved to Maui, Hawaii where he shared this new insight and benefits of this Aquatic Therapy with other Watsu practitioners and clients.
By 1998 he traced down the origins of Watsu and moved to California to Harbin Hot Springs, where Watsu and many other forms of Aquatic Bodywork & Therapy sprung from. While living at Harbin (where he lived for over 18 years), he dove deep into bodywork and Aquatic Therapy training with top aquatic therapists including Harold Dull, the founder of Watsu, and Mario Jahara, founder of the Jahara Watsu method and others.
In the year 2000, deepening his understanding on how the body holds keys to unlocking the mind, he continued his postgraduate education in somatic psychology though bodywork at Esalen Institute and eventually became a Certified Massage Therapist at Heartwood Institute.
While at Harbin Hot springs Alex got to experience first hand the benefits of a holistic approach to healing, integrating shamanic practices, Tantra, dance, meditation with the deep relaxation that Watsu and Aquatic Bodywork provide as tools for personal and spiritual growth to be able to regain our True Wholeness as Body-Mind-Spirit.
During that time he understood the implications of nutrition in our overall health, mental clarity & wellbeing and recognized the benefits of using wholesome foods and nutritional supplements to achieve high performance. Eventually this holistic approach gave birth to Health & Light Institute which became his company ever since through which he shares his experience.
In 2014 he moved to Miami where he continued his practice as a holistic practitioner and founded Ecstatic Dance Miami to offer monthly shamanic dances for the local community. In 2019 he opened our retreat center just 30 mins north of Miami, in Hollywood, where he continues his practice, now offering classes and private therapeutic sessions at our private and secluded location.
