Conde Naste: AJA MALIBU, CALIFORNIA
Original Article Written by Emma Love
In Brief
A spiritual newbie that blends profound workshops with a dreamy setting.
The Lowdown
High in the hills above Malibu, on 23 acres that once belonged to Teddy Roosevelt, is mystic and certified raw-food chef Inannya Magick's holistic retreat, where seven-night chakra-based programmes encourage guests to reconnect with themselves and nature. Food here is mostly raw: chia-seed pudding at breakfast; huge help-yourself salads and carrot spaghetti with yellow bell pepper and truffle cream for lunch, although on the final day it's liquids only. The first four days begin with qigong - either after a hike along the Backbone Trail or on El Matador beach - followed by a workshop related to that day's designated chakra. Some of these are pretty left-of-centre (chanting about water, for example), but the best are with herbalist Ali Mramor and, on throat-chakra day, sound therapy with classically trained musician Helane Anderson.
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