Taking charge of your own health and wellness, is what Wellnessland is all about. Health-Care means you care and we care about your health!
I was thrilled to be welcomed as the Visiting Healing Arts Practitioner at Wellnessland Health Institute for the month of August 2018. Wellnessland is located in the urban jungle of Cebu, in the Philippines. It is tucked away just a few kilometers off the city center, and is a hidden gem. It is a phenomenal source of holistic healing practices, and also has a delicious, I mean truly delicious vegan restaurant housed inside.
Wellnessland was founded by Dr. Romy Parades, MD, who was a medical doctor before realizing that chemicals and prescriptions aren’t how he wants to heal others – it’s through nourishing the body with proper nutrients through food and minerals and eliminating toxins. He also focus on the holistic healing arts such as reiki, meditation, and yoga.
Dr. Romy Parades is a warm, friendly man who doesn’t think of his office as a “doctor’s office” but as a “conversation room,” a place for the client to be as involved in their journey to health as he is. It’s not a one-way street, it’s a conversation, and a true collaboration about how to reach wellness of the body and mind.
Wellnessland also has a “hotel” directly across the street from it that has beautiful rooms that usually house retreat-goers and those who are going through detox treatments such as juice cleanses. Wellnessland also has an entire floor of massage rooms and offers massage services. I was lucky to get to offer Reiki Healing sessions in these rooms to clients that suffered from serious medical conditions and disorders. It was challenging, but it sure was rewarding.
As the Healing Arts Practitioner for the month, I taught daily yoga classes in Hatha and Vinyasa. I welcomed students from all ages and all cultures. Most of my students were Filipino, but I was fortunate enough to have a wonderful student, Daniella, from Italy who attended my classes very regularly. She was a woman with a beautiful energy, progressing with such strength on her path to wellness. It was a blessing to get to be there with her, to be a part of her journey.
Wellnessland was a beautiful home to me for a brief month, but it was one of the most impactful experiences I’ve had thus far. Wellnessland is a hub of healing. It transcends just the detox-mentality and goes much further in to what it takes to truly lead a healthy life with a balanced mind and body. I would recommend checking out Wellnessland to anyone who is in the area, or planning a trip to visit there if you’re far away is absolutely worth it too. It’s a beautiful place, with a beautiful mission, with beautiful people.
Curious about the Founder of Wellnessland?
Dr. Romy Parades is the founder and owner of Wellnessland Health Institute and Wholeness Center in the concrete jungle that is Cebu in the Philippines. Dr. Romy is a medical doctor and has his MD. However, he left traditional medicine after seeing the over prescription of drugs and how patients were consistently not improving. He decided to create a wholistic healing center to not only heal his community but to also impact the way that health is thought about. Dr. Romy is described as the visionary founder and prime mover of the Self-Health Empowerment Movement.
The core of Dr. Romy’s belief in medicine is in empowering people to take control of their own health. Instead of his office being a consultation room, he has named the room a “Conversation Room.” Dr. Romy has conversations with his patients about their entire wellbeing and energy body, he prescribes Ayurvedic medicines based on roots, minerals, and herbs. He also prescribes yoga, massage, meditation, and more sleep.
I love that Dr. Romy is so passionate about putting health back into a person’s hands. Instead of letting someone else be the captain of your own health, Dr. Romy gives you back the steering wheel.
When I Was At Wellnessland…
I was one of Wellnessland Health Institute and Wholeness Center’s visiting healing arts practitioners in June 2018. I taught daily yoga classes and offered my skills as a Reiki Healer to clients at the health institute and wholeness center. I also conducted two vegan cooking classes. I had the pleasure of getting to know Dr. Romy during my month spent at Wellnessland and was very impressed and affected by his philosophy on health and health-care: caring for your own health and putting the power back in your hands.
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You can also read more about my time at Wellnessland by clicking HERE.
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