b) Many hotel gyms have a token collection of equipment. Our gym is very well equipped with a variety of excellent machines and free weights. 2 running machines, 2 elliptical, 1 step machine, 2 recumbent bikes, 1 rowing machine, 10 of the latest Body Solid pro dual body work stations which gives one over 20 exercise options. These machines provide a quality, smooth action to work all the major muscle groups of your body.
This is complimented with a good selection of free weights. 2 power plate/vibration trainers and 1 Inverter for Inversion Therapy. Plus exercise pool, racquetball, infrared saunas (ceramic), Jacuzzi, steam and more.

We have a professional trainer on hand by prior arrangement, from the UK and trained in California.

c) Owners are from the UK and ensure the spa staff/therapists are trained and receive continual training to maintain standards.

d) The Haven also has a team of international practitioners – osteopathy, acupuncture, naturopathy – providing a spectrum of health treatments under one roof.

e) Health and Spa programs and packages are also available, just contact us for a quote.

f) If you are staying as a tourist in another hotel or vacation rental, we do have day spa passes that enable you to enrol for the day, week or month.

g) All our rooms are very well appointed, quality fixtures and fittings. We also offer a cleansing program of varying length of days. Generally establishments who offer these types of program are often in very basic accommodation and facilities. Not so at The Haven.
h) Most of the staff speak English as well as Spanish, one speaks English & Swedish and one English & German.

i) We are 1 km from everything Boquete has to offer yet set in a tranquil location where you hear bird song all day. Boquete’s weather and altitude are the perfect combination. The area also offers white water rafting, canoeing, kayaking, climbing, hiking, bird watching, coffee tours, ATV tour, mountain safari tours, day trips to the beach, hot springs, zip line canopy tours and more. There are ample restaurants to choose from to suit every pocket and taste, plus pharmacies, hairdressers, doctors offices, dentists, shops, fruit and vegetable markets and more.

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Según el análisis, un litro de sudor en una sauna ordinario contiene aproximadamente 3% de toxinas. Sin embargo, un litro de sudor de una sauna infrarrojo contiene un 20%!.

Análisis de sudor en una sauna de infrarrojos:
80 a 85% de agua
grasa
colesterol
Ácidos
sal
amoníaco
Metales pesados​​: plomo – cadmio – níquel – cobre – sodio

Tome suficiente agua antes y después de cada sesión.
El uso de una sauna infrarrojo:
Mejora el sistema inmune
reduce la celulitis
reduce el peso
Ayuda a las condiciones de la piel como el acné, el eccema, la psoriasis, etc
mejora la vitalidad
Ayuda con el estrés
Ayuda al sistema cardiovascular y la presión arterial
Excelente para el alivio del dolor – las articulaciones, dolores y molestias, artritis, etc
Una desintoxicación más efectiva como ya hemos comentado, ayuda a las infecciones por hongos como la candidiasis
Ayuda con los niveles de colesterol
Ayuda con enfermedades pulmonares como la bronquitis
El calor infrarrojo es una forma completamente segura de forma natural la energía que se desplaza de 2 a 3 pulgadas de profundidad, a diferencia de un sauna convencional. La terapia de sauna de infrarrojos permite la circulación creciente de la sangre para transportar mayores cantidades de nutrientes y oxígeno a cada célula en el cuerpo.
Aspectos prácticos

El tiempo de calentamiento. Los saunas infrarrojos se calientan de 15 a 20 minutos. Una sauna tradicional toma de 30 a 60 minutos para calentarse.

Penetración del calor. En una sauna tradicional que su cuerpo se calienta por el calor del medio ambiente. Esto requiere temperaturas de hasta 170 a 210 grados F (80 a 100 grados Celsius), que puede ser incómodo. Los rayos infrarrojos penetran directamente en el cuerpo, lo que permite una temperatura ambiente mucho más agradable. Incluso las personas de mayor edad pueden usar este tipo de sauna.

Un Sauna ecologico. Mejor para el medio ambiente, un mejor sistema para usted.
Disfrute de una sauna de 2 a 3 veces por semana durante unos 15 a 30 minutos.
Antes y después del sauna debe beber un vaso de agua u otra bebida hidratante (no café, refrescos o alcohol.)
Llevar traje de baño y siempre tome una toalla.
La mayoría de las membrecías incluyen el uso de la sauna de infrarrojos de vapor y jacuzzi. Las membrecías son diarias, semanales, mensuales y anuales.

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Aumentar su fuerza y mejorar la flexibilidad, Reducir la celulitis Trabaje sus músculos de la base, Tonifique su cuerpo, sin ejercicio vigoroso, Mejore su postura, Ayude a mantener la densidad ósea, Promueva la recuperación después de una lesión, Pierda peso con una mejor descomposición y combustión de las grasas, Ayude a mejorar la secreción de la HGH y la serotonina, Una reducción en el dolor en las articulaciones, Mejore la circulación, oxigenación de la sangre y el flujo linfático
Disminución de la presión arterial, Levantado el metabolismo, Mejore la digestión y el movimiento del colon,
Menos venas varicosas, Mejoría de la función neuromuscular

El entrenamiento por vibración se desarrolló originalmente para los astronautas. Los científicos tuvieron que desarrollar una forma en que los sistemas musculares y esqueléticos de los astronautas puedan ser impugnados o hacer ejercicio con el fin de asegurarse de que perdió fuerza muscular, potencia, flexibilidad y estabilidad.
Lo sorprendente, e incluso más excitante que se puede lograr esto en 10 minutos, algo que normalmente tomaría de 45 a 60 minutos de ejercicio.

Conviértase en un miembro y utilice el entrenador de la vibración con regularidad.

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In years gone by the only places that catered for adults only or couples only where the big all-inclusive resorts, but in more recent times smaller boutique hotel are becoming child-free zones. Some hotel have a policy of no children under 12 or no children under 16, very few have a policy of no persons under 18. Our facility of a spa, health, fitness center and hotel is pretty unique in general and the only one of its kind in Panama.

There are many reasons why people want to get a way and have the peace of mind knowing they won’t have screaming, moaning, winning children running a round them. Some people have a family vacation with their children and then have a second vacation without them to recharge their batteries and it is their very last desire to put up with other peoples children. A romantic vacation would not be the same with kids be it their own or anyone else’s. Then there are the baby boomers who have brought up their children having had many family vacations in the past, many are also taking their share of looking after their grandchildren. For them a vacation or holiday that guarantees no children is imperative. More and more couples these days are choosing not to have children and they also choose to vacation far a way from children, as do the same sex couples.

Research revealed that three quarter of people who where asked about their vacations admitted that other people’s children spoilt their vacation. Some even admitted that their own children spoilt their vacation. To ensure that parents and their children enjoy their holiday or vacation its important they choose a child friendly resort that caters for children every need, happy children make for happy parents.

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• Tone your body without vigorous exercise

• Work your core muscles

• Improve your flexibility

• Reduce cellulite

• Increase your strength

• Improve your posture

• Help to maintain bone density

• Promote recovery following an injury

• Faster calorie burning

• Flexibility and suppleness balance and gait

• Improvement of balance

• Weight loss, better breakdown and fat combustion

• Helps improve secretion of HGH and serotonin

• A reduction in back & joint pain

• Enhanced circulation, blood oxygenation and lymphatic flow

• Decreased blood pressure

• Fewer varicose veins

• Improved neuromuscular function

• Raised metabolism, improved digestion and colon movement

Vibration Training was originally developed for astronauts, since space travel means are is no gravity. Scientists had to developed a way in which astronauts muscular and skeletal systems could be challenged or have a workout in order to ensure that they lost minimal muscular strength, power, flexibility and stability.

What’s amazing and even more exciting – you can achieve this in 10 minutes, something that would usually take 45 to 60 minutes of exercise!

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Many countries have a version of chicken soup, in Panama it is called sancocho which contains starchy root vegetables like yuca and a herb called culantro, similar in taste to cilantro but a completely different shape leave. Ropa vieja means “old clothes” is a dish of shredded beef cooked in a spicy tomato sauce and served over rice. A lot of white rice is eaten and beans.

Panama’s weather is quite diverse from cool mountain regions to tropical coasts and rainforests producing a large array of fruits. Papaya, coconuts, pineapples, bananas, various types of melons, guava and guanabana, Hawaiian paw paw, plantains, passion fruit, oranges, lemons, grapefruits, mangos, mangosteen, lychee, sugar cane, cashew fruit and nuts, in the mountain regions of Boquete strawberries are grown.

Most vegetables are grown in Panama, it is also common to see fresh ginger, fresh chilli, large bunches of fresh parsley. Panama is well known for its coffee, some of the best in the world in fact and cocoa. Rice is a staple and most Panamanians eat it everyday if not twice a day and is often cooked with coconut and pineapple skins. Panama does grow quite a lot of its own rice but not enough to satisfy demand.

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The ancient Egyptians used essential oils like cedar-wood, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, and myrrh in embalming and Cleopatra used essential oils in her beauty regimes. Hippocrates, known as the father of medicine also used them to balance the mind, body and soul.

How does aromatherapy work? It works in four main ways.

Via the olfactory – our sense of smell affecting the part of the brain that helps regulate all the hormonal systems in the body.

Via touch – we all know that touch is therapeutic especially during a massage.

Via breathing – inhaling aromatherapy during a massage treatment.

Through the skin – essential oils are absorbed though the skin and into the blood stream in about 20 minutes or so. So by the by time your massage is finish the therapeutic properties have began to affect in the whole body.

For an aromatherapy massage, essential oils are mixed with a carrier oil, in our health spa we have chosen rice bran oil for a number of reasons. Rice bran oil is a 100% pure and nourishing, It’s a powerful skin protector, rich in gamma-oryzanol that replenishes the skin.  Full of antioxidants and phyto-terols, helps reduce inflammation, soothes discomfort, wonderful for itchy prone skin. Has long been used in Japan to protect and moisturize. Rice Bran oil is one of the richer carrier oils, mildly anti-bacterial, it feels soft and velvety. So you get the benefit of the essential oils and the carrier oil during your massage.   The reason essentials oils are diluted into a carrier oil, is because essentials oils are highly concentrated pure plant compounds too concentrated to put on the skin straight from the bottle. It is important to buy good quality pure essentials oils.

Like herbs there are hundreds of essentials oils with varying healing properties and like herbs there are some very well known and popular essential oils we have all heard of essential oils like lavender known for relaxing muscles and the mind, or tea tree with its reputation for helping all sorts of conditions especially fungal problems, eucalyptus essential oil for improving the respiratory system, or lemon essential oils for cleansing.

There are contra-indications – if you are pregnant or take certain medication or if you are a child or suffer epilepsy or an adult with high blood pressure.

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The Australian Natural Therapists Association Limited (ANTA) is the largest national democratic association of ‘recognised professional’ traditional medicine and natural therapy [Complementary Medicine] practitioners who work in the areas of health care and preventative medicine.

The word massage is most likely to have emerged from the Greek word ‘Massein’, meaning ‘to knead’ or the Arabic word ‘mas’h’ meaning ‘to press softly’. Massage is the oldest form of physical medicine known to man and can be traced back to the early Chinese medical manuscripts around 400BC. Massage was advocated by Hippocrates who was born in the fifth century and was known as ‘the father of medicine’. It was widely used and written about in Roman times with history recording how Julius Ceaesar received massage to relieve neuralgia!

Very little was recorded about massage in Europe between the Roman times and the early Middle Ages, but by the sixteenth century medicine slowly started to re-learn what had been lost. Between 1776 and 1839, a Swedish professor, Peter Ling, created a scientific system of therapeutic massage known as Swedish massage and established a teaching institute in Stockholm.

Today, massage therapy is one of the fastest growing forces in the field of health care.

How does it work?

Massage is simply the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body – the muscles, tendons and ligaments. A massage therapist’s hands are his most important tool through which he not only treats the patient but also detects physical and emotional problems. The massage therapist palpates the patient’s body to determine the condition of the tissues and the likely source of any pain, and thus the correct form of remedial treatment.

Massage works through the various body systems in one of two ways, a mechanical action and a reflex action. A mechanical action is created by moving the muscles and soft tissues of the body using pressure and stretching movement, thereby cleansing them of acids and deposits. This mechanical action breaks up fibrous tissue and loosens stiff joints.

A reflex is created when treatment of one part of the body affects another part of the body, much like pressing a light switch on a wall to turn on a light in the centre of the room. Just like this electric connection, so too are different parts of the body connected to each other not just by flesh and bone but by nerve pathways, or flows of energy known as ‘meridians’. So, by using reflex action, some therapists will treat a patient’s stomach complaint by massaging the arms, and will alleviate pain in the legs by massaging the lower back.

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TRIP A    8 Night Custom Tour of Panama

Day 1 Arrive Panama City. You will be met at the airport Two different tours full of adventure and fun, experience all Panama’s amazing hidden beauty and surprises from the rainforests to the Panama Canal, from the mountains to the coast – a world of wonder awaits you. You will be looked after from beginning to end as everything is organized for you, taking the hassle out of your trip, leaving you to concentrate on just enjoying the moments. and taken to your hotel by private car & driver. A 4 star HOTEL, where you will stay for the next 2 nights is centrally located for shopping, restaurants, & nightlife.

Day 2 Take a full day tour of Panama City, including the Panama Canal locks.

Day 3 Transfer to the Panama City domestic airport. You will then check-in for your flight to David, in the northern part of Panama. Upon arrival in David, you will be transferred to your hotel in Boquete, land of crystal mountain springs, beautiful flowers, birds, & amazing coffee. You will stay the next 3 nights at the Zen-like HAVEN SPA and Hotel. It is located in a beautiful, serene setting, but just minutes from downtown Boquete, & the many excellent restaurants. You can spend your free afternoon enjoying a massage, or other spa treatments. Your stay includes a light breakfast, 1 massage per person, complimentary use of the gym, Jacuzzi, racquet ball, exercise pool & infrared sauna.

Day 4 Full day tour beginning with a hike in Falling Waters Nature Reserve, a remote virgin cloud forest. The trail borders a gorgeous creek, at the base of Volcan Baru. You will explore an underground cavern, and lunch beside an exquisite waterfall – bring a bathing suit! Then you will travel to the La Luna Coffee Farm, to taste some of the best coffee in the world. Lunch included.

Day 5 With more than 35 world-class whitewater runs in Chiriqui Provence alone, there is no paddling destination better than Panama. For this trip, you will drive an hour and a half to Rio Chiriqui Viejo, near the Costa Rican border. The river is 128 km long, and offers several different sections of excellent whitewater, ranging from class 2 to class 5. The section we select will depend on your experience, skill and desire. Lunch included.

Day 6 Today you will drive to the Pacific ocean, about one and a half hours from Boquete, to Boca Chica, a small fishing village. From there you will pass through forested islands of Laguna de Chiriqui, to Golfode Chiriqui National Marine Park. This scenic park encompasses 14740 hectares of scenic water vistas and uninhabited islands, serving as a refuge for howler monkeys, leatherback & hawksbill turtles, dolphins, & scores of exotic fish. We will spend the day snorkelling, swimming, sea kayaking, & fishing. A short drive to the SEAGULL COVE LODGE with beautiful views over the ocean and surrounding islands. Includes breakfast.

Day 7 Spend the day exploring the area

Day 8 Morning transfer to David Airport. Transfer to Panama City for your last night.

Day 9 Transfer to airport for your flight home.

Costs Include: 8 nights accommodations, meals as indicated, 1 massage at the Haven Spa, sightseeing and entrance fees (excluding Miraflores locks), transfers from airport, use of kayaks and snorkeling gear, and services of a local naturalist guide.

Not Included: Air transportation Miami/Central America/Miami; Panama city David: passport/visa fees; baggage/accident/travel protection plan; tips to guides, and items of a personal nature such as alcoholic beverages and laundry.

Airfare: For all programs, airfare is an additional cost.

Terms & Conditions

Reservations: To reserve your place, an advance payment of $300.00 per person is required at the time of reservation, is non-refundable, and is payable by Visa or MasterCard.

Final payment is due 60 days prior to departure, or at time of booking.

Travel Protection Plan: It is highly recommended that you purchase travel protection and medical insurance from your travel consultant.

Smoking Policy: Smoking is allowed only in designated outdoor areas.

Note: Itineraries and prices listed are as of publication date, and are subject to change.

Transportation companies reserve the right to impose surcharges based on increases in the company’s actual cost of fuel.

CANCELLATION POLICY – Number of days prior per person: 60 or more days $300.00, 59–30 days 20% of trip cost, 29 days or less 50% cancellation

For Reservations: Contact us for more information or to book in English or Spanish              info@boquetespa.com    or     admhaven@gmail.com

Price: including taxes is $1655.00 per person, double occupancy excludes air flights.

This price is based on high season, which is from December through May. Low season rates will be less.

TRIP B    9 Night Custom Tour of Panama (includes some options)

Day 1 Arrive Panama City. You will be met at the airport and taken to your hotel by private car & driver. A 4star HOTEL, where you will stay for the next 2 nights is centrally located for shopping, restaurants, & nightlife.

Day 2 Take a full day tour of Panama City, including the Panama Canal locks.

Day 3 You will be picked up at your hotel, and taken to San Blas, on the Caribbean side of Panama, where you will have an opportunity to visit with the Kuna Indians, & purchase some of their famous “molas”. You will transfer from San Blas to theCORALLODGERESORT by boat (1 hour). Your 2 night stay in over the water bungalows includes all meals, & transfers. Diving, optional tours, & spa treatments available for an additional cost.

Day 4 Free to enjoy an optional tour or spa treatment. If you wish to dive, it must be arranged in advance.

Day 5 You will enjoy sightseeing on your 2-1/2 hour drive back to the Panama City domestic airport. You will then check-in for your flight to David, in the northern part of Panama. Upon arrival in David, you will be transferred to your hotel in Boquete, land of crystal mountain springs, beautiful flowers, birds, & amazing coffee. You will stay the next 3 nights at the Zen-like HAVEN SPA and HOTEL. It is located in a beautiful, serene setting, but just minutes from downtown Boquete, & the many excellent restaurants. You can spend your free afternoon enjoying a massage, or other spa treatment. Your stay includes continental breakfast, 1 massage per person, complimentary use of the gym, Jacuzzi, racquet ball, exercise pool & infrared sauna.

Day 6 Full day tour beginning with a hike in Falling Waters Nature Reserve, a remote virgin cloud forest. The trail borders a gorgeous creek, at the base of VolcanBaru. You will explore an underground cavern, and lunch beside an exquisite waterfall –bring a bathing suit! Then you will travel to the La Luna Coffee Farm, to taste some of the best coffee in the world. Lunch included.

Day 7 Option 1With more than 35 world-class whitewater runs in ChiriquiProvence alone, there is no paddling destination better than Panama. For this trip, you will drive an hour and a half to Rio ChiriquiViejo, near the Costa Rican border. The river is 128 km long, and offers several different sections of excellent whitewater, ranging from class 2 to class 5.The section we select will depend on your experience, skill and desire. Lunch included.

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Option 2 Today you will drive to the Pacific ocean, about one and a half hours from Boquete, to Boca Chica, a small fishing village.From there you will pass through forested islands of Laguna de Chiriqui, to Golfode Chiriqui National Marine Park. This scenic park encompasses 14740 hectares of scenic water vistas and uninhabited islands, serving as a refuge for howler monkeys, leatherback & hawksbill turtles, dolphins, & scores of exotic fish. We will spend the day snorkeling, swimming, sea kayaking, & fishing. Lunch included.

Day 8 Morning transfer to David Airport. Transfer to Panama City for your last night.

Day 9 Transfer to airport for your flight home

Costs Include: Accommodations, meals as indicated, 1 massage at the Haven Spa, sightseeing and entrance fees (excluding Mirafloreslocks), transfers from airport, use of kayaks and snorkeling gear, and services of a local naturalist guide.

Not Included: Air transportation Miami/Central America/Miami; Panama city David: passport/visa fees; baggage/accident/travel protection plan; tips to guides, and items of a personal nature such as alcoholic beverages and laundry.

Airfare: For all programs, airfare is an additional cost.

Terms & Conditions – Reservations: To reserve your place, an advance payment of 300.00 per person is required at the time of reservation, is non-refundable, and is payable by Visa, MasterCard, or American Express.

Final payment is due 60 days prior to departure, or at time of booking.

Travel Protection Plan: It is highly recommended that you purchase travel protection and medical insurance from your travel consultant.

Smoking Policy: Smoking is allowed only in designated outdoor areas.

Note: Itineraries and prices listed are as of publication date, and are subject to change. Transportation companies reserve the right to impose surcharges based on increases in the company’s actual cost of fuel.

CANCELLATION POLICY  Number of days prior per person: 60 or more days $200, 59–30 days 20% of trip cost, 29-15 days 50% of trip cost, less than 15 days No refund

For Reservations: Contact us for more information or to book in English or Spanish

Price: $2198.00 per person, double occupancy

This price is based on high season, which is from December through May. Low season rates will be less.

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