10 | LUXlife Magazine estled in the heart of Seminyak, Bali, The Place Retreats is a private sanctuary offering a safe and inspiring environment for guests begin their mission of total transformation. The Place Retreats takes a holistic approach to healing the mind, body, and spirit, promising to accompany its clientele as they embark on their individual journeys to become the very best versions of themselves. Founded in 2015 by Jean-Claude Chalmet, a world-renowned psychotherapist, this luxury psychotherapeutic retreat has successfully reshaped the lives of hundreds of clients from around the globe. The Place Retreats is driven by its core values of empathy, personalisation, integrity, holistic healing, empowerment, and comprehensive care. In fact, its approach to service delivery was built upon the very foundation of these values, and they influence each decision the retreat makes daily. The Place Retreats strives to understand and support each client’s unique journey, tailors its experiences to meet specific needs, and provides comprehensive care that empowers and encourages individuals to take ownership of their healing process and growth. Ultimately, The Place Retreats is on a mission to guide guests towards becoming the best versions of themselves by first embracing their authentic self. Through its honed, holistic approach, the retreat empowers The Place to Stay for Total Therapeutic Transformation In today’s climate, we could all benefit from taking some time for ourselves. With the mounting pressures of the world around us, it is no great surprise that many individuals around the world are feeling the need to pause and heal. Luxury retreats, such as those held by The Place Retreats in Indonesia, are the perfect opportunity to focus healing the mind, body and spirit, often with the aid of professional therapists and care providers. Today, we speak to Jean-Claude Chalmet, legendary psychotherapist and Founder of The Place Retreats, to find out more about the exceptional establishment as it is featured in the Leaders in Luxury Awards 2025. its guests to “Be Who You Are”, a mantra often echoed around the grounds. The Place Retreats aims to enable each resident to live with greater clarity, balance, and authenticity by fostering self-discovery, healing, and longlasting transformation through personalised mental wellness and holistic healing programmes. The Place Retreats offers a variety of therapeutic treatments that have been expertly designed to heal the mind, body, and spirit of its guests. These treatments include integrative therapy, which combines cranio-sacral therapy, Qi massage, and spiritual healing; Watsu, a nurturing water therapy that eases physical tension and clears the mind; deep tissue matrix healing to release muscular patterns, stored memories, and somatic trauma; therapeutic facial massages to rejuvenate the skin and release blockages; personal growth tantra, which focuses on connecting with the heart and transcending the ego; and introspective development, which combines meditation, yoga therapy, Ayurveda, and tantra practices to achieve greater harmony. The true power of The Place Retreats’ therapeutic services lies in treating the root causes of the mental and emotional suffering experienced by its guests. To achieve this, the retreat maintains a multidisciplinary team capable of working alongside clients to combat an array of issues in a N
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