Introduction
Located in the heart of the spectacular Blue Ridge Mountains, our sister company, The Essence Center, is located just across the street from our massage school. This incredibly beautiful natural health retreat center property.
Building acclaim for its Natural Health Retreat Programs, The Essence Center specializes in many interesting workshops and training programs, including an Herbal Studies Certification Program as well as Bed & Breakfast accommodations, Juice Fast & Detoxification programs, weight loss programs, smoking cessation, detoxification, Total Health Renewal programs and much much more. Our guests receive massage therapy, acupuncture, nutritional gene therapy (orthomolecular medicine), counseling, and much needed tranquility. For the vacation traveler, we have wonderful, retreat vacation packages available throughout the year.
Owner Peggy Huff enhances this serene location with her unique style of rustic elegance and includes wonderful extra touches, such as her complementary, all-natural Essential Oil bath & body care hospitality products. The Retreat Center's beautiful accommodations include spacious guestrooms, each with 2 queen beds, a private bath with separate vanity area, and private decks with breathtaking lake and mountain views. All our guestrooms surround a central Great Room with a 30’ native-stone fireplace, floor-to-ceiling windows and sweeping lake-side decks. Guests can enjoy the wonderful indulgence of our massage therapy and spa treatments in the privacy of their own room.
Our expansive grounds include a rolling pastures with whimsical animals grazing about, and a private 2-acre lake, surrounded by a paved, softly lit walkway for incredibly peaceful evening strolls. Our guests enjoy many miles of hiking trails in this luscious 650-acre cove. Also on the estate is a vintage Artisan Village complete with restored historic buildings, including a water-wheel driven Gristmill, an old fashioned blacksmith shop and 'The Parlor', a quaint, authentically-styled massage therapy studio that is beside the original Outhouse, complete with a quintessential crescent moon carved in the door and (modernized!) running water.
Asheville, North Carolina is one of the most desirable Vacation Destinations in the world. Area attractions include the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Biltmore Estate & Winery, hiking, mountain biking, the Appalachian Trail, golf courses, horseback riding, white water rafting, Bele Chere (the Southeast’s largest festival), music, theater, galleries and ongoing cultural events. It was voted the #1 Adventure Town by National Geographic in 2007!
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