Make the moment last.
Miraval generates transformative change that stays with you. Our guests know it.
New research proves it.
As wellness travellers, we always wonder: how long will this last? Is this moment of peace, this warmth, just a temporary balm? Or have I begun something real and lasting? And everyday wellness approaches, like apps, do help, but the same questions remain. Our guest testimonials tell us Miraval is different – that our experiences go deeper, and endure longer. And now, we have the research to show it.
A recent survey captured impressions from 268 guests before, directly after, and 2 months after their stay at Miraval.
Even for us, the results were striking.
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Mindfulness is the very heart of Miraval. It always has been. It’s also at the core of all true wellness, and just about every spiritual tradition.
And yet, as many of us know all too well, mindfulness is easy to understand, and so hard to maintain. At Miraval, we help guests build a firm base for their mindfulness practice, with deeper roots.
Miraval guests showed marked improvement in three key domains of mindfulness:
- Non reactivity to inner experience: Guests were able to gently and compassionately observe their inner states, without reacting to try to change or control them – or getting carried away.
- Acting with awareness: Guests felt more intentional, and clear, about actions they took while immersed at Miraval (and beyond, into their daily lives).
- Describing experience: Guests were better able to articulate what they were going through.
Gains were larger for guests who felt authentic connections to Miraval staff.
The epidemic of loneliness is real. Plenty of research bears this out. Most of us don’t need data to know how disconnected we can feel. Miraval can help.
At Miraval:
- 95% of guests felt a sense of community.
- 41% of guests felt a very strong sense of community.
- Over 70% of guests reported making new friends or having a meaningful shared experience with others.
Guests who experienced authentic connection with Miraval staff had larger improvements in wellbeing.
Naturally we would say the more time you spend with us, the deeper the benefit. As it turns out, that’s entirely true.
Guests saw 30% larger reduction in stress for each additional night stay:
- 14.3% lower stress after 4 nights
- 17.6% lower stress after 5 nights
- 20.9% lower stress after 6 nights
Some guests say 3 days at Miraval is better than a week at other resorts.
Self-efficacy is a person’s belief in their own abilities and capacity to achieve goals and command a sense of purpose. Miraval’s guests frequently described realizations such as, “I need to slow down and breathe, set up boundaries to manage stress, and I can do hard things” and “I re-grounded on what’s important and learned to give myself more grace.”
Guests at Miraval Arizona showed particularly strong strides in empowered self-efficacy when they:
- Felt a stronger sense of community
- Took more paid classes
- Had a private 1:1 session with a specialist
Higher job satisfaction. Guests reported a higher degree of job satisfaction after time with us, with higher contentment in their work or careers.
This suggests that guests were able to reframe, reapproach, or reenergize their work through mindfulness and other practices at Miraval.
Healing our sense of peace and purpose in the work we do every day is fundamental to lasting well-being. We are grateful that we’ve had this impact in the lives of so many Miraval guests.
Open new pathways. It’s powerful.
Trying new experiences generates big moments of growth. That’s why we offer such a broad spectrum of classes, experiences, and practices.
Miraval guests who tried a new activity, or took more classes at Arizona, had deeper benefits for stress, inspiration, and community.
The results were especially acute if guests did one of these activities:
- Creative expression
- Meditation
- Equine experiences
- Outdoor adventure
