Wellness & Longevity
Sleep & Stress Recovery
While doing the Sleep & Stress recovery program, you will bring your nervous system to silence. Trough circadian rituals, breathwork that quiets the mind, movement perfectly aligned with rest, functional teas and deep-tissue massage, your body will learn to leave the state of alert behind.
The sleep you find at Awasi Santa Catarina — deep, restorative, consistent — is not by chance. It is your body discovering how to truly recover: how to slow down, reclaim mental energy, return to presence.
5 wellness programs. Crafted for each goal. Personalized for you.
Every wellness journey at Awasi Santa Catarina is thoughtfully personalized according to each guest’s goals, preferences and lifestyle. Each program was developed around the principles of Lifestyle Medicine, longevity, and biohacking, bringing together health science, nature, and sensory experience. The itinerary below contains the Sleep & Stress Recovery program activities, showcasing how movement, recovery, learning and nutrition naturally come together throughout the experience.
Day 1
07am – Morning Ritual
Warm Water Ritual: Drinking warm water upon waking helps activate the digestive system, stimulate intestinal transit, and gently prepare the body for the day ahead.
Hydration & Electrolytes: After hours of sleep, the body naturally wakes up dehydrated. Replenishing both water and electrolytes supports cellular balance, energy, and metabolic function. Proper hydration in the morning directly impacts mood, focus, and energy levels throughout the day.
07h30am – Movement and Stress Regulation
Morning Relief juice: provides prebiotic fibers that support gut health upon waking and immediate digestive relief followed by a gentle metabolic awakening.
30-minute Yoga – Movement & Stress Regulation: Movement is one of the most effective ways to regulate the nervous system and reduce accumulated stress within the body. Light to moderate activity helps lower cortisol levels, release muscular tension, and stimulate the production of mood-supporting neurotransmitters such as endorphins. Rhythmic, continuous movement — especially in nature — also encourages states of presence and ow, helping reduce mental overload.
Breakfast
10am – Nature & Well-Being
Ilhéus to Sissial Trail: Time spent in nature has direct benefits for both body and mind. Natural environments help regulate the nervous system, reduce stress levels, and lower inflammatory markers. They also support mental clarity, emotional balance, and a deeper sense of presence. Outdoor movement combines physical activity with internal regulation, creating a more restorative and grounding experience.
Snack: A snack designed to provide steady, long-lasting energy.
12h30pm – Lunch and Recovery
Lunch: An easily digestible lunch to maintain mental clarity.
Metabolic Walk: Walking after meals is one of the simplest and most effective ways to support glycemic control and metabolic health. After eating, blood glucose levels naturally rise. Light movement helps muscles use this glucose as energy, reducing glycemic spikes and excessive insulin release. Over time, this habit can contribute to improved insulin sensitivity, more stable energy levels, and reduced fat accumulation.
3h30pm – Relaxing and slowing down
Alchemy Atelier: Crafting sleep-supporting teas and a ambient spray to promote better sleep hygiene.
5h30pm – Active Deceleration at Sunset
Stand Up Paddle & Gut Flow: Gentle, rhythmic movement — especially in water — supports both the digestive and nervous systems. The natural instability of the water activates deep muscles while promoting relaxation, which can support digestive function. Natural environments also help reduce stress, one of the leading contributors to digestive imbalance.
07pm – Sleep Preparation
Early Dinner: Dinner timing directly affects both metabolism and sleep quality. Eating earlier allows the body enough time to digest before shifting into nighttime repair and recovery processes. Late meals may interfere with sleep, elevate nighttime glucose levels, and impair the body’s regenerative functions.
30-Minute Yoga Nidrá
Cortisol & sleep cycle: Cortisol should naturally decrease in the evening to allow the body to transition into sleep. Stress, artificial light, and overstimulation can keep cortisol elevated, making relaxation and deep sleep more di cult.
Day 2
07 am – Morning Ritual
Journaling: On a paper of your choice use this moment of stillness and clarity for this practice. You can start with a few simple questions: How do I want to feel today? What matters most to me today? What am I grateful for right now? The pages in your hands are your space. No right way, no expectation. Simply a place for thoughts to land, in your own time, in your own way.
Circadian Reset: Exposure to natural light in the morning is one of the most effective ways to improve sleep quality. It helps regulate the biological clock, supports stable energy levels throughout the day, and encourages the natural production of melatonin at night.
7h30 – Nervous System Regulation and Conscient Movement
Golden Balance Juice: Helping with skin health and digestion and having a potent anti-inflammatory action.
Mindfull Eating: Digestion begins before food is even consumed, it starts with the state of the nervous system. Eating mindfully supports chewing, stimulates digestive enzymes, and reduces symptoms such as bloating and discomfort. Eating quickly or while distracted can compromise this process.
09am – Experience in the Nature
Arvoredo Island Snorkeling: Whenever possible, move outdoors. Walk, breathe deeply, and observe your surroundings. Reduce external stimuli and allow yourself to be fully present.
12pm – Lunch, Rest & Digest
After eating, the body naturally enters a “rest and digest” state focused on digestion and nutrient absorption. is process is regulated by the parasympathetic nervous system, which supports digestive enzyme production, blood ow to the gastrointestinal tract, and efficient nutrient assimilation. Returning immediately to stress or intense activity can disrupt this process.
Recovery: Reflexology followed by a relaxing facial massage
04pm – Flow Movement
Surf Lesson in Flow State: A “flow state” occurs when the body and mind become fully immersed in the present moment. This state helps reduce mental noise, lower stress levels, and support emotional well-being. Activities such as surfing are particularly effective in encouraging this experience.
07pm – Sunset Meditation
Dinner + Yoga Nidrá: Help nourish the gut microbiota and support digestive health.
Deep Sleep & Recovery: Deep sleep is when the majority of physical and mental recovery takes place. This stage is essential for memory, immunity, emotional balance, and overall restoration. Frequent interruptions can significantly reduce its benefits.
30-Minute Yoga Nidrá
Cortisol & sleep cycle: Cortisol should naturally decrease in the evening to allow the body to transition into sleep. Stress, artificial light, and overstimulation can keep cortisol elevated, making relaxation and deep sleep more di cult.
Day 3
07h – Morning Ritual
Nervous System Reset: The quality of the day is often determined by the state of the nervous system first thing in the morning. Practices such as breathing, silence, and presence help reduce overstimulation and build greater resilience to stress.
Journaling
Warm Water Ritual
7h30 – Nervous System Regulation and Conscient Movement
Calm Energy Juice: provide gradual, sustained energy, while supporting mental focus and digestive comfort.
30-minute Yoga
Mindful Eating: Digestion begins before food is even consumed, it starts with the state of the nervous system. Eating mindfully supports chewing, stimulates digestive enzymes, and reduces symptoms such as bloating and discomfort. Eating quickly or while distracted can compromise this process.
9h30am – Movemente in Nature
Coastal Kayak Experience: Focus on the experience rather than performance. Allow yourself to become fully present in the activity.
11am – Recovery
Thermal Circuit: Contrast therapy alternates heat and cold exposure to stimulate important physiological recovery and adaptation mechanisms. Heat encourages muscle relaxation and circulation, while cold supports recovery, reduces inflammation, and activates metabolic responses. Together, this creates a form of “vascular training” that supports circulation, resilience, and overall well-being.
12h30pm – Lunch + Metabolic Walk
Metabolic Walk: Walking after meals is one of the simplest and most effective ways to support glycemic control and metabolic health.
After eating, blood glucose levels naturally rise. Light movement helps muscles use this glucose as energy, reducing glycemic spikes and excessive insulin release. Over time, this habit can contribute to improved insulin sensitivity, more stable energy levels, and reduced fat accumulation.
2h30pm – Light Experience + Evening Downregulation
Coastal Boat Adventure
Evening downregulation: The body benefits from a gradual transition between activity and rest. Slowing down progressively helps calm the nervous system and prepares the body for sleep. Moving directly from stimulation into bed can make it harder to fully relax.
6h30pm – Sleep Preparation
Awasi special massage at sunset
Dinner: Ingredients are source of omega-3 and highly bioavailable protein, which is essential for cognitive and cardiovascular health.
Yoga Nidrá
Inflammation & sleep: Poor sleep increases inflammatory markers throughout the body, which can contribute to bloating, food sensitivities, and digestive discomfort. Restorative sleep is one of the most effective ways to reduce inflammation.
Parasympathetic Activation: Deep sleep depends on activation of the parasympathetic nervous system. Without this relaxed state, the body can remain alert even during sleep. Simple practices can help encourage this shift into recovery mode.
Our Programs
Turn your routine into a way of life. Discover our five programs: Gut Health & Anti-Inflammatory Living, Sleep & Stress Recovery, Women’s Health & Hormonal Balance, Metabolic Reset & Energy and Longevity Essentials, and see how each pathway combines movement, recovery and learning for lasting results. Book your stay and take home habits that truly matter.
Metabolic Reset & Energy
This program focuses on stabilizing how the body produces and uses energy.
Through a nutritional approach designed to promote metabolic flexibility combined with targeted aerobic movement and recovery practices, it creates a more resilient energy system over time.
Gut Health & Anti-inflammatory Living
The gut plays a central role in how the body functions, influencing digestion, immunity, and overall wellbeing.
This program is designed to restore that balance through an anti-inflammatory nutritional approach, combined with gentle movement and recovery practices that help regulate the nervous system.
Sleep & Stress Recovery
This program focuses on restoring the body’s natural rhythm between activity and rest.
Through circadian-aligned nutrition, low-impact movement, and recovery rituals — including breathwork, thermal contrast, and evening wind-down practices — the nervous system is guided into a more restorative state.
Women’s Health & Hormonal Balance
Designed for women, this program addresses the physiological changes that occur over time — supporting hormonal balance, muscle mass, and metabolic stability.
It combines targeted nutrition with strength-based movement, restorative treatments, and recovery practices that respond to the body’s evolving needs.
Longevity Essentials (Premium Prevention)
This program brings together the core pillars of longevity — nutrition, movement, recovery, and stress regulation — into a structured and practical experience.
Each day integrates physical activity, restorative practices such as sauna and contrast therapy, and small learning moments that help guests understand how to support their health over time.