{"id":6299,"date":"2025-08-22T21:45:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/?p=6299"},"modified":"2025-08-22T21:45:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:45:05","slug":"heilsustofnun-celebrates-70-years-of-care-and-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/heilsustofnun-celebrates-70-years-of-care-and-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"HEILSUSTOFNUN celebrates 70 years of care and recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Founded by Dr. J\u00f3nas Kristj\u00e1nsson as a Health Institute in Hverager\u00f0i, Iceland, Heilsustofnun \u2013 Rehabilitation and Health Clinic has, over seven decades, evolved into a renowned centre for rehabilitation and wellness. The Clinic today combines modern medicine, herbal medicine, nutrition, and a holistic approach to health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the heart of Heilsustofnun\u2019s mission is medical rehabilitation, designed for those recovering from illness, injury, or long-term health conditions. Treatments are individually tailored and integrate medical, psychological, social, and technical approaches to help patients regain independence and improve quality of life. Programs address a wide range of needs, from heart conditions, arthritis, and cancer recovery to stress management and dietary concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside rehabilitation, the Clinic also offers wellness retreats open to all, where guests can enjoy nourishing organic meals, spa facilities, exercise programs, and the restorative power of a calm environment. The Clinic\u2019s philosophy extends beyond treatment to a lifestyle approach \u2013 it promotes responsibility for one\u2019s own health, encourages daily activity, offers professional consultations, and provides a supportive setting where healing is both structured and gentle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For its anniversary, Heilsustofnun organised a festive programme, held during Hverager\u00f0i\u2019s Blooming Days, featuring musical performances, a farmers\u2019 market, guided walks, storytelling and a special exhibition honouring the Clinic\u2019s founder, Dr. J\u00f3nas Kristj\u00e1nsson. The occasion also marked the 20th anniversary of Hollvinir, the Clinic\u2019s circle of friends, adding to the spirit of gratitude and continuity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-id=\"6301\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heilsustofnund_Iceland-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heilsustofnund_Iceland-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heilsustofnund_Iceland-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heilsustofnund_Iceland-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heilsustofnund_Iceland-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heilsustofnund_Iceland-2-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-id=\"6300\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heilsustofnund_Iceland-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heilsustofnund_Iceland-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heilsustofnund_Iceland-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heilsustofnund_Iceland-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heilsustofnund_Iceland-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heilsustofnund_Iceland-1-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heilsustofnun.is\/en\/\">https:\/\/www.heilsustofnun.is\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded by Dr. J\u00f3nas Kristj\u00e1nsson as a Health Institute in Hverager\u00f0i, Iceland, Heilsustofnun \u2013 Rehabilitation and Health Clinic has, over seven decades, evolved into a renowned centre for rehabilitation and wellness. The Clinic today combines modern medicine, herbal medicine, nutrition, and a holistic approach to health. At the heart of Heilsustofnun\u2019s mission is medical rehabilitation, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,61],"tags":[490,488,487,489],"class_list":{"0":"post-6299","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-member-news","8":"category-news","9":"tag-dr-jonas-kristjansson","10":"tag-health-clinic","11":"tag-heilsustofnun","12":"tag-medical-rehabilitation"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6299"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6303,"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6299\/revisions\/6303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}