detox

“Stress Reliever” and “Bloat Away” aren’t results-oriented spa treatments. At COMO Shambhala Estate at Begawan Giri in Bali, they’re health-boosting beverages from the spa’s specialty juice menu. The menu features 20 targeted (and whimsically named) juices that blend local fresh fruit and vegetables with herbs, such as fennel and parsley (great for digestion), to delicious effect.

Peter and I did something this weekend which we were never able to do while living on the West Coast – hop on a short flight to spend the weekend in the Bahamas. It sounds so “East Coast” doesn’t it? Actually Peter is on a mission to convince me that getting into boating would be […]

In the Club Spa e-newsletter, which goes out twice a month, I get to answer one of the many spa questions our readers send in. Here is the Q & A from this week. Am sharing it because I have received an avalanche of response and follow-up questions. Detox is a hot topic! Thought I […]

  I had to cancel my trip to the European Spa Summit and Beyond Beauty show held in Paris this week. Bummer, I really don’t like to be a “no show” for something I had planned. But I am also trying to be less intense about work and more flexible when it comes to family […]

The Spa Industry is More than just Revenues from Spas as Defined by the International Spa Association (ISPA)bySusie Ellis Box office revenues are not the entire movie industry.Cruise ship spa revenues are not the entire cruise industry.Spa revenues are not the entire spa industry. I am at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend. In addition […]

I am slightly annoyed. Ok, maybe irritated is a better word. Here’s the deal. Spa Magazine recently announced that they would be giving out annual awards for readers’ favorite spas. When I looked further into their new awards program it appears to me a very close replica of the Readers’ Choice Awards program which Spa […]

So many interesting international speakers at this conference – and what a great trade show. This is the first one I have seen to truly target a luxury niche. Every booth was exceptionally well designed, tasteful, elaborate…and the products featured – whether they were saunas, steams, massage capsules, or skin care lines – were all […]

Oh dear. I am torn. Last night, I went to the grand-opening announcement of Miraval Living in Manhattan. I so love the idea of spa living. The thought of owning an apartment in a high-rise and living with people who share my love for a healthy lifestyle is so appealing. I dream of living: Where […]

Even if you have never been to Brenner’s Park Hotel and Spa in Baden-Baden, Germany, you may have seen this famous photo of their pool, which overlooks a glorious park. We were lucky enough to be there on a crisp sunny fall day where the leaves were turning, and I had to wear a scarf […]