Living Well
Computer Nerds: Reboot at L.A.’s Burke Williams
If you can tear yourself away from your computer for long enough, head to the spa and try this treatment out yourself!
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massage
Massage is a therapeutic practice that uses skilled touch to relax muscles, relieve tension, and promote overall well-being. Whether through gentle strokes or deep pressure, massage improves circulation, reduces stress, and supports healing. Perfect for physical relief and mental calm, a massage nurtures your body and mind, leaving you refreshed, balanced, and restored.
Fitness
Gyrotonic Unraveled: Help Your Body Massage Itself
Is it a dance move? Something to do with Middle Eastern sandwiches? Partly relating to dance, but nothing to do with sandwiches, Gyrotonic is a form of exercise that strengthens, stretches and lengthens.
Spa 101
Spa Spotlight: Peninsula Bangkok
On the west bank of the Chao Phraya, the major Thai river running through Bangkok and emptying into the Gulf of Thailand, lies the famed Peninsula Bangkok. This distinctive hotel and three-story ESPA location cinched the title of Best in Asia and Best in Thailand during our 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards. Take a sneak peek inside to find out why!
Relationships
Honeymooners Paradise & Adventurers Abound: What to Do & See in Thailand
Thailand offers an incredible paradise for honeymooners and romantics, whether you’re an eco-conscious couple, an adventure-seeking duo or a spa-loving one.
Editors' Picks
Spa in a Shanghai Minute: 1 Day, 3 Spas
Like New York, Shanghai is a fast-paced and well-cultured city where the concept of a New York Minute is nothing new. Our Food & Wellness Editor kept up with the pace by making her way through three Shanghai spas in one day.
Travel & Play
5 Healing Spa Treatments
Five wellness offerings we feel provide a sense of healing.
Travel & Play
In Ecuador, a Spa Treatment in a Box
Along with traditional spa treatments, Ecuador’s El Refugio is well known for its Baños de Cajon, a steam bath, which helps to relieve stress and relax muscles.
Beauty
Atlantic City Spa Bachelorette Party
If you’re an East Coast bride and getting to Vegas is out of the question, check out the little slice of Sin City in New Jersey. Atlantic City offers big lights, clubs and a handful of really wonderful spas to indulge in during a weekend of bridal party bliss.
Relationships
7 Tips for Mom & Me Spa Days
This year, forget the trinkets…
Beauty
A Tale of Two Spas: Girlfriends Getaway to SoCal
What better way is there to de-stress than with your BFF? Our travel editor and her twin visited the exquisite Montage Beverly Hills and sister property, Montage Laguna Beach, for a girlfriends getaway in the dreamy California climate.
Mindset
Video: Top Wellness Experiences of 2011
Sallie Fraenkel confesses, in no particular order, to her top wellness experiences of 2011. See what made her list!
Travel & Play
Treatments We Love for Downhill or Downtime
There are only a few more days left until spring, so now is the time to take advantage of winter! Whether you plan to head to a fabulous getaway ski lodge or just want to go sledding in the backyard, here are some great “ski” inspired treatments for you to enjoy while the temps are low.