Travel & Play
Aspen: Summer In A Ski Town
Sunny summer days are the perfect time to explore Aspen’s verdant mountains sans snow.
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salt therapy
Also called halotherapy (“halo” means salt in Greek) or speleotherapy, salt therapy uses the conditions of caves and mines to help with a variety of ailments in both adults and children, including allergies, respiratory diseases, skin problems, chronic pulmonary diseases like asthma and bronchitis, the common cold, depression, fatigue, and more. Read more about salt therapy.
Spa
How Modern Spas Evolved From Water’s Healing Properties
Water is the source of life, and it turns out, the healing and restorative powers it possesses are also what birthed the concept of “spa”.
Living Well
Q&A: Saltability Founder Ann Brown Talks Himalayan Salt Products
Ann Brown is all about turning salt into stone: Brown founded Saltability, a professional and retail product line dedicated to evolving Himalayan salt’s use while also reducing the spa industry’s environmental impact. Saltability’s centerpieces are the professionally utilized salt massage stones and stone warmer: The waterless, LED-powered, and energy proficient warmer features a shielded heat
Beauty
Healthy Cleanse, Healthy Body: 13 Detox Treatments for 2013
Here are 13 detox treatments to try in 2013—from signature spa therapies to DIY at-home detox!
Living Well
The Pioneer Spas: Gurney’s Inn
Just a jitney away from New York City, the spa at Gurney’s Inn has always been a SpaFinder favorite for its true passion for the ocean and its creative use of the sea in its treatments. As the only Thalasso spa in the continental U.S., we salute them for their continuous innovation.
Living Well
Salty Healing: Salt Therapy 101
That happy feeling you get at the beach and the way your nose clears up after a swim in the ocean is not just from physically being at the shore. It’s most-likely the result of negative ions at work, which is exactly what salt therapy takes advantage of. Also called halotherapy (“halo” means salt in
Beauty
Thalassotherapy: Finding Your Inner French Girl at the Local Spa
When it comes to style and beauty, French women are known for having a certain je ne sais quoi (hello, haute couture, graceful aging, and that always effortless chic appearance). The land that gave us Coco Chanel, Audrey Tautou, and Clemence Poesy, is also the birthplace of thalassotherapy. This tradition extols the healing and anti-aging
Travel & Play
Salty Trends for 2011 in the U.S.
The phrase “pass the salt” has been worn down by the healthy notion to pass on salt altogether, but now, at the spa
Travel & Play
Salty Sensations at HaloAir Salt Rooms – The Healing Effects of Negative Ions
With allergy season under way, we could all use a little help with clearing our sinuses and keeping our skin hydrated. Enter HaloAir Salt Rooms, which opened in NYC earlier this year as one of the only private and personalized salt room therapy facilities in the U.S.
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Thinking about spa and beauty in South America
This past week I have been preparing for a speech I will be giving in Monaco next Saturday at the Monaco Spa Congress. The title of my speech is A Spa Dialogue: Tracking perspectives in the Spa Industry. While I will be focusing on the spa dialogue between North America and Europe, I wanted to
Living Well
As Promised, Baby Spas on Nightline
On Friday night, the segment on spas for babies ran on Nightline. You can watch the piece here. I thought that the cutest parts were the mention of Baby Chakra Chi and the babies playing in the noodles. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the piece, which you can share by clicking the “Comments”