The Wellness Week™ pledge is your chance to take steps toward a happier and healthier lifestyle by simply pledging to make a change to your routine—be it taking the stairs instead of the elevator or quitting smoking. Making these lifestyle adjustments will not only help you to become a healthier you, but you’ll also encourage your community to work toward an improved life!
Let the Spa Research begin! (Guess what…it already has.) When it comes to Evidenced Based Medicine (EBM) research studies that support many spa and wellness modalities (such as massage, exercise, meditation, yoga, Reiki, and the like) we need not wait to create them – they already exist. In my previous blog post I wrote about the two Global Spa
A painless drive gets us to the Borgata in about two hours. From inside of the hotel, I have the sense, if I bat an eyelid, this could be Las Vegas. The sizeable entrance, which showcases grand pieces by stunning master glassblower Dale Chihuly, reminded of the Vegas-based Bellagio’s famous flower chandelier by the same artist. The Borgata is beautifully designed, colorfully modern and simply bustling with a young, well-dressed crowd, full of energy.
It’s the New Year and it feels like some exciting changes are ahead. In fact “change” is part of the theme for the upcoming Global Spa Summit that will be held May 15-18 in Bali, 2011 as we will be encouraged to “Engage the Change.” Two initiatives that were birthed at last year’s Summit are now underway. I think they could
Awards season is almost here! Kicking off the tradition of awarding the year’s most buzzed about films is VH1 with the 16th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony on Friday, January 14th. This week and next Hollywood’s top actors will be primping and prepping for red carpet appearances. That means super facials to fortify against HD cameras and pedicures to prepare for open-toed Louboutins!
Am enjoying a quiet moment here at the counter of my kitchen at our home in Palm Desert, CA. The sun hasn’t even risen yet. I’m still on New York time I guess. Am reflecting on this past year – 2010 – the highs, the lows, what I have learned and what I feel may
What do we all need to decompress after the holiday rush? A little relaxation of course! Give yourself, and your wallet a break with some absolutely fabulous spa deals brought to you by SpaRahRah™! Try out an award winning HydraFacial™ at the extraordinary Argyle Salon & Spa in West Hollywood for just $85! Sample Lifestream
Some of the year’s hottest spa trends.
Want an insider’s look at the top ten spa trends for 2011? Our expert and president Susie Ellis shares her insight on the spa industry in SpaFinder’s annual 2011 Spa Trend Report™. This global report, now in its eighth year, is based upon analyses from industry experts who visit hundreds of day and stay spas
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They had me at the Red Ferrari Cake Peter and I finally had a chance to experience the famous Montage in Laguna Beach California. We had driven by it many times, heard people rave about it, and watched it win numerous awards – including top honors for their spa. The fact that it was the
In a recent survey, travel agents reported the #1 emerging spa travel trend was people increasingly hitting stay spas for special occasions. Occasions like the big ’0s’, anniversaries,