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Living Well
by Susie Ellis | December 07, 2012
Top 10 Spa and Wellness Trends 2013 Sneak Peek!
2012 Spa and Wellness Trends preview.
by Susie Ellis | December 07, 2012
2012 Spa and Wellness Trends preview.
by Susie Ellis | November 28, 2012
Take a look at the bold design elements at the Atomic Spa Suisse, or “bubble spa,” in the Boscolo Milano hotel (Italy), where wild, LED-illuminated mirror bubbles rise to the top of the interiors of the treatment rooms, sauna and baths, like a frothing glass of champagne.
by Susie Ellis | November 24, 2012
Another new study[10] finds that of the 41 million Americans that use mind-body therapies like yoga or tai chi, 6.4 million are now doing them because they were “prescribed” by their medical provider.
by Susie Ellis | November 20, 2012
The coaching trend is a serious and welcome one for the global spa industry, and could ultimately prove the key to making the spa that true “third place” for many.
by Susie Ellis | November 16, 2012
Kid-specific spas are on the rise, whether it’s the “Scoops Kids Spas” at ten Great Wolf resort locations, Florida’s “Nickelodeon Suites” and Keylime Cove, or numerous day spas like Connecticut’s “Sundae Spa”.
by Jackie Burns Brisman | November 14, 2012
In honor of National Healthy Skin Month, we’re busting the lid on an in-spa service that you can and should do at home, too!
by Amy Sung | October 19, 2012
This month, we’re spotlighting the beautiful AYANA Resort and Spa, Indonesia, for its immersion in community outreach.
by Susie Ellis | October 17, 2012
When I received the phone call telling me that I would be this year’s recipient of the ISPA Visionary Award, I was really moved. I hung up the phone and … tears came to my eyes.
by Jackie Burns Brisman | October 04, 2012
Love living the green life, from the products you use to the spas you visit? Check out the 11 spa and product companies that were honored at Green Spa Network’s first-ever Sustainability Awards!
by Susie Ellis | September 17, 2012
Hi Everyone, Am sharing with you this Weekender that was sent out a while back. It is about the book, Imagine, that seemed a perfect fit with our focus on Innovation through Imagination. Indeed it was. Sadly however, the author, Jonah Lehrer, was discovered to have been guilty of plagiarism and attributing quotations inappropriately. He […]
by Susie Ellis | September 13, 2012
Jonah Lehrer came under media scrutiny for including quotes in his book attributed to Bob Dylan that turned out not to be actual quotes.
by Kate Phillips | July 30, 2012
This Olympic season, don’t just watch the Games on the telly – get into the spirit with a spa version of the Olympics, complete with treatments of gold medal caliber.
by Jackie Burns Brisman | July 24, 2012
It’s that time again! The SpaFinder Wellness Readers’ Choice Awards voting is in full swing and this year, the prizes for four lucky voters are some of the best.
by Susie Ellis | June 26, 2012
In many ways, this 2012 Global Spa and Wellness Summit – our 6th – was the most important one to date.
by Susie Ellis | June 13, 2012
Everyone is born creative. However, for many of us – whether it is from a fear of failure or from past criticisms – our innate creativity goes dormant.
by Susie Ellis | June 12, 2012
Sandhya Chilpalkatti’s perspective on innovation and imagination as editor and publisher of Spa Mantra magazine has drawn our attention – “reward the wackiest, out-of-box ideas.”
by Susie Ellis | May 18, 2012
True innovation, rather than progressive improvement, in spa/wellness has been stagnant since 1957 when Harold Zinkin patented his “Universal Equipment.”
by Susie Ellis | May 08, 2012
Thomas Steinhauer of Four Seasons answers our questions on the state of Spa in the U.S. and around the world.
by Kate Phillips | April 18, 2012
Karl Lagerfeld goes from the runway to the hotel industry.
by Susie Ellis | April 04, 2012
Question for the week:Is “incremental” innovation superior to “disruptive” innovation? The “debate” about “incremental” versus “disruptive” innovation in this issue of the Economist is an excellent read and well worth your time this weekend. Here are a few thoughts from the debates’ moderator, the person arguing that “incremental” innovation is superior and the person arguing […]