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2013 Global Spa & Wellness Summit: “It was a triumph”
A year earlier we had decided on the theme “A Defining Moment” sensing that having His Holiness the Dalai Lama with us might provide the right setting for such a happening.
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Living Well
Is wellness part of spa, or is spa part of wellness?
Why are people seeing wellness with such a narrow definition? It seems obvious to me that wellness is the broader concept and spas are part of wellness; however, I am learning that not everyone sees it that way.
Spa
NY Times Article: Destination: Wellness – Not so Flattering
Here is the future. Medical = drugs/surgery = expensive. Wellness = prevention = less expensive. While a visit to spa and wellness destinations may not magically turn someone from unhealthy to healthy, they can help people change directions.
Living Well
In Florida Accepting the ISPA Visionary Award
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.
Living Well
Do you think that spas are good places to help spark people’s creativity?
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
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Back to Ranting and Raving
Jonah Lehrer came under media scrutiny for including quotes in his book attributed to Bob Dylan that turned out not to be actual quotes.
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Wrap-Up thoughts from the recent 2012 Global Spa and Wellness Summit – Aspen, Colorado
In many ways, this 2012 Global Spa and Wellness Summit – our 6th – was the most important one to date.
Living Well
Issue 12: Play, Play, Play
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.
Living Well
Issue 11: Should we award wacky ideas if they result in innovation?
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.”
Nutrition
Colorado Gov Addresses NYC Soda Ban at GSWS
Governor Hickenlooper of Colorado (the leanest state in the U.S.) advocated prevention in health care and addressed NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s giant soda ban at The Global Spa Summit. What’s your take on the war on super-sized sugary drinks?
Living Well
Issue 10: Do you agree that the spa and wellness industry has seen very little innovation?
True innovation, rather than progressive improvement, in spa/wellness has been stagnant since 1957 when Harold Zinkin patented his “Universal Equipment.”
Living Well
Issue 9: Ever wonder how people from around the world view innovation in the spa and wellness industry?
Thomas Steinhauer of Four Seasons answers our questions on the state of Spa in the U.S. and around the world.