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Fine dining and spa are pairing up to cater to the spa enthusiast foodie for whom total relaxation doesn’t only mean a day at the spa. Here are a few prime examples of SpaFinder’s 2012 Pairing Dining and Spa-ing Trend, providing for the ultimate experience.

Shortly after Wellness Week® 2012 ended, SpaFinder created the Workplace Wellness Committee, in order to continue the path of wellness all year. From creating a Wellness Library, hosting lunch-n-learns for employees and having “wellness walks” through various famous New York City parks, SpaFinder is committed to enriching the lives of its employees through wellness.

Poor posture. It’s something we deal with all day, every day, from sitting at a desk, schlepping across town, or using our phones; it’s something many of us often think about but never actively fix. Make some active changes!

When we saw Travel + Leisure’s list of America’s Best Cities for Hipsters, we couldn’t help but think of the spas in these cities. So we took its top three, plus New York City and Los Angeles, two spa metropolises, and uncovered the best spas for hipsters.

On a recent visit to the historically rich Ocean House in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, our Food & Wellness Editor got a taste of the laidback yet vibrant and classy charm that Rhode Island is known for through the Ocean House’s spa, wellness and food offerings.

Learning a foreign language as a child is so much easier than as an adult. Yoga is much the same way: Start young and you’ll keep the benefits of yoga throughout your life.

Think yoga is just for the super-flexible and ultra spiritual? Let this feature by Diet.com’s Erica Bornstein open your eyes and erase those fears as she clears up common yoga myths and preps you for poses with these 7 pointers for beginner yogis.

Working out in the water is not only easier on your joints, it’s also great for toning and strengthening with the added resistance factor.

If a yoga session isn’t enough to truly maintain balance, opt for some “me time” at one of these spas, voted the Top 10 Favorite for Mind-Body-Spirit.

Q: I’m looking for a spa that can deal with beginner yoga enthusiasts. I have only tried yoga once before. Read on for Susie’s response!

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Run, jump, dance, do yoga, whatever you fancy — spas and resorts across the globe are devoted to various pastimes, some of which might already be your fave or will become a new hobby to get you moving in the right direction on your path to wellness.

We sweat it out at a Figure Method class, which combines yoga, Pilates, Lotte Berk and classical ballet, and talk to founder Cindy Sites about how she stays motivated and get her tips on healthy habits.

One recent afternoon I was slated to receive Sacred Spaces’ signature treatment, a 90-minute, stress-loosening Thai yoga massage session, which uses a combination of stretches and rhythmic palm presses to induce a deep state of relaxation. And no treatment is complete without therapeutic oils, which, in this case, have been customized by NYC’s only clinical aromatherapist Eva Levin.

September is National Yoga Month and to celebrate, we invite you to do some yoga! Whether it’s your first class or you’re a seasoned yogi, embracing this ancient practice is known to improve flexibility, strength, posture and mood. And, a yoga practice can help reduce stress. Learn more about the health benefits of yoga, plus find the best type for you and learn 9 basic poses. Read more. >

Spa is massage; spa is skin care; and spa is relaxation, meditation and rejuvenation. But above all, spa is about wellness for the body and the mind, and some exciting new changes now make us the ultimate resource to help you achieve that healthy mental and physical balance that we all strive for.

Staying in line with spa and wellness converging into one experience, Soho House NYC’s Cowshed Spa is now offering morning yoga classes, both in its spa relaxation room as well as on its roof (of Sex and The City fame) to members and hotel guests! We checked one of these classes out.

Because Whole Foods Markets believes that what you put on your body is as important as what you put in your body, it created a section in each of its stores called Whole Body dedicated to helping you look and feel your best, inside and out. As a part of Whole Foods’ Whole Body™ program, […]

I recently went on a yoga retreat held at a beachside spa resort in Riviera Maya, Mexico, called Ceiba del Mar Resort and Spa (a longtime SpaFinder partner), which became a wonderfully transformative, novel, personal experience. Everything about the yoga retreat − from the resort itself, the program, the company and the foray into spa and wellness through both a spiritual practice and Mexican healing rituals, comprised the ingredients for a delightful few days.

If vacation for you is typically synonymous with lazy beach bumming, then an active spa vacation could be your dive into a wellness lifestyle. While we are big fans of vegging out, there is something incredible (and possibly life-altering) about spending a few days devoted to activity that is hopefully one of your favorite pastimes or perhaps an erupting new hobby. There are exceptional spas and resorts worldwide dedicated to programs for golf, hiking, water sports, winter sports, yoga and fitness.