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"Never Diet Again" Program: November 2010, Mohonk Mountain House, NY

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Published Aug. 14, 2010 at 12:19 p.m.

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Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New York has launched the Never Diet Again! Welcoming Weight Loss and Wellness program which "puts you back in charge." Join Nina Smiley, Ph.D., for this program which replaces a deprivation (diet) model with life-enhancing empowerment—teaching you to make mindful choices based on meditation ...

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The Story of SpaFinder and NewBeauty Magazine

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Published Aug. 13, 2010 at 1:44 p.m.

As I was talking with some friends the other day about our upcoming NewBeauty SpaFinder: The Guide to Global Spa, Wellness & Beauty, a thought occurred to me. In the midst of all the excitement and work we’ve been doing, we hadn’t really taken the time to share the story of how the partnership between [ ... ] ...

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The Farm at San Benito - Unplugged

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Published Oct. 29, 2007 at 12:34 p.m.

There was something about going to the Farm at San Benito that felt like I had come home. Yes, the grounds are spectacularly designed—feng shui’d within an inch of its peaceful and serene being. (Have I mentioned how inadequate I feel writing about the beauty aspect of spas and wellness retreats? To me, the experience is sublime and visceral, yes, but these are feelings that don’t lend themselves sufficiently to a block of words on a page. They are better experienced through stillness and

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Hopping the Wellness Train

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Published Jan. 23, 2008 at 10:20 a.m.

I’ve been feeling kind of medical minded these days. I guess that’s not so surprising since, individually, as a group and out of necessity we’ve been slowly shifting the paradigm from treating disease to the much more optimistic model of staying healthy to begin with. Hence the birth of wellness centers and integrative medicine, which makes use of the best practices from the west and east ... So again I draw your attention to two items from one of my daily resources for what the heck is

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The Heart of a Massage Therapist

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Published Oct. 26, 2007 at 7:35 a.m.

A big debate is quietly raging on Anitra Brown's blog about.com/spa regarding necessary qualifications for being a good massage therapist. This one started because a spa bigwig was quoted in a Luxury Spa Finder saying something along these lines: “good therapists have to have the heart of a servant.” This seems to be the call to action among spa professionals these days—especially because it’s becoming harder to find and keep good therapists ... That fact kept coming up at the Wellness

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Mandala Spa and Resort is So Much More Than This

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Published Oct. 23, 2007 at 9:43 a.m.

I learned about the two-to-a-room practice while at the Mandala Spa on Boracay. Our little group—three of journalists who had attended the Spa Asia Wellness Summit in Manila—arrived at dusk. On our rickety jipney we turned off the rackety main road to follow the simple sign (see logo, top left) that would lead us to a little piece of paradise—one of many. The grounds were enchanting. The design was so simple that I felt absolutely absorbed into its purity. A lovely woman named Preeti,, all

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The Unbearable Lightness of Spa Writing

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Published Jan. 8, 2008 at 2:59 p.m.

Bear with me. I promise I will soon come round to discussing spa, the theme of this blog ... The other day I saw a most original documentary called "Helvetica." It’s a thoroughly entertaining feature-length film about the font. That’s right. The filmmakers took a subject that just as easily could have appealed to only a demographic sliver of geek designers and art snobs and turned it into an enlivening and playful pleasure. Plus I learned a lot. So, win-win! ... While reading one of the many

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Where Are We Going in Spa Land?

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Published Dec. 2, 2007 at 5:48 p.m.

I heard an unintentionally funny story while at the International SPA conference in Orlando, Florida in mid-November, one that is both telling and thought provoking ... I was talking to an Asian spa entrepreneur who I admire and like a lot. He was telling me that he was recently diagnosed with a gallstone. He decided to treat it with Chinese herbs as part of his ongoing research on the efficacy of the treatments that he promotes, to live his beliefs. It took ten days for the TCM cure to dissolve

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Win a Grail Springs Health Retreat for Two

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Published July 2, 2010 at 11:59 a.m.

You could be heading to Grail Springs Health Spa and Wellness Retreat for a 7-night, all-inclusive Body, Mind and Soul experience for two ... Travel to Wellness has partnered with Grail Springs, Positive Fabulous Women, The Passion Test, and Naturally Savvy to offer readers a chance to win an all-inclusive escape to one of Canada's top Mind, Body, Spirit retreats ... Value $7,000 CDN (including taxes) ... Here's what you could win: ... The Restoration Retreat for Two at Grail Springs ...

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