Treatments & Therapies
Shamans and spiritual guides burn sage to rid buildings of negative energy. But the healing properties of this hardy shrub are more than a game of smoke-and-mirrors. ...
Technology has improved our lives in a lot of ways, unfortunately, however, to the detriment of our necks. Spending two-thirds of the day with our necks angled ...
The Czechs, arguably the producers (and consumers) of the best beer in the world, have always known that drinking beer is good for you. Now they are bathing in ...
With today’s jam-packed schedules, neverending to-do lists and daily stresses, few of us find time to indulge in the hypnotic pleasure of relaxing underneath ...
Snowy woodlands have inspired many of America’s greatest writers. From the “sweet and bracing fragrance” of Henry David Thoreau’s evergreen woods to Walt ...
The star performer in the bees’ medical kit is propolis, a tar-like mixture of beeswax and resins. Worker bees use propolis to line the inside of their nests ...
Pumpkin, blue corn, chile, sage, and chocolate not only liven up Santa Fean cuisine, but add zest to area spa treatments.
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Other cultures around the world, however, have used cold water as a “shock to the system” to flush the organs and energize the body since ancient times. Scandinavian ...
Limes and spas are a natural blend. “Exoticism not only excites the imagination, but also leaves room for thought,” Pierre Laszlo writes in Citrus, a History ...
If Veli Modun sounds like gibberish to you, you’re probably not alone. But this native Maldivian treatment has been utilized in the Maldives for hundreds of years ...
In 1912, when the people of Japan wanted to give the people of America something in honor of the friendship that was flowering between their two nations, they had ...
You never know when inspiration will strike. For Dan Young, it happened in the Philippines, when he spotted a group of locals eating Tiger Clams, deep-sea clams ...
In a treatment room bigger than a Manhattan studio, with a stone patio and outdoor tub, Kerstyn Ray, one of the spa’s estheticians, cleansed and exfoliated my ...
The topical application of olives and olive oil preceded the fruit’s culinary use. The olive was revered across ancient civilizations; Israelites used it for ...
Drawing inspiration from Ontario’s verdant wine country, Vintage Hotel’s 100 Fountain Spa and Secret Garden Spa have introduced Vitality, a full line of beauty ...
The Sanskrit term gandharva refers to sweet-smelling, fairy-like celestial musicians who feed on the scents of flowers and herbs. The eighty-minute spa ritual ...
Massage is the most popular offering on the spa menu—70 percent of us request one during spa visits, according to the International Spa Association. But you don’t ...
All of this sensory input keeps the body’s nervous system working overtime, and an overtaxed nervous system puts us at a significant disadvantage when it comes ...
Columbus and his fellow conquistadors were quick to see the virtues of cocoa. Hernán Cortés, who got his first cup from Aztec emperor Montezuma II, described ...
To most massage devotees, a 90-minute deep tissue is a perfectly reasonable and justifiable indulgence. But to James Kim, a therapist at Townhouse Spa in New York, ...
Bavaria’s reputation for outstanding Alpine hiking and great beer may be unsurpassed, but this region of Germany has far more to offer. In the charming spa town ...
Rough, scaly skin? Acne? That‘s the last thing you want to flaunt this summer, especially when the little pustules pop up on you derriere! Don‘t fret, the Fanny ...
Integrating the soothing properties of water lilies and the powerful natural enzymes found in coffee, the Apuane Spa at the Four Seasons Punta Mita in Nayarit, ...
There is a reason why buffet brunch, pu-pu platters, and tapas bars are so popular—we love little samples of a lot of things. The Four Seasons Resort Maui at ...
Scalpel shy, but longing for a younger-looking profile? Consider trying one of the new cut-free acupuncture face and eye lifts available at Olive Leaf Wholeness ...
“Healing heartache means dealing with mind, body, and spirit,” says Janna Raye, B.A., and master of intuition medicine of StrateGems. “Our culture tells us ...
It may sound frou frou but it smells delicious, and there’s ayurvedic science behind the French Toast Facial by Body Bistro. Developer Carina Chatlani spent four ...
And why not? Steam promotes relaxation, relieves muscle tension, soothes congestion, and stimulates the lymphatic system. It increases blood circulation, boosts ...
Soaking your body in coconut milk isn’t just an indulgent treat; it offers dozens of benefits for your body and skin.
Thanks to our youth-obsessed culture—in which practically every ad for creams, moisturizers, and lotions promises to have bottled the Fountain of Youth—wrinkles ...
Four Seasons Resorts across the country are taking their name and carrying it into the spa. The new Four Seasons in One treatment, offered at Four Seasons properties ...
Marie Bernat believes your past and future are written on your toes. At the end of the multi-therapy Perscentology treatment, she takes a close look: Those on your ...
There are between 260,000 and 290,000 massage therapists in the United States.
The Insightful
Today, milk is known to do your body and your beauty good. It is being used in a slew of skincare products to increase moisture, brighten dull skin, slough-off ...
See yourself relaxing on a magic carpet of sound, suspended in space, floating through stars: This is the BETAR Experience, a platform bed suspended in a geodesic ...
Get your booty in bikini shape with the newest in facial services—the Fanny Facial! Using age-old ingredients and New Age technology, fanny facials, personalized ...
With treatment packages entitled things like “Mom & Me: Pampered to a Tee,” “To Mom, With Love,” “Mommy Care,” and “The Goddess,” spa-related gifts ...
A popular European treatment is making waves at American spas. The Dry Float Soft-Pack System features a treatment table with a difference. After you have been ...
Looking for a facial with a kick? You’ll find it at Sea Change New York, a holistic day spa tucked above the hustle-and-bustle of Chelsea.
Planning a trip to London and in need of something more than your normal body treatment? The Metropolitan’s Como Shambhala Urban Escape program offers a unique ...
If you have the good fortune to be a guest at the newest hotel on the strip, don’t miss out on its 35,000-square-foot luxury spa, complete with 45 treatment rooms ...
There’s another way that coffee can deliver free-radical scavenging antioxidants that won’t give you the jitters: through your skin. A host of new, luxurious ...
Part of the reason why so many different groups are tapping the healing benefits of vibes is because scientific research suggests that although we are material ...
Cranberry is one of only three fruits indigenous to North America. Long before the Pilgrims arrived, Native Americans combined dried meat with mashed cranberries ...
PediKarma™ is sweeping people off their feet. It is reflexology with an Ayurvedic twist. It is based on the notion that each of the body’s systems corresponds ...
The delightful gourd has made its way from the holiday table to the treatment table.
I’ve never been into caviar (I don’t understand why fish eggs are a gourmet indulgence—blek!) and I’ve never liked going to Vegas (a city I view as a black ...
Based on an ancient form of barefoot massage once practiced by Buddhist monks, Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy™ is emerging as a popular massage in U.S. spas. This ...
Ruth Ann Merritt, manager at the Spa at Marriott Desert Spring Resort in Palm Desert, where I was pampered in layers of aloe, often directs sunburnt spa-goers to ...
At Aris Institute spa in Westlake Village, California, glass-rod “transmitters” infused with essences of diamond, emerald, and ruby, and “bioactivated” ...
Finally, a day spa designed for women in the midst of one of life’s most significant events, pregnancy. Edamame, a day spa featuring massage, facials, body treatments, ...
You probably know that your feet are covered with reflexology points that can unlock trapped physical energy and restore your body’s harmonious balance. Your ...
The concept of vinotherapy was developed in France at Caudalie, a small spa at the famed Bordeaux winery Château Smith Haute Lafite. In 1993, long before the antioxidant-rich ...
In the early 1820s, Hana became one of the first Hawaiian communities to plant sugarcane. Located on the grounds of one of these former plantations, the Hotel Hana ...
According to Dr. Howard Murad, a board-certified dermatologist, associate clinical professor of dermatology at UCLA, author of The Cellulite Solution (St. Martin’s ...
Pomegranate’s purported powers are plentiful. It’s native to Persia, where ancient cultures used the ruby fruit to treat internal disorders such as diabetes, ...
According to naturopath Linda Rector-Page, author of the twenty-year-old reference book Healthy Healing, sea greens are some of the most nutritionally dense foods ...
Not surprisingly, spas and skincare lines have caught on, and honey-based treatments and products are turning up in spas and apothecaries from New York to New Zealand. ...
Although the healing benefits of massage therapy were recognized as early as the 4th century B.C. when Hippocrates sung their praises, massage therapy was virtually ...
About thirty years ago, Montreal-based pharmaceutical and dermatological chemist Ben Kaminsky was ice fishing in northern Canada when he began to ponder Canadian ...
Over 2,500 years ago, Sappho proclaimed that the rose was “the queen of flowers,” and the rose has long been the flower of queens. Cleopatra is inextricably ...
