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Scottsdale spa offers $10,000 treatment, calls it a bargain

• The Lamar Everyday Spa

A Scottsdale spa is offering a $10,000 VIP package for those with some extra cash to spare.
Guests who choose the spa package at The Lamar Everyday Spa will have access to all 14,000 square feet of the facility, including a tropical fruit and beverage bar, swimming pool, whirlpool, sauna, steam room and private changing cabanas, complete with robes and lockers.

The price includes admission for 24 friends and co-workers, according to a news release from the spa.
However, the cost jumps up to $15,000 on weekends.
“High profile guests love our spa because everyone gets star treatment here,” said spa owner Heidi Lamar.

The facility is located on Scottsdale Road, just north of Chaparral Road.
For those who like to practice discretion, Lamar said there is also a private parking lot, along with a personal chef who provides either lunch or dinner, unlimited spa and salon services for up to five hours, one therapist per guest and a spa concierge.

Compared to the Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grand Lakes ’spa day’ cost of $99,999, Lamar said this offer is a bargain.

The Scottsdale spa was named “Best Day Spa” by City Search, according to the news release.

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Wellness boom 

Until now, keeping check on one’s health consumed a lot of time. One never got to enjoy health. But with the advent of wellness firms, one can indulge in health, and experience fine touch of lifestyle and wellness firms..

Plump, wrinkled woman metamorphoses into svelte, charismatic lady. A scrawny man turns into well toned handsome being. A self—doubting and insecure person transforms into confident and positive personality. This is the magic, which the lifestyle and wellness firms are spreading.

Until now, keeping check on health consumed more time. One never got to enjoy health. But with the advent of wellness firms, one can indulge in health, and experience fine touch of lifestyle and wellness firms.

There is a new market category called wellness lifestyle, which consolidates a lot of sub-categories including spas, traditional medicine and alternative medicine, behavioral therapy, spirituality, fitness, nutrition and beauty.

Back in 1979, a fat, unhealthy property developer, Mel Zuckerman, and his exercise-fanatic wife, Enid, opened Canyon Ranch, ’America’s first total vacation/fitness resort’, on an old dude ranch in Tucson, Arizona. At the time, their outdoorsy, new age-ish venture seemed highly eccentric. But today, Indian markets have welcomed wellness firms and are savoring the indulgence.

There is growing evidence that focusing holistically on wellness can reduce healthcare costs by emphasizing prevention over treatment. The desire to reduce healthcare costs is one force behind the rise of the wellness industry; the other is the growing demand from consumers for things that make them feel healthier and better. Apart from regular services, these firms provide: Healthy lifestyle, coaches to work on issues like nutrition, stress management and weight loss, yoga classes, smoking cessation programs or other health-related programs.

One difficulty for wellness firms would be to acquire the expertise to operate in several different areas of the market.

Another would be to maintain credibility in (and for) an industry that combines serious science with snake oil. One problem—or is it an opportunity?—in selling wellness products to consumers is that some of the things they demand may be faddish or nonsensical. Easy fixes, such as new-age therapies, may appeal to them more than harder but proven ways to improve health. And there is much debate about the health benefits of vitamin supplements, organic food and alternative medicines, let alone different forms of spirituality.

Whatever the debate be, men and women are more then ready to pamper their body and are surely treading way to wellness. If not for health reasons, fun is definitely on their minds

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Spas try to slough off slumping economy with deals and discounts

The Ojai Valley Inn in Ojai, Calif., is one of several destination spas across the USA offering deals to spur visits during the current economic downturn.

With the economy slumping and fuel prices soaring, facials and massages may not be a top priority for consumers on a budget.

But America’s top spas, gathered in New York for the annual meeting of the International Spa Association, are trying to make it as easy as possible for visitors to indulge without using up their gas money or breaking into the piggy bank.

“You can still go and have a spa experience without spending a ton of money,” says Veronica Cole of the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa in Ojai, Calif.

“Many spas, like ours, offer use of our facilities with one treatment, so you can come spend hours relaxing.”

In other words, if you can’t afford a weekend or overnight stay, consider booking one massage or scrub at a destination spa, which usually entitles you to use the pool, steam room and other facilities for the day.

The Ojai Valley Inn, located not far from Los Angeles, is a destination spa known for its blooming lavender gardens and an approach that draws on Native American traditions. Cole said carving out an hour or two and hanging out at the spa can be relaxing enough to make you feel like you’re on a mini-vacation.

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The Healing Arts Center & Spa Debuts at Cavallo Point - the Lodge at the Golden Gate
Spa Menu Focuses on Transforming Treatments and Therapies: From Signature Body Work to Bamboo Scrubs and Acupuncture Sessions

The Lodge at the Golden Gate, which burst onto the national travel scene this summer, announces the official opening of its Healing Arts Center & Spa, a new retreat situated where San Francisco’s urban edge meets the rugged Marin County Headlands. Cavallo Point Lodge, an upscale yet environmentally sustainable property, is the Bay Area’s first national park lodge and offers amenities and guest experiences to match its breathtaking setting.

The Healing Arts Center & Spa, at the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge near Sausalito, invites lodge and day guests to relax, renew and revive with an innovative spa menu of treatments and therapies amid the new, elegantly designed, 11,000-square-foot facility that offers 11 massage rooms and a tea bar among other amenities.

“Our philosophy is a return to the authentic spa experience,” said Jenny Helling, director for the Lodge’s Healing Arts Center & Spa. “Health and wellness are at the heart of the spa tradition, and our treatments honor the powerful therapeutic benefits of natural and organic ingredients applied by caring hands practiced in the art of healing.”

Helling leads an expert staff of 16 massage therapists and estheticians and another seven healing arts practitioners. Under her vision, the new venue honors the ancient healing arts with an extensive treatment menu that goes beyond skin deep. From mud and herbal wraps to salt scrubs and bath soaks, to highly specialized services, such as acupuncture, herbal and nutritional consultations, hypnotherapy and guided imagery are available.

The staff offers numerous body work modalities; in addition to traditional Swedish massage, there is the Cavallo Point Signature Massage, which combines aromatherapy with elements of Swedish and Thai massage techniques, as well as Thai, Tandem and Herbal Stone Massage styles. Select treatments may be performed for lodge guests as an in-room service. Massage treatments begin at $140 per hour, with reservations required. All wraps, scrubs and soaks conclude with a gentle massage.

Complementing the lodge’s environmental ethos, treatment products are organic and/or renewable. All massages, body treatments and baths feature organic or wild-crafted ingredients blended exclusively for Cavallo Point by Body Bliss. A full menu of facial treatments is offered, featuring the Naturopathica product line. All-organic Coyuchi flannels and linens ensure spa guests are wrapped in luxury and comfort.
The Healing Arts Center & Spa is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Treatments begin at 9:00 a.m. All guests age 18 and older are welcome; all Healing Arts sessions are available to lodge as well as day guests.

The Cavallo Point Healing Arts Center & Spa stands among a fragrant growth of pine and eucalyptus trees at the topographical and spiritual heart of the property. The newly built architectural design by San Francisco’s celebrated Leddy Maytum Stacy firm is striking and contemporary, yet integrates with the adjacent, restored turn-of-the-century buildings that encircle Fort Baker’s historic parade ground.

The two-story structure includes an expansive atrium lobby, 11 treatment rooms, two consultation rooms, fitness room, men’s and women’s locker rooms with adjacent eucalyptus steam rooms and outdoor whirlpools, co-ed relaxation lounge with library and fireplace, a retail store and tea bar. The tea bar features organic and wild-crafted teas and a variety of Earth Bar herbal drinks by Great Earth, plus a light lunch menu. The outdoor space offers a heated basking pool, fire pit with surrounding lounge chairs, and tea garden.

Set within the Golden Gate National Parks at Fort Baker, Cavallo Point Lodge marks a milestone for California and the National Park Service. Once a Pacific Coast fortress, Fort Baker went from a designated military post to a 350-acre national park in 2002. Cavallo Point Lodge signals a new era, one that will burnish Fort Baker’s stalwart legacy as it preserves historic landmark buildings, restores natural habitat, protects the environment, and ensures access to the revitalized national park site for generations to come.
Lodge guests can ramble along spectacularly scenic coastline trails; bend to yoga classes in a century-old chapel; savor Michelin two-star cuisine at Murray Circle, the lodge’s popular signature restaurant; revel at Farley Bar and sip reserve wine from one of California’s largest cellars; view original photography and art throughout the property, including works from Imogen Cunningham and Gregory Colbert; hike and bike on miles of coastline trails; and at day’s end, reside in one of the property’s 68 carefully restored historic rooms and suites or perhaps one of 74 artfully designed contemporary rooms and suites.
Guests also have the option to discover deeper enrichment via signature, pre-booked adventures and programs that pair property amenities with focused agendas in adventure & well-being, creative arts, and the culinary arts.

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New ‘Tween Waters Inn spa promises a taste of Florida

Georgeanne Pailes, the new owner of The Spa at ‘Tween Waters, is pictured here at what will soon become the spa’s manicure station.
Tween Waters Inn will soon have a new and improved addition to their already formidable line up of resort activities, thanks to massage therapist and islander Georgeanne Pailes.

The Spa at ‘Tween Waters — formerly known as the Sbarra Day Spa, which featured a retro 1940s theme — is situated next to the ‘Tween Waters pool complex and is currently getting a makeover treatment of its own.

Pailes is painting and cleaning, reorganizing and updating. She is redecorating the spa, which is currently empty, to make it look like a beach cottage. The spa is being decorated in shades of seaglass blues and greens, plus an all-over beach motif accented with shells and classic, Floridian scents.

“I’m going to use products that are all Florida-based, natural scents, like mango scrubs and coconut,” Pailes said, adding that all of her facial products are organic.

“I’m choosing products that pertain to Florida,” she continued, explaining that when people come into her spa, she wants them to be reminded of the beach experience and — hopefully — take that memory home with them.

Pailes will also be using the work of local artists and photographers to decorate her spa, including pieces by Tower Gallery artist Charlie Brown and her husband, nature photographer Robert Pailes.

But there are still a few surprises on the way.

“I’m going to do wedding parties also. ‘Tween Waters is a big destination for weddings, so I’m going to have services geared towards that,” Pailes explained, noting that she will offer special bridal packages including nails, hair, make-up and other services.

And to add to the relaxation process, Pailes will offer her guests champagne, chocolates and fresh fruit as a small part of the pampering experience.

If her guests decide to select a full day of treatments, she’s planning on arranging lunch for her clients so that they can relax and still have that midday meal within the comforting confines of ‘Tween Waters.

Her lineup of services will include pedicures, manicures, massage, facials, hot stone massage, hair and make-up. Pailes also plans to offer an assortment of “package deals” for guests who want to indulge in a whole day of pampering.

She also plans on giving back to the community, which she says has been so supportive of her business venture. Pailes, whose children attend The Sanibel School, says she plans “to donate things like gift baskets and massages and doing whatever I can to help.”

In addition, Pailes said she was surprised and thankful at how supportive members of the community have been in pushing her to pursue her goal.

“Karen Bells was my biggest motivator. She just kept saying, ‘You can do it,’” Pailes said.

She began by writing up and presenting a business plan, knowing that while she didn’t necessarily have a lot of business experience, her ideas and spa experience would be key in helping to secure the space.

“I’ve worked in spas before, and I’m bringing all of the good ideas with me,” said Pailes.

And although she has never owned her own spa before, she’s been a licensed massage therapist for awhile.

“I’ve been doing this for 10 years,” said Pailes, who noted that she is originally from Pennsylvania and moved to Florida 11 years ago.

“This could be life-changing for me,” she added. “This is my chance!”

The Spa at ‘Tween Waters is scheduled to open by Oct. 1. If you would like to make an appointment before the spa’s official opening, call 239-691-4616 for more information.

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Spa owners master the art of friendly competition

Dog-eared magazines disrupt the picture-perfect interior at Pure Joy Day Spa. Yet there they are: People, Elle and gossip rags stacked in the waiting lounge.

“They’re for the girls. We gossip about celebrities,” said spa owner Joy Nishikawa about her six employees dubbed “the girls.”

“I don’t like gossiping about clients. I always tell the girls I don’t like drama,” she said. “We provide a very private, personal type of service. We are not to talk about who comes and what they do.”
Playing well with others is how Nishikawa does business, a philosophy that worked in her favor in 2003 when she left her previous employer, Amparo Chaves Santiago, to start a competing spa across the street. 

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Massage business essential in helping people relax

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Overlooking the Palomar Mountain range in Northern San Diego County, Pala Spa’s attention to detail including bamboo flooring, mosaic tiles, wood accents and several water features creates a serene sanctuary. Whether enjoying a soothing massage or indulging in a full spa day, visitors to the Spa leave completely restored and rejuvenated.

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My mom bought multiple gift certificates from Maurice Alan Salon and Day Spa, which she gave as gifts to my sisters and me and other relatives. At Christmas alone she spent at least $500.

My sister recently tried to set up an appointment. She couldn’t get through by telephone - the message said the mailbox was full - so she drove over there, and it was completely empty. I know of at least five gift certificates that my mom bought that were never used.

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