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February 2012 |
DiscoverSpas.com Newsletter |
""When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."
~ Lao Tzu ~
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Greetings!
In this month's newsletter, you'll find:
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 The Spa at Encore in Las Vegas, Nevada
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A Spa Review
by Julie Register |
 "Opulent!" "Beautiful!" "Breathtaking!" These are just a few of the words people have used to describe The Spa at Encore to me over the past few years. The 61,000 square-foot spa has 51 treatment rooms, which include 14 garden suites that can accommodate two people. I finally had an opportunity to see and experience it for myself. I were handing out awards for personal favorites in elements of spa décor, The Spa at Encore would win three. Read about my experience at The Spa at Encore in Las Vegas.
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| Two Springs on my Driving Tour of the Historic Springs of the Virginias - Salt Sulphur Springs and Red Sulphur Springs in West Virginia | A Spa Review
by Julie Register |
 We came upon Salt Sulphur Springs about 3 miles south of Union, WV. Thanks to stone construction, many buildings still stand. The Salt Sulphur Springs Hotel, a store, church, bath house, and spring house remain. It is the largest pre-Civil War stone building complex in West Virginia. Salt Sulphur Springs is no longer a resort. At the time of our visit, it was a private residence. There were three types of springs that flowed here: sulphur, sweet and iodine. We were told that one of the previous owners, in an attempt to increase the flow of the water, dynamited the springs. Sadly, the effect was the opposite of what they had hoped. The springs dried up. Read More.
 Red Sulphur Springs, built in 1832, once hosted Francis Scott Key and a future Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Roger Tanay and his ailing wife among others. Red Sulphur was one of the largest and most popular resorts in the area. Not a trace remains except the spring itself and its rock foundation. We couldn't even find that. Read More.
~Julie
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| Spa Sweepstakes and Contests | | Win Trips to Spas! | |
a $5,000+ 5-day/4-night trip for four (4) to Orlando, Florida including round-trip coach class air transportation, transfers to/from airport and hotel, quad occupancy hotel accommodations at the Wyndham Bonnet Creek for a 5-day/4-night stay, four (4) 1-day passes to SeaWorld Orlando, four (4) 1-day passes to Aquatica by SeaWorld, four (4) 1-day passes to winner's choice of an Orlando-area theme park and a $200 spa credit at the Blue Harmony Spa in Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort.
a $3,900, 4 day/3 night trip for 2 to one of the following spa destinations of Grand Prize Winner's choice:Scottsdale, AZ; Las Vegas, NV; Palm Springs, CA; Miami, FL or San Antonio, TX. The Grand Prize trip consists 2 round-trip coach class ticket certificates worth $500 per person, a hotel certificate worth $1,000 for standard hotel accommodations for 3 nights (one room, double-occupancy) at a hotel in the destination of Grand Prize Winner's choice, one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars ($1,750) in spending cash which can be used towards spa services, and a fitness package consisting of the following items: one (1) Jillian Michaels Fitness Adventure for Xbox Kinect, one (1) Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 DVD, one (1) Jillian Michaels Killer Buns & Thighs DVD, one (1) Jillian Michaels Extreme Shed & Shred DVD, one (1) copy of Master Your Metabolism, and one (1) Ultimate Dumbbell Power Set. |
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Spa Books Being Published in February... | |
Explaining how stillness in meditation refers not to a rigid and frozen body but to a quality of mind, Will Johnson examines the Buddha's own words at the core of the Satipatthana Sutta: "As you breathe in, breathe in through the whole body; as you breathe out, breathe out through the whole body"--an instruction often overlooked in the majority of Buddhist schools. Exploring the Buddha's complete series of steps for deepening awareness of the breath, he shows how to invite natural, responsive movement back into the posture of meditation by extending breath awareness beyond the nostrils, lungs, and abdomen to the entire body--a practice that unifies the breath, body, and mind into a single shared phenomenon.
We all know that meditation helps to lower stress and can even prevent disease. It has no negative side effects and no cost, and requires only a few minutes a day. So why is it so challenging to begin and sustain? Tobin Blake offers innovative ways to start meditating and to invigorate an existing practice. He begins with the basics - how to sit, how long to practice, and how to use various techniques, such as zazen, mantra, and visualization - and then covers topics such as dealing with thoughts, restlessness, and overcoming the deeper obstacles to meditation. Written with our modern challenges in mind, including electronic distractions, stress, and the constant sense of overwhelm, Everyday Meditation will help you:
* make your mind an ally
* undo restlessness and anxiety
* build spiritual relationships
* heal your body
* overcome depression and anxiety
* find balance, meaning, and life purpose
by Wolf D. Storl and Rosemary Gladstar
Traditional herbalists or wise women were not only good botanists or pharmacologists; they were also shamanic practitioners and keepers of occult knowledge about the powerful properties of plants. Traveling back to the healing arts of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners takes readers deep into this world, through the leechcraft of heathen society and witches' herb bundles to the cloister gardens of the Middle Ages. It also examines herbal medicine today in the traditional Chinese apothecary, the Indian ayurvedic system, homeopathy, and Native American medicine. Balancing the mystical with the practical, author Wolf Storl explains how to become an herbalist, from collecting material to distilling and administering medicines. He includes authoritative advice on herb gardening, as well as a holistic inventory of plants used for purposes both benign and malign, from herbs for cooking, healing, beauty, and body care to psychedelic plants, witches' salves for opening alternative realities, and poisonous herbs that can induce madness or cause death. Storl also describes traditional "women's plants" and their uses: dyeing cloth, spinning and weaving, or whipping up love potions. The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners is written for professional and amateur herbalists as well as gardeners, urban homesteaders, and plantspeople interested in these rich ancient traditions.
This text offers detailed information on the etiology, signs, symptoms, and treatment of more than 500 diseases and conditions, and also helps students discover how massage therapy influences the healing process. Organized by body system, the text features case histories in which people living and coping with many of the disease conditions covered in the text share their stories. This cornerstone book of the massage curriculum is also an invaluable reference and resource for a practicing therapists. It is the most comprehensive, visually appealing, and respected title to cover the pathologies that massage therapists must be familiar with. In the fifth edition, Ruth Werner's A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology features updated content to reflect new research on pathologies, and maintains the focus on not only explaining the disease, but also its applicability and indications in massage therapy. Throughout the book, the reader learns how massage influences disease and healing processes, and how massage therapists can offer clients maximum benefits while minimizing risks.
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