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April
2008 DiscoverSpas.com Newsletter "Life
will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciouness.
How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience
you are having at this moment." ~
Eckhart Tolle ~
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose  I've
been joining over 500,000 others on Oprah.com for the last 5 Monday nights to
watch the discussion of A
New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose with Oprah Winfrey and author,
Eckhart Tolle. In week 2, I realized that the spa experience, for me, has been
a path to awakening my consciousness. My first spa experience over a dozen years
ago, a massage, was literally a life-changing event for me. In addition to opening
a new career path, it taught me how to be in the present moment and become more
aware of my body. My therapist instructed me to breathe deeply, slowly and purposefully.
She encouraged me to quiet my mind and engage no thoughts from my busy brain.
Here I learned to be still, to be quiet, to let go, to pay attention to the sensation
of the massage - the skin, the muscles, the energy, to just be. Each of the hundreds
of massage and sensory experiences and yoga and meditation sessions I've had at
spas since then has helped to build on that first experience with my consciousness.
A New Earth made me realize this state can and should be my "normal"
state, not just a once-in-a-while break. There are many concepts in this book
that I know at my core are true but never brought them forth to truly examine.
I appreciate the way that Tolle explains, ties them together and validates them.
I have more to learn, and I am enjoying the journey. There are still 5 more chapters
and 5 more classes to go. If you missed the first 5 and want to catch up, you
can download them at Oprah.com and watch them on your computer or IPod.
~Julie
| Dear
Spa Friend,
Spring is a time of renewal and a great
time to spa! Awaken your consciousness with sensory experiences. De-Stress with
a massage. Revive your skin with a facial. Discover fresh, healthy food. Get moving
and exercise. April is National Anxiety Month and Stress Awareness Month. World
Health Day is celebrated on April 7. And, of course, it's time to file income
taxes in the US - a very stressful time, indeed! In
this newsletter, you can find what's new on the DiscoverSpas.com
web site: The
DiscoverSpas.com
web site exists to help you create and find the best spa experience to reduce
stress and improve/maintain good health. SpaQuality
LLC exists to help spas provide excellent experiences for you.
Wishing you peace and abundance,
Julie Register
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 | Janice
Gronvold Interviews Julie Register for the University of California, Irvine |
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 Janice
Gronvold, M.S. is the founder of Spectrec,
provider of business and marketing development services for the spa, health and
resort industries. You might remember her from her green
talk at ISPA. She teaches the Introduction
to the Spa Industry class at UC Irvine, a required course in the Certificate
Program in Spa and Hospitality Management. She requires her class to read
my article, Spa
Evolution, A Brief History of Spas. She also includes an interview with an
industry professional each week. Janice Gronvold interviewed me on March 5, 2008.
Topics included:
- my background
and how I got into the spa industry,
- how I
got the idea for DiscoverSpas.com,
- the contents
of DiscoverSpas.com,
- niche markets in the spa
industry,
- the criteria for best spa recognition,
- the 10 domains of spa,
- spa
ritual,
- The International Standards of SpaExcellenceSM2008,
- my observations of the spa industry and
- my
recommendations for her students.
Click
here to read my answers to Janice's questions. ~
Julie |
| Spa
Review - AquaMedica Salon and Day Spa | |
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few weeks ago I visited AquaMedica
Salon and Day Spa in Long Branch. Even though I grew up in New Jersey, a relatively
small state, I had never been to Long Branch before. It's located on the ocean
about an hour from NYC. I walked up and down the boardwalk, and it was apparent
that the area had undergone a recent revitalization. One of the most notable new
structures was Pier Village, which features oceanfront residences, over 30 boutiques
and restaurants, a large gym and the 5,000 square-foot, 11-treatment room Aquamedica
Spa. I had three great treatments there - a facial, body scrub and Thai Herbal
Ball Massage.
~Julie |
| The
International Standards of SpaExcellenceSM2008 |
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 The
International Standards of SpaExcellenceSM2008 are a business framework
that describes the essential elements of a complete spa quality management system
in four key areas: Spa Management, Spa Guest Experiences, Spa Operations Support
and Spa Improvement. Spas all over the world have purchased The Standards since
the first edition was published in 2004. Now in its fourth edition, The International
Standards of SpaExcellence(SM)2008 include insights on how to apply The Standards
with detailed guidance. Tools and examples illustrate the practical application
of The Standards.
Description: 86-pages, 8.5"
x 11", spiral bound
ISBN: 978-0-9815649-0-6
Cost: $195
US, includes shipping in the US (email julie.register@dol.net
for a quote to ship outside the US)
Payment: Pay by credit card through
PayPal by clicking the button below or send a check with shipping information to:
Julie
Register
Managing Director, Operations
SpaQuality LLC
1024 Oriente Avenue
Greenville,
DE 19807
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February's
featured photo: Wheat Grass, Hippocrates Health Institute, Fla.
Go
to the DiscoverSpas.com
Spa Art Gallery and Store for additional image sizes and more photos.
This is the eighth month I am featuring the Spa Photography of artist Linda
Troeller. Linda is an award-winning photographer who has been featured in the
New York Times, Marie Claire Magazine, Healing Retreats and Lifestyles, GQ Magazine,
Forbes Magazine and a number of publications for spa professionals. She is the
creator of Spa
Journeys and Healing
Waters. Troeller's style captures the fluidity of water and the luminosity
of physical shapes in spa settings. I had the pleasure of spending time with Linda
at Toskana Therme
in Bad Sulza, Germany where many of her photographs adorn the walls. A
new giclee
print, signed by the artist, will be featured each month.
~Julie
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Grass
20"x24" $675 | Wheat
Grass
30"x40" $1300 | |
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Be sure to enter the 7 contests
that end in April for a chance to win: - a 2-night
vacation package for two from Harrah's worth up to $1,758 including a spa gift
certificate. - a 6-night luxury fitness trip worth
$7,000 for two people.
- a $2,750 spa weekend getaway for two to Napa
Valley, CA including a $250 allowance for Spa treatments.
- a $7,745 trip
for two (2) to the California Health & Longevity Institute at the Four Seasons
in Westlake Village, California including a lifestyle consultant session, a registered
dietitian consultation, an exercise physiologist consultation, a wellness kitchen
experience and a 50-minute spa treatment for winner and guest and a Stress Less
Experience including a stress consultant session, a registered dietitian consultation,
and an exercise physiologist consultation. - a three-night
stay at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego in a Hard Rock Suite, two 50 minute spa
treatments at Rock Spa, daily breakfast, swimwear for 2, private surf lessons,
and VIP passports to 11 San Diego nightclubs. - a
$4,000 two night/three day trip for two people to New York City including
a
two-day spa treatment package for two (including lunch) at the Caudalie Vinothérapie®
Spa at The Plaza, and an assortment of Caudalie products.
- a $3,770,
four-night stay at the luxurious Brown Palace Hotel and Spa that includes $800
travel stipend, a relaxing 50-minute massage for the winner and their guest and
tickets for the Ski Train up to the Winter Park Ski Resort. |
| Julie
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 In
Eat,
Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert covers much of the same ground as Eckhart Tolle
does in A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, but through her own eperiences
in a year of soul searching and self discovery - pleasure in Italy, devotion in
India and balance in Bali. I loved it!
~Julie
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