10 Fitness Tips for Women on the Go

By Kristin McGee Carry a stylish gym bag with you that can double as a great stylish bag. Check out this link for 30 ideas! This way you can have all of your gym essentials at your ready with no excuses not to make it happen. Jump off the subway a couple of stops early [...]

Face Food: DIY Firming Avocado/Cucumber Masque

Feed your face…but not through your mouth, even though this DIY spa recipe, like many, sounds so good that you could very well just eat it up. Food that is good for you to eat can often be just as nourishing when applied topically to the skin, too, so we asked Adrian Bryce, founder of [...]

5 Treatments You Really Don’t Need

We all know that massage and facials, among other spa and wellness treatments, have evidence-based emotional, physical and spiritual benefits, but we’ve also been seeing more and more coverage as of late about crazy, out-there spa treatments. While the wow factor may be enticing, you might ask yourself, “Will this treatment really do anything for [...]

My First Authentic Hammam

By Dulcy Gregory What exactly is a hammam you ask?  Think part serenity… part surprise… and brand new skin! I learned just exactly what a hammam is on a recent trip to Istanbul, to research hotels for the Global Spa Summit.  After breakfast one morning it was decided that a trip to a local, authentic [...]

Healthy Spring Eating: Spa-Inspired Substitutions & Tips

Just because your recipe calls for cream or tinned vegetables doesn’t mean you can’t use something healthier in its place. And healthier doesn’t just mean whole foods full of good-for-you nutrients anymore – it now also includes whole foods that were grown and raised in a responsible and transparent way, free of chemicals. We talked [...]