As we prepare for a brand new year, keep in mind the Timeless Truths of Spa. Reflect on them as you create your own healthy New Year’s resolutions. These are bits of wisdom to help guide you, gleaned from the experts.
Nature
A part of nature not apart from nature, we find solace, soul, and sustenance here. Reconnect on a daily basis with sky, sun, leaves.—Anne Bramham, Founder, American Spa Therapy and Education Council
Fitness
The most powerful spiritual and physical practice is a 10-minute walk. Why? Research shows the walk is the most reliable way to improve mood and boost energy, making problems appear smaller. A brief walk is a lever that can move the world.—Stephen Kiesling, author, Olympic athlete, and Editor at Large, Spirituality & Health
“Get more sleep. Do more dreaming: Live life—deeply, fully, and well.”—Professor Jonathan Paul de Vierville
Water
Drinking water, playing with water, healing with water—be with water in all ways, always.—TAG Galyean, owner, TAG Studio
Community
Consider self-transformation, for sake of community transformation.—Eric Somerville, Vice President of Corporate and Civic Engagement, The Y in Central Maryland
Food
You truly nourish when you cook with love.—Scott Uehlein, Former Corporate Chef, Canyon Ranch
Quiet
Find a quiet hobby. We have become so numb to noise pollution that we have lost the value of silence. So, when all is quiet around us, we tend to become hauntingly uncomfortable and fill the void with unwanted and wasteful thoughts or chatter. We must learn to deflect this tendency and to explore our own soul in these precious moments.—Kate Mearns, Director of Spa and Wellness, LIVunLtd
Sleep
Get more sleep. Do more dreaming: Live life—deeply, fully, and well.—Professor Jonathan Paul de Vierville, Professor Emeritus of The Humanities, Interdisciplinary & Global Studies at The Alamo Colleges, and owner of the Alamo Plaza Spa
May your holidays be joyous and peaceful.
Mary Bemis
A pioneering voice in spa and wellness journalism, Mary Bemis has spent four decades chronicling, championing, and helping shape the modern spa industry. As Founder and Editorial Director of Insider’s Guide to Spas, she brings a distinctive editorial perspective informed by a career that has helped define the language and landscape of spa media. Mary launched American Spa magazine in 1997, co-founded Organic Spa, and helped launch Luxury SpaFinder and NewBeauty. Her industry leadership extends to board service with ISPA, NYSPA, and WSPA, the latter two organizations she helped establish. She has also served as Special Advisor to the Balneology Association of North America. Today, she serves as Special Advisor to Global Wellness Day and sits on the board of the International Sauna Aid Foundation. Recognized among Medika Life’s Top 30 Influential Voices Transforming Wellness, Mary is also a recipient of the prestigious ISPA Dedicated Contributor Award, an inaugural Folio Top Women in Media honoree, and an American Spa Wonder Woman of Wellness. Her mission remains as steadfast as ever: to keep spa culture alive and relevant, honor its roots, challenge its shortcomings, and inspire an industry to live up to its promise.
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