The beguiling charm of eastern Europe never fails to attract droves of travelers from all over, including a bunch of spaholics who marveled at the picturesque city of Budapest.
The healing hand of natural heat has been invoked long before the advent of modern spas. In the days of yore, albolarios or hilots would rub their palms briskly to create heat to better administer their treatments, while a soothing hot compress is widely used to alleviate pain in different areas of the body.
Honey-whether used as a term of endearment or as a natural food and beverage sweetener—has associations that go beyond our common notion. Its sweet wonders have long been part of ancient cultures.
After the historic and spectacular London Olympics 2012, spaholics know that a side trip to the City of Bath is a rewarding experience, even just to marvel at the best-preserved spa from the ancient world—the Roman Bath in the City of Bath in Somerset, southwest of England.
It’s the start of the “ber” months, and what easily comes to mind is the start of the Yuletide season. For countless Pinoys, the Christmas spirit comes alive as soon as popular holiday tunes are heard on the first day of September.
I had the privilege to set foot in the much-talked about Chopra Center of Wellbeing at La Costa Spa in Carlsbad, Southern California.
Contrary to popular belief that going to the mall can leave one stressed out physically and financially, a trip to the shopping mecca can actually be a hub where one finds relaxation right in the middle of shopaholics. These days, massage chairs can be found lined up in cozy corners of shopping malls offering a respite from the maddening crowd.
Aside from flavoring our food, salt is supposed to have 14,000 other uses. My favorite is halotherapy, or the practice of maximizing the beneficial effects that salt can bring to our body. Halotherapy has nothing to do with consuming salt in its everyday form, but concentrates on the inhalation of minute particles of natural salt.
Each year, the SpaFinder Wellness Trend Report is developed by company research analysts, led by its president Susan Ellis, leads the forecasts based on ongoing surveys with spa and wellness businesses and stakeholders around the globe, thousands of travel agents and hundreds of thousands of consumers.
The spa world never runs out of creative yet effective ways to ease a tired body and soothe a weary soul. The art of massage has seen several modifications over the years—from applying balmy concoctions to employing various natural materials—in order to provide an hour or two of blissful relaxation. And one of these massage tools from nature is slowly yet surely finding its way into the must-try list among spaholics.
