Spa Diaries

Let it snow 

Want to feel like a kid again… try Snowsky post sauna. Thick falling snowflakes will come from the ceiling at room temperature touching every part of the body with a cold yet natural stimulus. The slow snowfall calms and relaxes all the senses: a true moment of contentment that’s actually good for you.  

indoor.technoalpin.com

 

Built to thrive…wellness real-estate 

Master-planned to foster the holistic health of their residents and provide healthy environments for people to live, work and play, wellness real estate are developed around an anchor wellness resort, destination spa, or natural asset such as hot springs. Seeking a combination of location, design, architecture, landscaping, choice of materials and technology buyers share common goals, interests, while proactively pursuing wellness. Senior living wellness communities generally target mid- to upper-class retirees, while residential wellness communities target younger and active couples and families. 

Predicted to become much more common, wellness real estate is expected to progressively transforming residential neighbourhoods, cities and existing spa locations.

globalwellnessinstitute.org

 

Blue Zone’s Nine  

Longevity inspired, evidence-based weeks for exclusive groups share the secrets of the world’s longest living cultures at Kamalaya Koh Samui in 2024. Expect to be immersed in the Dan Buettner’s Blue Zone’s 9 principles, wellness consultations, movement and nutrition programs, and a collection of holistic activities.  

kamalaya.com/wellness

 

The buzz on bio-harmonizing 

Coming to your favourite spa! A more holistic, multi-layered approach to wellness that emphasizes long-term outcomes, bio-harmonizing marries traditional, time-tested techniques and treatments with modalities like vibroacoustics, intermittent vacuum-tech and red-light therapy.

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Liquid Assets snuggles up inside

With snowy weather upon us, it’s time to find ways to stay warm and cozy at home. 5 Tips to get the look Bring out your soft and colourful throws. Robes and slippers will be your best friends. Stock up

Food Lovers’ Library

Last Minute Dinner Party By Frankie Unsworth Too often social occasions turn into fussy affairs, leaving you frazzled. This book offers a hassle-free approach to entertaining, championing simplicity with quick post-work dinners to deceptively simple, but nonetheless showstopping suppers. Publisher:

A shot in the arm with healthcare tech

From scrappy startups to billion-dollar businesses, innovators in the Great White North have developed cutting-edge healthcare solutions that can make a difference in our lives. While it’s so typically Canadian not toot our own horn, its become abundantly clear that

Spa Diaries

Aufguss World Championships Each year, sauna masters from around the world gather to express their unique stories using aromatic infusions, music, lighting and costumes. This year’s competition at the Netherlands, Thermen Bussloo named Italy’s Michael Niedermair the winner. For those

HF Travels

Jupiter New York City Rinkside at the Rockefeller Centre, we find a boisterous uptown vibe as locals snuggle into upholstered booths and chat at the bar counter that surrounds the open kitchen. We’ve been sent here pre-theatre by friends of

How to catch a whale

It’s not as easy as it looks. Whales are big but the Saguenay River and St Lawrence are much bigger. Way bigger. So as novices, one needs to know where to “hunt” for them so to speak. The ferry chugging