Treatments & Therapies

by Anne Dimon This is me (years ago) about to enter North America's first cold sauna. I'm here on a press trip for the official Opening Weekend...

Hot and cold water therapies. Some people may think it's a new wellness trend but actually the holistic treatment has been around since the...

Today, savvy spa-goers are well aware that Eastern and Western massage have very different approaches to the body based on the health philosophies of...

Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils, extracted from plants, trees and herbs, for therapeutic purposes. Application during treatments such as massage, facials, body...

Thalassotherapy, by definition, is the therapeutic use of seawater, marine algae and marine mud in various body treatments. It incorporates the use of warm seawater...

by Lisa Truesdale Just as they were in the days of Cleopatra, therapeutic Mud Baths are still heralded today for their ability to detoxify and...

By Dr. Marcus Coplin    The concept of healing through water is as old as humanity. Even so, within the...

Dry bushing of the skin has been a Scandinavian ritual for thousands of years. It is recognized not only for its tremendous exfoliating effects...

by Anne Dimon We finally had the opportunity to try this fishy foot treatment. At the large and beautiful Spa de Autor at the luxury...

Are facials worth it? New York Times has dermatologists and estheticians throwing verbal punches. Several years ago, the New York Times ran an article titled An Expression of Doubt About...