OUR SPA DIRECTORY Featuring health spas that offer environmental experiences and learning opportunities in addition to regular spa facilities. ATASIA SPA - http://www.atasiaspa.com/about.html Atasia Spa, established in 1998, is located one block from the historic Berkeley Springs State Park, where the famous mineral springs attracted Native Americans from as far away as Canada centuries ago, to George Washington who came here to relax. Owner Frankie Tan, who has done over 11,000 massages in Berkeley Springs since 1988, has been praised by many publications for his work, including Southern Living Magazine. BATHHOUSE AT BERKELEY SPRINGS - http://www.bathhouse.com/ At the Bath House, a shop and spa across from the Berkeley Springs State Park, you can find books about herbs and healing, massage, aromatherapy, exercise and nutrition, spa vacations and travel, and spiritual renewal. Trained therapists offer massage and other bodywork, and our hottub spas are filled with the town's mineral water. Periodically, offer classes leading to certification in aromatherapy. Check back often for upcoming dates! Among the many things covered in Aromatherapy Level I are the history of aromatherapy, how essential oils are produced, and hadns-on blending, resulting in your first project -- creating a massage oil using a formula you develop. Level II moves on to more scientific knowledge, including a brief overview of the chemical structure of essentials, safety data, making blends for specific purpose, and an overview of the use of aromatherapy in facials, massage, body wraps, etc. Level III heads you closer to your basic practitioners certificate, covering 15 therapeutic oils to be used with caution, subtle aromatherapy (how essential oils affect mind, emotion and spirit), case histories and client profiles, selling aromatherapy services and a history of perfuming and of modern perfume. You will create your own natural perfume and be assigned a 6-10 page research paper in preparation for Level IV. Classes are taught by Janet Stelmel, R.N., of the Amrita Foundation. As a nurse and practicing aromatherapist, Janet can provide a unique perspective to healing with essential oils. Janet's knowledge of anatomy and physiology, assessing the viability of essential oils and other alternative therapies vs. western medicine, the safe use of essential oils with other medications, etc., are areas of expertise few other aromatherapists specialize in. CHAA CREEK - SPA - http://www.chaacreek.com/home.html Chaa Creek Cottages, the first jungle lodge in Belize, opened its doors in 1981. Set above Belize's Macal River in the midst of a private 330 acre nature reserve with a panoramic view of the Mayan Mountains and lush Caribbean rainforst, the Spa at Chaa Creek offers a tranquil and extraordinary sensory experience which promotes harmony between the inner and outer self. Specialized therapists will help you choose from a variety of personalized treatments designed to enhance individual beauty while promoting health and a sense of well-being. Chaa Creek, the CHA/American Express 1998 Green Hotel of the Year, provides all the amenities of a full service jungle lodge and is the perfect base to explore the natural and cultural riches of Belize and Guatemala as well as the stunning Caribbean sea, barrier reef and cayes. The spa, within easy walking distance from the lodge, will ensure that your body and spirit are in perfect shape to make the most of Belize's numerous attractions. Our personal attention and quality service, combined with the intense beauty of a pristine jungle habitat will crate a memorable and, we hope, life enhancing experience. The Blue Morpho Butterfly Breeding Centre was established at Chaa Creek in 1993. These beautiful iridescent blue butterflies are bred for export to overseas butterfly houses and to delight our guests. The property also accommodates the Chaa Creek Natural History Centre, which records and displays the results of scientific studies conducted in Belize. COOLFONT - http://www.coolfont.com/learning.htm Coolfont Resort and Conference Center is for recreation and relaxation... But even more it's for refreshing, renewing and restoring your mind and senses in a natural environment. In March 1997, Coolfont launched the Spectrum of Learning, a Holistic Educational Program. Now, Coolfont is not only a resort, spa, and conference center, but an adult learning center as well. You can come to Coolfont, and in a tranquil and magnificent setting, enhance your mind, body and spirit. The Spectrum of Learning schedule features some of our most popular past instructors as well as some new programs. All courses are designed to be experiential, informative, inspiring and fun. You will have the opportunity to learn, relax and self-discover. GARDEN OF EVE - http://www.eurekagreen.com/index-goe.htm Located in a natural healing environment in the beautiful Historic District of Eureka Springs, right in the heart of the Ozarks, the Garden of Eve Health Spa is a lodging facility which opens into a wooden sanctuary populated by birds, squirrels and chipmunks. You can sit in solitude and enjoy this wildness or walk three blocks and be in the midst of one of the most unusual shopping and art colony areas in the world. DOLPHIN SWIMS - http://fp.premier1.net/iamdavid/trips.html The Dolphin Circle has been providing people with opportunities to interact with the cetaceans for the last several years. We are committed to providing high quality trips and in expanding your awareness on all levels about the dolphins and whales. Trip facilitators are interesting, fun and a highly skilled team. We have facilitated groups worldwide and have worked with the dolphins on many levels with focuses on transformation, healing and interspecies communication. GERSON INSTITUTE - http://www.gerson.org/ A Non-Profit Organization Dedicated to the Holistic Treatment of Degenerative Disease we strive to educate the public on the benefits of holistic healing through worldwide lectures and seminars as well as through the publication and distribution of books, videos & other literature. We also offer special healthcare practitioner training programs, and will be furthering our efforts to establish partnerships with clinics and treatment centers, so they can provide you with firsthand, holistic, Gerson care. HAWAIIAN WELLNESS HOLIDAY & METAPHYSICAL VACATION - http://www.alternative-hawaii.com/us.htm Health and/or Metaphysical Vacation Programs: Choose either program or a combination of both according to your interests and fitness level Yoga, Excursions to Sacred Sites, Energy Vortex and Secret Beaches, Hawaiian Myths, Scenic Hikes, Aerobics, Exercise Machines, Swimming, Snorkeling, Wellness, Weight Loss & Detox Programs, Natural Therapies, Massage, Chiropractic, Delicious Healthy Meals, Cooking Classes, Lectures, Personal Transformation, Aura Balancing, Readings. Individualized Programs to Suit Interests and Fitness Leve, Garden or Ocean View Accommodations in Poipu Beach on the Beautiful Garden Island of Kauai, Lots of Tender Loving Care. HARBIN HOT SPRINGS - http://www.harbin.org/ Harbin Hot Springs is a non-profit retreat and workshop center located in the wine region north of San Francisco with 160 acres of privacy, surrounded by many more acres of undeveloped woodland. Large soaking pools let you enjoy the waters as they come from Mother Earth. O'BRIEN'S CABINS - http://www.berkeleysprings.com/obriens2/ Dine on edible wild plants, organic homegrown garden produce and vegetarian cooking. Talk with the O'Briens about renovating a Civil War era log cabin and an early 1900s farmhouse, building and maintaining an acre size pond for recreation and wildlife and more! Watch slide shows and learn more about eastern birds, pond ecology and other wildlife. Then experience them in the wild on an easy guided trail walk through our 80 acre forested preserve. Become familiar with trees, shrubs, wildflowers, herbs and animals. Enjoy a self-guided walk through 2 miles of trails. Or relax and reflect alongside streams and pools. Learn relaxation techniques to take back to city life. Swim, tube or canoe in a pristine pond. Bathe in an outdoor antique clawfoot bathtub. Swimming, tubing and hiking on property; canoeing, hiking and fishing nearby. Guided ecological tours on property available free with two night stay. For more than two centuries, folks have traveled to the tiny mountain town of Berkeley Springs to soak up warm mineral waters for the health of it. Friendly, safe, affordable and less than two hours from metro Washington and Baltimore, Berkeley Springs pffers state-of-the-art spas, unique shops and local arts, all surrounded by West Virginia's splendid outdoors. O'Brien's cabins are less than 20 minutes from Berkeley Springs. REGENCY HOUSE NATURAL HEALTH SPA - http://www.regencyhealthspa.com/tour.htm Holistic health and living center that has an exceptionally successful history of helping people lose weight and body fat - serves vegetarian cuisine. |
WORLD HEALTH SPA DIRECTORY - Currently lists 667 spas in 84 countries - http://www.worldhealthspa.com/index.htm |
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