Category Archives: Global Spa and Wellness Summit

NY Times Article: Destination: Wellness – Not so Flattering

nytimesdestinationwellness 150x150 NY Times Article: Destination: Wellness Not so FlatteringHappy New Year to everyone!

While I had planned this New Year’s Day post to be my answer to the often debated 2012 question “Should our industry get rid of the word spa?” that will have to wait until my next post.  I feel compelled to share the December 28th NY Time’s Article called Destination: Wellness written by Jesse McKinley as well as my response to the piece.  First…check out his lengthy article that was, I am afraid, not very flattering to our spa and wellness industry. (Check out the comments also.) Continue reading →

Spa Trends 2012 Revisited: Vibration, Sound, Music, Light & Color Therapies: Grade “A” for us, Grade “F” for …”

6 Vibration AlphaSphere lores 150x150 Spa Trends 2012 Revisited: Vibration, Sound, Music, Light & Color Therapies: Grade A for us, Grade F for ... It would have been pretty difficult for us to miss on this prediction since we threw a lot into the soup: Vibration, Sound, Music, Light and Color.  And clearly we are seeing more attention paid to sensory experiences.  So while I think we have earned an “A” I do feel compelled to assign a failing grade to a brand that, I think, will surprise you. Continue reading →

Do you think that spas are good places to help spark people’s creativity?

IMAGINE how creativity works 150x150 Do you think that spas are good places to help spark peoples creativity?Hi Everyone,

Am sharing with you this Weekender that was sent out a while back. It is about the book, Imagine, that seemed a perfect fit with our focus on Innovation through Imagination. Indeed it was. Sadly however, the author, Jonah Lehrer, was discovered to have been guilty of plagiarism and attributing quotations inappropriately. He ended up resigning from his position at the New Yorker and then subsequently was terminated at Wired.com. I had even met him at the Aspen Ideas fest having attended his talk on the subject of creativity. Continue reading →

Wrap-Up thoughts from the recent 2012 Global Spa and Wellness Summit – Aspen, Colorado

philippe2 150x150 Wrap Up thoughts from the recent 2012 Global Spa and Wellness Summit Aspen, ColoradoIn many ways, this 2012 Global Spa and Wellness  Summit – our 6th – was the most important one to date. I think there are several reasons for this:
  • The entire event reached a higher level of conversation because of the inclusion of discussions regarding larger global and geopolitical issues from speakers such as Philippe Bourguignon and Former President Jose Maria Figueres-Olsen, etc. Continue reading →