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A Spa Which Has its Act Together

Our time at Canyon Ranch is coming to an end. Here is my bottom line assessment of how things went for me this visit. I had four treatments – a Cleopatra bath and massage, a Thai massage, an Ayurvedic Bindi and Shirodhara, and a Sisley Facial. All of them were absolutely excellent. In fact every therapist I had seemed to be a specialist in each of the treatments. That’s impressive for any spa – but especially for a destination spa where they don’t even work for tips.

On the negative side for me was the fact that I probably gained weight – totally my own fault. (Peter lost about 4 pounds). The food is so fabulous that you end up eating three full meals a day (which I don’t do at home). And with a cereal bar at breakfast and a salad bar at lunch and dinner as well as menus from which you can order as much as you want of so many healthful options…it just is too much temptation for me. Lunch and dinner menus have great desserts too, and when it comes to chocolate chip cookies and ice cream with hot fudge, I am simply spineless. I know the ice cream is low fat and the hot fudge isn’t really fudge but cocoa and pineapple and pear juice – but it still tastes absolutely yummy and I am unable to say no.

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We leave tomorrow and are feeling better about having exercised more than usual, gotten lots of fresh air, eaten healthy food, slept well and learned a few things. Among them…that the best kind of exercise for your immune system is something I love to do – dancing. And finally, I was reminded once again that Canyon Ranch has it’s act together.

Can detox at a spa be enjoyable?

The Farm at San Benito has the best detox program I have seen. It is so thorough – and so comfortable. Now I understand why I keep running into people here who are repeat visitors. One woman quit smoking the first time, lost weight the second time, and now she comes just to stay on track, since she is a high powered executive from Hong Kong who lives a pretty fast-paced life.
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So much here is about detoxification, from the food on down to the colemas, the colonics, the yoga breathing, the meditation, the spa treatments, etc. I had a two-hour salt scrub that was really a massage with salt and coconut oil. It even included my face, which is pretty unusual…but all of my skin glowed afterward. I also tried what is called the Moxa Ventoza, which is done with six glasses that are used as suction on your back. I had read about this before but never experienced it. After the therapist finished my 30-minute suction session, I asked her to explain to me exactly what she did (couldn’t see what was happening on my back). I’ll give you the details tomorrow.