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The Land of Spa

http://thelandofspa.blogspot.com

We discuss spas and wellness unlike others. We questions and explore in order to empower spa goers and wellness seekers. Plus we have fun while learning and sharing.

Added on: May 25th, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Rose Spinelli
Listed in: Natural Health Alternative Medicine
Tags: Spirituality alternative medicine yoga wellness spas massage and bodywork

Recent Posts

Good vs. Bad TV

Posted on Friday September 18th, 2009 at 14:20 in television, psychic, astrology, clairvoyant, past life regression, dr. brian weiss, "the view" john edward, joanne reeves, sandy anastasi tarot reader

The other day I saw an ad for "The View," the daytime show hosted by a lineup of female hosts, their bios of which get less distinguished in direct relation to their age. (You're surely familiar with veteran Barbara Walters but who's Elisabeth Hasse...
Mandala Spa and Resort is So Much More Than This

Posted on Tuesday October 23rd, 2007 at 09:43 in Boracay, Manila, the philippines, sofitel manila, mandala spa and resort, spa asia wellness summit

I learned about the two-to-a-room practice while at the Mandala Spa on Boracay. Our little group—three of journalists who had attended the Spa Asia Wellness Summit in Manila—arrived at dusk. On our rickety jipney we turned off the rackety main ro...
Two in One

Posted on Monday October 22nd, 2007 at 16:18

One of the surprising things I found about spa-ing in Asia is that it is common practice to book friends and acquaintances in the same treatment room. Here is the US we are so private that it would be considered a real breach in etiquette to do so. Y...
The Unbearable Lightness of Spa-ing, Part II

Posted on Thursday October 18th, 2007 at 17:08

No, I didn’t complain, and I got into a “thing” about it with a Dutch journalist, MC, who also attended the Summit and who I was spending a few days with. The day before we’d gone to a drop-dead fabulous spa called Tirta, which I’ll talk mo...
The Unbearable Lightness of Spa-ing

Posted on Wednesday October 17th, 2007 at 18:42 in shiatsu, swedish massage, ellen degeneres, hilot, tui na, sine qua non, himalayan head and scalp massage, chi spa, shangra-la

Now that I’ve described my least favorite spa experience while I was in the Philippines, here comes the more difficult task—attempting to pick a favorite, which I already know I cannot do. So maybe let’s go for the second least favorite. Maybe...
Happy Birthday to Me, Korean Style

Posted on Tuesday October 16th, 2007 at 14:12 in thai massage, mt. pinatubo, the philippines, sulfur bath, mud bath, spa town, aita tribe

My own birthday was on October 10. I spent it at the base of Mt. Pinatubo, a not-much-thought-about volcano until it erupted in the Philippines in 1991, after hundreds of years of slumber. I’d heard about hot springs occurring naturally after the e...