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hough I can’t believe it is already january, the new year is an ideal time to slow down and reflect. So I’ve asked my team to take a moment to think about their wellness goals for the coming year in hopes they will inspire you. “Despite being told by most people that it will be nearly impossible to enjoy any ‘me time’ after having my baby next month, my goal is to keep a healthy mind, body, and soul by reading, eating a balanced diet, and taking walks. While I might not have the chance to escape to the spa for awhile, I will try to imagine I am there by playing soothing music to help my baby boy (and me!) relax.”—Nicole Altavilla, senior editor “My fiancé, Peter, and I just got engaged this past October and have booked a September 2013 wedding. My new year’s goal is to try to maintain serenity while planning our special day. I normally let myself get pretty stressed out over party planning, but I’m hoping to channel my inner calm.”—Kara Baranski, art director “My family and I recently moved to Charleston, SC. We’ve enjoyed many good meals and walks on the beach, and now I am ready to start exploring the spa scene of this amazing city. I hope to visit many local spas over the next year.”—Monica Helmstetter, eastern regional account manager “I will run my first half marathon on January 19 with my friend and colleague Monica Helmstetter. In September, I had never run more than five miles, but through support from my family and with my goal in mind, I’ve started enjoying the runner’s high. I cannot wait to cross the finish line.”— Lucy Hugo, eastern regional account manager “I am going to do my best to live in the moment. The sheer nature of my job has me working three months ahead, and my busy travel schedule always has me planning my next trip. I want to slow down and focus more on what’s in front of me.”—Julie Keller Callaghan, editor-in-chief/publisher “This year, I’m finally going to bid farewell to my contacts and opt for a little laser therapy to correct my nearsightedness. I hope to be singing, ‘I can see clearly now,’ in 2013.”—Heather Mikesell, executive editor “My goal is to work on implementing the ‘less is more’ philosophy for both myself and my children so we maintain a balance on work, life, family, and increasingly hectic school and extracurricular schedules.”—Kristina Panter, director, integrated media sales, western region What are your spa resolutions for 2013? Send me your thoughts, and I’ll post them on our blog.

Best Wishes, Julie Keller Callaghan Editor-in-Chief/Publisher jkeller@americanspamag.com

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Enter the world of Guerlain Beauty Spa, where cuttingedge innovation unites with customisation, luxury, emotion and sensuality.

Yield to the magic of an ultimate sensoriality. Your transformation begins here...

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A unique know how In 1939, Guerlain opened its first “Institut de Beauté” at 68 Avenue des Champs Elysées and invented an exclusive facial massage technique.

Guerlain facial massage technique remains just as unique and exclusive today. It has been enriched by numerous exclusive treatment protocols, all created to offer the best in aesthetic expertise and maximum efficiency.

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A customised experience Every treatment is transformed into a unique and personal occasion, a moment created especially for you – this is the essence of the Guerlain experience, the perfect union of effective know-how and aesthetic expertise.

Our Beauty Coaches begin each treatment with a systematic analysis and precise skin diagnosis to reveal your specific beauty and well-being profile.

They thus gain an intrinsic understanding of your essential concerns to tailor a treatment according to your needs, your expectations.

Guerlain performs each treatment with a unique virtuosity, setting a tone of instant tranquillity with a relaxing footbath that gently envelops you in the delicate scent of your personal Guerlain fragrance. This soothing prelude creates a cocoon of total relaxation, marking the beginning of your journey of personal transformation.

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the science of nature’s wonders

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ince its creation, Guerlain has drawn inspiration from nature and its many wonders to formulate its excellent skincare: Orchidée Impériale, Abeille Royale, Super Aqua, Blanc de Perle. These products are the perfect combination of exceptional efficiency and unrivalled sensoriality. The prodigious longevity of rare orchids, the healing power of bee products, the whitening action of natural pearl: Guerlain Research uses its unique expertise to study, select and combine the most highly effective natural ingredients to create its products.

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Guerlain facials Orchidée Impériale, the quintessence Orchidée Impériale Prestige Treatment 2h30

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he remarkable power of the longevity of the orchid has inspired this exceptional facial treatment, the most complete of all. The alliance of the aesthetic know-how of Guerlain with the efficiency of the products of the Orchidée Impériale range will offer you a moment of absolute well-being and visibly transform your skin by revealing its rediscovered youth. The exclusive Orchidée Impériale firming massage, repeated three times by alternating deep massage sequences with softer relaxing ones, will act on the muscles of the face, neck, décolleté and the upper part of the back. Under the action of precise movements, the muscles are stimulated, the facial contours redefined. Nourished with three different masks, the skin is immediately smoothed thanks to the synergetic effect of the cream, the iconic product of the Orchidée Impériale range, and the high-technology of the new Longevity Concentrate. All the signs of ageing are corrected more quickly and more intensely. The skin recovers a perfect finish: supple and velvety, with a natural glowing effect. Orchidée Impériale The Interlude Treatment 1h30 This treatment, combining the exclusive firming massage with the efficiency of the products of the Orchidée Impériale range, is the perfect complement to the Prestige treatment.

It prolongs its benefits by maintaining visibly the firmness and tone of the face muscles and by protecting the skin against all the cutaneous signs of ageing.

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Abeille Royale, wrinkle correction, firming facial Initiate your face to the high performance of this expert "lifting" and firming treatment that distils its infinite life source within the skin for a smoother and firmer face. The initial "microdermabrasion" is followed by a special 6minute massage with warm plant infusions to immediately purify the skin and stimulate the firming action. After an in-depth diagnosis, each wrinkle is targeted with the technical application of Abeille Royale Youth Serum. Born from the exceptional repairing power of bee products, this unique serum with Pure Royal Concentrate promotes the key mechanisms of the healing process within the skin* to help repair wrinkles and tissue firmness. To enhance product absorption and effectiveness, the face is massaged using the Guerlain method, then entirely steeped in a serum bath under an adapted mask. The result is immediate and visible: wrinkles are filled. The skin is tautened and regains all of its firmness and radiance.

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facial treatments: Tailor-made gems

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Guerlain facial treatments are a union of highly advanced products, aesthetic expertise, and the most refined service tailored to your unique specifications.

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Intensive Facial 2h Two hours of sheer bliss for a pure and radiant beauty. A deep cleansing combined with the exclusive 25minute Guerlain facial massage and specialty mask as well as an active skincare concentrate strengthen and reveal greater texture and tone.

Complete Facial 1h30 The exclusive 19-minute Guerlain facial massage with an active skincare concentrate and mask round o this deep cleansing facial therapy. The ultimate 90-minute revival for devitalised skin.

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Bathing in Greek and Roman times Some of the earliest descriptions of western bathing practices came from Greece. The Greeks began bathing regimens that formed the foundation for modern spa procedures. These Aegean people utilized small bathtubs, wash basins, and foot baths for personal cleanliness. The earliest such findings are the baths in the palace complex at Knossos, Crete, and the luxurious alabaster bathtubs excavated in Akrotiri, Santorini; both date from the mid-2nd

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ith the decline of the Roman Empire, the public baths often became places of licentious behavior, and such use was responsible for the spread rather than the cure of diseases. A general belief developed among the European populace was that frequent bathing promoted disease and sickness. Medieval church authorities encouraged this belief and made every effort to close down public baths. Ecclesiastical officials believed that public bathing created an environment open to immorality and disease. Roman Catholic Church officials even banned public bathing in an unsuccessful effort to halt syphilis epidemics from sweeping Europe. Overall, this period represented a time of decline for public bathing.[7] People continued to seek out a few se28

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lect hot and cold springs, believed to be holy wells, to cure various ailments. In an age of religious fervor, the benefits of the water were attributed to God or one of the saints. In 1326, Collin le Loup, an ironmaster from Liège, Belgium, discovered the chalybeate springs of Spa, Belgium. Around these springs, a famous health resort eventually grew and the term "spa" came to refer to any health resort located near natural springs. During this period, individual springs became associated with the specific ailment that they could allegedly benefit.[7] Bathing procedures during this period varied greatly. By the 16th century, physicians at Karlsbad, Bohemia, prescribed that the mineral water be taken internally as well as externally. Patients periodically bathed in warm water for up to 10 or 11 hours while drinking glasses

of mineral water. The first bath session occurred in the morning, the second in the afternoon. This treatment lasted several days until skin pustules formed and broke resulting in the draining of "poisons" considered to be the source of the disease. Then followed another series of shorter, hotter baths to wash the infection awayclose the eruptions.[7] In the English coastal town of Scarborough in 1626, a Mrs. Elizabeth Farrow discovered a stream of acidic water running from one of the cliffs to the south of the town. This was deemed to have beneficial health properties and gave birth to Scarborough Spa. Dr Wittie's book about the spa waters published in 1660 attracted a flood of visitors to the town.

Sea bathing was added to the cure, and Scarborough became Britain's first seaside resort. The first rolling bathing machines for bathers are recorded on the

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ome European colonists brought with them knowledge of the hot water therapy for medicinal purposes, and others learned the benefits of hot springs from the Native Americans.

Europeans gradually obtained many of the hot and cold springs from the various Indian tribes. They then developed the spring to suit European tastes. By the 1760s, British colonists were traveling to hot and cold springs in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia in

search of water cures. Among the more frequently visited of these springs were Bath, Yellow, and Bristol Springs in Pennsylvania; and Warm Springs, Hot Springs, and White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia (now in West Virginia) in Virginia.[7] In the last decade of the 1700s, New York spas were beginning to be frequented by intrepid travelers, most notably Ballston Spa. Nearby Saratoga Springs and Kinderhook were yet to be discovered.[13][14] Colonial doctors gradually began to

recommend hot springs for ailments. Dr. Benjamin Rush, American patriot and physician, praised the springs of Bristol, Pennsylvania, in 1773. Dr. Samuel Tenney in 1783 and Dr. Valentine Seaman in 1792 examined the water of Ballston Spa in New York and wrote of possible medicinal uses of the springs. Hotels were constructed to accommodate visitors to the various springs. Entrepreneurs operated establishments where the travelers could lodge, eat, and drink.

Thus began the health resort industry in

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