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New innovations from a bigger-can-be-better class of product delivery methods. In our wildest dreams, we would never run out of our favorite beauty products. We’d have dispensers of beautifully scented hand soap that magically refilled itself, everlasting supplies of shampoo and conditioner on tap in the shower, and lipstick that kept coming up into its […]

Ziedlejas wellness resort, latvia Tucked into the forested hills of Latvia’s Gauja National Park, Ziedlejas  is a serene escape where ancient, traditional sauna rituals meet contemporary design. “Now,” said the soft-spoken Latvian man with whom I’d just spent the last couple of hours mostly naked in a smoke-filled cabin in the woods, “I hit you

SHOU SUGI BAN HOUSE, NEW YORK Soaking tubs, tea meditations, and a broad variety of workshops that emphasize ancient practices come together at this Japanese-inspired wellness retreat. Ancient wisdom and The Hamptons aren’t typically found in the same sentence. One is all about stillness and inner calm. The other, rosé and reservations. At Shou Sugi

In Pueblo language, “Tamaya” means both “the people” and “a quiet place,” both of which will resonate after a journey to The Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa in Santa Ana, New Mexico. Tamaya is the word for the people of the Santa Ana Pueblo, known as the Tamayame here in their ancestral lands.  The resort, which

This luxe tropical hideaway offers wellbeing journeys for two designed to help guests reconnect with each other while tapping into the power of collective wellness. The last year has isolated me in so many ways, including relocating from a tight-knit community in India to a big city in Japan and losing a close family member.

In vogue since American roads mushroomed in the 1940s, the vintage brand of mindful road trip is making a comeback. American novelist and poet, Jack Kerouac, who found his own form of spiritual enlightenment on American roads, once wrote: “Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.” There’s profound

How a simple mineral has exploded as the next best healing therapy. When it comes to salt, what’s old is definitely new again. The healing power of salt has been documented for thousands of years, but it’s only been in recent years that salt therapies have expanded in spas across the country. It was the

A focus on East-Meets-West medicine offers travelers an integrated approach to health and longevity that lasts long after the trip comes to an end. Travelers take note: All-inclusive resorts with all-you-can-slug pina coladas and endless buffets are out. Instead, we’re trading hedonistic vacations for holistic travel. As in, trips are no longer focused solely on

A look at the many ways spas and professionals are helping people actually transform their biochemistry and heal through food. The phrase “you are what you eat” was coined in 1826 by Anthelm Brillat-Savarin, a French lawyer and author of a celebrated work on gastronomy—Physiologie du Gout. The book explores the joys and cultural significance

When brands care as much about nourishing soil as they do your skin and hair, the industry is clearly breaking new ground. Here, we dig into the details. Even if you’re not yet fluent in the principles of regenerative farming, they’ve probably been seeping into your consciousness like harvested rainwater into a field. (And yes,