Tag Archives: Sara Firman

Vision Spa Retreat Readers Survey 2011: Part 1

7 December 2011
By Sara Firman - Vision Spa Retreat Vision Spa Retreat has had a short visitor poll on the site since it went up. Between November 2008 and May 2011, there have been only 7 anonymous respondents.  Still, the results are interesting and I'd like to acknowledge these kind folk by sharing their thoughts here, along with a few of my own. Althou...
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Spas: service is a humble art

26 September 2011
By Sara Firman - Vision Spa Retreat "There is much that the spa industry can do for spiritual wellbeing.  Health, peace, time, silence, touch and relationships are all things that people may hold sacred that they can experience in a visit to a thoughtfully programmed holistic spa." - Jeremy McCarthy This post was written after reading Disse...
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Spa and Health Resort Medicine: new terms for old ways?

5 August 2011
By Sara Firman - Vision Spa Retreat A report on Health Resort Medicine offers some thought-provoking perspectives on new proposals for Spa as in Medical Spa or even Global Healthcare Corporation.  This post explores some of the issues that deserve more careful consideration in the light of recent scientific studies of spa-related health practic...
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When is a spa like an umbrella? (Part 1)

1 March 2011
By Sara Firman - Vision Spa Retreat For me, spa is always associated  with water and community. Perhaps this is partly because I spent several years of my life near (and later in) the gentile British spa town of Bath. And partly because the healing modality I most love to practice, Watsu, evolved at Harbin Hot Springs, an intentional commu...
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Are we ready for science at the Spa?

24 January 2011
Some questions for spa professionals to consider: * Do the people who now go to spas seeking relaxation and respite expect and want them to provide clinical treatments and cures too? * Can scientific research make a useful and practical contribution to assessing wellness or relaxation? * Could more significant and lasting value be gained by looki...
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