Monday May 14, 2012
When was the last time you had a $10 spa pedicure? The Westin Kierland Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, is celebrating its 10th Anniversary by offering guests ten different signature resort experiences for just $10 between May 25 and September 4, 2012. Alas, there is just one $10 experience per room per night. View a photo gallery of Westin Kierland Resort.
Agave Spa is offering its signature manicure, pedicure or an organic spray tan for $10. You can also enjoy a round of golf at Kierland Golf Club (cart rental not included) or drop someone you love off for a day at the Kid's Club. Read More...
Monday May 7, 2012
Spa Week is known primarily for $50 spa treatments. But it's also in the spa gift card business, and you can save an extra 15% with an exclusive deal for About.com readers -- just in time for Mother's Day. When you buy a Spa & Wellness gift card, just enter the coupon code "About15." A $100 card costs you $85, a $50 card just $42.50.
It's the perfect sweetener for a Mother's Day card. You need to redeem the card at just one spa, so buy several in denominations of $50 or $100 if you want to spa-hop. These are valid year-round at more than 5,000 spas and never expire, so buy as many as you want. You can give some to Mom, and keep some for yourself.
Monday April 30, 2012
One of the great traditions of Mother's Day is serving mom breakfast in bed, and the big day is coming up May 13. The Destination Spa Group asked chefs from destination spas for some healthy recipes that kids can make for mom. They do look delicious, and healthy, but I think most are beyond the abilities of child chefs. Maybe the muffins will work.
But here's another idea -- try some of these healthy breakfast recipes. And give Dad this pumpkin body scrub recipe I'm pretty sure the kids CAN make with ingredients you already have.
From Red Mountain Spa, breakfast burritos have Cotija, a dry, crumbly Mexican cheese sometimes referred to as the "Parmesan of Mexico."
From The Oaks at Ojai, these date nut muffins have just only 110 calories each. This is one the kids might be able to handle, with a little supervision from Dad.
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Monday April 30, 2012
I get a lot of spa newsletters, but was particularly happy to see the most recent one from Green Mountain at Fox Run, a women-only weight-loss program in Ludlow, Vermont. Jacki Monaco was at Green Mountain the same time I was, though I was just there for a week, not the entire month that Green Mountain recommends for people who are trying to change a troubled relationship to food.
Jacki is a "Binge Eating Success Story" and has a new blog by Jacki called A Weight Lifted. "I have not had a binge eating episode since I arrived at what I call 'The Place That Changed My Life.'" she says. "I'd love to Read More...
