Where do LA celebrities go when they're ready to relax and get away from it all (without going too far?) Cal-A-Vie has become southern California's "it" destination spa, for a few reasons.  It's a labor of love for the owners, who have an oil and gas company that has enabled them to indulge their taste for all things Provencal, including gorgeous antiques, including a 400-year-old stone chapel.

Cal-A-Vie is tucked away in the hills, offering the ultimate luxury of quiet.  It has just 26 villas, so it's a small group. And the food is both excellent and customized for each person depending on whether they want to lose, maintain or even gain weight. And it's such a green spas the Olympic-size fitness pool is heated with solar power.

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The Oscars is not just one night but lots of parties leading up to the big televised event, complete with heels, hair, gowns, tuxedos, cameras, award speeches, red carpet interviews, papparazzi shots and the moment of a lifetime for some lucky winners like Sandra Bullock....who looked tense! Not to mention all the rich food and drink at pre and post-Oscar parties.

So how does everyone come down from the big high? Spas have a role to play in helping people recover from such events. To help an over-stimulated mind and body rebalance, gentle energy treatments such as Reiki, craniosacral therapy, psychic massage or chakra balancing are helpful.

To recover from all the rich food and drink, treatments that help you detox include Swedish massage, reflexology, lymphatic drainage and seaweed-based body wraps. Just a visit to a massage therapist, especially if it's someone you see on a regular basis, is reassuring and grounding.

If you have the time and money, a trip to a destination spa or detox spa is ideal. The "it" spa with celebrities right now is the luxurious Cal-A-Vie near San Diego.

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Robert Pattinson, teen heart-throb and vampire-playing star of "Twilight," was just in New York City, plugging his latest (non-vampire) movie, "Remember Me." Where did he stay? Mandarin Oriental NYC, whose spa tops my list of best spas in NYC. How do I know? I was watching when Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show" asked him last night, imagining the scene that would have ensued if would had gotten out.

Pattinson told him, since he'd already checked out. (Though he did get a bit mixed up -- at first he said Mondrian, then realized it was in LA.) Hotels and spas never give out the names of their celebrity guests, but Read more...

How do stars like Penelope Cruz get ready for the Oscars? First, they have a whole team working for them year-round - a personal esthetician, massage therapist, personal trainer, makeup artists and stylist, so their beauty regime is ongoing. Mere mortals can't match that, but if you have a big event to get ready for and want that Oscar glow, here's a spa beauty countdown you can follow.

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