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r Elissa Epel gave one of the most thought-provoking presentations at this year’s Global Spa & Wellness Summit, introducing the microscopic world of telomeres. In future, these protective ‘caps’ on the end of our chromosomes could serve as powerful predictors of our biological age. According to Dr Epel, who is conducting ongoing pioneering research with Nobel Laureate in Medicine Dr Elizabeth Blackburn, telomeres measurably shorten when the body is exposed to an unhealthy lifestyle or chronic stress. Understanding how to safeguard our health by monitoring our telomeres could be the holy grail of anti-ageing and preventative health. Read more highlights from the Summit on p28. From micro to macro, Founder of Six Senses Resorts & Spas and CEO of Soneva, Sonu Shivdasani, highlights the world’s growing water crisis. Today, nearly one billion people in the world do not have access to clean drinking water. He announces THE-Water Campaign to ES readers on p98. This new global initiative is a call to action for everyone in the hospitality and spa industry. Elsewhere in this issue, we visit Rockliffe Hall in north-east England
and fi nd out how, two years from opening, Spa Director Liz Holmes is building her business (p38). We take design inspiration from a tour through some of the best gardens unveiled at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London (p46). And fi nally, for those all important fi nishing touches, our Expert Guide to Hands and Feet (p67), showcases some of the best luxury nail services for spas. Have a great summer and, as always, we hope you enjoy this issue.
ON THE COVER: Rockliffe Hall in the north-east of England offers spa escapes and integrated wellness. More on p38.
CONTRIBUTORS
(p16) and brings you garden design inspiration from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show (p46).
Sarah Todd Contributing Editor As European Spa’s dedicated Contributing Editor, Sarah brings together the latest industry news
and, as always, checks our spelling and grammar!
due out in early 2013. Turn to p67 to read her Expert Guide to Hands and Feet.
Helena Biggs Assistant Editor, Scratch As well as working on the UK’s leading nail industry magazine, Helena is writing a Nail Art book
indulges her love of travel by discovering the spas of the Languedoc region of France (p82).
Sarah Camilleri Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, European Spa
sarah@spapublishing.com | +44 (0) 115 950 4748
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Don’t miss SPA LIFE UK on 13-14 November!
The SPA LIFE Forum allows operators to meet face-to-face with leading suppliers to review innovative new products and develop business contacts. The Forum takes place alongside the UK Spa & Wellness Conference in Daventry, UK, on 13-14 November. To attend, call +44 (0) 1268 745892.
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Sonu Shivdasani Founder, Six Senses Resorts & Spas, Chairman & CEO, Soneva
spas to supply water more responsibly (p98).
Sonu announces the launch of THE-Water Campaign, a way for
Siobhan McFadyen Journalist Siobhan has worked for Grazia magazine and for the Mail on Sunday’s Celebrity Diary. Here, she
Joanna Talbot Sub Editor European Spa’s Joanna rounds up the latest spa products, therapies and partnerships in Menu (p54),
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