small doses Learn how to make traveling less stressful. Healing Treatment Travel Well
Going on vacation is exciting but often “getting there” is stressful with crowd- ed airports, delayed fl ights and other travel annoyances that can leave you feeling frayed. To make your time on the road enjoyable, we assembled a list of some of our favorite travel-savvy websites and mobile apps that can help you vacation with ease and comfort.
Bonus tip: If your fl ight gets canceled, the HotelTonight app offers serious savings on same-day hotel bookings. For more travel-friendly websites and mobile apps, visit painresource.com.
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If eating healthy is important to you, then consider going on a Farms 2 Forks retreat where you will learn how a plant-based diet can not only help you lose weight but also reduce your aches and pains. To learn more, visit farms2forks.com.
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Trade the city grind for unspoiled nature at the 12,000-acre Primland Resort near Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains known for its hiking, golf, stargazing and spa. One treatment to keep on your radar is the Soft Pack System, which begins with a light exfoliation followed by the application of such healing ingredients as Sedona mud, which is effective in relieving neck and back pain. A foil-like blanket is then wrapped around your body as you are lowered into warm water, creating the feeling of fl oating on air. Your body never comes in contact with the water (thanks to the foil cocoon), but the heat generated from being inside the blanket helps the mud bring relief to tired muscles. Post-treatment, relax in the spa’s steam room with chromotherapy lighting that boosts your mood or sip tea in the relaxation area while enjoy- ing the mountain views. 866-960-7746; primland.com —lisa davis
Looking for a treatment that is both deeply relaxing and known to reduce most any pain ailment? Try Watsu, a passive form of aquatic bodywork/ therapy that supports and gently moves a person through warm water in graceful, fl uid movements. “Watsu is [one of] the most effective and gentle therapies a human can experience,” says David Towe, head Watsu spa thera- pist at Mexico’s Rancho La Puerta. “Through quieting the sympathetic and enhancing the parasympathetic nervous systems, Watsu has pro- found effects on the neuromuscular system and can help someone with their pain.” Watsu can also decrease muscle tension and increase range of motion. “The support of the water provides relief from compression forces in the joints, and provides gentle stretching for the spine,” Towe adds. Interested in Watsu north of the border? The treatment is offered year round at the Spa at Travaasa (pictured), in Austin, Tex- as, and Mii Amo, in Sedona, Arizona.