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Dita Von Teese partners with Canyon Ranch
Dahorstand will host yoga retreats
Spas turn to monks for spirituality
A number of spas around the world are enhancing their treatments and programmes by working with monks. At the Chedi Andermatt in
Switzerland, Tibetan spiritual advisor and monk Loten Dahorstand will lead a series of yoga retreats incorporating daily meditation and Lu Jong Tibetan yoga sessions. Elsewhere, Buddhist monks from the Zencare organisation are advi- sors to Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Foundation (see p44). And a monk from India is helping the Borgo Egnazia resort in Italy to elevate its spa experiences for guests (see p70). Read more:
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Spa Hall of Fame launched by Washington Spa Alliance Industry pioneers have been recognised for their contributions to the spa sector
Deborah Szekely, Sheila Cluff, Mary Tabbachi and Clodagh have been hon- oured in the USA’s fi rst Spa Hall of Fame. The inaugural Class of 2015 repre- sents nine industry pioneers who were recognised for their achievement dur- ing the Washington Spa Alliance’s (WSPA) 5th Annual Symposium in March. The virtual hall of fame features pho- tos and bios of the luminaries as a way for the public to recognise their con- tributions to the development and advancement of the modern spa experi-
ence. Future inductees will be announced at WSPA’s symposium each spring. For the fi rst time, the symposium also gathered together eight regional spa associations from across the country. WSPA co-founder Mary Bemis told Spa Business: “This grassroots approach to community building has been a deeply held dream... We spoke about the bene- fi ts of sharing solutions and how we could all work together to raise spa awareness. It was a powerful and inspirational day.” Read more:
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Evian to launch fl agship spa in the Middle East
Yoga’s Bikram Choudhury faces sexual assault suits
The 69-year-old yoga entrepreneur Bikram Choudhury, the creator of the hot yoga training programme that bears his name, is facing six civil lawsuits from women accusing him of rape or assault – the fi rst of which was fi led two years ago and the latest in February, 2015. Bikram studio franchises across
the world have already dropped the Bikram brand from their names in response to the lawsuits. He denies the allegations and has never been criminally charged.
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An evianSpa is to open in 2016 as part of the 3.8-hectare (9-acre) Katara Plaza development – the commercial centre for the Katara Cultural Village in Doha. The plaza will be operated by Qatar’s Ali Bin Ali Group (ABA), which has distrib- uted evian® mineral water for many years. ABA also holds the licence for evianSpa in the state and plans to introduce a fl agship 2,400sq m (25,833sq ft) women’s- only facility which will use multisensory experiences to “tell the story of the mirac- ulous evian water journey in the Alps”. This will be the third evianSpa, following the launch of the concept in Tokyo in 2012 (see SB12/4 p30). And it’s a fi rst for the brand in the Middle East. Laurent Houel, the global brand director for evian, says the
This will be the third evianSpa facility; the fi rst opened in Tokyo in 2012 (above)
“development is a new step for us in our exclusive approach to bringing a new spa experience to some key cities worldwide”. Read more:
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