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Spa treatment in Phuket Island
2007-12-15 14:26:00 I recently returned home from Phuket after a business trip. I last visited Phuket 10 or more years ago. This time around, Phuket appears to be very quiet. Usually by year end, this popular island resort off Andaman Seas, Thailand should be packed with tourists from Europe, US and Asia. I can only presume ... More About: Treatment , Island
Winners for SPAASIA Crystal Awards 2007
2007-12-10 08:58:00 Ths prestigious SPAASIA Crystal Award was held at Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel, Manila, Philippines, between October 3 to 5, 2007. At the end of the 3 day event, the fourth SpaAsia Crystal Awards were handed out to deserving Asia-based spas and spa organisations. The award winners were measured and tested by impartial judges, industry peers and readers of SpaAsia magazine. The prestigious Best Awards were given out to: BEST HOTEL SPA Spa at Four Seasons Hotel ... More About: Winners
Hot Stone Massage - What is it?
2007-12-06 17:49:00 A relatively new type of massage therapy that is gaining fast popularity is Hot Stone Massage . Although it looks like a relatively modern massage technique that is designed to cash in on the popularity of fancy massage methods, hot stone massage practitioners will tell you that this form of massage has been in practice for ...
Personal Trainers - are they neccessary?
2007-11-27 17:28:00 As a new gym goer, I was recently introduced to the concept of personal trainers (also known as personal fitness trainers) in a gym. I have read about personal trainers and how all the rich and famous must have one but this was really my first contact with personal trainers up close and ... More About: Personal , Trainers
Found my ideal gym and spa club - II
2007-11-20 16:37:00 Let me tell you more about the new club that I joined a month ago. It’s a gym. It’s a spa. It’s a studio. It’s a cafe. It’s a cozy hang out corner. Well, I don’t really know how to categorise it. First and foremost, it’s a gym club but it’s really more than that. Let ... More About: Fitness , Club , Ideal
Make Asia?s Best-Spa-Massage part of your web life!
2007-11-14 15:09:00 Do you browse so many websites and then loses track of what is where after a while? This is a common problem that many of us face. So many websites. So much info. And so little time! A couple of readers had wrote to me that they would love to be part of this website; having ... More About: Life , Asia , Massage , Part , Make
Pampered Weekend @ Angsana Spa at Bintan, Indonesia
2007-11-11 04:56:00 Looking for a pampered and quiet weekend getaway? If you are in busy and bustling Singapore, just head to Bintan, Indonesia . Bintan is an island off Indonesia that is a mere 55-minute trip away from Tanah Merah Ferry terminal in Singapore by fast catamaran. There is a scheduled trip every hour and it is common to see Singaporeans visiting Bintan on a regular basis for leisure and pleasure. In fact, we took the morning ferry ride and reached our hotel-resort before noon. Bintan is a relatively large island that is typical of so many other outlying Indonesian islands. Unlike Bali which is world famous, Bintan tend to only attract visitors from Singapore and nearer countries only because it has not really gained international fame. The island has a indigenous population that is increasingly dependent on tourism. Resorts and hotels dot the island although the main cluster of resorts are concentrated towards the north of the island where the best beaches and sea-view is. There are a f... More About: Weekend , Done
Deepavali - Festival of Lights
2007-11-08 04:33:00 Today is Deepavali or more popularly known as “Festival of Lights ” to Hindus. Celebrated as Deepavali in Southern India and Divali in Northern India, this is one of the most significant festival for Hindus not just in India but across the world. While Deepavali is popularly known as the “festival of lights”, the most significant esoteric ... More About: Festival of Lights , Vali
Three months of Yoga
2007-11-04 16:27:00 This is my third month of taking up Yoga . In 3 months, I have grown from a Yoga novice to a basic Yoga practitioner. Despite a busy work schedule, I try to visit the Yoga studio at least twice a week. I look forward to each and every Yoga practice and can’t wait for the next. ... More About: Months , Month , Mont
Found my ideal gym and spa club!
2007-10-28 02:59:00 I want to share with you my joy in finding the right club recently. As you can read from my blog, I enjoy visiting spas, practising Yoga and doing a bit of gym work. Hmmm…I also enjoy good food after a good workout too! However, these places happen to be in different physical locations - and ... More About: Singapore , Club , Ideal
Yoga miracle - Believe it or not!
2007-10-24 03:45:00 If you are a Yoga practitioner or even a casual Yoga observer, I am sure you would have heard stories of Yoga gurus who have made claims to be able to survive without food or air for long period of time or even gurus who can self-levitate and float on thin air! Well, believe it or ... More About: Miracle
Eat the right food for healthy living
2007-10-19 02:37:00 We know that the right balance to a healthy life is to exercise regularly, maintain an active mind and of course, eating the right food. Hence, any discussion on keeping healthy must also include the important subject of food and healthy eating. For those of us who can never remember or differentiate carbohydrate from protein to ... More About: Living , Food , Nutrition , Healthy , Heal
Qi-Mantra Accupressure
2007-10-15 17:14:00 Whenever I do research using online search engines on massage matters, I often notice this advertisement for Qi-Mantra , popping up. After a while, my interest was piqued and I clicked on their advertisement. Apparently, this is a massage palor that specialises in Chinese Tui-Na and Thai massage. Their website revealed that they have been reviewed favourably ... More About: Singapore , Massage , Accu
Chinese Tui Na
2007-10-10 17:21:00 One of the oldest massage technique still in popular practice today is the Chinese Tui Na method. Some say that the art of Tui Na or Acupressure gave forth to the modern Japanese Shiatsu massage which most spa and massage goers are familiar with today. Tui Na is a hands-on-body treatment using acupressure whose purpose is ...
Baccarat Asia Spa Awards 2006
2007-10-05 04:37:00 A couple of decades ago, Asia ’s Spa and Massage industry used to be a small cottage industry but it has certainly grown tremendously in the last decade or so and is now widely recognised as one of exotic Asia’s key tourist attraction. In a recent gathering of Asia’s spa industry key stakeholders, recognition awards were ... More About: Awards , Baccara
Spa by the park and sea in urban Singapore!
2007-10-01 05:31:00 Can you imagine having a massage treatment in the middle of a swimming pool overlooking swaying coconut trees and the beautiful blue sea? Wow…. this must surely be your first reaction and a double “wow”, “wow” if you are about to find out that this is not some high-end luxury spa resort in Bali ... More About: Singapore , Urban , Park
Pilates and Yoga - What?s the difference?
2007-09-27 17:08:00 At an initial glance to a beginner, pilates and yoga seem to have a lot in common. They are both mind/body conditioning routines that rely on smooth, precise movements and measured breathing. In fact, the similarities between pilates and yoga work are not entirely coincidental. Joseph H. Pilate s , the founder of the Pilates Method, studied ... More About: Yoga , Difference , Diff
Detoxification and toxin removal
2007-09-19 11:18:00 Detoxification is a popular treatment offered by many spas. In fact, as more and more people begin to believe and appreciate in holistic living, the practice of detoxification or detox for short is gaining rapid popularity. Detox is the process of ridding the body of toxins and other impurities. It is believed that there are much ... More About: Detoxification
Facial treatment and Massage
2007-09-15 10:27:00 It’s been months since I had my last facial treatment because it was always so difficult to get an appointment at my regular facial spa salon. On the other hand, whenever I did manage to get an appointment, I ended up postponing it because of work commitments ….sigh… such is the hectic life in ... More About: Singapore , Massage , Treatment , Facial , Massa
Massage therapist training
2007-09-11 10:54:00 I have been asked many times about how does one go about to become a massage therapist. I shall do my best to provide a balanced answer. Massa ge therapy is a field that is growing by leaps and bounds in today’s stressful society. There is a perpetual shortage of professional massage therapists especially in many Asian ... More About: Training , Therapist , TRAI
Spa Relaxation Music
2007-09-07 18:42:00 I love relaxing in a spa. They invoke your inner senses with their dim lights, aromatic smell and soothing background music. I remember this spa that I visited in Mines, KL, Malaysia, a few years back which even had a room with soft sofas called “The Sense Room” that had nothing but flowing curtains, soft lights, ... More About: Music , Relaxation
Relaxation Techniques to Relieve Stress
2007-09-05 04:36:00 Given the fast and furious pace of modern life, wherever you may be living in the world, you may find your friend, relative, colleague or even yourself suffering from mental stress and burnout. However, there are some relaxation activities you can do for the relief of these conditions before you may need to seek professional help. ... More About: Stress , Relaxation
Foot Massage in Hua Lien, Taiwan
2007-09-01 12:43:00 Have you been to Taiwan ; a lovely country located between mainland China and Japan? A tourist impression of Taiwan is that it is full of friendly people, hot springs and night markets (street bazaars). Yes, besides friendly people and hot springs, almost all Taiwanese towns, large and small, will invariably have a night market where ... More About: Massage , Foot , Reflexology , Massa
Pilates exercise - move over aerobics!
More articles from this author:2007-08-27 12:43:00 Do you know what’s wellness and fitness exercise is hot with celebrities, yuppies and women today? Yes, move over Yoga, boxercise ... More About: Exercise , Move , Pilates , Pilate 1, 2 |
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