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Formore than2,000years, eversinceRomanssteppedoutof
their togasand into themineral-packedgeothermalwaters
pulsing through thespringsof suchmedievalvillagesasAbru-
zzi, spashavebeenanessential ingredient inhealthy living.
Fast-forward twomillenniaand, today, spasareahaven from
thestressesof themodernworld.Barragedby theconstant
interruptionsof 21st-century life—surfing the Internet, tweet-
ing, blogging, Facebooking—Americansneed“turnoff” time
more thanever, andspashaveevolvedasaplace toreclaim
personal space, physical andmentalfitness, andevenyouth.
Mind/Body
Overrecentyears, themind-bodyconnection,
bothspirituallyandphysically, hasemergedasanessential
aspectof spa-going.At
LASVENTANASALPARAÍSO, AROSEWOODRESORT
Onceagain, you’vechosenyour favoritespasaround the
world.Thisyear, inaddition toa list,we’reproviding
an in-depth lookatnew trends, products, and treatments
atmanyofyour toppicks.
BY NICOLE ALPER
Las Ventanas Al Paraíso
sUMMER 2010
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