Editor's letter:Exploring new priorities At the heart of wellness lies the principle of prevention rather than cure - the age-old philosophy that underpins the world's natural healing and healthy living disciplines,
but which is only now being acknowledged by the allopathic medical community More>>
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News:Spa vision A fitness experience based on TCM and the senses; treetop spas; and a Dead Sea salt cave in Egypt More>>
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Letters:Write to reply Patenting yoga moves might not be a bad thing says the principal of India's Ananda Spa Institute More>>
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News:News update A €35.5m restoration for thermal baths in Budapest; and McCa ffrey joins Clarins to head up US expansion More>>
Interview:Mia Kyricos and Jeremy McCarthy Starwood's global spa brand director and head of development oversee 300 spas and have 150 more on the way. They talk to Katie Barnes about creating in-house concepts and their
strategy for the worldwide roll outs More>>
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Research:Supply and demand Leonor Stanton looks at 2010 figures from spas in the Middle East and analyses their performance, including utilisation and revenues More>>
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First person:Naked communion David Minton tries out di fferent types of onsen in Japan - from the traditional and urban to zerocarbon and futuristic More>>
Supplier profile:Inviion We find out about Schletterer's new equipment subsidiary. Product news and procurement advice start on p75 More>>
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Resort spa:Vital vitality A Russian banya and holistic health are at the core of a wellness centre in Latvia. Kate Cracknell reports More>>
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Training:Setting standards Wat Po TTM is the birthplace of Thai massage. Chris McBeath visits the government-approved school that's standardising the way this staple spa treatment is being taught More>>
