Archive for the ‘Wellness’ Category
Looking beyond simply Sauna and Steam …..
Health and wellness bathing comes in many shapes and forms and whilst most spa bathers, at home or otherwise, lean heavily towards either the sauna or the steam room, the benefits of bathing alternatives are often overlooked or underrated. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing, as many of Klafs [...]
Wellness through 2012 and beyond…..
2011 has been a pivotal year economically, socially and politically and whilst the business landscape has changed beyond recognition across all sectors, the new space it creates offers an opportunity for innovative and creative working practices to develop, thrive and survive. Spa businesses here [...]
A Christmas Sauna Finnish Style…..
The Finnish approach to Sauna bathing traditions and rituals during the festive season has a long and culturally significant importance, as the researcher Juha Nirkko from the Finnish Literature Society has documented. Traditionally, time was set aside on Christmas Eve for family and friends to g [...]
As 2011 draws to a close what will 2012 hold for the Spa Industry …..
With December quickly slipping by in a haze of work, last minute planning and a little festive merry making, this week signals not only the final weeks of 2011 but also brings the release of the much anticipated annual [...]
The importance of supporting staff health & wellbeing…..
A few weeks ago we touched on the subject of the importance of proactive employer involvement in supporting staff health and wellbeing during what was then Word Mental Health Day. This weeks events detailing the sad and early death of footballer and Wales manager Gary Speed have brought mental hea [...]