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Though I can’t believe it is already january, the new

year is an ideal time to slow down and reflect. So I’ve

asked my team to take a moment to think about their

wellness goals for the coming year in hopes they will

inspire you. “Despite being told by most people that it

will be nearly impossible to enjoy any ‘me time’ after having my

baby next month, my goal is to keep a healthy mind, body, and

soul by reading, eating a balanced diet, and taking walks. While

I might not have the chance to escape to the spa for awhile, I

will try to imagine I am there by playing soothing music to help

my baby boy (and me!) relax.”—Nicole Altavilla, senior editor

“My fiancé, Peter, and I just got engaged this past October and

have booked a September 2013 wedding. My new year’s goal is

to try to maintain serenity while planning our special day. I nor-

mally let myself get pretty stressed out over party planning, but

I’m hoping to channel my inner calm.”—Kara Baranski, art direc-

tor “My family and I recently moved to Charleston, SC. We’ve enjoyed many good meals and

walks on the beach, and now I am ready to start exploring the spa scene of this amazing city. I

hope to visit many local spas over the next year.”—Monica Helmstetter, eastern regional ac-

count manager “I will run my first half marathon on January 19 with my friend and colleague

Monica Helmstetter. In September, I had never run more than five miles, but through support

from my family and with my goal in mind, I’ve started enjoying the runner’s high. I cannot wait to

cross the finish line.”— Lucy Hugo, eastern regional account manager “I am going to do my best

to live in the moment. The sheer nature of my job has me working three months ahead, and my

busy travel schedule always has me planning my next trip. I want to slow down and focus more

on what’s in front of me.”—Julie Keller Callaghan, editor-in-chief/publisher “This year, I’m finally

going to bid farewell to my contacts and opt for a little laser therapy to correct my nearsighted-

ness. I hope to be singing, ‘I can see clearly now,’ in 2013.”—Heather Mikesell, executive editor

“My goal is to work on implementing the ‘less is more’ philosophy for both myself and my chil-

dren so we maintain a balance on work, life, family, and increasingly hectic school and extracur-

ricular schedules.”—Kristina Panter, director, integrated media sales, western region What are

your spa resolutions for 2013? Send me your thoughts, and I’ll post them on our blog.

Best Wishes,

Julie Keller Callaghan

Editor-in-Chief/Publisher

jkeller@americanspamag.com

Resolution RundownEditorial

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Bathing in Greek and Roman timesSome of the earliest descriptions of western bathing practices came from

Greece. The Greeks began bathing regimens that formed the foundation for

modern spa procedures. These Aegean people utilized small bathtubs, wash

basins, and foot baths for personal cleanliness. The earliest such findings

are the baths in the palace complex at Knossos, Crete, and the luxurious al-

abaster bathtubs excavated in Akrotiri, Santorini; both date from the mid-2nd

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Bathing in Medieval times

With the decline of the

Roman Empire, the pub-

lic baths often became

places of licentious be-

havior, and such use

was responsible for the spread rather

than the cure of diseases. A general be-

lief developed among the European pop-

ulace was that frequent bathing

promoted disease and sickness. Me-

dieval church authorities encouraged this

belief and made every effort to close

down public baths. Ecclesiastical officials

believed that public bathing created an

environment open to immorality and dis-

ease. Roman Catholic Church officials

even banned public bathing in an unsuc-

cessful effort to halt syphilis epidemics

from sweeping Europe. Overall, this pe-

riod represented a time of decline for

public bathing.[7]

People continued to seek out a few se-

lect hot and cold springs, believed to be

holy wells, to cure various ailments. In

an age of religious fervor, the benefits of

the water were attributed to God or one

of the saints. In 1326, Collin le Loup, an

ironmaster from Liège, Belgium, discov-

ered the chalybeate springs of Spa, Bel-

gium. Around these springs, a famous

health resort eventually grew and the

term "spa" came to refer to any health

resort located near natural springs. Dur-

ing this period, individual springs be-

came associated with the specific

ailment that they could allegedly bene-

fit.[7]

Bathing procedures during this period

varied greatly. By the 16th century,

physicians at Karlsbad, Bohemia, pre-

scribed that the mineral water be taken

internally as well as externally. Patients

periodically bathed in warm water for up

to 10 or 11 hours while drinking glasses

of mineral water. The first bath session

occurred in the morning, the second in

the afternoon. This treatment lasted sev-

eral days until skin pustules formed and

broke resulting in the draining of "poi-

sons" considered to be the source of the

disease. Then followed another series of

shorter, hotter baths to wash the infec-

tion awayclose the eruptions.[7]

In the English coastal town of Scarbor-

ough in 1626, a Mrs. Elizabeth Farrow

discovered a stream of acidic water run-

ning from one of the cliffs to the south of

the town. This was deemed to have ben-

eficial health properties and gave birth to

Scarborough Spa. Dr Wittie's book about

the spa waters published in 1660 at-

tracted a flood of visitors to the town.

Sea bathing was added to the cure, and

Scarborough became Britain's first sea-

side resort. The first rolling bathing ma-

chines for bathers are recorded on the

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Spas in colonial America

Some European colonists

brought with them knowledge

of the hot water therapy for

medicinal purposes, and oth-

ers learned the benefits of

hot springs from the Native Americans.

Europeans gradually obtained many of

the hot and cold springs from the various

Indian tribes. They then developed the

spring to suit European tastes. By the

1760s, British colonists were traveling to

hot and cold springs in Connecticut,

Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia in

search of water cures. Among the more

frequently visited of these springs were

Bath, Yellow, and Bristol Springs in

Pennsylvania; and Warm Springs, Hot

Springs, and White Sulphur Springs,

West Virginia (now in West Virginia) in

Virginia.[7] In the last decade of the

1700s, New York spas were beginning to

be frequented by intrepid travelers, most

notably Ballston Spa. Nearby Saratoga

Springs and Kinderhook were yet to be

discovered.[13][14]

Colonial doctors gradually began to

recommend hot springs for ailments. Dr.

Benjamin Rush, American patriot and

physician, praised the springs of Bristol,

Pennsylvania, in 1773. Dr. Samuel Ten-

ney in 1783 and Dr. Valentine Seaman in

1792 examined the water of Ballston

Spa in New York and wrote of possible

medicinal uses of the springs. Hotels

were constructed to accommodate visi-

tors to the various springs. Entrepre-

neurs operated establishments where

the travelers could lodge, eat, and drink.

Thus began the health resort industry in

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