Voted for Best Facial by Spa Week in 2007, Balensi not only offers award-winning facials, but also an unbeatable selection of other spa treatments.

One of the most unique aspects of Balensi is its devotion to repairing the damage of aged skin due to sun, stress, and environmental effects. The professionally trained technicians help peel away years of damage caused to your skin to reveal fresher, younger, and clearer skin.

Balensi’s Institute Skin Care and Spa also offers a unique range of masks that vary to produce a wide variety of desired skin results. The Nova Mask is a reaffirming and moisturizing treatment for aged skin. The mask hardens from the outside in to create a soothing pressure that enhances your tired, aged skin to reveal smoother, firmer skin.

Peels are also another popular process offered by Balensi that peels away wrinkled, blemished, and damaged skin. However, the spa makes this classic procedure their own by offering extremely unique peels, on top of the traditional spa peels. Balensi uniquely offers delicious treatments as the pumpkin peels to rejuvenate dull skin, apple wine peels to firm and tone aged skin, and tomato peels that clears acne-prone skin. The results? Softer, smoother, and younger looking skin.

Vichy Showers are a unique treatment offered by Balensi that are only offered at the most prestigious spas. The treatment consists of many shower heads that gently rain upon your body, resulting in a relaxing and therapeutic massage.

Whatever you seek, Balensi offers its own unique spin on the traditional spa services that are sure to sooth your mind, body, and soul in San Diegos cool South Bay.

For more information visit www.balensispa.com or call today for an appointment (619) 476-0706.

AmaTierra is thrilled to announce the Grand Opening of their NEW Yoga Studio and Wellness Center in beautiful Costa Rica with inauguration events beginning mid-August .

These upcoming Saturdays will be filled with complimentary massage, meditation, yoga classes, live music, belly dancing, delicious food, herb walks and garden tours, or you are welcome to simply relax around the hotel.

We hope you will join them to celebrate the completion of their NEW Yoga Studio and Wellness Center. Several rooms are still available for both Saturdays at incredibly low rates!.

The celebrations span two weekends and designed to allow you to experience the best of AmaTierra on August 16-17 and August 23 -24, 2008.

ABOUT AmaTierra
At AmaTierra you can nurture yourself with delicious organic foods, professional massage and energy balancing therapies. Or take a tasting tour of their organic greenhouse or find serenity on a hike to the stream or by relaxing in a hammock. In a rural locale, surrounded by authentic Costa Rican people, you can glimpse the local culture in a safe and natural way.

AmaTierra has one of the best yoga retreats in Costa Rica in the new open air yoga studio in the central mountains. Come for a few days of simple relaxation or participate in ongoing programs of rejuvenating holistic health therapies directed by registered herbalist (AHG) Jill Ruttenberg. Yoga retreats and other self-improvement workshops offered at AmaTierra will enrich your vacation experience and inspire profound transformation in your whole Being.

Grand Opening Activities:

Saturday Activities:

10:00 am
Welcome to AmaTierra!

11:00 am
Medicinal Herb Walk & Garden Tour

12:30 pm
Lunch

1:00-4:00 pm
Complimentary Mini Massages with AmaTierra Professional Therapists

4:00 pm
Tea on the Terrace

5:00 pm
(8/16) Sunset Meditation & Balance Your Chakras with Sound Therapy

5:00 pm
(8/23) Introduction to Communication from the Heart

5:30 pm
(8/23) Sunset Meditation & Balance Your Chakras with Sound Therapy

6:00 pm
(8/16) Full Moon Candlelight Yoga

6:00 pm
(8/23) Open Your Heart Yoga

7:30 pm
Savor our International Cuisine & Enjoy Musical Trio Alma Puriscalena

Depart after dinner feeling refreshed OR inquire about a room at a special price.

Space is EXTREMELY limited. Please reserve your private casita today.

Sunday Activities for Overnight Guests:

8:00 am
Gentle Yoga

8:00-10:00 am
International Breakfast

Sunday
Wellness appointments available upon request throughout the day

Call for reservations Toll Free: 1-866-659-3805
In Costa Rica phone #011-506-2419-0110

You can also find more information about AmaTierra in our RETREAT DIRECTORY or visit them directly at www.amatierra.com

Not quite a health spa, not quite a nightclub, Elisiance Spa Lounge in San Diego has caused a big stir in the beauty industry.

Elisiance Spa Lounge has created what it calls a spa lounge where people come together to meet and mingle in a relaxing environment. By mixing the hot vibe of a nightclub and rejuvenating feel of a spa, Elisiance Spa Lounge successfully managed to create a fresh, new scene apart from others.

The spa lounge revolves around a sleek 1600-foot area, filled with a bubbling hot tub, wafting curtains, cascading waterfalls, and Venetian details. Flat screen TVs and sound systems also serenely play to create an intimate mood. The result? A luxuriously relaxing setting that is perfect for a unique night out.

Nestles right in the heart of Pacific Beach, San Diego, Elisiance Spa Lounge offers different settings depending on the right vibe you are seeking. The days start with a splash setting which offers a rejuvenating spa session and get more wild as the day wears on, ending with a lounge setting which results in a wet and wild party that lasts until late. Whether you go alone, with a friend, or bring a group, Elisiance Spa Lounge offers a degree of personalization that matches the mood and vibe you are seeking.

The Mediterranean-themed oasis also boasts spa rooms that offer sea-inspired treatments such as a soothing seaweed wrap and exfoliating seashell scrub that will rejuvenate your body.

Elisiance Spa Lounge can also be rented out for private group parties, romantic nights out, or any event you may be seeking. The best of both worlds, Elisiance Spa Lounge uniquely brings you the relaxation of a spa and luxurious excitement of a night lounge.

Learn more today at www.eliiance.com

You are invited to experience a magical weekend of exploration, celebration, yoga, and relaxation with other fantastic women. Shift the energetic paradigm around self image, aging, health, and the female body. RENEW your mind, body & spirit! Workshop to learn and experience tools to discover new self esteem, handle stress with ease, and renew the identification of your own true self, while energizing your spirit.

This retreat takes place in the quintessential spa town of Calistoga, the ideal location for a weekend focused on health and wellness. Spend two nights at CALISTOGA SPA HOT SPRINGS, in California which is well-known for its rejuvenating outdoor mineral pools of varying temperatures.

There will be ample free time for soaking in the pools, getting spa treatments if you choose, shopping in the town of Calistoga, and bonding with other like-minded women. We will get to know each other at the welcome dinner and gathering on Friday evening. On Saturday, we will rise and begin our day with a yoga practice designed to relax the body and the mind and prepare us for our workshop with Dr. Ifeoma Ikenze, a well known practitioner of both traditional and homeopathic medicine.

This two-day workshop on the hot topic issue of AGING GRACEFULLY AND THE FEMALE BODY is designed to speak to women of all ages. Dr. Ikenze will address the stresses that we all feel in our lives and give us tools to handle them with ease and grace. You will come away feeling empowered with a new relationship to yourself and your body!

2 nights accommodations
Includes daily breakfast and dinner
Full access to the mineral pools and exercise facilities
Retreat Gift
Aging Gracefully and the Female Body 2-day workshop with Dr. Ikenze, total 5 hrs

For more information and reservations call Time Out To Travel at 1-888-494-3689 or visit www.renewalretreats.org
( *Mention you found this retreat on Spaparazzi.com / Getaway Spas.com )

LAGUNA BEACH, California August 4, 2008

iinnLight Launches Spa Industrys First Molecular Massage with New Energizing Light Therapy Delivery System

Patented device capitalizes on wellness revolution; offers spas a new source of revenue without adding headcount.

iinnLight Technologies, the emerging leader in optimizing light to transform and energize lives, today launched iinnLight Pro , its debut product for the spa industry that enables spas and wellness centers to powerfully contribute to the wellness revolution by delivering the worlds first Molecular Massage while providing a new therapy option to increase profits. iinnLight Pro is a patented therapeutic delivery system that uniquely uses non-invasive light energy to deliver an energizing, stress relieving and skin rejuvenating experience during a 30-minute session.

The iinnLight Pro marks a major milestone in the spa industry, said Kathleen Buchanan, chief executive officer, iinnLight Technologies. Were taking a proven technology, LED light therapy, and packaging it in a one-of-a-kind delivery system exclusively for spas to help them respond to the skyrocketing demand for new, non-invasive wellness treatments.

iinnLight Pro light therapy sessions or Molecular Massages can be packaged with other services such as massages and facials, or offered as a stand-alone service. This gives spas a natural pathway into the $1 trillion wellness market and the opportunity to offer their clients a unique, safe and non-invasive wellness and anti-aging solution with no increase in labor. In addition to feeling revitalized, spa guests who experience iinnLights Molecular Massage report seeing a visible reduction in the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

The iinnLight Molecular Massage provides an added healing therapy for my patients, said Dr. Jolanta Lukawski, internal medicine. In my wellness practice, the goal is to be healthy, feel good and look good, and the non-invasive healing benefits of iinnLight therapy are a successful part of a holistic program. My patients experience benefits in their general sense of wellbeing, smoother skin and reduction of inflammation.

How it Works

iinnLight Pro emanates three specific wavelengths of modulated light during each 30-minute session. The light, typically applied directly over the face, is absorbed into the bodys tissue then translated into energy which stimulates cellular growth, repair and regeneration of the body. iinnLight Pro specifically stimulates the immune system to promote the most natural form of healthy aging.

No larger than a standard floor lamp, the mobile delivery system enables spa employees to easily maneuver iinnLight Pro to accommodate treatments in different rooms. iinnLight Pro does not require a licensed technician to operate; the employee simply presses a button to start the light therapy and it automatically turns off after 30 minutes. The aesthetician is free to provide spa services to another guest while the Molecular Massage is in process, thereby increasing productivity and revenue for spa owners without increasing labor and training costs.

Pricing and Availability

iinnLight Pro is currently available for sale to destination and resort spas, day spas, and hotels that are focused on providing the latest wellness and anti-aging solutions for their guests. Priced at US $17,500 per iinnLight Pro system, early owners of the iinnLight Pro have achieved payback within four months of purchase. Contact iinnLight Technologies for sales and trial offer information..

About iinnLight
iinnLight provides energizing light therapy technology that enables spas to seamlessly increase profits and dramatically capitalize on the wellness revolution with the worlds first Molecular Massage. iinnLights safe and non-invasive light treatments pave the way to the benefits most important to todays busy individual: stress relief, beauty, restfulness and healthy aging.

iinnLight is headquartered in Laguna Beach, California. For more information, visit www.iinnlighttherapy.com or call 949-340-1695.