The
three-hour fair showcases an array of health-giving therapies
ranging from Shiatsu and LaStone massage to acupuncture, foot reflexology,
facials and pedicures. Information
booths provide samples of homeopathic remedies, locally made herbal oils and
healthy treats that taste good. Shop owners and professional staff are
on hand to talk about special diets and holistic treatment for pets. There are
demonstrations as well as diagnostic tests from War Memorial Hospital. Door prizes,
including massages and other treatments, and health and beauty products are given
away every half hour.
Two new treatments are scheduled to be introduced at the 2007 Spa Feast, both
by the popular Atasia Spa. The first is the new wash and scrub using pomegranate
butter which launches a series of seasonal flavored scrubs. Atasia staff also
plan a half hour demonstration of the Lomi Lomi sacred Hawaiian massage at 12:30pm.
With the massage therapist using long strokes of the underside of the forearm,
Lomi Lomi is as fluid and sensual as the Hawaiian background music that times
the treatment. Lomi Lomi differs from traditional massage in that a single point
on the body is not receiving pressure and release; an entire segment of back
or shoulder or stomach is stroked into new energy alignment. The only difficulty
for the lucky person who becomes the body on which Lomi Lomi is demonstrated
at the Spa Feast is that they cannot rush off and schedule a full 90 minute massage
for later. The rule is that no one should have more than one Lomi Lomi treatment
in a day. Who can predict what too much bliss would do?
Spa Feast expands beyond the Saturday morning fair to a weekend of special spa-related
activities including spa treatment packages, healthy specials at local restaurants
and sale prices on spa and health items at several downtown shops. Seekers of
health and stress relief are urged to experience in-depth versions of the samples
at the spa fair and plan a two-day adventure picking and choosing among the town's
four full-service spas and collection of individual practitioners including four
acupuncturists.
For more than 250 years, visitors to the area have followed in the path of Native
Americans who soaked in the warm mineral waters from time immemorial. George
Washington was the beginning of a parade of notables that made Berkeley Springs
the destination of choice during a series of spa Golden Ages. Historic
visitors would be astonished at the range of treatments -- and the facilities
that house them -- now sharing center stage with traditional soaks in the warm
mineral springs that still flow unabated in the center of town. Sporting a population
of three times as many massage therapists as lawyers, Berkeley Springs easily
translates its history as America1s first spa into its future as the premier
spa town of the 21st century.
For information on the Saturday morning fair, Spa Feast specials and great lodging/spa
packages call Travel Berkeley Springs at 1-800-447-8797, and ask for a Winter
Festival of the Waters calendar covering events in January through March or check
Berkeley Spring's award- winning Website at www.berkeleysprings.com.
A SAMPLING OF SPA FEAST FAIR PARTICIPANTS
~ Atasia Spa -- Thai, therapeutic and LaStone massage; mud wraps,
herbal wraps and sugar scrubs as well as pedicures, facials and manicures.
Whirlpool
tubs, steam room and sauna.
~ Awakenings Health Center -- Reflexology, massage, classes and more.
~ Bath House Day Spa-- Polarity and deep tissue therapies, hot stone
massage, reflexology, sports massage, aromatherapy, skin treatments and acupuncture.
Bath-related shop.
~ Berkeley Springs State Park -- Historic Roman Baths, steam treatments, Swedish
massage.
~ The Country Inn ~ Five Senses Spa-- Therapeutic massage, pedicures, manicures,
European facials and body waxing. Two-person whirlpools.
Yonka and other natural product lines.
~ Sage Moon Herb Shop -- herbs and teas, essential oils, natural body care,
books, crafts, jewelry and more.
~ Community Garden Market -- Organic food and other holistic health products.
~ Peggy Carey-- co-author of 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life, Volume
3 will introduce the SECRET WEAPON for better health that she mentions in
the book.
~ Homeopathy Works -- The world1s only combination manufactory, museum
and retail outlet of homeopathic medicine.
~ Tamme Marggraf -- Acupuncturist. Realign with nature to promote ease
in the body/mind/spirit.
~ AnimaliA Veterinary Care -- Holistic approach to pets, including homeopathy,
acupuncture and nutritional counseling; also conventional medicine.
~ BeautiControl -- Skin care, make-up classes and in-home spa escapes. Full
line of make-up and skin care products as well as bath & body products.
~ War Memorial Hospital -- Full service hospital and emergency room with
wellness program and swimming pool.
For information on the Spa Fair, Spa Feast specials and great lodging rates
call Travel Berkeley Springs at 1-800-447-8797, and ask for a Winter
Festival of the Waters calendar, covering January through March or check
Berkeley Springsâ prize winning Website at www.berkeleysprings.com.
For more information about La Stone Therapy, check out Jeanne Mozier's article "Getting Stoned in Berkeley Springs" by clicking here.
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