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Iliopsoas connected to an expression of the survival response (stress)?

10 June 2013

Pain in the lower back is a very common reason for visiting a massage therapist and many times the therapist concludes that the real reason for the lower back problems is a tense hip flexor. Aha, you think you got it….and you start analyzing and ticking off all your daily behavior…

Spa business and the traditional healing traditions in Africa

6 May 2013

Raison d’Etre has looked into the spa business and the traditional healing traditions in Africa. We found that there is still much to explore and to develop on this continent. FACTS AND FIGURES Africa is still a small but emerging spa market and the industry is concentrated in a handful…

Spa meeting Europe & Africa

10 April 2013

I have just returned from Hotel Mazagan in El Jadida, Morocco after two days of intensive business meetings. I had 22 meetings of 25 minutes each. This Spa meeting was primarily for project holders and buyers to meet suppliers and product companies from Europe and Africa. The concept is one…

Nature + Science= Beauty

5 April 2013

New Jurlique Facials recently launched at Nordic Spa & Fitness Grand Hotel, Stockholm. Earlier this year the beauty therapist team at the Nordic Spa & Fitness at Grand Hotel, Stockholm spent an inspiring week together with Claire Groves, Trainer for Jurlique. It was the start and preparation for the New…

Welcome to Raison d’Etre! Annika, our new MD

2 April 2013

Annika, Welcome to the Raison d’Etre team, tell us a little about your background. Thank you! I am so pleased to be here. I started working in hotels in 1987 right before leaving Sweden for the US so my experience have been all around hospitality and travel related services. I…

Global Fitness trends for 2013

27 March 2013

Top ten fitness trends in the world, reported for this year by the authoritative American College of Sports Medicine. Technogym has made a good summary of these trends; The rise of the fitness professional: Ranked number one in 2013, this trend has been included for the sixth consecutive year. Across…

28 days of Ayurvedic treats

17 March 2013

Our Training Director Isabella dos Santos has recently done a Panchakarma in India, and we are all curious how it was? So, Isabella has written a few words and thoughts about her month in India. Feeling good after 28 days of Ayurveda treatments in Kerala. In the beginning of the…

Growing people is the key to grow business -Human Capital Management for spas

21 February 2013

Right now in our Spa Management Online Course our students are in the leadership module and we are soon to introduce them to Human Capital Management. Even if the subject often sounds familiar to many of our students they have often not yet really started to work strategically with it….

Our new Spa Director in Egypt

19 February 2013

Our globetrotter Michael Simonato is back with us at Raison d’Etre. He returns to us from his previous role as Corporate Spa Director for Orient Express hotels in Peru. Welcome back Michael! Where in the world are you right now? MS: I have recently moved to Soma Bay, by the…

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