September 1, 2008 | Article
Looking for a positive way to get motivated and go to work each day? These readers share their secrets (and sense of purpose!) which will surely inspire you.
September 1, 2008 | Article
Pantene Beautiful Lengths was created to bring people together and donate beautiful healthy hair to create free wigs for women and girls who have lost their hair due to cancer treatments.
September 1, 2008 | Article
Cleopatra of Egypt regularly took honey and milk baths to maintain her youthful appearance.
September 1, 2008 | Article
Reiki, ear candling and teeth-whitening are just a few of the alternative services being offered in salons around the country.
August 1, 2008 | Article
Mani Pedi Cutie! caters to moms and daughters - providing them with their own individual space and needs.
August 1, 2008 | Article
Blame it on Descartes. Modern society fragments our body, mind and spirit into warring entities. In some forms of religious interpretation, the body is portrayed as the enemy, as the source of unholy appetites and base impulses. We feel differently, and embrace the body, even with its occasional sneezes, pimples, hiccups, and cravings for raw cookie-dough, as our most tangible expression and daily experience of the sacred.
August 1, 2008 | Article
Bonnie Waters, founder of the 24-year-old Changes Salon & Day Spa in Walnut Creek, Calif., describes the ambiance as “two worlds under one roof” since her spa and salon fuses beauty and body therapies with what she terms “mind fitness.” In a rare offering for day spas and salons, Changes offers meditation and spiritual yoga instruction inspired by the practices of Dr. Deepak Chopra.
August 1, 2008 | Article
Seeing a steady stream of clients all day can be mentally and physically draining. NAILS asked readers how they take a moment to relax and switch gears between cli-ents. A surprising number found the routine they developed to prepare for their next client has become a soothing ritual.
August 1, 2008 | Article
Sleep is the latest amenity at Aqua Hotel in Cancun, Mexico.
August 1, 2008 | Article
Algotherapy is the use of seaweed or seaweed extracts in health or beauty treatments.
August 1, 2008 | Article
Start a simple green program in your salon, then promote it to your clients.
August 1, 2008 | Article
NAILS asked nail care professionals how they manage the juggle of business and personal. Enjoy their practical advice.
August 1, 2008 | Article
Vacations are the time to cut loose and kick up our heels, and welcome the break from our usual routine. Just remember to bring the best of your eco-consciousness with you when you prepare to travel.
August 1, 2008 | Article
So much more than salad, they nurture, energize, balance, heal us: from dream time forward, plants are powerful medicine.
July 1, 2008 | Article
Associated with health and rebirth, some scholars even place the pomegranate in the
Garden of Eden, instead of an apple.
