All tagged wellness
On her final days in Istanbul, Laurie Gilberg Vander Velde takes a last-minute chance on a Turkish hamam. Warm water, vigorous exfoliation and an extraordinary cascade of soap bubbles turn a hotel spa treatment into an unexpectedly blissful travel experience—and leave her wondering whether authenticity depends on tradition, or simply on how fully we inhabit the moment.
In 1996, a then undiagnosed neurological condition had Cliff Simon fearing for his life with no hope in sight. Two months later everything had changed for the better. Now, when the gloom-and-doom media report depressing stories of the virus, of people mired in hatred, or science ignored and leaders mis-leading, he remembers how terrified he was in December of 1996. And, how quickly circumstances can improve.
Elyn Aviva has spent more than half of her life going on, studying, or writing about pilgrimage—specifically, the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Today, as she adjusts to the disorientation of isolation, she poses the question: Could it be that like a pilgrimage, this pandemic offers an opportunity to journey inward and engage in deep self-exploration?
A visit to a mineral-springs health spa in southern Spain results in a mysterious sense of relaxation and well-being for Elyn Aviva.
