“Happiness is a life well lived”
Happiness is a feeling of joy or good fortune; an enjoyable or satisfied state of being. What makes me happy is my family, friends, being productive, embracing wellness and working in our spa industry. Although I admit this does come with its challenges and can be stressful, all in all….. my life’s journey and the people in my orbit make me happy.
So what makes you Happy? It’s a simple question, but with many variables underlying it. What makes anyone happy? Happiness is an important component of overall well-being. It is the most important experience we want for those we love, including ourselves. We always want to be happy and have those around us be happy in whatever endeavor we take on. We need happiness in our lives for many more reasons than just feeling good occasionally.
As we find ourselves slowly easing back from this past year, having lived through a pandemic and now with vaccinations on the rise, we can start to see that shining light at the end of this covid-19 tunnel. I believe we can all agree that we are more than ready to get back to “normal”. Just the thought of being able to engage in life as we previously lived, is a recipe for happiness and will be appreciated more than ever.
Happiness is know to be linked to better decision-making and improved creativity. Rather than viewing success as the key to happiness, research shows that happiness could in fact be the key to success. It doesn't only help us function better, feeling happy brings about significant benefits for society as a whole. When addressing well-being, could happiness be the key to a longer life? Research shows that people who had higher levels of optimism had a longer life span. Studies also show that happiness can be contagious. When a friend experiences happiness or good fortune, those feelings are passed on to the people around them. Happy people tend to cluster together in social groups and seem generally happier because happiness loves company. That’s why we love spa events!
But happiness does depend on ourselves and our outlook as a central purpose for life and as a goal in itself. Happiness starts within and we have the power to choose what we hold onto and what we let go of to find a balance that allows us to feel joy. As the saying goes “happy people don’t have the best of everything, they make the best of everything!”
"People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be” - Abraham Lincoln
In Wellness,
Ilana
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Congratulations to our Movers & Shakers
Our extraordinary Spa Industry is continuously evolving through innovation and transformation.
Highly appreciated professionals in the Spa community take on new challenges and positions
as they start a new venture in their career.
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Alyssa Durivou, Chief Operating Officer, Inspire Palm Beach
Congratulations to Alyssa on her new journey as COO at Inspire Palm Beach, a medi-spa designed with a vision in light and luxury to create a variety of aesthetic and luxury spa treatments. Alyssa has been involved in all aspects of preparing this luxurious medi-spa soon to open. Their motto is ‘From Skin to Soul”. Alyssa was previously the General Manager at Eau Spa & Resort, a WTS Spa and prior to that the Interim Spa Director at Eau Spa. With Alyssa’s expertise and talent, this medi-spa will be a must to visit. We can’t wait for it to open. Bravo Alyssa!!
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Lauren Ucha, Director of Spa & Wellness, Mandarin Oriental Miami
We are excited for Laurens recent promotion to Director of Spa and Wellness at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Miami. Having worked at the Mandarin for nearly 3 years as Assistant Spa Director, her dedication and hard work earned her this well-deserved promotion. Lauren also held the position as Assistant Director of Spa and Wellness at the Faena and East Coast Regional Sales Manager for Natura Bisse'. We commend Lauren for all her accomplishments and you can read about her Lauren’s career path featured in this month’s FSA “Spa Spotlight”. Cheers Lauren!
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Lisa Heinemann, National Sales Manager, The Wakaya Group
Congratulations to Lisa on her new venture with The Wakaya Group, leading the way for this pure, potent organic wellness company launching in the Spa Industry. Lisa has a stellar reputation in the Spa, Wellness and MedSpa arena. Previously Lisa was the Director of Sales at Babor Cosmetics for 3 years and has a proven record for driving prestigious spa brands and delivering steady growth. Lisa is sure to exceed all expectations in her new role with this exciting new brand. Well done Lisa!
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Barry McCaffrey, VP Spa Channel Sales, Babor
Babor Cosmetics welcomes Barry who just accepted his new position as VP Spa Channel Sales. Barry joins the Babor family with an impressive background and compelling leadership skills having worked at Naturopathica Holistic Health as the Senior VP for 3 years and prior to that at Clarisonic, Comfort Zone and Repechage, building his career. With over 30 years in Sales and Marketing, we know that Barry will excel in his new role at Babor. We wish Barry great success! Kudos!!
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Christine Mathes, Eastern Territory Manager, Therabody
Having vast experience in spa sales, Christine recently took on a new position at Therabody as the Eastern Territory Manager. Christine is known for her performance as a successful sales executive in the hospitality industry having represented prestigious brands such as Sothys, iS Clinical and Phytomer. Christine was also President of the New England Spa Association for 7 years. We are delighted for Christine and confident she will outrank her goals at Therabody. Congratulations Christine!
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David Bremer, Account Executive, Boca Terry
David has recently joined the team at Boca Terry as an Account Executive. Previously David was the Spa Director at Eau Spa in Palm Beach. With an extensive background in the Spa industry having worked as a Spa Leader in hospitality as a Director at Resort Spas, Day Spas and Residential Community Spas he also worked in Education and Sales, selling spa products. We are excited for his new venture and recognize that he will be a significant addition for Boca Terry. We wish David much luck in his new venture. Cheers!
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Celeste Hogan, Southeast Pro Sales Manager, NuFace
Celeste, a LMT and licensed esthetician, has newly accepted the position of Southeast Pro Sales Manager for NuFace. Previously she was the National Accounts Manager for ZO Skin Health and Regional Brand Advocate and Southeast Sales Manager at Clarisonic for 9 years. Celeste was also the Corporate Vendor Relations Coordinator and Treatment Supervisor at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grand Lakes. With exemplary skills and experience in the spa space, Celeste brings unlimited value to NuFace. Bravo Celeste!!
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Lindsay Johns, Key Accounts Manager, PCA SKIN
We are very excited for Lindsay who has recently accepted the role of Key Account Managers for PCA SKIN.
Lindsay comes to PCA with a great deal of knowledge having worked at NuFace for 6 ½ years and prior to that Spa Sales Manager at Clarison.
Lindsay also worked in spa operations as Spa Manager at the Polo Club of Boca Raton prior to becoming a Sales Representative. With Lindsay’s past knowledge of the Industry, it's clear that she will surpass all expectations in her new position at PCA.
Way to go Lindsay!
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"Voice-It" Spa Talk with Mitchell
So, what do May flowers bring? Answer: Pilgrims!
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Not to be one to waste ink and your valuable "eye time" on dumb jokes, but I am writing this to remind us to be silly and humorous whenever possible.
A running joke at my spa is our fall back phrase, "I love working in a spa, it is sooo relaxing!" This is usually said after a tense moment or "stepping on a landmine" (finding a mis-booked appointment too late to fix it without blowing up the schedule).
Simply put, humor in the face of crash and burn situations helps us cope, put things in a larger perspective and set the stage for a clear-minded solution. Let's face it friends, by running a spa we are not directly solving world hunger or curing cancer. But if we are diligent we will make the world a better place one massage, facial or personal training session at a time.
In the words of the late, great American philosopher, Joan Rivers, "If we can laugh about it, we can begin to talk about it." Keep on laughing!
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Mitchell Berkman
Spa & Wellness Director
Porto Vita Club at Villa Grande
FSA Committee Chair - Events
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FSMTA meets with Florida State Legislators |
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The Florida Board of Massage Therapy (BOMT) met April 8 and 9. There were several disciplinary cases as well as rules discussions to update commonly used forms (e.g. Application for Massage Therapist licensure, Massage Establishment Licenses). Two new BOMT members were added, pending confirmation by a senate committee. The BOMT is now complete with these two additions.
On August 31 of this year all Massage Licenses and Establishment Licenses are required to renew. Please feel free to share the following link with all of your LMTs to ensure they are educated on the requirements for this renewal cycle.
On April 1 the Massage Therapy bill (HB245) passed in the Florida House unanimously. The companion bill in the Florida Senate (SB352) currently has one committee before it heads to the Senate floor for a vote. In both bills the main purpose is updating and modernizing the Massage Therapy Practice Act. One other change would be the addition of the term assessment and its definition.
If you have any questions pertaining to Law or Rules pertaining to Florida Massage Therapy please feel free to contact legislativechair@fsmta.org
Ian McIntosh – FSMTA, Board of Directors / FSA Regulatory Committee
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Keeping up with Florida State Laws & Guidelines |
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Fast Approaching!
“Seaside Elegance”
FSA Event at the Seagate Hotel & Spa
in the hip town of Delray Beach!
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We are very excited about the first FSA “LIVE” event for this year (2021), “Seaside Elegance” at the Seagate Hotel & Spa on May 18th. We are so ready to gather and unite with our spa community aka FSA spa family! Our featured presenter is the one and only Michael Tompkins, partner at Hutchinson Consulting, who will speak on hiring strategies, leadership skills and how to handle the many hats our spa leaders are wearing these days. Our extraordinary vendor partners are presenting their latest and greatest in products and services which we all count on. We are extremely grateful for their support and involvement. And then there’s our spa community that we remain exclusively dedicated to, as our extraordinary leaders work so hard to make a difference in this industry. We can't wait to connect!
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FSA and the Club Spa & Fitness Association (CSFA) are aligned in supporting the wellness community, both here in Florida and across the country. CSFA offers virtual educational opportunities focused on spa, fitness, and wellness that are open to the public, and encourage FSA members to participate.
Learn more about CSFA’s upcoming education and events here.
Webinar and event recordings are available to CSFA members and partners.
About CSFA:
The Club Spa and Fitness Association (CSFA) is the sole national association for spa, fitness, and wellness professionals in the private club sector.
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Lauren Ucha,
Director of Spa & Wellness
Mandarin Oriental Miami
Lauren has over 15 year of experience in the Spa and Retail industry. She graduated from Florida International University with a B.A. in Mass Communications and joined MOMIA as the Spa Concierge in 2006. She worked her way up through a variety of Spa positions and was promoted to Spa Supervisor and then Spa Reception Manager, prior to transferring to MOWAS as Spa Operations Manager in 2014. In 2015, Lauren returned home to Miami and joined the Faena Hotel Miami Beach as the Wellness and Spa Assistant Director, as part of their pre-opening team. In 2017, pursuing her passion for retail, Lauren became a Regional Sales Manager for “Natura Bisse Barcelona”, and was responsible for over 30 Hotel and Spa accounts.
Lauren rejoined the MOMIA team in 2018 as Assistant Spa Director and was fully responsible for Spa operations in the last two quarters of 2020, enhancing profitably through the pandemic compared to previous years.
Lauren was nominated for Manager of the Quarter in 2013 and 2018 and was the Spa nominee for MOMIA at the 2019 “Greater Miami & the Beaches Hotel Association – Hospitality Leadership Awards”. She is OJT and IFS Certified, and was a participant in Move Up and GTT.
Through her passion and hard work, Lauren has been instrumental in maintaining the Spa’s Forbes Five Star rating for 12 consecutive years.
Congratulations Lauren, we wish you continued success!
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TAKING THE NATURAL COURSE
On The Green CBD is pioneering the use of natural hemp extracts to improve performance of the refined athlete
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All sports performance is measured in fine margins. Every small improvement in performance can knock one or two strokes off your round of golf, or help you run that extra mile in record time. The products made by On The Green CBD can offer those improvements. The company was the brainchild of Nick Fishenden, a golf lover from England who moved to the US in 2008 to attend the Golf Academy of America, where he obtained his degree in Golf Management. Nick turned pro before a back injury ended his dream of a professional career, and he started working in the fledgling cannabidiol (CBD) industry. This takes cannabidiol, a compound extracted from hemp, and uses it to treat a wide range of conditions, from chronic pain to anxiety. In 2019, Nick put his two interests together and created On The Green CBD, a company that makes CBD products tailored specifically to meet the needs of golfers. |
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Top Wellness Trends Adapted from 2021 from the
Global Wellness Summit Snapshot
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The last week in January has become the Global Wellness Summit’s annual “reveal” of the top wellness trends for that year. This is the only wellness forecast based on the insights of hundreds of top executives of wellness companies, economists, doctors, investors, academics and technologists from dozens of nations, making for a uniquely informed, global set of predictions. The past years have shown that these trends have caught on to the Zeitgeist and had a meaningful impact on the multi-trillion wellness industry, including, of course, spas and clubs. |
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“Health is Wealth” What good is all the money in the world without good health? You may be thinking “I could make it work with $”. I have news for you. Many of my clients over the past 30 years were some of the wealthiest people in their community, some even in the world.
Evidence of their poor lifestyles took a toll on their health, mobility, and freedom. By then there was little they could do about it. Other clients realized this and put their health above everything else. It is a choice.
That said why live longer if we haven’t made up our minds to take better care of our health? But if you have made that commitment let’s look at a combination of information educating us on our choices as we age to ensure we make the right choices based on accurate information.
We have choices but if we don’t make the right ones, we don’t get the health we want. As in my Lifestyle article titled “50’s is the new 30’s” the fact is we are living longer so let’s make it a great quality of life!
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CHERYL PATELLA
Acclaimed Author, Trainer, Life Coach
https://www.cherylapatella.com/post/the-key-to-longevity
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Earth Day 2021: What and When is Earth Day?
Earth Day has been celebrated around the world since 1970 by people from all walks of life who are concerned about preserving the environment. Check out these great ideas!
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Earth Day is Thursday, April 22, 2021. The first Earth Day was observed on April 22, 1970, when 20 million people across America celebrated by filling their local streets, parks and auditoriums to demand a healthy, sustainable environment. They were concerned about their cities laden with smog, polluted rivers, rampant pollution, and other environmental hazards.
Since then, Earth Day has been celebrated around the world, by people from all walks of life who are concerned about making a sustainable future for their children. In the past, events, festivals and overall awareness campaigns mark the day, with the hope of preserving the environment.
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A Word from our Spa Community |
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Greetings from Allan Share
"Hey friends, I'm so glad to be writing to you as we come out of the pandemic (I hope a year we never repeat). Many things, good and bad, came out of the previous 12 months, here's a short list. Retail has been fantastic. If your spa facility had a good online presence it helped keep you alive and prosper. Those who didn't have a selling site, now have one! You found out what staff were up to the challenge...and which were not. Education and training were increased by many and now a better staff is going back to work. Zoom, Skype and Microsoft Teams have become part of our everyday lexicon (and use). Trade shows were not, and now will be again. The list goes on and on, but my main takeaway is this; we're flexible as an industry, we're dedicated to survival, we know what good people look like, we're oriented to education...and we're resilient. Welcome back to the spa channel!"
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SPA GUIDELINES COVID-19
FLORIDA SPA SUGGESTIONS
We thank our FSA Vendor Partners and Collaborating Spa Organizations for their contribution to our Spa Guidelines, COVID-19 FSA Manual & Suggestions. We also express gratitude for our exceptional FSA Team for their hard work in putting together this manual to help our Florida Spa Community reopen their spa doors with safety and ambiance in mind. Check out these spa guidelines using the link below and you can download the manual using the link.
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Honey Haddock
A sweet and savory baked stuffed haddock that's so easy to prepare
and will impress any guest
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Let "THE SOURCE" be with you!
Enter "THE SOURCE", on the FSA website.
Education & Resources is our priority!
"The Source" was created to be your platform for resources and up to date information
to stay ahead of the curve of everything happening in the spa industry!
BEST SPA ASSOCIATION SERVING FLORIDA SINCE 2009!
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CONTACT US
The Florida Spa Association
Phone: (561) 413-5843
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ABOUT US
Florida Spa Association network of spa professionals is unified by the desire to promote Florida as the finest destination for wellness and beauty experiences in the country.
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