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Washington Spa Alliance announces 2016 Symposium dates
POSTED 09 Dec 2015 . BY Jane Kitchen
Mary Bemis, WSPA board member and Symposium chair Credit: Christopher Briscoe
Mary Bemis, WSPA board member and Symposium chair Credit: Christopher Briscoe
The Washington Spa Alliance will host its 6th annual Symposium on Tuesday, 22 March,
from 9am to 7pm at the National Press Club. The day-long interactive event will include local, regional, national and international leaders in the spa industry.

This year’s theme is “The New Language of Spa.”

“Spa is – and always has been – a very specific path toward healing and rejuvenation,” said Mary Bemis, WSPA board member and Symposium chair.

“For a time it got lost in the sort of feel-good of wellness. But spa is back, and it’s both real and specific.”

The 6th annual Symposium will be devoted to exploring the “cutting-edge” of both ancient and new practices, said Bemis.

The gathering of spa leaders aims to continue a national conversation designed to inspire the spa community to advance a human agenda of health and wellbeing, organisers said.
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Washington Spa Alliance announces 2016 Symposium dates
POSTED 09 Dec 2015 . BY Jane Kitchen
Mary Bemis, WSPA board member and Symposium chair Credit: Christopher Briscoe
Mary Bemis, WSPA board member and Symposium chair Credit: Christopher Briscoe
The Washington Spa Alliance will host its 6th annual Symposium on Tuesday, 22 March,
from 9am to 7pm at the National Press Club. The day-long interactive event will include local, regional, national and international leaders in the spa industry.

This year’s theme is “The New Language of Spa.”

“Spa is – and always has been – a very specific path toward healing and rejuvenation,” said Mary Bemis, WSPA board member and Symposium chair.

“For a time it got lost in the sort of feel-good of wellness. But spa is back, and it’s both real and specific.”

The 6th annual Symposium will be devoted to exploring the “cutting-edge” of both ancient and new practices, said Bemis.

The gathering of spa leaders aims to continue a national conversation designed to inspire the spa community to advance a human agenda of health and wellbeing, organisers said.
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The annual wellness festival dedicated to wellbeing, culture, longevity and human connection, called Alma, will be hosted by Rocco Forte hotel, Verdura Resort in Sicily, Italy.
Feisal Jaffer becomes chief development officer for Capella Hotel Group
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