Ssshhhhh!
Riiing! Buzzz! Click!
Beep! Screeeech!
Why Spas are Silencing
Our Digital Addiction
BY
KELLY
HEITZ
48
PULSE
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June 2017
The sounds of our modern
world are harsh. The constant
jarring noise of technology
and the stress that comes
with it is something people
are constantly fighting
through daily.
According to the American
Psychological Association’s
ongoing study Stress in
America, more than four out
of five adults in the U.S. (86
percent) report that they
constantly or often check
their email, texts and social
media accounts. The survey
also found that stress levels
run higher in the individuals
that report the high
consistency of daily
technology use.
“Technology has brought
us many great advances,”
said Jeremy McCarthy, Group
Director of Spa and Wellness
at Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Group, which recently
launched a Global Digital
Detox Initiative in all its spas
worldwide. “But the
expectations for instant
communication and the
increasing pace of change
in the world can have a
negative impact on our
wellbeing.”
Requiring guests to unplug
at the spa gives them
permission to stop the noise
and truly destress.