“A therapist can quickly touch
a Himalayan salt lamp or stones
at the end of a treatment. Himalayan
salt promotes spiritual, emotional
and mental balance by
energetically purifying
your personal energy field.”
mental balance by energetically puri-
fying your personal energy field.
P: While I’m sure most spa-goers enter
into a reading open-minded, do you
have any advice for making skeptics
feel more comfortable or reassured?
T: I obviously have people that will
come in that will have some skepticism,
but word-of-mouth helps. I try to make
sure I include everybody from the spa
in the readings—if I’ve got 15 minutes
free, I’ll provide a reading for a spa staff
member so that they’re all well-aware
of what I do. Then, word-of-mouth at
the front desk with the staff who have
experienced it—and with the clients
coming out of their readings—creates
a buzz. Once people experience it, they
talk. Now, there are some people who
will always be skeptical, and you can’t
change them. But we’ve done a really
good job about making sure that the
people at the front desk are comfort-
able with [spirituality].
P: Lastly, let’s say that a spa is interested
highest intentions; that they’re down
to earth; that they connect with the
staff. You want somebody to be very
authentic. They have to be very caring
and very committed to the health and
wellbeing of people, instead of focus-
ing on “Oh my gosh, this person is
going to die next week!” You know
what I mean? They need to be very
caring, very open and honest.
in bringing a medium into their spa. P: The concept of wellness is ever-ex-
What should they look for in a medium? panding, and spa along with it. How do
you see the importance of spirituality in
spa growing or changing in the 2020s?
T: Everyone’s lives are becoming more
and more stressed on a daily basis.
[There’s] the non-stop media of bad
news. We’re living in a digital age
where we are on our phones from the
moment we wake up to the moment
we fall asleep. All of this takes its toll.
Spa has always been a place of healing
and nothing can replace the healing
touch of human hands. And introduc-
ing the energy that nature has provided
to us through our six senses—including
intuition as number six—will allow
people to heal themselves. And what
better place to do this than a spa? n
T: If you’re going to bring someone in,
you’ll want to make sure that they fit
the program; that they come with the
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