Incentive - April 2008 - (Page 82) Lisa Hedley, creative director, the Mayflower Spa in Washington, Conn. OFF THE CUFF BY JENNIFER JUERGENS Wh at wa s your first job? I was an associate for the Los Angeles–based law firm, Manatt, Phelps. Did you have previous spa experience befo re the May fl owe r ? Only my frequent visits to Meadowlark, a California holistic healing center, and continued practice of yoga and meditation. Wh at m a kes a gre at spa experience? The best possible experience is one that addresses your particular needs at that particular time. This could be a restorative, cleansing or energizing experience. The most important thing is that you are in an environment where you can explore your needs and desires and find ways to address them along with some needs you might not know you had. How do you ke ep your fa m i ly— especially kids—healthy ? Begging, pleading and when that fails, I assume that my example will rub off on them. My older boys (ages 16 and 18) already acknowledge the benefits they see from my personal practices (better humor, looking younger than most of their friends’ moms—or so they say, and flattery gets you everywhere!). Wh at do you like to do on a day off ? Leisure activities with my family. We ride horses, take hikes around our property. Do projects around the house, play tennis. Anything we can get together and do as a gang. Give me a typical executive re t re at day for a business traveler at May flowe r. The Mayflower tailors all stays to the particular guest’s needs. Guests visiting the property for a meetings-oriented trip might have a day that includes: a 45-minute morning walk or hike followed by a 15-minute stretch and release class. Breakfast would include healthful items to boost energy, such as orange bran muffins or fruit and nut cereal. Meetings would take place in the Mayflower’s Tea House, a classic country cabin that’s designed for meeting retreats. During the morning meetings, guests would take breaks for energy and antioxidant-infused juices such as Pear Ginger Sparkler or Hibiscus Punch and mini-workshops on topics such as cultivating energy. After a healthy lunch with the spa’s nutritionist, guests would participate in a constitutional walk around the property. Afternoon meetings would include breaks for mini-workshops on stress management or teambuilding. Dinner that evening would be served in the property’s main dining room, and would include handouts for guests on how to incorporate these practices back in the workplace. Wh at does your typical food d ay look like ? I start each day with oatmeal or a seven-grain cereal. This sets me up for a day of healthy eating and regulates my desire for sugar (I used to have a terrible sweet tooth!). I eat a soup or lentil/quinoa salad for lunch. I have hummus with celery or carrots at tea time with a cup of rooibos or mint tea. Dinner includes vegetables, rice, beans, cheese and sometimes garlic bread followed by fresh ginger tea. At bedtime, I have a cup of hot water or hot water with lime (not lemon) juice. How long have you lived in Washington, Conn.? I lived there full-time for about five years. I now split my time between Manhattan and Connecticut. Any place you like to trave l in particular? I love the beach. This is where I feel free and easy, both emotionally and in my physical self. How did you get into spas/ wellness? Do you have a favorite exe rcise or spa experience? I love rituals: setting aside several hours to do a series of spa activiSince I was in my late ties. For example, a dream day teens, I have been for me would be a walk in the interested in yoga and what was then referred labyrinth at the Mayflower to set my intention for the whole expeto as holistic health rience. Then, immediately setting and healing. From an early age I mixed facial out on a strenuous hike in Steeprock Reserve, adjacent to the potions in the kitchen, and in college I started Mayflower, followed by a yoga session for stretch and release folpracticing yoga and experimenting with tofu lowed by a purifying session in the Spa’s thermal sanctuary. I and healthy eating. In would end the ritual with a wrap, the early 1980s, my husband and I went to an exfoliating scrub and an aroone of California’s early matic warm-oil application with holistic healing centers, massage, paying special attention called Meadowlark, on to scalp and feet. Send comments to regular restorative retreats. I was hooked! jennifer.juergens@nielsen.com APRIL 2008, VOL. 182, NO. 04—INCENTIVE® (ISSN 0019-3364; USPS 799-880) IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY NIELSEN BUSINESS MEDIA. CORPORATE AND EDITORIAL HEADQUARTERS: 770 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10003-9595. SUBSCRIPTIONS: US—$59, CANADA—$75, FOREIGN SURFACE—$95, FOREIGN AIRMAIL—$195, SINGLE COPIES—$10. 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