Virtuoso Insights - February/March 2009 - (Page 43) sanctuaries Spa and wellness retreats in the Sonoran desert, the lone Star State, and the land of enchantment From the ancient Anasazi to the Navajo, Apache, and Hopi who followed, the Native peoples of the American Southwest found the sacred in every aspect of this breathtaking region. They revered the power of the warm sun, recalled their mythologies on majestic red rock walls, and restored their energy by living in balance with all of Nature. In this same spirit, Virtuoso Insights sent three modern-day sanctuary seekers across the Southwest on a series of three-day getaways. Anita Carmin rides horses, relishes Native stories, and rises above it all at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa in New Mexico. Joel Puglisi learns to go with the flow and gets in tune with life at the Lake Austin Spa Resort in the Texas Hill Country. And at Miraval Tucson, Susan Hanson faces midlife head on with innovative treatments based on both ancient rituals and modern physics. They’re sure to inspire your own sabbatical at one of these life-transforming retreats, where every pathway points to inner bliss. P southwestern ©Ron Niebrugge/wildnatureimages.com Virtuoso insights 43
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