“Welcome back,” says the Watsu therapist as I open my eyes. We’re in a dimly lit room, under a domed ceiling freckled with LED lights that mimic constellations. As we emerge out of the circular pool, ...

Are your joints — especially your hips, elbows and hands — aching with the throbbing pain of arthritis? Is your body stiff and contorted with the muscular contractions of Parkinson’s disease? Are you ...

For the 20th consecutive year April has been designated Stress Awareness Month and stress levels are at an all time high - with this in mind 5* Blythswood Square, recently awarded AA Scottish Hotel of ...

After a stressful six-hour flight to Tucson from New York with my husband and 3-month-old son in tow, I arrived at Canyon Ranch Health Resort a few months ago desperate for respite from weeks of sleep ...

Apparently, when you turn 30, your warranty starts to run out. The joints start to creak, muscles can go on strike. And when my back went out just before the New Year, the At Play staff asked, “Have ...

I had never heard of Watsu therapy until I visited Joali Being, the first dedicated wellness resort in the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. A form of hydrotherapy, Watsu – the name is an amalgamation of ...

Although I had been covering Williamsburg for nearly two years, I had never been to this part of the neighborhood: that stretch of Ainslie Street that veers west 30 degrees from Union Avenue. I had ...

For the uninitiated (like me), Watsu is a form of shiatsu practised in water. Trundling along to the Six Senses Spa in the rain, I feel a little apprehensive because I don’t know what to expect. Here, ...

Instructor: Carolyn Nash, of Boulder, owner of Body-Mind Aquatics. Nash has been swimming, competing and instructing for more than 15 years. She also has a background in arthritis aquatic exercise and ...