Santa Fe Spa Packages offer relaxation and rejuvenation for 2016

Travelers have visited Santa Fe for centuries to experience its wellness offerings and traditions. The City Different continues to be a tranquil, rejuvenating and inspiring destination. As travelers seek a new start for 2016, they need look no further than the numerous award-winning Santa Fe spas—many of which are offering special packages to welcome the New Year. Here’s a sample:

Photo: Courtesy Ojo Caliente Spa

Inn and Spa at Loretto, A Destination Hotel – Soul Journey Package
This exquisite new package is designed to guide guests on a path of enlightenment to help them reveal their true self and assist in living a more purpose driven life. Through a series of intuitive and balancing treatments by expert healers and therapists, guests will gain a deep sense of peace and inner inspiration. The Soul Journey Package starts at $1,065 and includes:

·         Three (3) nights’ accommodation of choice
·         An full offering of spa treatments including the signature Native Reflection Ritual, Chakra Balancing or Sage Vision Reading
·         An autographed copy of Sojourns of the Soul: One Woman’s Journey around the World and into Her Truth by acclaimed author Dana Micucci

*Valid for stays through December 31, 2016. Package prices will vary based accommodation type selected and are based on single occupancy.

Reservations: (505) 984-7997 or www.innatloretto.com.  Promo code: LORSOUL.

La Posada de Santa Fe – Savor Santa Fe Package
This property is set on six beautifully landscaped acres just steps from Santa Fe’s Historic Plaza, includes a range of quiet, luxurious suites in romantic adobe “casita” cottages. The Savor Santa Fe Package starts at $183 per night and includes:

·         Overnight accommodations
·         Complimentary breakfast daily
·         $50 discount toward any treatment at Spa Sage at La Posada

*Valid year round. Offer subject to availability. Excludes tax and gratuity. Blackout dates and other restrictions may apply.

Reservations: (866) 716-8135 or www.laposadadesantafe.com

Hotel Santa Fe The Hacienda & Spa – Spa Package
Guests entering the spa at Hotel Santa Fe The Hacienda & Spa are immersed in a sense of nature’s elements: water falling, open sky, and Mother Earth’s nurturing presence. The spa offers special Native American inspired treatments that draw on ancient healing techniques. This special Spa Package is available for two (2) or three (3) night stays starting at $482, and includes:

·         Overnight accommodations in a Picuris Junior Suite
·         Continental breakfast for two (2) daily
·         Two (2) one-hour Cielo massages

*Valid through year round. Rates based on double occupancy. Taxes, resort fee, beverages and gratuities not included.

Reservations: (855) 825-9876 or www.hotelsantafe.com

Drury Plaza Hotel – Spa Getaway In Santa Fe Package
This luxurious five-acre property opened in early 2015 and is located in the heart of downtown Santa Fe featuring 182 guestrooms with décor reflecting authentic Territorial Style inspired by the Spanish missions of New Mexico. The Spa Getaway in Santa Fe Package starts at $144 and includes:

·         15 percent discount on accommodations
·         10 percent discount on spa services at the Absolute Nirvana Spa & Gardens
·         Complimentary hot breakfast
·         Complimentary Wi-Fi access
·         Complimentary Local and Long Distance Calls
·         Complimentary Popcorn & Soda in the hotel lobby

*Valid through December 31, 2016. 10% discount on spa services does not apply to already discounted spa specials. Rates are per room, per night plus tax and subject to availability. Blackout dates may apply. Not valid with groups or any other discount.

Reservations: 1-800-DRURYINN or www.druryhotels.com. Promo code: SPASFE.

Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa – Winter Dreaming Package
The legendary waters at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa have been soothing body, mind and spirit for centuries. The Winter Dreaming Package starts at $399 and includes:

·         Overnight accommodations for two guests
·         Access to the Kiva Pool, available to guests in suites with extended soaking hours
·         Two (2) 50-minute Essence of Ojo Custom Massages—one each in separate therapy rooms
·         Yoga Class: One class for each guest
·         50-minutes in a Private Outdoor Pool w/Kiva Fireplace
·         Unlimited access to all Mineral Pools, Mud Area, Steam & Sauna
·         S’mores for two (2) to enjoy at the outdoor fire pit

Valid through February 29, 2016. Note: Offers are not valid with any other gift certificates, specials, offers, packages or discounts or for groups. No substitutions for spa services. Spa treatments must be booked prior to arrival to ensure availability. Tax & gratuities are additional. Subject to availability. Mud Area open weather permitting.

Reservations: 505-583-2233 or www.ojospa.com.

Santa Fe: Where to go for Yoga, Spas and Rejuvenation

Relaxing garden at the Inn of the Alameda

For centuries, Santa Fe has been known as a uniquely tranquil and inspiring place. Whether it’s the clear blue skies, the soft golden light that washes the landscape, the gorgeous mountain views, or the rich cultural history, people have long loved Santa Fe for the sense of renewal and well-being it brings them. It’s no wonder that the city is also a center for spiritual and healthy practices. In 2012, the American Lung Association named Santa Fe as the city with the cleanest air in all categories in the entire nation. The city is abound with yoga studios and spiritual havens that give locals and visitors’ alike a chance to truly get away from it all.  

  

Santa Fe Tranquil Retreats

• Upaya Zen Center (www.upaya.org): an established Buddhist center for both practice and education. The center offers many workshops and retreats with daily meditation open to all.
• Body (www.bodyofsantafe.com): located near downtown Santa Fe, Body is known for its popular classes, its shopping, its serene spa and its stylish café that serves organic, raw and vegetarian dishes and beverages.
• YogaSource (www.yogasource-santafe.com): located in Ironstone Gardens, a hip area of studios and businesses set in a zen-like stone garden, YogaSource specializes in Ashtanga and Iyengar yoga systems and has a large teaching staff with a  full schedule of classes. In addition, Midtown Bistro, a newly opened restaurant located steps away, offers a cool, industrial vibe for visitors’ to stop in for a snack after class.
• Dahn Yoga (www.dahnyoga.com): Dahn Yoga is a system based on Korean yoga that incorporates elements of tai chi and meditation. The Dahn Yoga studio is located in a strip mall near-downtown and offers a variety of businesses and restaurants in addition to Pharmaca, which sells many natural and homeopathic products.
• Yoga Santa Fe (www.yogasantafe.com): a non-profit that teaches Kundalini yoga as it was taught by Yogi Bajan. Yogi tea is served after practice and the GRD Health Clinic in the same building has chiropractic, yogic health services and acupuncture. The Cleanse, just next door, offers a vegan detox program designed to restore vitality.
• YogiHiker (www.yogihiker.com): for something entirely different, yoga fans can take their practice outdoors on a hike through the beautiful scenery that surrounds Santa Fe. YogiHiker takes small groups on hikes through the foothills and mountains near the city. The hikes combine walking, yoga and the experience of being in a place of natural beauty.

  

  Peaceful courtyard at the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe

Many Santa Fe spas feature treatments that are inspired by Native American healing and ingredients:

• In Hotel Santa Fe’s Spa (www.hotelsantafe.com), the only Native American owned hotel in the city, every treatment is based in native ideas and ingredients. There’s the Mountain Rain moisturizing treatment, the Cloud Dance Herbal Wrap, and especially the Moccasin Dance, a reflexology foot massage guaranteed to revive a spring in anyone’s step.
• The Shanah Spa at Bishop’s Lodge at Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa (www.bishopslodge.com) has an outdoor teepee where soothing hot stone massages are offered. Other treatments include a wrap made of local clay or the Purification Polish with northern New Mexico blue corn, mineral salts and aloe vera.
• The spa at La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa (www.laposadadesantafe.com) has a luxurious Spirit of Santa Fe 80 minute treatment that also uses blue corn, in addition to healing plants, herbs and oils.

·          Nidah spa at the Eldorado Hotel and Spa (www.eldoradohotel.com) has a variety of treatments based on native ingredients. More ways to rejuvenate and relax can be found on www.santafe.org along with everything to do and ways to save in Santa Fe.  Photography copyright: Elizabeth Rose Photography  Information courtesy: Santa Fe Convention and Visitors Bureau