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San Diego’s First Resort Spa Partners with
Spa Week To Promote Wellness in 2010

La Costa Resort and Spa to participate in annual Spa Week event
with a selection of $50 treatments

Carlsbad, Calif. – March 2010- With a renewed focus on wellness in 2010, The Spa at La Costa will participate for the first time in the annual Spring Spa Week Event, April 12-18, 2010. Spa Week is designed to introduce a new generation of consumers to the benefits of a healthy lifestyle by making spa treatments accessible to more people with $50 spa treatments at spas throughout North America. Spa Week has spent the last 6 years turning “wellness” from a mere buzzword into a healthy reality.

“Given the stressful economic times, health and wellness are more important today than ever before,” said Denise Chapman, director of marketing. “Whether interested in nutrition, stress or chronic pain relief, fitness or lasting beauty, The Spa at La Costa has a wide range of treatments and programs that can help guests achieve their goals in a meaningful way. We felt that Spa Week was a good way to introduce a wider audience to some of these services.”

During Spa Week, the Spa at La Costa will offer four $50 treatments to choose from including:

Consultation with Ingo Loge
(45 minutes, normally $155)
Based at The Spa at La Costa, Ingo Loge is a nutritional life coach. Loge specializes in creating individual food fingerprints, which identify the type of foods a client’s body absorbs well and which foods they should avoid. Guests leave with a Nutrional Life Coaching plan for lasting results. Reservations required and can be made by calling 760-931-7570.

Reflexology Treatment
(50  minutes, normally $165)
Relieve tension, improve circulation and promote healing through stimulation of the reflex areas in the hands and feet. No oils or lotions are used in this natural healing technique that relaxes the entire body. Reservations required and can be made by calling 760-931-7570.

Feng Shui Manicure
(60 minutes, normally $65)
Gracefully direct the body’s energy flow with well manicured hands. This experience includes a cleansing of the hands, relaxing hand and lower arm massage, exfoliation and emollient balm, all followed by the finishing touches of nail shaping, Feng shui oil cuticle conditioning and polish application. For reservations, call the Yamaguchi Salon at 760.438.0551

 Feng Shui Pedicure
(60 minutes- normally $75)
Gracefully direct the body’s energy flow with well manicured feet. The experience includes a cleansing of the feet, relaxing hand/feet and lower leg massage, exfoliation and emollient balm, all followed by the finishing touches of nail shaping, Feng shui oil cuticle conditioning and polish application. For reservations, call the Yamaguchi Salon at 760.438.0551

For more information or spa reservations, contact 800-729-4772 or visit www.lacosta.com.

About Spa Week
The 12th edition of the Spa Week Event is slated for April 12–18, 2010.  In total, the nationwide Spa Week Spring Event will include 30 markets and a list of participating spas will be posted on www.spaweek.com by mid-March. The Spring Spa Week Event will bring $50 spa treatments to consumers at over 800 spas across North America. As always, the goal is to introduce a new generation of consumers to the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Since its inception, Spa Week has afforded hundreds of thousands of people the ability to heal, strengthen, and energize at the spa and has dashed the old myth that the spa is where the rich and famous go to be pampered.

Spa Week was created and founded by Cheryl Reid, who hails from successful careers within the luxury spa industry and publishing spheres. Spa Week is thrilled to announce it’s 2010 Presenting and Title Sponsor; Dove Deodorant, Exclusive Cosmetic Sponsor; Bare Escentuals, Exclusive Wine Sponsor; Rioja, Exclusive Destination Sponsor; Canyon Ranch, Exclusive Wedding Sponsor; The Wedding Channel, Exclusive Fashion Sponsor; Fashion Week Daily, Exclusive Spa Association Partner; ISPA and National Media Sponsor; Allure Magazine.

About The Spa at La Costa
When it opened in October 1965, the Spa at La Costa was the largest in the nation and was devoted to health and wellness. Today, The Spa at La Costa continues the tradition as an elegant sanctuary encompassing 43,000-square-feet divided into two spaces: a 28,000-square-foot interior and 15,000-square-foot outdoor courtyard with sun-splashed pool, invigorating Roman Waterfalls, spa café and variety of cozy lounge areas. Designed in a California Colonial architectural style, the spa features private men’s and women’s wet areas complete with steam, sauna, whirlpool, cold plunge, showers and luxurious lounges.  Feng Shui-inspired features are found throughout the spa, including a fountain topped with an “eternal” flame that welcomes guests. A full menu of memorable treatments – from exotic massages to herbal wraps, scrubs and facials- is designed to nurture guests’ minds and bodies.

The Yamaguchi Salon at La Costa is located within the Spa at La Costa and offers an extensive menu of services ranging from a personal consultation with celebrity stylist Billy Yamaguchi followed by a Feng Shui haircut and style to a unique menu of manicures, pedicures and other salon treatments. Yamaguchi Therapy products are exclusively used and Yamaguchi herbal teas are served with every salon treatment.

About La Costa Resort and Spa
La Costa brings a taste of the coastal California lifestyle to each and every visitor.  Touched by fresh ocean breezes and set within a lovely 400-acre village, La Costa is a place where people can escape the everyday to experience a life of play and leisure.  Reclining with a loved one in the spa courtyard, playing with children at Splash Landing, discovering tennis or yoga for the very first time, or reconnecting with family over even S’more making – La Costa provides an idyllic setting for creating special memories. Escape to La Costa’s playground for a quick vacation or make it your own through the purchase of a Villa vacation home. Only at La Costa will guests find such a large coastal playground, such variety of recreation, such relaxed comfort and such fun.   For more information on La Costa Resort and Spa, call (800) 854-5000 or visit www.lacosta.com.

About KSL Resorts
Founded in 1992, KSL Resorts manages seven time-honored resorts with outstanding recreational amenities, including spa, golf, tennis and ski. Each is refined yet unpretentious, rich in legacy, and genuine in service. The KSL Resorts are:

• Hotel del Coronado (San Diego)
• Beach Village at The Del (San Diego)
• La Costa Resort and Spa (Carlsbad, Calif.)
• Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa (Rancho Mirage, Calif.)
• Vail Mountain Lodge & Spa (Vail, Colo.)
• Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Austin, Texas)
• The Homestead (Hot Springs, Va.)

For more information, call (866) KSL-7727 or visit www.kslresorts.com.

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