Events

A week of deals on spa, exercise, nutrition and stress-management plus information and inspiration that will help bring health and wellness to all.

Join members of WSPA for dinner with chef Todd Gray and Ellen Kassoff Gray, owners of the Equinox Restaurant and culinary consultants to Salamander Spa opening next spring in Middleburg, VA. The chef’s reception will be followed by a three-course dinner for the Spring Equinox, sourced from Blue Ridge farms, coffee with dessert. Wine and other beverages will be available, not included in dinner price.

Reservation required by March 15

Tickets: $77. total per person (includes gratuity and tax)

Parking is available in the garage adjoining restaurant.
$7 with stamped receipt.

For information on chef Todd Gray and Ellen Kassoff Gray,
please visit equinoxrestaurantdc.com

Dr. Chopra will discuss “The Healing Power of Spiritual Solutions.” Copies of his new book, Spiritual Solutions: Answers to Life’s Greatest Challenges, will be available for signing after the luncheon. Questions may be submitted during lunch.

Founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing at the La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, Dr. Chopra is the poet-philosopher of the complementary medicine movement in America. His numerous books, radio program, column for the Washington Post, and speaking engagements have attracted international audiences. He was keynoter at the third ISPA Conference, in 1993, and WSPA is proud to welcome him back.

More info from the Chopra Foundation and the Chopra Center online: http://www.deepakchopra.com

Welcome to Our World is one of Capitol Hill’s most popular learning events, and features complimentary salon services along with hors d’oeuvres, beverages and a sampling bag for every attendee. Attendees learn about the professional beauty industry’s key issues, including access to cosmetology education, consumer protection, equitable taxation, fairness in financial aid for our students, and small business support.

The second annual symposium presented by the Washington Spa Alliance will focus on Spa & The New Economy

Breathing and Spirit

De-stress and Sleep

The ISPA Conference & Expo is the largest ISPA event of the year for spa professionals. With more than a 20-year history, the expectation of Conference attendees is to provide spa owners, directors, managers and suppliers with cutting edge tips on where the industry is headed and how to ensure that business is sustainable.

In addition, the ISPA Expo brings together the leading suppliers in the industry to network with spa decision makers.

ISPA hopes to see you Oct. 15 – 17 for the 2012 ISPA Conference & Expo at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Kissimmee, Fla., USA.

Fitness and Movement