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Jamu

Jamu is the traditional herbal medicine of Indonesia. There are hundreds of recipes that can treat particular ailments, improve or maintain health and enhance beauty. While it is most commonly consumed as a beverage, it is also available in powders and capsules.

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Jane Cho; Reviving Mental Vitality: Tools to Rejuvenate Mental Energy and Banish Burnout

September 14, 2023
Inspiration

In the face of high stress, uncertainty and demanding work and home lives, restoring mental vitality is crucial for success. “Just grinding it out” no longer works as a strategy to reach important goals. Managers will learn to identify risks for burnout in their teams and tools to prevent it from taking hold, and all participants will gain tools to restore their mental vitality.

Pulse: Is “burnout” directly proportional to the number of hours worked, or what other factors contribute?

Jane Cho: Burnout is distinct from “stress” or “fatigue.” Working long hours does not necessarily signal burnout, but it can be an important indicator. Some people can work 12 hours a day and get happily absorbed into a flow state, engaging in regenerative, energizing aspects of their job. Others can work six hours a day experiencing a continuous state of frustrated soul-sucking dread. We can look at the number of hours worked as one factor in assessing risk for burnout, but it is only one point in a larger system. If you notice that you are overworking, or that your teams are working a lot of overtime, leaders will first want to understand why and then look at other potential risk factors like overall morale, autonomy, skills match, recognition practices and others.

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January 2015 Snapshot Survey – Quarterly Performance

December 13, 2016
Research

Topic of focus – Quarterly Performance

When asked what the gross revenue change from fourth quarter of 2014 compared to the same period of 2013, 31 percent of all spas saw a 1 – 9 percent increase in revenue closely followed by 30 percent who saw 10 – 19 percent increase.

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January 2016 Snapshot Survey – Quarterly Performance

December 13, 2016
Research

Topic of focus – Quarterly Performance

In regards to gross revenue change for the fourth quarter of 2015, 75 percent of ISPA spa members reported some level of increase over the same quarter of 2014.

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January 2017 Snapshot Survey – Quarterly Performance

April 5, 2017
Research

Topic of focus – Quarterly Performance

Overall, respondent data for the survey reflects growth in several areas. Among ISPA member spa respondents, 78 percent experienced an increase in gross revenue for the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to the fourth quarter of 2015.

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January 2018 Snapshot Survey – Quarterly Performance

March 6, 2018
Research

Topic of focus – Quarterly Performance

Growth continued overall for spa respondents in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to the fourth quarter of 2016. The majority of spa respondents, 77 percent, had a positive gross revenue change when comparing these quarters, with 20 percent of resort/hotel spa respondents reporting a gross revenue increase between 20 and 50 percent. Similarly, the majority of resource partner respondents, 87 percent, had a positive gross revenue change over this time period.

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January 2019 Snapshot Survey — Quarterly Performance

February 20, 2019
Research

Topic of focus – Quarterly Performance

The spa industry’s growth continued in the fourth quarter of 2018 as the majority of spa respondents reported an increase in gross revenue change for the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to that of 2017 (72 percent).

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January 2020 Snapshot Survey — Quarterly Performance

November 6, 2019
Research

The January Snapshot Survey provides a look at both spa and resource partner performance for the fourth quarter of 2019.

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January 2021 Snapshot Survey — Quarterly Performance

February 1, 2021
Research

The first Snapshot Survey of 2021 focused primarily on fourth quarter performance in 2020as spas continued to navigate the challenges caused by COVID-19 pandemic. A large majorityof spa respondents (67%) noted that their spas were still operating at a maximum occupancy level of 70 percent or less, with the largest number of respondents (31%) reportinga permitted occupancy level of 41 – 55 percent. However, nearly a quarter of respondents (24%) said their spas were operating at full capacity at the time the survey was completed.

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Japanese Enzyme Bath

A three part treatment lasting about an hour. First you are served hot enzyme tea, then you submerge in a large wooden tub filled with fragrant blends of cedar fibers and plant enzymes imported from Japan.

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