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August 2018 Snapshot Survey – Employee Training

November 27, 2018
Research

Topic of focus – Employee Training

The 2018 ISPA Spa Workforce Study showed employee training as a significant need in the spa industry and finding well trained employees was a top area of concern for spa directors. This Snapshot Survey report dives deeper into the training programs implemented by spa and resource partner members alike to further investigate the current practices, as well as wants and needs of those in the industry.

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August 2019 Snapshot Survey — Retail

November 6, 2019
Research

The August 2019 Snapshot Survey inquired about retail sales, from both the spa and resource partner perspectives.

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August 2020 Snapshot Survey — The Post-Reopening Industry Workforce

December 15, 2020
Research

July’s Snapshot Survey results offered insight into the impact that pandemic-related occupancy restrictions and the continued hesitancy of some guests to return to spas have had on spa revenues. This month’s data highlights the ways in which those factors—and others—have affected staffing throughoutthe industry.

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Aura Reading

Being able to visualize the size, color, and vibration of one’s aura energy.

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B.E.T.A.R.

Other Name: Bio-Energetic Transduction-Aided Resonance, Vibro Acounstic Sound Therapy
A vibrational sound therapy experience created with equipment from a company named BETAR.

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Back Facial

Back facials are, for the most part, a painless extraction process. The facial typically begins with a gentle steaming to open pores and lift impurities, followed by a deep cleansing and exfoliation.

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Balinese Boreh

This Balinese blend of herbs, spices and rice is used topically as a warming, circulatory enhancing, healing mask or poultice.

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Balinese Massage

Traditional relaxing massage that uses a combination of stretching, acupressure and Swedish massage techniques.

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Bamboo Massage

Other Name(s):
Bamboo Fusion, Tian Di

Definition of Offering:
The use of heated bamboo to roll and knead the body tissue to create a deep sense of relaxation.

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Barre

A balance bar or rail used during exercise or an aerobic exercise program focused on exercise using a barre.

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