Ste. Anne’s Spa in Ontario Introduces Horse-2-Heart Program – Working With Horses Can Enhance Interpersonal Relationships
Ste. Anne’s Country Inn and Spa, in collaboration with Valley View Stables, runs an exciting and original program called “Horse-2-Heart”. The program will offers guests the opportunity to work with a horse and a professional coach to explore the animal’s energy, boundaries, and intentions. Interacting with large animals like horses and learning to relax around them can greatly enhance one’s personal and professional relationships. “If you’re unsure around a horse, it will waffle,” explains riding coach Esther Johnson. “You have to learn to be more assertive, and for women this can be very empowering.”
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The Doll’s House cottage at Ste. Anne’s Spa Resort
Photo by Bea Broda
Guests of Ste. Anne’s can sign up for one or two hour sessions at a time for as many days as they wish. The focus of the first day of the program is on getting to know your equine partner and learning the basics of grooming and “ground control”-how to lead your horse with ease. Connecting with your horse makes you more aware of your body and your state of mind and enhances your confidence. If a guest books for a second day, participants will learn about the horse’s tack and will continue to practice ground control skills, gradually becoming more comfortable with the horse. On a third day session, which takes place in the arena, participants begin to ride the horse and establish a balanced and harmonious partnership with it. Learning centered riding skills leads to a heightened awareness of your senses and your energy.
In Heart-2-Heart, “nurturing a relationship with a large, powerful animal teaches you how to face the fears you may have in your relationships with large, powerful people by working on assertiveness, intuitive skills and trust,” says Ste. Anne’s Spa owner Jim Corcoran, who has recently taken a keen interest in equine therapy with the acquisition of a five year old Anglo-Arabian Mare named So Fair Tu (Sophie). “This program is all about listening harder to non-verbal signs, and coming to terms with one’s fears in a safe environment.” The program, which requires no previous experience with horses, can be tailored to suit individual needs. Horse-2-Heart, which offers a truly unique and joyous life experience, makes use of the horse’s intuitiveness to bring about relaxation, reflection and inner peace. Ste. Anne’s complements the Horse-2-Heart program with world-class accommodation, the culinary skills of Chef Christopher Ennew and a wide range of relaxing spa treatments and wellness classes.
Patting the horse at Ste. Anne’s Spa, Ontario
SEASONAL TREATMENTS AT STE. ANNE’S SPA
FESTIVE FLARE STONE WRAP
Indulge in Ste. Anne’s Spa signature winter stone wrap. Beat the winter blues by encasing your body in a blend of orange essence, aromatic cinnamon, and biodynamic herbs of St. John’s Wort and Echinacea.
Organically grown Echinacea boosts the immune system and has analgesic properties. Organically grown St. John’s Wort calms your mind and body by easing your nervous system. Essence of orange invigorates and uplifts the senses while cinnamon essential oil warms and stimulates your body and soul. All ingredients are blended in a hydrating lotion which will sooth, hydrate and moisturize your skin. Warm Basalt stones glide over your muscles to allow relaxation, increase circulation and activate the signature blend of products. Your body is then wrapped in warm linens, while you receive a scalp, face and foot massage. Following a warm rinse, enjoy a hot apple cider drink to complete the experience.
1-1/2 hr. ~ $180
Terms & Conditions: This seasonal treatment is available for a limited time only, and will be offered at Ste. Anne’s Spa from November 1, 2009 until December 31, 2009.
THE WARM CHOCOLATE MASSAGE
Back by popular demand just in time for Valentine’s Day, Ste. Anne’s is again pleased to offer guests the Warm Chocolate Swedish Massage. This heavenly treatment combines dark chocolate with coconut oil and your choice of peppermint or orange essences. This customized aromatherapy blend is then applied to the skin during a full hour-long massage.
The treatment ends on a delectable note with an ice wine chocolate truffle, enabling spa guests to enjoy chocolate’s internal health benefits as well. Dark chocolate contains four times the amount of flavonoids (plant compounds) than is found in green tea. Flavonoids are powerful antioxidants that slow the aging process and protect cells against the damaging effects of chronic diseases such as cancer. Chocolate also inhibits cholesterol build-up in your arteries, reducing the risk of a heart attack or stroke. The Warm Chocolate Swedish Massage is performed by a registered massage therapist, in order that guests also receive the therapeutic benefits of improved circulation and stress relief.
1 hr. ~ $145
Terms & Conditions: This seasonal treatment is available for a limited time only, and will be offered at Ste. Anne’s Spa from January 1, 2010 until March 15, 2010.
MAPLE SHOWERS
As the snow begins to melt at Ste. Anne’s Spa this spring invigorate your senses with nature’s sweet scent of maple sugar.
Our organic maple sugar scrub will exfoliate your rough, dry winter skin, exposing a fresh new you. Nurture your body through the absorption of the healing vitamins and minerals found within natural maple sugar.
Experience this skin refining & softening process from head to toe as our hydro therapist applies the specially designed organic maple scrub to your body and then wraps you in insulating linens. After your wrap, savour the sweet maple scent infused air surrounding you while you’re lying under a warm Vichy Shower. Your maple experience concludes with a sweet treat – a maple elixir that enriches the body internally and a mouth-watering maple treat.
3/4 hr. ~ $90
Terms & Conditions: This seasonal treatment is available for a limited time only, and will be offered at Ste. Anne’s Spa from March 16 2009 until April 30, 2009.
ROSE PETAL & LAVENDER FOOT THERAPY TREATMENT
Sandal weather is fast approaching, how are your winter feet measuring up? During the winter our feet are subject to extreme weather conditions causing damage to the skin. In order to keep our feet healthy and strong the skin should be exfoliated and moisturized on a regular basis. At Ste. Anne’s Spa we have a distinctive springtime treatment for that “sole” purpose.
Treat your skin to this decadent foot treatment that begins with a comforting rose petal & lavender foot soak. Lavender is known for its natural ability to remove nervous tension, relieve pain, disinfect the skin and enhance blood circulation. Rose acts as an emollient – refreshing dry, sensitive skin safely and gently. Next reinvigorate your mind and body with a foot scrub to help increase circulation and promote re-hydration of your skin. Finally exhale as you experience a gentle filing & buffing of the toenails and trimming of the cuticles.
1 hr. ~ $120
Terms & Conditions: This seasonal treatment is available for a limited time only, and will be offered at Ste. Anne’s Spa from May 1, 2009 until June 30, 2009.
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website: www.steannes.com Ste. Anne’s Introduces Horse-2-Heart Program
Working With Horses Can Enhance Interpersonal Relationships
Ste. Anne’s Country Inn and Spa, in collaboration with Valley View Stables, runs an exciting and original program called “Horse-2-Heart”. The program will offers guests the opportunity to work with a horse and a professional coach to explore the animal’s energy, boundaries, and intentions. Interacting with large animals like horses and learning to relax around them can greatly enhance one’s personal and professional relationships. “If you’re unsure around a horse, it will waffle,” explains riding coach Esther Johnson. “You have to learn to be more assertive, and for women this can be very empowering.”
Guests of Ste. Anne’s can sign up for one or two hour sessions at a time for as many days as they wish. The focus of the first day of the program is on getting to know your equine partner and learning the basics of grooming and “ground control”-how to lead your horse with ease. Connecting with your horse makes you more aware of your body and your state of mind and enhances your confidence. If a guest books for a second day, participants will learn about the horse’s tack and will continue to practice ground control skills, gradually becoming more comfortable with the horse. On a third day session, which takes place in the arena, participants begin to ride the horse and establish a balanced and harmonious partnership with it. Learning centered riding skills leads to a heightened awareness of your senses and your energy.
In Heart-2-Heart, “nurturing a relationship with a large, powerful animal teaches you how to face the fears you may have in your relationships with large, powerful people by working on assertiveness, intuitive skills and trust,” says Ste. Anne’s Spa owner Jim Corcoran, who has recently taken a keen interest in equine therapy with the acquisition of a five year old Anglo-Arabian Mare named So Fair Tu (Sophie). “This program is all about listening harder to non-verbal signs, and coming to terms with one’s fears in a safe environment.” The program, which requires no previous experience with horses, can be tailored to suit individual needs. Horse-2-Heart, which offers a truly unique and joyous life experience, makes use of the horse’s intuitiveness to bring about relaxation, reflection and inner peace. Ste. Anne’s complements the Horse-2-Heart program with world-class accommodation, the culinary skills of Chef Christopher Ennew and a wide range of relaxing spa treatments and wellness classes.
SEASONAL TREATMENTS
FESTIVE FLARE STONE WRAP
Indulge in Ste. Anne’s Spa signature winter stone wrap. Beat the winter blues by encasing your body in a blend of orange essence, aromatic cinnamon, and biodynamic herbs of St. John’s Wort and Echinacea.
Organically grown Echinacea boosts the immune system and has analgesic properties. Organically grown St. John’s Wort calms your mind and body by easing your nervous system. Essence of orange invigorates and uplifts the senses while cinnamon essential oil warms and stimulates your body and soul. All ingredients are blended in a hydrating lotion which will sooth, hydrate and moisturize your skin. Warm Basalt stones glide over your muscles to allow relaxation, increase circulation and activate the signature blend of products. Your body is then wrapped in warm linens, while you receive a scalp, face and foot massage. Following a warm rinse, enjoy a hot apple cider drink to complete the experience.
1-1/2 hr. ~ $180
Terms & Conditions: This seasonal treatment is available for a limited time only, and will be offered at Ste. Anne’s Spa from November 1, 2009 until December 31, 2009.
THE WARM CHOCOLATE MASSAGE
Back by popular demand just in time for Valentine’s Day, Ste. Anne’s is again pleased to offer guests the Warm Chocolate Swedish Massage. This heavenly treatment combines dark chocolate with coconut oil and your choice of peppermint or orange essences. This customized aromatherapy blend is then applied to the skin during a full hour-long massage.
The treatment ends on a delectable note with an ice wine chocolate truffle, enabling spa guests to enjoy chocolate’s internal health benefits as well. Dark chocolate contains four times the amount of flavonoids (plant compounds) than is found in green tea. Flavonoids are powerful antioxidants that slow the aging process and protect cells against the damaging effects of chronic diseases such as cancer. Chocolate also inhibits cholesterol build-up in your arteries, reducing the risk of a heart attack or stroke. The Warm Chocolate Swedish Massage is performed by a registered massage therapist, in order that guests also receive the therapeutic benefits of improved circulation and stress relief.
1 hr. ~ $145
Terms & Conditions: This seasonal treatment is available for a limited time only, and will be offered at Ste. Anne’s Spa from January 1, 2010 until March 15, 2010.
MAPLE SHOWERS
As the snow begins to melt at Ste. Anne’s Spa this spring invigorate your senses with nature’s sweet scent of maple sugar.
Our organic maple sugar scrub will exfoliate your rough, dry winter skin, exposing a fresh new you. Nurture your body through the absorption of the healing vitamins and minerals found within natural maple sugar.
Experience this skin refining & softening process from head to toe as our hydro therapist applies the specially designed organic maple scrub to your body and then wraps you in insulating linens. After your wrap, savour the sweet maple scent infused air surrounding you while you’re lying under a warm Vichy Shower. Your maple experience concludes with a sweet treat – a maple elixir that enriches the body internally and a mouth-watering maple treat.
3/4 hr. ~ $90
Terms & Conditions: This seasonal treatment is available for a limited time only, and will be offered at Ste. Anne’s Spa from March 16 2009 until April 30, 2009.
ROSE PETAL & LAVENDER FOOT THERAPY TREATMENT
Sandal weather is fast approaching, how are your winter feet measuring up? During the winter our feet are subject to extreme weather conditions causing damage to the skin. In order to keep our feet healthy and strong the skin should be exfoliated and moisturized on a regular basis. At Ste. Anne’s Spa we have a distinctive springtime treatment for that “sole” purpose.
Treat your skin to this decadent foot treatment that begins with a comforting rose petal & lavender foot soak. Lavender is known for its natural ability to remove nervous tension, relieve pain, disinfect the skin and enhance blood circulation. Rose acts as an emollient – refreshing dry, sensitive skin safely and gently. Next reinvigorate your mind and body with a foot scrub to help increase circulation and promote re-hydration of your skin. Finally exhale as you experience a gentle filing & buffing of the toenails and trimming of the cuticles.
1 hr. ~ $120
Terms & Conditions: This seasonal treatment is available for a limited time only, and will be offered at Ste. Anne’s Spa from May 1, 2009 until June 30, 2009.
Publisher of www.travelvideo.tv, Bea Broda, at Ste. Anne’s Spa
website: www.steannes.com
December 8, 2009
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