Life's a Beach! Florida life exudes sunshine, beaches and leisure. Surrounded by water and immersed in tropical pleasures, you would think that living and working in Florida equates to being on vacation. But let's be real…life is stressful; work, school, extracurricular activities, even our kids, partners and spouses. In our spa environment, a space where wellness, fitness and relaxation is the heart of the industry, you would think we've mastered the art of calm.

"Leading the charge in wellness" Wow….what a weekend! We just celebrated the official Global Wellness Day anniversary which was commemorated this past Saturday, June 8th. First celebrated in 2012, Global Wellness Day was established in Turkey as the “first” day dedicated to living well, and has now been accepted worldwide. With the recognized slogan “One day can change your whole life,” Global Wellness Day is celebrated on the second Saturday of June every year as an international day. Although GWD has acquired a specific annual day of celebration, the message that was declared to the world was that the value of our lives must be thought-out and recognized all year. The need to pause and think, even if adopted for just one day of the year, it needs to be free from stress and bad habits and have the ability to make peace within ourselves. This one day offers the opportunity to raise awareness about living well and increase motivation, so it's not just for this one day, but a jump start for the remaining 364 days of the year.