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“A therapist can quickly touch a Himalayan salt lamp or stones at the end of a treatment. Himalayan salt promotes spiritual, emotional and mental balance by energetically purifying your personal energy field.” mental balance by energetically puri- fying your personal energy field. P: While I’m sure most spa-goers enter into a reading open-minded, do you have any advice for making skeptics feel more comfortable or reassured? T: I obviously have people that will come in that will have some skepticism, but word-of-mouth helps. I try to make sure I include everybody from the spa in the readings—if I’ve got 15 minutes free, I’ll provide a reading for a spa staff member so that they’re all well-aware of what I do. Then, word-of-mouth at the front desk with the staff who have experienced it—and with the clients coming out of their readings—creates a buzz. Once people experience it, they talk. Now, there are some people who will always be skeptical, and you can’t change them. But we’ve done a really good job about making sure that the people at the front desk are comfort- able with [spirituality]. P: Lastly, let’s say that a spa is interested highest intentions; that they’re down to earth; that they connect with the staff. You want somebody to be very authentic. They have to be very caring and very committed to the health and wellbeing of people, instead of focus- ing on “Oh my gosh, this person is going to die next week!” You know what I mean? They need to be very caring, very open and honest. in bringing a medium into their spa. P: The concept of wellness is ever-ex- What should they look for in a medium? panding, and spa along with it. How do you see the importance of spirituality in spa growing or changing in the 2020s? T: Everyone’s lives are becoming more and more stressed on a daily basis. [There’s] the non-stop media of bad news. We’re living in a digital age where we are on our phones from the moment we wake up to the moment we fall asleep. All of this takes its toll. Spa has always been a place of healing and nothing can replace the healing touch of human hands. And introduc- ing the energy that nature has provided to us through our six senses—including intuition as number six—will allow people to heal themselves. And what better place to do this than a spa? n T: If you’re going to bring someone in, you’ll want to make sure that they fit the program; that they come with the MARCH 2020 ■ PULSE 55