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Member Shifts

� Sonia Bolos has been named General Manager of Kohler Waters Spa Lincoln Park , where she will leading day-to-day operations at the restorative urban spa in the heart of Chicago .
� Michael Ishizuka is the new Spa Operations Manager at Montage Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton , South Carolina .
� Jay Muller has been named Corporate Director of Hospitality
SONIA BOLOS
MICHAEL ISHIZUKA
JAY MULLER
at EightSleep , a New York-based company specializing in the
development and manufacturing of smart mattresses .

General Member News

1 . TARA Spa Therapy recently unveiled their long-awaited TARA
Well Bar , creating an interactive guest experience that
doesn ’ t depend on a treatment room or therapist . The mobile
Well Bar is fun and engaging for guests or groups , generating
high-margin revenue and encouraging a hands-on self-care
practice .
2 . Montage Palmetto Bluff hosted its inaugural weekend-long
event focused exclusively on wellness — Montage Well Living
at Montage Palmetto Bluff . This fully immersive wellness experience included an array of renowned thinkers and speakers such as Deepak Chopra , John Amaral , Ryland Engel-
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hart , Chef Seizan Dreux Ellis and many others from across the country . The intimate event featured carefully curated experi-
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ences as well as artisan retail and plant-based dining .
3 . Travel + Leisure magazine ’ s Kate Donnelly recently visited
Miraval Resort & Spa in Arizona to enjoy the exceptional
offerings of the location and attend the “ retirement ”
ceremony of Miraval ’ s Director of Equine Programs ,
Wyatt Webb . A 25-year Miraval Arizona staple , Webb is the
founder of the Equine Experience , which provides profound
insight into communication within relationships . Working
on the ground with specially selected horses , the Equine
Experience helps guests begin to see patterns of learned
behavior and their impact on relationships .
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