Discover Serenity at Ten Thousand Waves
THE PATH TO SERENITY begins in the mountains. A climb up winding stairs through tall pine trees leads to a soothing soak in a hot tub beneath piñon and juniper trees. After a traditional Japanese…
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Category: Wellness
Luxury Meets Sustainability at Ojo Farm
FOR MILLENNIA, some of the Southwest’s most mineral-rich geothermal waters have bubbled out of northern New Mexico’s lush Río Ojo Caliente Valley. Known to Tewa-speaking Pueblo people as Posipopi (the…
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Self-Care Tips for Desert Dwellers
“REFLEXOLOGY IS THE CLOSEST THING TO MAGIC,” says Cheri Crane. At her Datura Therapeutic Day Spa in downtown Silver City, for the past 22 years, Crane has applied what a Japanese master taught her…
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Indulge in Farm-Fresh Goodness
IN SEPTEMBER, Ojo executive chef Zachary Perron partnered with the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute for a special three-course fixed menu celebrating local agriculture and the restaurants that…
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Calm, Cool, and Connected
RED CLAY. VOLCANIC ASH. SAGE OIL. ROSE WATER. RED CHILE. I’m saying the words silently, focusing on their cadences as I lie covered in a tingling mixture of these ingredients. Massage therapist…
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Oh, Honey!
IN A GRASSY FIELD near Arroyo Hondo, surrounded by apricot, plum, cherry, pear, and apple trees, Moira O’Hanlon keeps a sanctuary for one particular species. “Bees are amazing,” says O’Hanlon, who has…
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Soak Up Some Hot Springs History
THE OPENING OF A ROADSIDE HOT SPRINGS might not seem like an occasion for tears. But when the mineral baths on NM 65 outside Las Vegas, New Mexico, reopened last fall after 18 months of Covid-related…
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Los Poblanos's New Spa Provides an Escape
AFTER STROLLING THE LANDSCAPED GROUNDS of Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm, in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, I entered a luscious mix of historic architecture, antique art, and soothing color…
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Five Perfect Spots to Soak in the Season
FOR SOME, THE SEARCH FOR A GOOD SOAK is practically a religion. And with New Mexico’s abundant sun and ancient healing waters, our state is worthy of worship, whether your bones yearn to melt in an…
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