Welcome back to the Club Lamar Star, January 2007

YOUR 2007 RESOLUTION SOLUTION

For many of us, the New Year is a time to reflect on the past, remind ourselves of future goals and check to see if the bus we are riding on is headed for the destination we hope to reach. New Years resolutions are an annual opportunity to correct our course & make sure it aligns with our desired destination. We know how hard you work, and how hard it is for you to find the time to relax. We realize that it is easier for you to buy gifts for others than it is to take time for yourself. We understand how lucky we are to have friends like you in our lives.

Whether your 2007 goals include a healthier body, a more balanced life, or simply more time to enjoy your loved ones, The Lamar Everyday Spa is here to help. We look forward to helping you achieve your goals in the coming year.

Your Friends at The Lamar,

Jimmy, Crystal, Sara, Sage, Kim, Tracey, Georgia, Carrie, Laura, Robin, Josh, Natalie, Dianne, Wilma, Cecilia, Tricia, Nate, Ashley, Jamie, Audrey, Darla, Vanessa, Jacquelyn, Kristin, Linnae, Alisha, Marcy & Heidi

JANUARY’S “HOT DEAL”:

DETOXIFY YOURSELF: $10 OFF ANY BODY WRAP

Overindulged during the holidays?
Don't worry; you can get yourself back on track in no time with a Moor Mud or Warm Algae Wrap.
Eliminate toxins, retained fluids, dry flaky winter-skin and stress with either of these luxurious body treatments.

Hydrating Warm Algae Wrap:

Detoxify and re-mineralize your skin with warm, protein rich sea algae. First, your entire body is cleansed and exfoliated. Next, a pure, micronized algae paste is applied to your body. Wrapped in a blanket to seal in the warmth, you'll relax for 25 minutes as the algae's iodine, vitamins and minerals seep into your skin. Simultaneously hydrating and detoxifying, the algae stimulates circulation and improves elasticity. A hydrating crème is applied, leaving the skin feeling silky smooth.

Energizing Moor Mud Wrap:

After a thorough exfoliation, your body is wrapped in deliciously warm Moor Mud, an organic deep-black bog mud containing thousands of plant extracts and trace elements. Cocooned in a warm blanket to help the ingredients penetrate your skin, you relax for 25 minutes as this sterile mud draws out impurities and stimulates circulation.
After the mud is removed, the treatment finishes with the application of hydrating body silk lotion and a light massage with a calming oil. You'll feel energized from head to toe.

Featuring: Lamar Everyday Spa

Feeling Blue?

Soothe your soul with spa therapies designed to lift your spirits and help mend your aching heart.
By Debra Bokur

ANYONE WHO'S EVER SUFFERED FROM A BROKEN HEART KNOWS HOW ACCURATE THIS EXPRESSION CAN BE: the sensation is often akin to the feeling of jagged shards of glass piercing the chest.
The experience of sorrow, whether from grief, loss, or a broken heart, can have profound manifestations throughout the body, and many health experts believe that these emotions, if left unresolved, can be the catalyst for a host of illnesses. In fact, research supports the premise that we store emotions in our tissues and muscles—that the body, in fact, carries feelings.
You can take heart in the knowledge that massage and other body therapies can help you to release deeply held emotions and negative memories, allowing your body and heart to heal.
Studies by psychologists, psychiatrists, medical doctors, spiritual healers, and others from various health backgrounds have long maintained that the need for human touch is basic to our overall well-being. The emotions that surface in response to massage and other body treatments - especially when administered by a knowledgeable and sensitive therapist can help us let go of deeply stored or painful memories through a process of cognitive recall that is triggered by meaningful touch.

Spas to Ease Sorrow
Lamar Everyday Spa, Scottsdale, AZ
At Lamar Everyday Spa, you can indulge in a full-day of recovery with the I Will Survive package, which features a yoga class, 30- minute scalp massage, and three 55-minute treatments: hot stone massage, facial, and algae wrap.
(480) 945-7066,
www.thelamar.com
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Bamboo Floor Combines Island Style & Eco-Responsibility

Our recent expansion plans required quite a few choices and we tried to make as many of them eco-friendly as possible. The new Palm Room, which features over 1000 square feet of event space, will be used for parties, banquets and team building events, so durability was crucial. We chose Bamboo floors because they are 10% harder than oak and their quick growth makes them eco-friendly as a sustainable architectural element. A bamboo plant typically reaches maturity in 5 years, compared to 50 years for other hardwoods.

SPA TRENDS SHOW REHABILITATION MORE IMPORTANT THAN RELAXATION

Fashionable travelers take note: the top spa trends in 2007, as predicted by the spa information and research company Spa Finder Inc., are less about relaxation than rehabilitation. Gone are the days of the simple decadent massage.

Now, according to the spa-aficionados, intensive "de-tox spas," offering therapies to purge the body of "emotional baggage" and treatments like sweatings to rid it of toxins, are gaining in popularity.

LAMAR GUESTS SAVE 10% AT
ADVANCED LIPO DISSOLVE CENTER

The Advanced Lipo Dissolve Center, located at Bell and the 101, recently purchased a large quantity of $100 Lamar Gift Certificates to use as an incentive for those who bought their packages. When we offered to promote this in our newsletter they made the generous offer of a
10% discount
to guests of The Lamar.
(Click here to print the coupon)

Advanced Lipo Dissolve Center
Bell 101 Executive CenterBuilding A
8841 E. Bell Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
602-865-0900
www.LipoDissolve.com
"...it doesn't suck!"

THE LAMAR RANKED #7 IN BEST PLACES TO WORK SURVEY

Employees of The Lamar Everyday Spa ranked The Lamar as one of the best places to work in the Valley as part of the Best Places to Work in the Valley program sponsored by The Business Journal, in partnership with BestCompaniesAZ. The program recognizes the top 25 small companies (25-99 employees), 25 medium companies (100-250 employees), and 25 large companies (250+ employees). The top 30 small companies had to score 90 percent or better on all criteria to make the list.

Other Scottsdale CVB members and industry partners included on the list are: The Scottsdale CVB (No. 28 small) Riester (No. 16 small), and Troon Golf (No. 20 large). Employers recognized on this list work hard to create positive working environments for their employees, but also go above and beyond in making them feel like valued members of a team.

For the complete list of winners, visit www.BestCompaniesAZ.com.

FREE MUSIC:
LIVE AT THE LAMAR JAN 3RD 6-9 PM

Our Live At The Lamar concert series continues this month with a surprise guest. Admission is free and includes use of the steam room, sauna, swimming pool, whirlpool, robes, lockers & tropical snack bar. Swim, steam, sauna, sip and sing along with your friends. Seating is limited so call now to reserve yours!
The first 10 people who call, will be able to book a Swedish Massage, Oasis Facial or Mani/Pedi for just $50 Limit one $50 service per guest.

Give the ones you love (and yourself!) the gift of time. You can design, print or e-mail INSTANT GIFT CERTIFICATES on our website in just a few minutes. Choose from a beautiful selection of Anniversary, Birthday or All Occasion templates that can be personalized with your own message. Choose an individual service, spa package or dollar amount for a gift that is guaranteed to fit any body and any budget. Certificates can be printed or e-mailed instantly so you don’t have to wait to celebrate. Best of all, there is no delivery charge! Look for the red heart in the upper right hand corner of our home page or simply click on this link: CLICK.PRINT.CELEBRATE!

If you think your favorite spa employee deserves to be our February Employee of the Month, just tell us why. We will send a pair of movie tickets to the first person who e-mails their nominations to heidilamar@thelamar.com
Please include your name, the name of the employee that you would like to nominate and the reason you think they deserve to be The Lamar’s Employee of the month.

Please join us in congratulating your choice for Employee of the Month, Georgia Avaritt. Georgia applied to our spa as a licensed aesthetician, during the off-season when we did not have an aesthetic opening available. Determined to be a part of the Lamar team, Georgia convinced us that we should give her a chance to prove herself as a front desk concierge, until an aesthetic position became available. Georgia’s positive attitude and passion for the spa industry were irresistible and the praise she received from happy guests convinced us that we had made the right choice. Georgia is now a busy member of our aesthetic staff, devoting her customer service skills to the guests who are now raving about her facials.

As our January Employee of the Month, Georgia will receive a commemorative trophy, priority parking, a pair of movie tickets & a $50 gift certificate to the restaurant of her choice.