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The Spa at Torrey Pines.


Designed as an homage to the early 20th-century Scottish designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh “Charles Mackintosh” redirects here. For the chemist and inventor, see Charles Macintosh.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh (June 7, 1868 – December 10, 1928) was a Scottish architect, designer, and watercolourist who was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement
, the Spa at Torrey Pines sparkles in its design. With 14 treatment rooms and an expertly-trained staff, you'll enjoy a full range of relaxation, therapy, and beauty services. The Spa's menu of rituals is as worldly as it is wise, and includes a French-inspired thalassotherapy Thalassotherapy (from the Greek word thalassos, meaning "sea") is the medical use of seawater. The properties of seawater are believed to have beneficial effects upon the pores of the skin.  treatment, an Ayurvedic treatment from ancient India, the harmonizing healing power of Oriental bodywork bodywork /body·work/ (-wurk?) a general term for therapeutic methods that center on the body for the promotion of physical health and emotional and spiritual well-being, including massage, various systems of touch and manipulation, , and a new ritual featuring the earthly delights of Aboriginal Australia. Each uses the most beneficial, healing, and culturally-distinct natural ingredients available, and incorporates enough treatments and techniques to provide a total spa experience. The Spa's Signature Coastal Sage Scrub Coastal sage scrub (or simply coastal scrub) is a low scrubland plant community found in the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion of coastal California and northern Baja California.  is a holistic, luxurious, and invigorating in·vig·or·ate  
tr.v. in·vig·or·at·ed, in·vig·or·at·ing, in·vig·or·ates
To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate: "A few whiffs of the raw, strong scent of phlox invigorated her" 
 skin-rebirth. The Spa also features relaxing lounges, state-of-the-art cardio/strength equipment, and group fitness activities including hiking, yoga, and mat Pilates.

"For an elegant California escape, head to the discreet new Lodge at Torrey Pines and its jewel of a spa."

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Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U9CA
Date:Jul 7, 2003
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