Miami Beach Wellness

Anthony Sagen

International speaker, author, and leader in the field of integrative medicine, Dr. Mark Hyman visited Miami Beach this past week for a lecture and book signing of his New York Times bestseller, Ultrametabolism, The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss. In addition to Ultrametabolism, Dr. Hyman serves as editor-in-chief of Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine, and is the Medical Editor of Alternative Medicine, The Art & Science of Healthy Living. Dr. Hyman is also coauthor of NYT’s bestsellers, Ultraprevention and The Detox Box.
Dr. Mark Hyman has empowered health care consumers and practitioners to achieve lifelong health and vitality, which he believes is possible for everyone. He guides individuals on how to boost metabolism, optimize health, enhance weight loss, increase energy, balance hormones, and optimize the body's detoxification pathways, and reverse the aging process. His visit attracted many prominent Miami MD's, nutritionists, acupuncturists and health enthusiasts.

H2-Om at The Standard Miami Beach.

Before the first member ever stepped foot onto the property of The Standard Spa many of their wellness programs were merely visions. One of these programs is The Standard’s Friday night call to steaming and stretching yogi spa goers- H2-OM. The name was born of the merger between The Standard’s 3rd floor spa baths and their close proximity to the yoga studio, which share the same floor. In fact, one can slip from one door to the next in a few steps leaving behind the yoga mat and sauntering from getting a sweet stretch on to the steam room in a matter of seconds.

Partly because of the ring to the name and partly because any yoga studio worth its salt owes some due respect to their example of yogic hospitality, the Hare Krishna H2-OM has been a special Standard event in the making for 3 years now and will be going down Friday June 27th. We recommend you join this gathering of Miami yoga studios, teachers and yoga students led by Miami’s own Hare Krishna Society of Coconut Grove. This very special H2-OM is in honor of the Hare Krishna temple that will be providing their best devotees and musicians for kirtan (chanting of sacred yoga mantras), illumination from the ancient Bhagavad Gita and incredible Blessed Prasadum (yummy Indian food!). After a short yoga and meditation session led by two of Miami’s favorite yoginis, Loren Russo and Kino MacGregor, this inspired night will be turned over to the Krishnas. They will elucidate insight from the Gita on the bliss and liberation of yoga’s devotional path of Bhakti, lead everyone into Krishna’s abode through amazing live music and the chanting of the Maha Mantra and serve everyone their beauti–fully Blessed Indian food afterward. Expect maha, mingling and munching.

Who doesn’t like to pamper themselves? Living in a city where the year-round dress code calls for minimal clothing, keeping up a strict beauty regimen is a must. However, affording spa and facial treatments leave us looking great but feeling broke. Enter Miami Spa Month. For the first year ever, July marks the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau launch of discounted treatments and specials at some o Miami’s most favorite places of beauty. Foodies get Miami Spice Month and now, facial and spa aficionados have Miami Spa Month. For just $99, more than twenty of Miami’s spas offer their most popular treatments at the discounted rate. American Express is sponsoring the month, and if you use your AMEX card to pay, you can receive an additional 10% off spa services and products. For more information on Miami Spa Month including a complete listing of participating spas, visit www.miamispamonth.com. We would tell you more, but we’re late for our Chakra massage.

Monsieur celebrated its grand opening with owner and operator, Golnesa “Gigi” Ghovanloo and Coral Gable’s elite. The event included an inaugural ribbon cutting ceremony with the Mayor of Coral Gables, Don Slesnick II and celebrated Miami's newest retreat, designed exclusively for men.

In hand to host the event were plastic surgeon, Dr. Tracy Baker; oncologist, Dr. Robert DerHagopian; owner of The Collection, Ken Gorin; attorney, Thomas Ringel; builder/developer, Gary Shear and real estate developer, Danny Toccin.

Guests were invited to enjoy classic cocktails from Right Gin, Famous Grouse scotch as well as Piper-Heidsieck champagne; hors d’oeuvres in the company of South Florida’s movers and shakers.

“I envisioned a spa that encompasses all that a man desires in grooming yet still feel comfortable doing so. At Monsieur, men can escape the stress of life and step inside to relax and be pampered. It has been a long journey researching all key elements to making this spa a success and I look forward to the satisfaction and enjoyment it will bring to the South Florida male society, says Gigi Ghovanloo, owner of Monsieur.