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61 4 | bcliving.ca loaded with organic juniper, fennel and lavender oil. CHI, The Spa, Shangri-La Hotel 1128 West Georgia Street, Vancouver 604.695.2447 shangri-la.com Spa treatments can do wonders for those dreading the gloom of winter, healing both the body and the mind. is is especially true of well-designed spa packages like the new West Coast Lifestyles Series ($525) at CHI, e Spa at the Shangri-La Hotel. Starting with a personalized one-on- one 60-minute yoga session in an intimate private studio and ending with a spa-light healthy meal at award-winning on-site restaurant MARKET by Jean-Georges, this package is designed to rejuvenate all your senses. e best part, however, might just be what happens in the middle of your CHI experience. After the yoga session, your hard work will be rewarded with a warm soak in a pre- drawn bath in an in nity tub. is sea-kelp soak is just the rst in a series of luxurious treatments that will pamper and detoxify. After your muscles have been warmed and relaxed, you'll be ready for the West Coast Wrap, which begins with a polishing salt scrub – perfect for treating dull, aky winter skin (the salt in crystal form acts as a natural exfoliator). And just before your wrap begins, you'll be treated to a full-body rming mask that contains nourishing seaweed, a great source of nutrients and minerals that works to detoxify and replenish skin. Finish o with either a full- body wild-seaweed massage or wild-seaweed facial. After three hours in the treatment room, with its dark wood, private steam shower, heated oors, warm lights and exotic fra- grance, you'll start wishing you could just spend the night. The Spa at the Wedgewood Hotel 845 Hornby Street, Vancouver 604.689.7777 wedgewoodhotel.com Looking for a treatment that will pamper you from head to toe? en try the Urban Escape package ($520, 4.25 hours) at the Spa at the Wedgewood Hotel. You'll be treated with Epicuren skin-care products, a favourite of Hollywood celeb- rities like Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Alicia Keys. So while you may enter feeling tired, you'll emerge refreshed. Your session starts with a full-body exfoliation, which readies you for an organic seaweed wrap that contains nourishing seaweed algae that will help detoxify, soften and hydrate your entire body. Next, you'll be treated to a 90-minute cinnamon enzyme facial that has often been praised as a non-surgical facelift. Cinnamon has warming and detoxifying proper- ties and also boosts circulation, which will leave your skin glowing. is is followed by an intense tree-bark enzyme mask that helps tem- porarily lift, tighten and rm the skin, leaving your face with improved clarity and texture. Finish o your session with the perfect nal touch: a Paci c Coast pedicure, which includes a vitamin-rich soak, a brown- sugar exfoliation, a ginger and green tea mask and a foot and calf massage. A slick of pretty polish completes your celebrity treatment. Pacifi c Mist Spa, King- fi sher Resort, Courtenay 4330 Island Highway, South Courtenay, 1.800.663.7929 kingfi sherspa.com Islanders and those looking for a weekend away can fi nd solace at the Pacifi c Mist Spa at the King- fi sher Oceanside Resort and Spa in Courtenay. This waterfront gem not only o ers lavish therapies and treatments, but also boasts one of the province's most spectacular bathing-pool experi- ences. The Sea to Sky package ($165) starts with the signature Pacifi c Mist Hydropath hydro- therapy treatment, where you'll be guided through a series of eight therapeutic pools and baths. You'll fi nish o this treatment with a one-hour massage, leaving you entirely refreshed and relaxed. Taman Sari Royal Heritage Spa in the Hilton Hotel 4050 Whistler Way, Whistler 604.938.8836 tamansarispa.com After a chilly day on the slopes in Whistler, make your way to the Taman Sari Royal Heritage Spa in the Hilton Hotel, the only authentic Javanese spa in North America (the island of Java is renowned for its rich culture and opulent aesthetic). The spa's Prameswari Queen Massage ($285) will leave you feeling like royalty; for an hour, you'll be under the care of two synchronized therapists using lemongrass-scented oil to mas- sage each side of your body simultaneously. ■ W. GEORGIA ST. THURLOW ST. HORNBY ST. ROBSON ST. SMITHE ST. p60-61_Feature-Spas.indd 61 2014-01-20 3:59 PM