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Arizona’s picturesque landscape makes for memorable visual moments, but the environment is more than a pretty view. Spa treatments connect visitors to nature by using locally sourced ingredients, while facilities showcase Arizona’s landscape with outdoor amenities and stumbled-upon-a-watering-hole-esque pools. Experience Arizona—visually, mentally and physically—at these stunning resort spas. The best way to take advantage of Arizona’s natural environment at Castle Hot Springs? By taking a dip in the Morristown resort’s namesake: rejuvenating natural hot springs, where therapeutic mineral waters flow at a clip of 200,000 gallons each day, cascading into three pools of varying temperature, ranging from 86 degrees to 106 degrees Fahrenheit. Take it further with the Coriander Body Ritual, which uses locally sourced coriander to exfoliate skin, followed by a body mask infused with local botanicals to soften skin. Go from Arizona’s arid desert to the forests of Sedona at The Wilde Resort and Spa, a newly opened boutique destination where treatments are inspired by the area’s healing traditions. The Sedona Forest Signature Massage uses an aromatic, eco-healing oil infused with Arizona cypress, juniper, pinon pine and sage to detoxify and relax body and mind, while the Seven Sacred Pools treatment—named after a nearby natural attraction found among Sedona’s red rocks—brings balance to the seven chakras of the body. At the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Tucson, Miraval makes the most of its surroundings with suites with floor-to-ceiling windows and infinity pools, spa treatment rooms with outdoor showers, and by incorporating the natural world into wellness experiences such as beekeeping and hiking. The Path of the Jaguar service at the resort’s Life in Balance Spa encourages guests to harness the animalfrom- within energy. Jaguars represent empowerment—and they covertly wander the Sonoran Desert’s mountain ranges. Over the span of 50 relaxing minutes, a therapist uses chakra work to expel negative energies into crystals. The service is led by a Shamanic healer, and the crystals are then buried on property. Reconnect with yourself— and the natural world—with your next spa retreat.
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