In Los Angeles, we all live a stressful lifestyle. Being on the run, lack of sleep, long work hours and the list goes on. This way of living eventually takes a toll on your body. The best remedy for me is getting a nice massage.

Being a massage fanatic, my good friends recommended I try the “Spa7ca ” massage in Los Angeles. To be frank, I’ve tried it all and no massage can truly impress me.

I obviously had no idea what I was in for. The Spa7ca massage was the cure to all my problems. Developed by Daniel Krasofski, Ona’s Ayurveda therapist who created this treatment especially for Ona before the spa even opened.

During this particular massage, the therapist is standing on the table most of the time as opposed to standing over the client. Therefore, there are bars built on the ceiling that the therapist can hold on to that stretch along the length of the bed. This bar also helps them adjust the pressure of the massage and keep their balance.

The Spa7ca incorporates Eastern methods including Ayurvedic principles and Thai Massage. Feet are used so it’s a different tool. Hands/fingers and elbows can be “pokey,” but with feet since it’s a broader tool/surface can get very deep without the same discomfort experienced in traditional deep tissue massages.

The Spa7ca has a dramatic affect on circulatory system and can be profoundly relaxing. Men seem to like it a lot because it’s a deeper tissue experience than the typical deep tissue massage using hands and elbows.

The Spa7ca makes the perfect gift for the Holidays. To learn more about other features at the Spa7ca log on to Spa7ca Los Angeles.

WHAT’S a girl to do if she wants a bit of retail therapy but doesn’t feel like hitting the shops? Go shopping for womens clothing comfortable online, of course. It’s quite a rage now and with the tight security that have been put in place, there’s really no reason to fear making financial transactions online.

I became aware of online shopping four years ago but sceptical of the mechanics, I only really ventured into it early last year.
At your fingertips: The ability to shop from your work station, anytime of the day, has made online shopping part and parcel of urban female’s lifestyle.

It first started with my friend coming across some nice bags and clothes displayed on some Taiwan-based websites. Lanky girls in exquisite make-up were modelling the merchandise in a series of professionally-taken photographs.

Measurements were detailed, purchase procedures were outlined clearly and queries were answered promptly by the website’s operators. So far, so good. We had our credit cards ready and proceeded to make our orders for four reusable shopping bags.

But then, to our disappointment, we were told that organic cotton night shirts womens purchases outside Taiwan could not be entertained. They said it was too much of a hassle to process overseas payments – or something like that.

We tried other websites, but all said the same.

After that, I plunged into a state of miserable self-commiseration as I thought of all those beautiful bags and dresses that I could not own.

I came away thoroughly impressed and inspired by the UW Dance Program’s fall faculty concert Splash, presented Saturday night in Wisconsin Union Theater. Many of the works were interdisciplinary, the result of collaborations between dance department faculty and colleagues in other departments. The student dancers in high fashion eco loungewear were well trained and focused, whether performing UW instructors’ works or the acclaimed choreography of the guest artist, New York-based Susan Marshall.

Openeing the evening was program chair Jin-Wen Yu’s piece, “Metabolic Dances,” a collaboration with scientist Olga Trubetskoy. It explored drug metabolism. While I sometimes found the images and text projected behind the dancers distracting (a Japanese wood cut, an Escher print, Rodin’s The Thinker), the choreography was compelling. One striking moment came when Melissa Erickson, in the first of several solid performances, passed through a gently undulating column of fabric. Freshman Shoshana Moyer was a standout with her fluid style and clean lines. Renee Roeder’s costumes of layered fabrics served the piece and dancers well, as did percussionist John Doing’s original composition.

Kate Corby’s “And Everywhere in Between,” set to a Rochberg variation performed by violinist Kangwon Kim, showed the depth of the department’s “bench”: the dancers were all first-year majors, and they were uniformly good. In abbreviated party dresses for women from designer Maggie Dianovsky, a quartet of dancers first entered with a challenging passage of small jumps and quick direction changes. Later, a dancer in a golden dress shuffled across stage with hunched shoulders until she paused to arch her back and languidly curve her arm, creating a lovely silhouette. Other dancers followed her lead, crossing the stage in quick succession, at one point using a quirky little bird-like walking crawl while gently shaking their heads no.

Li Chiao-Ping explored the seismic shifts caused by earthquakes in “Shifting Ground.” Dancer Brittany Wittman, in a feminine blouse and skirt, was given delicate steps and gestures, which she gingerly handled. Carlyn Pitterle in a sporty tank top recited text from earthquake survivors while moving smoothly. Emily Schroeder in a tunic ably handled Li’s demanding floor work. The three swiftly ran in circles (sometimes running and walking convincingly can be harder than complex steps), then came together under a shaft of light, with words projected on their bodies. Projected seismograph images grew in size as the dancers’ balances became intentionally shakier.

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An annual tradition in the town of Manganeses de la Polvorosa (a small village in north western Spain), in honour of its patron saint, St. Vincent.
It takes place every year, on the fourth Sunday in January. On that day, a group of participants, wearing organic cotton night shirts womens from the village set out to round-up and hog-tie one of the local neighbourhood goats. That done, the goat is then carried in a crowded procession to the church at the centre of town, and then up in to the church’s bell tower. At this point, the goat is then thrown from the belfry, falling upwards of 15 meters (50 feet), to be caught (hopefully) in a sheet of tarpaulin by the cheering crowd below.

According to Manganeses’ 890 residents, this ancient ritual has apparently been going on for as long as any of them can remember.

Okay, now for those of you that are faint of heart, you’ll be relieved to known that the tradition may soon be at an end. In recent years, as you might expect, messenger courier groups have stepped up in protest of the ceremony. And let’s face it: if you were to make a list of the things an animal rights activist is likely to oppose, “tossing bound goats from bell towers” would definitely be ranking right up there toward the top. After one unsuccessful ban in 1992, they redoubled their efforts, leading to the event being officially cancelled in the year 2000, after the town was threatened with a fine of 25,000 Pesetas (roughly $150 US).

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Zaragoza patron saint, San Valero, theatre, children’s events, rock concerts, street dancing in the Plaza de los Sitios and the city centre.

Zaragoza - Fiestas and Folklore

Zaragoza’s most famous high fashion eco loungewear festival is Fiestas del Pilar in October, a celebration in the honour of the town’s patroness “Virgen del Pilar”. This festival showcases the folkloristic customs of the region Aragón, and is very attractive for the visitor.

“Fiestas de Primavera” in May celebrate the beginning of springtime. Directly after this festival takes place a nationally important exposition of paintings, reusable shopping bags and sculptures.

Among the most attractive folkloristical events in the province are: Corpus Christi in Daroca, La Vendimia (Thanksgiving) in Cariñena, Festival de la Fruta in Calatayud and Festival de la Aceituna in Caspe.

But perhaps most impressive are the Batallas de Moros y Cristianos, the “Fights between Christians and Moors”: those are theaters that have as a subject the reconquest of Spain and feature popular dances and poetry. Such performances take place in Zaragoza, Cetina, Ateca, Longares, Ambel and Tauste.