We want to promote Lifestyle and Health alternatives so that individuals can: (1) experience being mindful of their choices; (2) experience self-empowerment, and (3) experience taking charge of their lives in order to Play and work with Passion.
The founder of this Organization and business is Laun C. Smith.
Laun holds a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology. He
is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (L.P.C.C.) and a
Licensed Massage therapist (L.M.T.)
During the first seven years of Laun's 25 year career in counseling
Laun was Executive Director of a community mental health agency. For
28 years he conducted a private counseling practice. On April
1, 1996 Laun opened the Spa where, for the first two years, he
worked to establish the high quality of services that his Spa
Guests can expect.
Laun is often quoted as saying, "With my Spa I can honestly
say, for the first time in my career, that I am finally practicing
preventive mental health."
From 1997 through 1999 Laun has elected to add the Wellness
Center programs in order to provide growth oriented opportunities
that would address all three spheres of our personal lives - mind,
body and spirit.
To create a broad variety of service options without creating
and housing the burden of an entire agency of professionals, Laun
sought out talented people he has known over the years who responded
enthusiastically to the notion of participating in the Wellness
Center. This pooling of professionally talented individuals
created three service components: (1) a team of available
Consultants, (2) a program of available Retreats
that would be fun, informative and/or beneficial
to individuals, and (3) The Wellness Center Training Institute
(WCTI) for professional develpment.
Our pool of professionals are available for consultations in diverse areas of personal growth from physical conditioning, nutrition and/or herbal counseling, weight loss counseling to individual and/or spiritual counseling. For people who are interested and motivated to evaluate and change their entire lifestyle (or specific segments of their lifestyle) an initial (no cost) consultation is recommended. As Laun is quick to emphasize, "I want people to be able to come in, tell us what they are wanting to work on (in terms of their physical, mental or spiritual needs) and gain an understanding of what they can realistically do along with how they can realistically accomplish their goals. I want people to know that our team of professionals can be their Support Team.
It's not uncommon for people to want to change certain aspects of their life but they are not at all clear about specifically what to change or how to make the changes. Getting clear is the first step our Consultation Services will address. As Laun often points out to people, "There's simply no good reason (or need) to stay stuck and confused. With the Wellness Center you have the opportunity to examine & change.
Retreat - A safe quiet place - a period of seclusion for contemplation - a therapeutic setting.
Our Retreat Programs are designed for one individual at a time, one couple at a time or small groups of 4, 6, 8 or more friends.
Our Facility consists of a full-service Day Spa with an indoor heated swimming pool, and small rooms for private consultations or meditation. Lodging is available for retreat participants.
We are located in Old Mesilla, New Mexico, next to Las Cruces, New Mexico and 45 miles north of El Paso, Texas. Old Mesilla is a quiet historical town of adobe homes where one can walk, or bicycle, along the canal banks that weave through our village. Over 45 unique shops are located on and off the plaza and there are no less than eleven fine restaurants two to five blocks from our facilities.
Our goal is to provide services that focus on the integration of mind, body & spirit to help people live their lives with passion.
Our Staff is composed of Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors; Licensed Massage Therapists; Physical Fitness Trainers; Clergy (on call); Licensed Cosmetologists & Estheticians; Herbologists; Nutritionists; University Faculty (as needed), and a variety of other instructors.
Many kinds of retreats are offered. They are: Escape Retreats, Learning While Indulging Retreats, Transition Retreats, and Relationships in Distress Retreats, we can host your Continuing Education Programs, and Central American Spa Resort Tours.
Retreat costs vary according to the level of services provided. Call to discuss your many options.
The process of scheduling a Retreat usually involves one to several telephone conversations. We suggest that you review this Menu of Services and write questions down that you can discuss with our staff. After initial visits, either by phone or in person, we will send you a Schedule of Events with Fees. In order to establish a Reservation for your retreat, you are required to return a copy of the Schedule of Events with Fees signed along with half of the fee in advance.
Escape Retreats are non-directed retreats where an individual can experience a weekend or mid-week of contemplation and receive any of our Day Spa services, OR, couples come for romantic escapes and take advantage of our Spa Package Offerings. For groups of 3 to 4, we suggest the Celebration of Life package offering. Great for reunions with friends.
Mini "Learning" Vacation Retreats are FUN retreats that are usually three-day retreats and are usually scheduled mid-week or weekends. These retreats are composed of a topic or skill that participants can learn about which are interwoven with Spa Package Offerings. Following are examples of the variety of our Mini "Learning" Vacation Retreat topics:
The above list represents several of many possibilities. We're open to other topics and skills. If you have skills or subjects of interest to teach call us to discuss the possibilities.
Our Transition Retreats are Mini "WORKING" Vacations that are usually three day retreats. these retreats are composed of informative Seminars/Workshops for folks in transition. Spa Package Offerings are interwoven with workshop presentations. Following are examples of the variety of Mini "WORKING" Vacation Retreats:
Couples arrive on Mondays at noon and leave on Fridays at noon. Each couple will have their own Counselor. While this Retreat is a mini "vacation" most couples, and the staff, consider this Retreat to be very serious business, i.e. deciding on better ways to live with and treat each other. However, Spa services can be scheduled during the Retreat. Call (505) 527-8421 for this week-long Retreat.
We design day-long retreats for groups of friends or groups of fellow employees. Minimum of 8 and Maximum of 16 for 2-day retreats. These package offerings can be as little as $70 to $195 per person. Call and let us design a day spa group package for you.
Spa de Vida has created and will continue to search out pre-packaged (thereby lowered costs) 4 to 7 day stays at specific Mexican and Caribbean Spa Resorts. There are two types of tours: (1) for anyone wanting a week of great food, great pampering with the four R's of Relax, Reflect, Revitalize and Rejoice -- call (505) 526-0950 for dates and information. These Mexican and Caribbean tours are a great adventure. (2) R&R with Continuing Education at a Mexican or Caribbean Spa Resort.
