Wellness

Travel

Six Winter Wellness Resorts (That Aren’t the White Lotus Thailand)

Forget your well-worn winter break—this is the year of the transformational timeout, where “self-care” is about more than just getting away; it’s about coming back […]

City Life

Massachusetts Has a Massage Problem

Jennifer knew exactly what she needed before starting her new job—a day devoted entirely to herself. A 42-year-old pediatric nurse from Roxbury who had accepted […]

Life & Style

The Truth About Hormone Therapy for Women Today

There was a time, back in the ’90s, when doctors were handing out hormone therapy pills to midlife women as casually as candy. After all, […]

Wellness

Help! I’m Perimenopausal and My Instagram Feed Won’t Stop Selling Me Solutions

At 44, I wet my pants for the first time since toddlerhood. I was sitting on my couch when a whoosh of fluid seeped into […]

Wellness

I Hate Cold Water. Can I Handle Contrast Therapy?

I have a confession to make: I am the mom who rarely swims on vacation with her kids, even though I’ve spent all the summers […]

Arts & Entertainment

Deepak Chopra Thinks AI Can Help Save Us

Amid September’s season of learning underway, the latest edition of Deepak Chopra’s annual Sages & Scientists Symposium lands in Cambridge this weekend, taking place on […]

Style

Five Eyelash and Brow Treatments—and Where to Get Them

EYELASH EXTENSIONS Lash L’Amour Unlike false eyelashes, which barely last a night, extensions are semi-permanent synthetic mink-fiber lashes that get individually attached to existing eyelashes […]

Arts & Entertainment

Ooh, There’s a Cold-Plunge Pool in a Downtown Park

Tucked away on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, between the iconic Rowes Wharf arch and the Financial District’s skyscrapers, is a winter wellness oasis dotted with […]

Wellness

Where to Get the Best Massage in Boston

Your neck is stiff from staring at a computer all day—sounds like your achy body needs a massage. But where to go? Here, we’ve rounded […]

Life & Style

Why Is Sound Therapy Having a Moment?

I’d never really given much thought to the idea of sound therapy—that is, until I attended a wellness retreat at Maine’s Hidden Pond resort back […]

Style

Five Spa Treatments for Fall 2023

BEST FACE FORWARD PERSONALIZED FACIAL Heyday With its first Massachusetts outpost just opened in the Seaport, Heyday has a goal of making expert skin care […]

City Life

Five Spectacular Biking Trails in Greater Boston

1. Minuteman Bikeway Beginning in the charming town of Bedford and ending in the bustling heart of Cambridge, the 10-mile Minuteman Bikeway retraces the footsteps […]

Wellness

Five Healthful Boston-Area Meal-Delivery Services

Clover Food Lab What started as a single plant-based food truck on the MIT campus in 2008 has blossomed into 15 fast-casual restaurants and a […]

Life & Style

Six Lip Boosters for Spring

1. Lips Too Rough? Do it like the French and smooth your kisser with a lip polish that’s vegan, organic, and uses natural fragrance. French […]

Wellness

Five High-End New England Spa Retreats

Spruce Peak The Healing Lodge at Spruce Peak’s gorgeous spa is just that—a Zen space tucked into the Green Mountains of Vermont where you can […]