7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
The Latest Spa Trend? ‘Immersive Digital Treatments' Designed for Anyone With Frayed Nerves
At Golden Door, the over- 600-acre California spa favored by celebrities and CEOs, clients are buzzing about a new high-tech wellness treatment. 'The Circle,' a multisensory outdoor healing experience that debuted last year, surrounds guests with a 360-degree 12-foot video screen that depicts, say, minnows swimming or cherry blossoms blooming with synchronized light effects—while serenading them with a live cellist, taiko drummer and violinist hidden in the nearby forest.
'I've had guests tell me this is the first time their mind just completely turned off,' said Kathy Van Ness, Golden Door's COO.
