Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The Wayland Children and Parents Association is hosting a Pamper Yourself party tomorrow night.
This week's Great Escape wants you to stay close to home but enjoy some time with friends while pampering yourself. The Wayland Children and Parents Associaton is hosting a Pamper Yourself Party at Sandy Burr Country Club tomorrow night (Thursday) from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Stop by and treat yourself to some new spring accessories or beauty routines as you shop a variety of vendors including Deep Blue Sea, Miche Bag, Pink Papaya Spa Smitten Sweets and others. "With the winter we have had, it will be so nice to have a night that is just for us to do something nice for ourselves," said Abby Brogan, a member of the WCPA fundraising team. "We have some amazing vendors joining us and the local businesses have really stepped up to provide some great …
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Learn to rock climb in a three-hour intro course.
This week's Great Escape, The Boston Rock Gym, could leave you feeling a bit sore the next day – but climbing is exciting and challenging, and possibly scary, yet safe. Let’s face it, winter’s not entirely over, so getting in the gym is a new and interesting way to heat things up until spring is here. Who knows, maybe by then you'll want to try climbing outdoors. Those new to climbing may want to consider taking the Intro to Indoor Climbing Course. This three-hour class teaches students the basics of equipment and safety, and how safe belaying and top-roping is. Experienced teachers who lead the class are passionate about climbing, not to mention being inspiring. Getting to climb with a supportive group is encouraging, and perhaps what you…
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Take pleasure in a room full of plants; the greenhouses where they grow tend to be quiet.
This week’s Great Escape offers you two peaceful, rejuvenating options – visit a greenhouse and surround yourself with plants at nearby Russell’s Garden Center or at The Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston. Russell’s is a large garden center just over the river in Wayland for purchasing plants, garden materials and gifts. The center has several greenhouses where plants are thriving. There are sections based on what kind of sunlight and humidity in which the plants grow. Russell's is, in fact, so big it will probably take you a few trips there to learn your way around. See the variety of succulent plants, desert cacti and tropical plants, and enjoy the solitude that comes from looking for even just one new houseplant. Until April 1, you …
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
If you love yoga, read this week's Great Escape. If you don't like yoga, read on anyway. Kripalu offers retreat programs that may still interest you.
This week’s Great Escape is The Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Lenox, about 2 hours west of Wayland. Hopefully the name doesn’t scare you away if yoga and meditation are not your thing. A retreat center on beautiful grounds in the heart of the Berkshires, Kripalu offers themed weekly and weekend courses or daily drop-in opportunities in yoga and meditation. Additional topics that may surprise you include: running, kayaking, anatomy, creativity, spirituality, sexuality, gardening, weight loss … even boot camps. It’s truly a world away but just a short drive considering the freedom guests can relish once they arrive. While staying there, students take advantage of the sauna and hot tub and the buffet featuring ingredients you have …
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
This week's Great Escape introduces you to a wellness destination right off of Route 117.
These days, even NBA players practice yoga in the offseason. The meditative and physical practice is something suitable for all kinds of lifestyles. At its most basic, yoga helps you increase blood flow to all areas of the body and calms the nervous system with its focus on breath. As many yoga practitioners will tell you, sometimes the effects are far-reaching. For this week’s Great Escape, take advantage of a spare hour or two and stop by Walden Wellness in Sudbury to try yoga for yourself. This wellness center, in a LEED-certified building off of Route 117, offers acupuncture, nutrition and fitness one-on-one sessions, massage and, of course, yoga classes. The schedule of yoga classes is here. What is noteworthy about this roster of …
