Mabuhay!

Mabuhay means hurrah (or live, thrive) in filipino/tagalog. This is according to one of those online translators so don't get mad if it's not an exact translation.

It describes the excitement I'm experiencing about heading off to the Philippines early (too early) Sunday morning. I'm going to be attending the Wellness Summit, which is sponsored by Spa Asia, a group I've talked about before on this blog. It's three days of some of the biggest names in healers, spa experts, like Neil Jacobs, who I've also talked about on this blog, and other industry professionals who will be discussing the state of the industry and how we could be doing better—as well I'm sure about what we're already doing right—in the Land of Spa. I'm very excited to be invited to attend as a journalist and then to report about it in the International Spa Association's trade publication, Pulse.

I'll try to write from there but, alas, Mercury is again going retrograde. (It begins October 9 but I can already feel the strong slow-down energy taking hold, especially when I called to confirm my flight reservation and was told that the computer inexplicably dropped my reservation; it's fine now.) If I don't manage it, check back after October 12, my return date, when I hope to be brimming with new ideas that I learned along the way!

Until then,

Mabuti!