Cindy was
born and raised in Minnesota, but has always been intrigued by the sultry south. She attributes this curiosity to “the Minnesota winters
she endured growing up”.
At age 20, Cindy made her first adventurous trip to New Orleans. I fell in love with the
city, she says, and eventually moved here to see how far down the Mississippi river I
could live, and stay in the continental United States. I have a great passion and respect for
water. Moving to New Orleans which sits below sea level, from the land of 10,000 laked
made perfect sense to me.
Her spa interest started as a child, mixing potions consisting of things like talc powder,
toothpaste, and Dippity Doo, and slathering them on her face to see what would happen.
She also grew up in a family business and remembers helping her mother in her toy store
as a teenager. Cindy plans to carry on this tradition with her daughter Paris. Having the
experience of helping customers at a young age prepared me for life as a young adult. I
Want Paris to know and understand the value of listening, and helping people not only in
a spa setting, but in life in general, because it comes back to you in so many ways.
Making a difference in someone's life need not be complicated, and often comes from a
single, simple act. The results can be compelling. For instance, having a client leave the
spa in a better place then when they came in? That can truly make my day.
Cindy's interest in running a spa and store as her vocation started at a small spa close to
her home in New Orleans. Whenever she was stressed, she simply walked into that place
and melted away. She was so taken by the way it made her feel, she went to work for the
company. The experience she gained in the budding business became invaluable. She
learned to pay close attention to detail. The spa is a direct reflection on who we are, so
every detail matters. This philosophy filters down to the products she buys for the spa.
They must be the best quality, hard to find, beautiful and functional. Animal testing and
environmental concerns also are a factor. We love product lines with a cause. When
there is philanthropy involved, we always take notice. Hurricane Katrina taught us that
coming together with purpose and intention can be a powerful tool, and it works!
Choosing lines that follow these same beliefs is an important part of the process. She has
also learned that her careful, quiet and thoughtful demeanor allows her to subtly
administer change as needed, to ensure the spa is the best it can be; without being stuffy
and overwhelming.
Her attention to detail
plays an important
role in their success as well, and she is a stickler
for it. “The spa is
direct reflection on who we are, so every detail matters”.
This includes
the products she buys for the spa. They must be quality,
rare, beautiful,
with no animal testing involved. Cindy's quiet and thoughtful
demeanor
allows her to administer change to the store as needed
to keep it fresh
and new.
Meeting Sandy was “destiny”, she says, and
a perfect blend of contrasts.
“ I wouldn't want to be in this crazy business with anyone else, and
besides, no one can make me laugh quite so hard!”
Although they are different, their goal and mission have always been perfectly
aligned, and has never varied. Their mission is simple: To provide the client with an experience unlike
any other spa experience, bringing them a new found vitality that could only be described as a “breath of fresh air”.
“Just believe, breathe, and receive,” Cindy says, “and your inner brilliance just glows”. |
