Well-Balanced in Boston
by Chantal M. McLaughlin
Town and Country Travel Magazine
Summer 2007

 

Cambridge resident Domique Callimanopulos runs Elevate Destinations, which arranges luxury philanthropic trips to Africa, Southeast Asia and South America. (elevatedestinations.com) Here's her guide to enhancing mind and body in greater Boston.

BEST SPA - Exhale offers facials and massages, but its specialties are yoga and Core Fusion classes (from $18)

TOP HAIR CARE - Acote, on Newbury Street, is an upbeat salon with a varied stable of sylists. salonacote.com

CULTIVATED CAFE - Have a healthy lunch in the tranquil garden cafe at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. gardnermuseum.org

INTENSE FITNESS REGIMEN - I do Boston's Ultimate Bootcamp, a grueling four-week shape-up held in different outdoor locations, including Boston Common (from $269). ultimatebootcamp.com

LOCAL ESCAPES - Harvard's Arnold Arboretum, in Jamaica Plain, has more than 265 acres of trees and plants. Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge doubles as an arboretum and is a wonderful, meditative spot



     
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