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Farewell Rio Caliente

Caroline, Dolores & Friends: A Happy Memory

As Rio Caliente was preparing to close on July 18, 2011, we created this space where we could share farewells.

To all our loyal guests and friends we say thank you, muchas gracias, for your loyalty, support and love over the years. We’ve loved having you in our lives.

As staff, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for Caroline, who created and actualized a magnificent vision and allowed us all to be part of an experience that enriched our lives more than she will ever know.

Although we remind ourselves that Dr. Seuss reportedly said “Don’t be sad it’s over; be happy it happened”, we are sad to let it go and proud to have been part of it. Adios y vayas con la diosa.

Jaki's Visit to Rio

Our Friend Jaki Mathews visited Rio in April 2011 and reported on her visit in Jaki’s Jazz Newsletter. Check it out.

Guests' Trip Advisor Reviews

We are grateful for all the reviews guests have been giving us on Trip Advisor. Your feedback is very useful to us. Here are some of our favorites: Rendez vous with friends or go on your own, but go. Relax & renew at this beautiful oasis. Great for mind body and soul. My healing place. Steamy and dreamy. Better every time I return. Check them out or post your own review.

Personal Wellness & Increased Productivity

Thinking about personal wellness, what often comes to mind first is physical health, although this is just one aspect of wellness. Your mental, emotional, spiritual and social health are equally important. And it’s not just about feeling good, although that is definitely a plus.

There is also some compelling evidence of the correlation between personal wellness and increased productivity in the workplace. It makes sense, doesn’t it, for companies to invest in initiatives that can improve employee fitness, health, productivity, morale, job satisfaction and team spirit. And at the same time reduce absenteeism, turnover, stress, injuries, workers’ compensation costs and claims against group benefit plans. 

Although fitness and exercise are key components, more wholistic Corporate Wellness Programs may also address stress management, work-life balance, nutrition, weight control, sugar/carb addiction, financial wellness, smoking cessation, prenatal health, back injury prevention and other self-care or self-help elements.

So wellness may be about the quality of your life, your personal growth potential to make positive lifestyle choices and changes. To increase your performance and productivity. At Rio Caliente, we offer exercise and learning programs to support our guests personal wellness and improved performance.

High Desert High

When she comes to Rio Caliente (remember we are 5,000 feet above sea level), author Lesley Hazleton experiences what she calls that “high desert high” – her mind and body seem to soar. “The air is clearer, the colors sharper, the dust cleaner. I feel lighter on my feet, lighter in spirit.”

She suggests it’s no accident that ancient sacred places are in high desert. Jerusalem, Medina, the hopi mesas, the Iranian holy city of Qum – all high desert. “It’s nothing as simplistic as nearer-my-God-to-thee and all that. It’s that high desert air really does have a heady quality. Then add in water — the oxygenation of a bubbling spring — and what can an over-stimulated brain do but start bubbling too?”

Curious? Read more on Lesley’s Accidental Theologist blog.