Hawaii, Maui, 2015-3-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Is there a doctor in the house? The question hangs in the air for just a moment as Pat Makozak smiles broadly and says: “Medicine as practiced at hotels has really evolved over time.”
In her 17-year career as a resort spa director, she vividly recalls days gone by when top luxury properties would actually have a doctor in residence on staff. “If you were sick during your stay, you could count on help being on the way immediately.”
Today, thanks to networks of community-based doctors and technology changes in medical practice, Makozak points out that help is still just a phone call away for guests needing such services. But she notes times have changed, particularly at a five-star luxury resort property such as Four Seasons Resort Maui, where she is Director of the Spa as well as Four Seasons Senior Spa Director for the Americas.
Recognizing the shift to proactive healthy living, she and her colleagues have created a new program, Wellness Your Way, overseen by Mark Emerson, clinical nutritionist and chiropractor serving as the Resort’s doctor in residence. “We are all about promoting wellness,” says this holistic, health-oriented doctor who has been working on a number of fronts to lead and advise guests along their wellness paths.
The program has been designed to help guests achieve optimal wellness through energy-focused spa treatments, fitness classes including ocean-view yoga, and healthy culinary options. The Wellness Your Way Spa program begins with a complimentary consultation with Dr. Emerson. Makozak and Emerson recognize that the route to feeling one’s best can be radically different for each guest. Keeping this in mind, they oversee and create a carefully curated and customized Spa Wellness program. Services are available on an a-la-carte basis.
As an adjunct to the services offered by The Spa, which offers a large number of therapeutic and health-promoting treatments, Dr. Emerson prescribes exercise regimes, nutritional and lifestyle routines, and he encourages the use of I-Lipo, a tremendously popular and non-invasive, no-pain, no surgery advanced laser body shaping treatment that can tighten skin, reduce cellulite and contour bodies in hard to lose problem areas.
Makozak and Dr. Emerson have also teamed up with the Resort’s Executive Sous Chef Craig Dryhurst to develop a signature wellness menu. Affectionately called “Doc Emerson” by guests and staff alike, he is particularly passionate about nutrition. He has created and introduced a delicious and healthful juice bar available at the Resort’s DUO Restaurant for breakfast.
“Our guests are voracious consumers of information who come to us with active lifestyles. Today, it is all about wellness and preventive care – integrating new treatments, diets and exercise into daily practice – even when vacationing,” says Makozak.
There’s a new doctor in town.
About The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
The Spa is world renowned for its commitment to innovation, the continuous introduction of new results-oriented wellness services and products, and for its high caliber therapists. This award-winning Spa features three outdoor authentic Hawaiian treatment hales overlooking Wailea Beach in addition to world-class spa facilities. For Wellness Your Way bookings, call The Spa at 808 874 2925.
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Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea launches new program Wellness Your Way overseen by clinical nutritionist and chiropractor Dr. Mark Emerson