Stays and services at East Wind Long Island are getting a holistic upgrade.
On Dec. 10, the Wading River venue with a hotel, spa and restaurant on site will unveil East Wind Wellness, a reimagined suite centered around mindfulness, balance and community.
Spa director Anne Marie Foley who spearheaded the transition from a traditional spa to a healing space, hopes the space supports healthy habits, stress management and connection for visitors from the Island and beyond, seeking peace.
The new suite, situated in East Wind’s spa area will feature guided workshops, wellness therapies and mindfulness sessions including floating pool meditation with sound bath healing, reiki meditation and massage plus traditional sound bath healing.
Many of the healing practice leaders at East Wind are bringing new skills to a space where they served as masseuses and in Foley’s case, previously as an esthetician.
Just coming into her role a year and a half ago, Foley knew the suite could offer more than the typical spa treatments they are now building on.
“I always had a vision that this place that meant so much to me, had so much more potential,” says Foley.
Now, these new concepts will be held twice a month, open to individual or group bookings, great for retreats and bachelorette parties.
The sound bath experiences will be led by healers using Tibetan and crystal bowls for 50-minute sessions. In the floating pool meditations, participants will have the option to lie on a float in the indoor pool or in a lounge chair beside it.
Foley, who is also a reiki master, will lead reiki practice — a type of energy healing promoting relaxation and reducing stress.
These experiences are open to anyone and can be booked by calling the East Wind Spa.
“As humans we’re all walking through different phases of life and different vibrations of consciousness,” says Foley. “So, whether you’ve never meditated before, or you’re a pro, you will get what you need when you show up.”
Packages are also available on the venue’s website, which include wellness sessions, food and drink, along with hotel stays.
The property itself, while not in need of major updates to accommodate the new wellness suite, is getting a minor facelift, like the addition of bamboo décor to promote the Zen feel.
