Clothing Optional... what it's all about - FAQ's

"We are interested in trying "clothing optional" but we are worried about other people finding out and not understanding. Will our privacy be guarded?"

Your privacy is YOUR privacy. We do not give out any personal information about our guests. While you stay with us you'll be with those who, like you, are concerned with privacy. So, rest assured that your visit will be kept confidential. We understand the difficulty that people might have in trying to grasp the purity of simple nudity and European style sunbathing. We've had people from all walks of life: Pastors to Police; Doctors to Dairy Farmers; Musicians to Monks -- well you get the picture. Since 2003 we've become the "oasis" for folks needing to recharge. Is it time for you? Poke around our website and learn more: www.LivingWatersSpa.com.

Happy NUDE Year 2013

Yeah I couldn't resist the "NUDE" part.  May this year be a good one for all of us... and may you enjoy some time just in your "skin" as well.

I saw an article today entitled "My Sexual Resolutions."  I was intrigued so I read it.  The very last point the author stated:

"I am not “a naked person.” I do not share dressing rooms with friends, take it all off at the women’s sauna or go skinny dipping on a lark. Even disrobing for a massage feels improper. I’m a bit of a nudity prude, which is odd for someone who receives sex toy samples at the office and has a bottle of bacon lube sitting next to her computer monitor — or maybe it makes perfect sense. I’m exceedingly comfortable with eroticized undress, but what about the desexualized naked body? I think it’s worthwhile to challenge our own individual brand of prudishness, whatever it may be."

I found it very interesting that they felt the need to explore non-sexual nudity.  I could not agree more!  Our current culture has some issues with simple, non-sexual nudity.  People are totally afraid to be seen simply nude.  People will tell us on the phone "I'll come to your resort once I loose 20 pounds."  Our typical reply is that "it doesn't matter what weight you are!"  We've also been known to say "... and a bathing suit hides it!"
 
Our opinion and experience is that people of all sizes and shapes look better nude.  Seriously.  We've been so brainwashed by our culture that pokes fun at size with statements like "some people should NEVER be seen nude."  How sad a "judgement" against another human being.

If you poke around our website (www.LivingWatersSpa.com) you'll see pictures of naked people.  I believe we did these very tastefully AND these are REAL people who are guests who consented to be photographed.  They are NOT paid models. Soooo, have you had a non-sexual naked experience?  Perhaps 2013 is the year for you and that you'll choose Living Waters Spa as the place to try. BTW, the article mentioned can be found at: http://www.salon.com/2012/12/30/my_sexual_resolutions/

We create RELAXing Memories

We got an email from guests that visited us not too long ago. She was preggers and finally delivered a healthy baby. Here is the email:

Dear Jeff & Judy,

I wanted to share with you that one of the tools that C____ used to relax me during labor was recounting our most recent visit to Living Waters - and it worked!

Thanks again in... more ways than one,

S_____

Yep, we are quite proud of the positive energy found at our spa. I don't think "Mr. Hilton" has ever gotten an email like that!

Isn't it time for YOU to create some relaxing memories?

Come and store them up for when you need them. Living Waters Spa - 760-329-9988

Nude / Naked Wedding at Living Waters Spa

On Dec. 1 we had another naked wedding here at Living Waters Spa. Each year we had couples come and get married or renew their vows here at the spa. Each ceremony is tailored to the couple and it is an honor to be THE place for such an occasion.

Living Waters Spa is proud to offer the usage of its facilities for weddings or vow renewals. Let us handle all or part of the details (minister, music, cake, reception, etc.) as well as a wonderful place for your wedding party to stay -- both before and after the ceremony.

For a wedding that would be truly unique and that would stand out in the memory of all, consider letting Living Waters Spa make it happen for you. Clothed, clothing optional, and even nude weddings are possible, it is up to you.

Consider the deep significance of a nude wedding vow renewal. Standing naked before God and each other, open and vulnerable to your partner as you state your loving commitment to each other. We have found that couples easily rekindle the flame of love at Living Waters Spa. A number of couples have also taken advantage of our couples massage training to deepen their relationship.

Self-discovery and Personal Growth at Living Waters Spa

Ever feel like you need to do something new? Something truly exotic, wild and transformative?

Think you need to go breathless on one of the world’s greatest mountain peaks, jump out of a plane or go deep-sea diving with sharks? That takes an awful lot of energy, right? It takes a ton of cash and, hey, it’s actually pretty cliché. You haven’t done it, maybe, but you know someone who has.

Really, to have a transformative experience, all you need is a couple bucks and the energy it takes to lounge on a pool chair. So where’s the thrill, the breakout performance, the life alteration? Well, you might find your heart in your throat when, for the first time in your adult life, you’re lying poolside buck naked. Walking around a spa without a stitch of clothing, chatting with other guests in their birthday suits. Letting it all hang out.

Think you have the guts for a vacation like this?

Ask yourself if you are prepared for self-discovery and personal growth, and if the truthful answer is yes, then know that Living Waters Spa is an amazing venue for your adventure into yourself.

First, Living Waters is clothing-optional. That means you can ease into your nakedness, and no one will judge you one way or the other.

When you do expose yourself, it will be to the sun-kissed desert sky, the mountain air, and pools of natural hot mineral water. When you strip away your protective barrier and open up, literally and figuratively, a new you can emerge. You can gain clarity, insight and understanding. Practice self-love and reverence. You can become patient with yourself. Gain confidence. Who knows what can happen when you allow yourself to be as you truly are?

Plan the details of your own retreat, or allow Living Waters to support you with bodywork and life coaching. Your stay at the spa can be as hands-on or hands-off, as public or private as you’d like, but it will always be in a safe environment of acceptance and care.

In the resort’s peaceful rooms, you won’t find a TV to distract you or help you procrastinate, just a custom king-size bed to envelop you in fine linens and extra-large feather pillows. You can request a full kitchen, grill poolside or blend up a juice fast.

At 100 degrees, the therapy pool is perfect for long soaking. Living Waters Spa pumps 20 gallons a minute from an underground lake. This mineral-dense, odor-free elixir is a natural phenomenon that attracted Native Americans to this area hundreds of years ago and today draws health-conscious visitors from all over the world.

Stretch out in the spa’s larger mineral-water pool. You can swim laps or float on a noodle; it really doesn’t matter. Many guests enjoy the contrast of rotating between these two pools and Living Waters’ Finnish-style dry sauna. Massage is a powerful means of body awareness. Allow a Living Waters therapist to guide you on a journey that safely detangles your muscular system, smoothes frayed nerve endings, revs up circulation and lymphatic flow, focuses you on your breath and your heart and your own healing powers, quiets your mind and ultimately catapults you into bliss.

Think you need a snazzy souvenir of your vacation, a lion’s head from your safari or photo atop Mt. Everest? How about a revived, restored, rejuvenated new you – without bikini lines?

About the spa: Living Waters Spa’s nine guest rooms and massage studios retain their Mid-Century Modern spa-tel character. The spa’s two pools are fed directly from a hot-water aquifer; the spa pumps 20 gallons a minute, 18 hours a day, from its own well. Living Waters offers massage and spa treatments; a dry sauna; breakfast and afternoon hors‘d oeuvres. Living Waters Spa Condos, six luxury units, are directly across the street from the spa. Contact us to explore the mystery of YOU!

The Bucket List: or things to do before you die.

Not to long ago Judy and I watched "The Bucket List." It is a 2007 comedy-drama film written by Justin Zackham, directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd, and Rob Morrow. The story follows two terminally ill men (Nicholson and Freeman) on a road trip with a wish list of things to do before they "kick the bucket."

The story was great and both funny and sad at the same time. I think we Americans do not think about what we are doing and why we are doing it enough. We just plod along, doing our routine, nose to the grindstone, often failing to look up and see our lives. Yep, the Bucket List was a great view!

Here at Living Waters Spa we have guests who are often on a quest. Couples come seeking to better connect, to spend time with each other, to share and new experience, or to just decompress. People frequently are seeking an answer, looking for guidance or the next step they should take. And you know what - our Living Waters Spa context allows them to find it!

There is something about stepping out of your room for the first time - without the trappings of clothes - and feeling the warm sun on your entire body... To experience the deep relaxation of our magical massage... To soak in pure mineral water that is charged with life giving properties... To perhaps check off one thing from your own bucket list: Spend more than 24 hours with out clothes!

Sure there are other clothing optional places but there is only one Living Waters Spa. Give us a call and we'll help you find a vacation get-away that is really more than a VACTION. We are located 15 miles from the Palm Springs airport, in Desert Hot Springs, California.