When searching for the word FUN as this month’s theme, the dictionary can hardly contain its delight at the synonyms: Exuberance, gaiety, cheerfulness, fun, exuberance, buoyancy, liveliness, vivacity, vivacity, cheerfulness, cheerfulness, cheerfulness, cheerfulness, cheerfulness, cheerfulness, cheerfulness, conviviality, festivity, gaiety, cheerfulness, cheerfulness, gaiety, laughter, cheerfulness, light-heartedness, cheerfulness, pleasure!
The sheer abundance of words is guaranteed to put a smile on your face as you read, as it immediately raises serotonin levels – the key happiness hormone that regulates mood, prevents depression, dispels anger and makes you happy and sociable.
If you want to increase your values:
- Spend time in the sun, because sunlight causes your body to produce vitamin D and stimulates the release of serotonin.
- Eat foods that contain tryptophan, a substance that your body converts into serotonin.
- Exercise at low intensity as your body produces serotonin during aerobic exercise, as opposed to the endorphins it produces during anaerobic exercise.
Lynn Curry has consulted with dozens of upscale and luxury resorts, casinos, hotels, spas and residential communities since 1997 in the areas of financial feasibility, design development, creative direction and pre-opening preparation.
Projects include the spa developments at Montage Laguna, Island Spa Catalina, The Ritz-Carlton Spas at Bachelor Gulch, Dove Mountain and Laguna Beach, The Four Seasons Spas at Westlake Village, Dubai, Vail and Punta Mita, Rosewood Resort Spas at Sand Hill and Mayakoba, and the Indian Gaming Spas of Pechanga, Hard Rock Resorts Tampa and Hollywood.
Prior to her career in hotel sales with Hyatt Resorts Hawaii, Lynn worked in destination sales. She is a Certified Management Consultant™, one She is an instructor with Gerson Lehrman Councils and speaks at various hospitality industry events. Lynn is currently a member of the Global Wellness Institute’s Spa Consulting Task Force and has been asked to educate various development teams, vendors and suppliers on the inner workings of the hospitality industry. She works at RLA’s North American headquarters inSonoma, California. Lynn and her better half, Patrick, have two boys, a 24-year-old firefighter and a 21-year-old UCLA junior. All three are much taller than her!
Interview
What is your idea of fun?
Outrigger training when the San Francisco Bay is a little choppy, and discovering something new on every business trip – even if it’s just a walk around the city!
What are your 3 “must-dos” in Sonoma?
Go hiking, visit Vella’s Cheese Factory, buy bread at the boulangerie and have a picnic!
Outrigger training when the San Francisco Bay is a little choppy, and discovering something new on every business trip – even if it’s just a walk around the city!
What are your 3 “must-dos” in Sonoma?
Go hiking, visit Vella’s Cheese Factory, buy bread at the boulangerie and have a picnic!
Preferred spa treatment:
A body treatment by a therapist who isn’t afraid to scrub!
A body treatment by a therapist who isn’t afraid to scrub!
Interesting facts about you:
Prior to working in the spa industry, I worked in hotel sales and destination marketing. During my time at VCB Anaheim, I gave presentations to travel wholesalers worldwide featuring Mickey Mouse, Snoopy and Frankenstein (representing the attractions in the area), which always drew a large audience to our presentations! It was definitely fun!
Prior to working in the spa industry, I worked in hotel sales and destination marketing. During my time at VCB Anaheim, I gave presentations to travel wholesalers worldwide featuring Mickey Mouse, Snoopy and Frankenstein (representing the attractions in the area), which always drew a large audience to our presentations! It was definitely fun!
Last year I started paddling competitively again for the He E Nalu Outrigger Canoe Club in San Rafael, California. This was my first time in an outrigger after paddling for the Kihei Canoe Club on Maui for 25 years when I helped open the Grand Wailea Resort in the late 80s.
