BODY BISTRO CEO helps shed light on India’s spa industry by creating a new association for local and

Carina Chatlani, founder of BODY BISTRO and ASANA SPA, brings like minds and souls together with the creation of the new The Spa Association of India.

[ClickPress, Wed Nov 29 2006] Carina Chatlani, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of BODY BISTRO® and Asana Spa Professional Collection, has launched a new spa association to serve India. The Spa & Wellness Association of India will help the local industry in its quest to impart “a healthy life for mind and body” through continuing education and sharing of information. Although geographically and culturally diverse, the challenges that confront the spa industry across the Indian subcontinent are similar and spa professionals recognize the need for regional cooperation both to further their own businesses.

The association was created from relationships nurtured over the years. Ms. Chatlani wanted to bridge the gap. Utilizing her many contacts in India, the Spa Association of India was born. Chatlani is the perfect candidate for this important role, as her fondness for India stretches beyond traditional interest. Carina Chatlani, born in Bombay, India and was raised in Germany, England and the US. From early childhood, Carina learned the value of Ayurveda, the Science of holistic healing from India, and sees enormous growth in this area and medical tourism.

Chatlani has formed strong partnerships with several like-minded industry leaders, including the Asia-Pacific Spa & Wellness Council (APSWC), via her many trips overseas. Eager to begin working towards its goal, this newly formed association will hold its first meetings in spring and fall of 2006.

The Asia-Pacific Spa & Wellness Council (APSWC) is comprised of one representative per country in the Asia-Pacific and is more than 14 countries strong. Ms. Chatlani will continue to oversee the relationship of the Spa & Wellness Association of India with its global spa and wellness counterparts through her new title as Councilor. Her role is to serve as a link and conduit of information and activity between the Council and the national associations, as well as the local industry in India.

The concept of BODY BISTRO emerged as a manifestation of Ms. Chatlani’s good intention to live a life of healing. She is the most sought-after authority in holistic beauty, organic and lifestyle industries, with media outlets including Harper’s Bazaar, the WB TV, LA Times, CBS, Lucky, Fortune, Elle, Glamour and Extra! TV consistently trusting her words of wisdom on beauty and Ayurveda.

BODY BISTRO is a new approach to skin care, asking everyone to search within themselves for a solution. It begs the question, “how do you feel today?” As this answer fluctuates from day to day, Chatlani created this organic line of products to address the ever-changing needs of the body through the application of Ayurveda—the time-honored science of longevity. She has developed the first professional skin management collection for BODY BISTRO called the Asana Spa Skin System.

For more information on BODY BISTRO and Carina Chatlani, or to view a full list of products available online, visit www.bodybistro.com.

For more information on the Spa & Wellness Association of India, visit www.spaassociationofindia.com.


EDITORS NOTES:
Carina Chatlani is the founder, president and brand ambassador of BODY BISTRO. As well as developing her range of skin products and spa beauty treatments, she also co-chairs the Heal Our Home foundation, a non-profit organization responsible for providing education support and resources to underprivileged children and their families. She has also carried out volunteer work with other organizations such as UNICEF, CRY, EIF, and Sadhana School for Crippled Children, APLA and Look Good, Feel Better Cancer Foundation. Her work in holistic beauty and charity won her an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama last year.