A feeling of peace and tranquility envelopes your senses as you unwind from your trip to one of the finest holistic resorts in Mexico, the Maya Spa wellness center at EcoTulum Resorts and Spa. The Spa, a trio of resorts, Azulik, Cabanas Copal, and Zahra are located amidst coconut trees, lush tropical foliage, and the azure blue Caribbean Sea.

A General Overview of the Medical Spa Specializing in Prevention, Health and Wellness.

Prevention and wellness spas feature procedures and services whose purpose is to prevent illness through good health habits. For example, executive health screenings, nutrition, and acupuncture. The prevention component involves disease prevention and health promotion through preventive medical services and healthy lifestyle choices. The wellness component involves positive inner and outer well-being in the physical, mental, emotional, vocational, spiritual, and social dimensions that are maintained by lifestyle choices.

Again, according to SpaFinder (www.spafinder.com), prevention and wellness goals can be pursued in a variety of medical spa settings:

• A medical office offering a combination of medical procedures and spa services.
• A spa where doctors supervise or administer medical services and procedures
• A medical establishment where doctors offer traditional medical services and procedures in a setting that is spa-like and non-traditional.
• A hospital that offers spa therapies and services.
• A dental office with a spa-like environment and spa services.
• Surgery centers where pre- and post-operative spa therapies are available.
• A wellness center that focuses on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), where non-traditional health care professionals may practice.
• An integrative center that combines traditional medicine with complementary and alternative Medicine (CAM).
• Combinations of the above.
• New models yet to be developed.