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Temazkal
Based on the stone or mud structures that Aztecs used to purify the mind, the Temazkal by BainUltra creates a soothing retreat by combining luminotherapy, thermotherapy and aromatherapy in one therapeutic space.
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When Stephen Shaw, president of Shaw Built Homes, a small-tract builder in Boonton, N.J., received a four-page checklist from a customer detailing how the customer perceived their relationship would unfold during construction, he knew he had a problem....