General Session

Chinese face reading is derived from a branch of Chinese medicine that is based on the belief that each person is born with a unique blueprint, and that this inner architecture is reflected in one’s outer design. Learn how the curve of the cheek, the slant of the nose and even the style of the hair can help you understand yourself and your clients. Haner demonstrates face reading using audience volunteers, and shows you how you can use face reading to turn clients into loyal allies.

Jean Haner is the author of The Wisdom of Your Face (Change Your Life with Chinese Face Reading!) She has 25 years of experience in the ancient Chinese principles of balance and health, and is well-known for providing tools and information that can be put to immediate use, both personally and professionally.

Who hasn’t been frustrated by hormonally induced skin conditions? Hormonal fluctuations can trigger a number of skin problems, including acne, hyperpigmentation and changes in sebum production.  Understanding what happens in the skin as these changes occur helps the skin care professional to treat these conditions more effectively. Join Dr. Wild for a comprehensive discussion on when these fluctuations are likely to occur, and effective ingredient and treatment options that are available to clear away multiple hormonally induced conditions.

Jennifer Wild, DO, currently serves as a national educator for PCA SKIN and regularly speaks for the International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine. An osteopathic physician and surgeon, Dr. Wild is also board-certified in family practice and has served as a medical director for successful medical spas throughout Arizona. Since 2004, she has pursued an active interest in esthetics, including dermal injections, laser services and professional skin care.

How can you be active and take part in the thriving skin care market? Professional business owner and esthetician Zillmann focuses on the esthetician-client relationship and how to target your treatment for maximum benefits to the client. The lecture portion of the presentation focuses on various aspects of skin analysis, such as ethnicity, color and how to identify key features of both problematic and healthy skin. Zillmann outlines a step-by-step approach to conducting the best treatment type, frequency and home care ingredients to help improve the skin.

Tina Zillmann is a paramedical esthetician. She is the owner of the Skin Rejuvenation Clinique, Inc., and a national educator for Advanced Rejuvenating Concepts™. Recently, she was awarded the Entrepreneur Spirit Award from the National Association of Women Business Owners. She is also the president of Aesthetics International Association (AIA).

Expand your spa concept into an integrative wellness model. Learn about consumer trends and how lifestyle-related health concerns create synergistic opportunities for spa and wellness providers, physicians, hospitals and health professionals. This lecture examines how poor lifestyle habits impact health. Attendees learn the basics of developing programming and packaging for individual and group business. Find out what the top five emotional triggers for wellness experiences are and why spas are a good fit for workplace wellness programs.

Camille Hoheb is principal of Global Spa and Wellness. In the position, she focuses on emerging global shifts and the convergence of healthcare, hospitality and spa. She has performed strategic planning, operations and healthcare marketing for two decades. Hoheb is a widely published expert and international speaker on the topics of wellness tourism and corporate health.

Kahn demonstrates a relaxing and detoxifying spa therapy. Combining the exfoliating effects of rice starch, loofah powder and oats, skin is cleansed and polished to increase the elimination of wastes. A specialized “detox aromamassage” with an aromatic balm of sandalwood, patchouli, rosemary, lemongrass and tonka bean offers effective draining to eliminate toxins. The body is then enveloped with a mask made up of sea algae, spirulina and plant extracts of ivy and witch hazel, which helps with water retention. A lymph massage with a cellulite cream of bladderwrack, sweet clover, butcher’s broom and menthol completes the detoxifying and decongesting therapy.

Linda-Anne Kahn, CIDESCO HHP, is an internationally trained beauty therapist, clinical aromatherapist, holistic health practitioner, nationally certified massage therapist and lymphedema therapist. Kahn is the founder and director of Beauty Kliniek Aromatherapy Day Spa and Medical Wellness Kliniek in San Diego, where she teaches aromatherapy certification programs. She was voted Spa Person of the Year in 2004 by the Day Spa Association.