The $1.5 million renovation at The Spa at Château Élan at Château Élan Winery & Resort in Braselton, GA, was recently completed, including upgrades to the spa’s 35 treatment rooms, relaxation areas and customized couples’ rooms. 800-233-9463
Exhale Mindbodyspa opened its first Georgia location in Atlanta in September. The 22,000-square-foot facility is the home to Core Fusion and yoga classes, a mind body gym with core cycling classes, award-winning spa and healing services, and well-being programs. 404-720-5000
Miami’s Tempo Miami opened its 8,000-square-foot RockResorts Spa, featuring treatments designed to reflect the distinct tone of musical instruments, including movement massages, facial expressions, body of art wraps and wax lyrical. Patrick Little is the spa director. 866-513-7625
Veteran spa professional Shelley Hancock opened Real World Esthetics Training Center in Foster City, CA. Her goals are to advise estheticians and help guide them into taking their businesses to the next level. 650-286-0311
Beauty Schools of America, a beauty and spa educational institute, was approved as an International Therapy Examination Council (ITEC) Registered College in the categories of Spa Treatment, Beauty Specialists and Nail Technology, making it one of only five beauty and spa schools to have achieved this status. 305-824-2054