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A record-setting mud therapy event with 400 l of therapeutic mud

A record-breaking event took place during the European Spas & Balneology Congress 2024 in Druskininkai, Lithuania: the world's largest mud therapy procedure! Close to 100 participants from 27 countries simultaneously applied therapeutic mud to their hands in a demonstration of the healing power of natural resources. In total, 400 liters of this therapeutic mud, extracted from Lithuania's peatlands, was used in this historic event. Check...

“Training in Singing Bowl Therapy”, the winner in the category Innovative Spa Education

Interview with Mrs Eszter Jopp, Q1. Mrs. Eszter Jopp, congratulations! Klangschale Akademie’s “Training in Singing Bowl Therapy” program was the big winner in the category "Innovative Spa Education" at the European Spas Association’s awards for innovation for 2024. What do you think was the main factor that drove the jury to award the program with the highest scores in the category? Thank you for your congratulations!...

A Spectacular Gathering of Health Visionaries: European Spas & Balneology Congress 2024

From 24 to 27 September 2024, the city of Druskininkai, Lithuania hosted the 28th European Spas & Balneology Congress. Held at the renowned Grand Spa Lietuva, the event brought together 220 distinguished participants from 27 countries. The congress concluded on a high note with the much-anticipated ESPA Innovation Awards and a grand gala dinner at the spectacular Snow Arena Druskininkai. Welcoming Remarks Lithuania’s Deputy Minister of...

ESPA Innovation Awards 2024: WINNERS AND SPECIAL JURY AWARDS

C1 INNOVATIVE & HEALTH RESORT DESTINATION WINNER: DRUSKININKAI - LITHUANIA Druskininkai is a health and climate resort with a strict forest conservation concept.The city will continue to develop large leisure and recreation facilities, such as a waterpark and ski arena. It also offers unique leisure activities that complement wellness time, including a Tree Climbing Park, an Olympic-level athlete center, over 60 km of bike trails, and...

Elisabetta Neri: Luxury Wellness Travel @Travelux Club 2025 

Elisabetta Neri is poised to provide valuable insights into the world of luxury travel. As the organizer of Europe's most significant business-to-business Travelux 2025 event in Venice for luxury tour operators and as a leading player in the field of trade promotion for luxury hospitality and travel, she aims to effectively educate the travel industry about the differences between spa and the European health resorts...

Dr. Marius Dubnikovas: “The Future of Europe Health Tourism”

Mr. Marius Dubnikovas, Vice President of the Lithuanian Business Confederation, asoc. professor at the Vilnius University, business development manager at Compensa life, Economist. At the ESPA congress, he will talk about the Future of Europe Health Tourism. He has been working in financial sector for the last 15 years. Main skills and experience was earned in relation management and sales. This kind of skills came...

Konstantin Ovsyannikov: “The use of hot mineral baths in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus”

M.D., Ph.D., Prof. Konstantin Ovsyannikov will provide insight into the use of hot mineral baths in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. He has 27 years of experience working with patients with diabetes mellitus, obesity, thyroid diseases, osteoporosis, resistant arterial hypertension, and lipid metabolism disorders.

Daniel Fajkus: “Be In, Go Out – Importance of physical activity in climatic spa”

Daniel Fajkus, a certified paramedic with fifteen years of experience in hospital facilities, currently works as a spa manager in the leading West Bohemian hotel Falkensteiner Spa Resort Mariánské Lázně, where he has been managing his department for twelve years. In his presentation, he speaks about how important it is to move enough, increase VO2 max and combine everything with being outside in the healthy...

Step by Step ESPA CONFERENCE 2024 Walk, celebrate & win!

We are organizing Step by Step ESPA Conference together with Walk15 and the Lithuanian National Association of Medical Spa and Rehabilitation Centers, ESPA and Resort Association.  The Association is providing the prize, while Walk15 is responsible for the technical realization. All officially registered participants of the ESPA CONFERENCE 2024  are eligible to participate. They will receive the access data (QR code) exclusively on site  and...

Janka Zálešáková: Climatic conditions suitable for treatment

A medical doctor who connected her whole career with medical spas. She worked on the position as spa physician, research worker of Research institute, lecturer in courses preparing doctors for medical specialization Physiatry, Balneology and Medical rehabilitation, as top manager of a big spa company, expert in assessing natural healing resources and climatic conditions. She is the author and co-author of several publications focused...