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Work And Wellness: Where To Find Calm And Relaxation In New Orleans
22.01.2024 - 12:47 / forbes.com
It’s no secret that New Orleans, the 300-plus-year Louisiana port town situated along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River is known for it’s spirited revelry, jazz music, butter-rich food, buzzy cocktails (the Sazerac was born here) and annual Mardi Gras celebration — commencing this February. For leisure and business travelers looking for a quiet respite, you’re in luck. Below, the best of Crescent City’s outdoor spaces, leafy parks, natural beauty boutiques, healthy eats, spas and hotel offerings.
Enjoy a stroll inside this 11-acre sculpture garden in City Park. Amid a spread of mature pines, magnolias and live oaks, you’ll also find an array of 90 sculptures — including French-born artist Arman’s 20-ft tall Pablo Casals’s Obelisk (1983) made of welded bronze cellos; Augustus Saint-Gaudens' sculpture of the goddess Diana; Robert Indiana’s larger than life, three-dimensional “Love” sculpture, and Mexican artist Pedro Reyes’s Epicurus made of volcanic stone, once used to create sculpture and for cooking.
Uptown, this 340-acre park is dotted with an oak trees — including an unmissable The Tree of Life (the Étienne de Boray Oak) and tranquil lagoons. It’s no wonder the park, which opened in 1898, was named after the naturalist John James Audubon. Throw a picnic on one of the green spaces or enjoy Bird Island, housing a prominent rookery with herons, egrets, double-crested cormorant and anhinga. In the meanwhile, a pleasant 1.8 mile loop services joggers and cyclists, while an 18-hole, par 62 course appeals to golfers. Also on-site: the Audubon Zoo, designed by the legendary Olmsted Brothers, is ideal for children.
In the Lower Garden District, the Spyre Center is a one-stop venue with an infrared sauna, hot and cold hydrotherapy, dry float tank, salt water lap pool, and meditation room for contemplation. A chic cafe also offers healthy eats. Set in a cozy studio, Nola Yoga Loft offers Vinyasa practices (and $10 community classes) while the nearby Romney serves up cycling and pilates classes; and afterwards, a raw food and juice counter. Too many beignets the night before? Torch your calories at Swoot, where on-staff trainers offer group classes and private sessions including HIIT, weight training, boxing and step aerobics. Quiet moment? Like it’s name suggests, Float NOLA specializes in flotation therapy and warm saline baths in darkened, silent rooms.
For juices and smoothies, The Antidote has you covered, while lunch lets you order leafy salads, grain bowls and wraps. Uptown, the venerable raw REPUBLIC pours organic juices alongside superfood porridge, nourishing bone broth and grass-fed butter coffee. With a trio of locations, Satsuma doles out tofu scrambles and quinoa salads while Lamara
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