Recent Press

Psychologist Known for Work in Community Returns (Ventura County Star)

 

She's back.

A true renaissance woman, Dr. Priscilla Partridge de Garcia has excelled in so many areas it is hard to quantify.

A noted clinical psychologist, she also is an avocational artist, an author and a pioneer in the area of helping women in particular excel in their lives.

She has returned to Ventura County to assume the psychology practice she kept up for the past seven years commuting from Nashville, Tenn.

Read full article


PhotoVentura comes to the Historic Love House Gallery (Ventura Star)


Gail Lansbury's "Lonely" is one of many photographs featured in the special exhibition at the Historic Love House Gallery at SPA by Diane Loring, Inc.


We were also very honored to have legendary actress Angela Lansbury (right) grace us with her presence during the welcoming reception in support of her sister-in-law along with Gail's husband Bruce (left).

Woman Not Alone After Divorce Author Says ( Ventura Star)
Divorce doesn't need to have such a negative stigma attached to it, said Diane Loring, owner of SPA by Diane Loring at the historic Love House in Ventura, host of Lehr's book signing Sunday.

"Leslie's book will undoubtedly open up the opportunity for positive discussion about life after divorce and the endless possibilities for success and happiness, whether a person remains single or goes on to get married again," said Loring, 56.

View Full Article

 

Coastal Living - July/August 2008

"What's really breathing life back into these treasures, however, are the eateries and shops that draw weekenders.  Many of the historic Victorians now house businesses, including the blissful SPA by Diane Loring. East Main Street buzzes with vintage clothing stores, cafes, and wine bars."

Discover Ventura County - 2008
"Located at the historic Victorian Love House, SPA by Diane Loring showcased local artists and infuses a warm communal vibe into its full salon and signature spa services.  A spacious couples room is reserved for any two people "who like each other"."


Pasadena Magazine - Ventura's Best Bets - October 2007
"When it comes to spas, Ventura offers an ecstasy of choice.  One of the best, however, is SPA by Diane Loring, located in a great Victorian building called the Love House.  Treatment prices here are more reasonable than what you'll pay in the L.A. area, and the walls here are hung with paintings and photographs by Ventura artists...the Chocolate Sugar Body Scrub is one of the SPA's signature treatments; this mind/body aromatherapy journey ends with glorious massage and hydration that revitalizes skin and senses...the same can be said about vistiting Ventura...a gem on the face of California."

805 Living - September 2007
"Looking for a No-Cal, No-Fat Chocolate Fix? The SPA by Diane Loring in downtown Ventura offers two decadent chocolate treatments.  The sensual Chocolate Sugar Body Scrub uses chocolate scented oils and honeyed sugar to exfoliate, smooth, and hydrate your body.  Think chocolate is fattening?  On the contrary! Try the aromatic Chocolate Contour Body Wrap, which uses antioxidant-rich chocolate clay to tone and firm your skin.  The spa is located in the historic Love House, a sprawling mansion built in 1903 by Ada McCoskey, the widow of prominent Ventura physician, J.H. Love.  It's the perfect spa setting - and a treat in itself."

Yogi Times - July/August 2006
"Here you will find superb yoga classes in intimate, airy, sunlit rooms, a lengthy menu of massage and bodywork options and a full service hair salon...its also worth noting that the attentive and polite massage therapists at Loring's Love House live up to their establishments name.  Their body work is deeply nurturing."

Your photo may be in Society Magazine
If you haven't seen the printed version, you can still read the electronic version online -- just click the link below to read the Sept/Oct issue.