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Refresh and restore your mind and body with Spa Gaucin’s summer special, the “Refresher Duo.” The treatment was designed to relax tight, muscles and exfoliate lackluster skin.

It starts with a 60-minute Mediterranean deep massage with the fresh scent of the spa’s luxurious Chardonnay massage oil. Next up, a 60-minute Advanced AHA Facial, which gives you a deep exfoliation and moisture replenishment for a younger look and healthy glow. It’s ideal for all skin types.

The duo treatment costs $305 and the price is good through Aug. 31. The award-winning, 30,000-square-foot, full-service Spa Gaucin at The St. Regis Monarch Beach features 24 treatment rooms, a fitness center, outdoor lap pool, spa café and boutique, private women’s and men’s relaxation areas, and a coed tranquility lounge.

Beyond world-class treatments, Spa Gaucin offers spa-related activities including nature trail walks along the coastline, beach boot camps, dance and yoga classes, and weekly Women Who Wine events.

You can book treatments online here.

One Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point. 949.234.3367.

Rated-G Learning

Peace in Motion is a four-week, nine session video production course designed specifically for the Center for Living Peace in Irvine. Children ages 9 to 14 (5th to 8th grade) can learn how to produce a short film and will use video as a medium to explore and express themes that relate to Living Peace in a group project, hands-on setting. The first session starts Tuesday, from 9 to 11 a.m. your child will experience hands on learning of high quality video production equipment in a group environment. Each group will plan, film and edit their own short films by investigating the four pillars of the Center for Living Peace: peace education and diplomacy; safeguarding the environment; inner growth and development; and exploration of self and the world through arts, culture, and technology. Upon completion of the program, a celebration of your children’s work at the “Peace in Motion Film Festival” Thursday, Aug. 19 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. where all films will be screened to family and friends.

The fee for this four-week program costs $350 and includes a DVD of your child’s finished projects. Center For Living Peace at 4139 Campus Drive in Irvine. 949.854.5500.