Meet Our Bloggers

As general manager of Lake Austin Spa Resort, Tracy York oversees all aspects of the daily operation of the resort as well as the LakeHouse Spa. During her tenure, she has overseen a multimillion dollar renovation of every building and the addition of the LakeHouse Spa, a 25,000-square foot spa facility and the Pool Barn in 2004. Prior to her appointment at Lake Austin Spa Resort, Tracy was the director of The Spa at the Crescent, a luxury spa, fitness and wellness facility managed by Rosewood Hotels and Resorts. In this role she managed all aspects of the private fitness facility and the public day spa. Tracy has also served on the development team for Rosewood Hotels designing spa and fitness facilities for new hotels and resorts around the world. She is a contributing author for the ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 5th ed. (Williams and Wilkins, 1995) and a textbook for wellness professionals entitled Health Fitness Management (Human Kinetics, 1997). Tracy also served as a section editor for the ACSM's Resource Manual to the Guidelines, 3rd and 4th ed. (Williams and Wilkins, 1998, 2001).

Trisha Shirey's 25-year association with Lake Austin Spa Resort has resulted in organic herb and vegetable gardens, an organic orchard and a wealth of flowers to enhance the grounds and brighten the delicious low-fat dishes served in the dining room. Plantings are designed to be Texas tough, but beautiful. Despite the foraging deer, flowers are in evidence year round. Many of the gardens are designed to delight butterflies and hummingbirds, which are seen in abundance. Crafts are another of Trisha's interests, and she teaches classes such as pressed flower designs, potpourri, painting pots and herbal swags, to the guests at LASR. She has participated in the writing, editing and testing of two cookbooks for the resort, and teaches cooking classes as well.

Robbie Hudson began her career with Lake Austin Spa Resort in 1989 and has been the Director of Programming for over 10 years. She attended Texas Tech University, received a BS in Education and holds a Texas Teaching Certificate. Electing not to pursue the conventional classroom, her love for movement led her to begin teaching aerobic dance classes when it was a brand new idea back in the early 1980's! In the mid eighties she taught franchised classes for Body Business, Inc. in the Lake Travis area before joining Lake Austin Spa Resort.