If you’ve ever Facebook-surfed ’til 2 in the morning, slept with your Blackberry nestled under your pillow, or caught yourself thinking in 140 characters or less… listen up. The #SIGNOFF Movement is over for blogging’s sake, but now it’s up to you to keep it going on a daily basis. On June 10th in NYC, Spa Week’s Internet Week Retreat encouraged everyone to reap the benefits of frequent, wholesome breaks from the dizzying inter-webs and our many technology devices. We pampered over 200 Internet addicts with an afternoon of massage, meditation, acupuncture, refreshing cocktails and a wealth of #SIGNOFF inspiration from some of our favorite Internet personalities and wellness experts.

So before you listen to us and actually #SIGNOFF… learn a thing or two from the video recap:

Also, check out the Retreat pics on our Facebook Page

Many of us would probably crawl into a corner and have a conniption if we were told to shut off our Blackberries, iPhones, iPads, Androids, laptops…the list goes on. We’re definitely a society prone to checking emails before we go to bed at night and updating our Twitter statuses even before we brush our teeth in the morning. That’s why we used this week to have our Facebook Fans, Twitter followers and anyone who supported the #SIGNOFF movement to revert back to the basics in life. We’ll even help – check out the below suggestions from our friends and fans letting us know how they #SIGNOFF.

Read:

- Reading a good fictional book. It’s a great distraction for my mind and a book, unlike TV, doesn’t requires either electricity or batteries to enjoy it. (Leon Tulton on Facebook)
- Reading a good book – paper not Kindle ;-) (@transcenddayspa on Twitter)
- Reading (Tameka Johnson on Facebook)
- Reading……an actual book. i love the feel of turning actual pages ( @guestlistblog on Twitter)
- Reading and running (Kim Miller Malone on Facebook)
- Reading a good book (Amy Traiger on Facebook)
- Reading a good book (DonEisha Goodson on Facebook)
- @MeghanButler Reading books! (cause I’m old school like that)
- Reading a real book, not kindle stuff (@doctorClaudia on Twitter)

Life’s a Beach:

- Being a beach bum!!! :) (Yvonne Gyapong on Facebook)
- Reading on the beach =) (Jenny McCray on Facebook)
- Beachside reading and writing (Tanya Johnson-Coleman on Facebook)

Kickback Poolside:
- Lounging by the pool with a good drink and a great book (Maggie Gottlieb on Facebook)
- Swimming…just you and the water (Armelinda Stojku on Facebook
- I love when I escape on my Barbie beach bike & my iPhone battery is low/dead #signoff :} (@Ponderful on Twitter)

Indulge if You’re Over 21

- Wine (Ashley Brady on Facebook)
- @Ashley: yes, WINE!! (Yvette Lola Brownridge)

Be Outdoors-y:

- Hiking (Bart van Hunskerken on Facebook)
- Gardening, hiking, being outdoors! (Sarina Silvers on Facebook)
- Horseback riding and swimming (Tracey Y. Washington-Boucaud on Facebook)
- Playing with my lil doggie (Eboniña Evans on Facebook)
- Walking (@anthonyderico on Twitter)

Me Time:
- Being alone……..TOTALLY ALONE….doing what ever I want ….whenever i want………. (Diane Watson on Facebook)
- Watching the rain, seriously! (@anetah on Twitter)
- Meditation! Swimming in the ocean! (Laurel Levey-Giacomino on Facebook)
- Cleaning my apartment! All that scrubbing is a nice little work out and I love when everything is dust free. (@PBRandPBJ on Twitter)- Star gazing… (Lisa-Ann Galati on Facebook)
- Nap, walk, read, swim, sing (Jessica Russell on Facebook)
- Singing, writing. . .sleeping. .lol (Liberty Renae on Facebook)
- Sewing and decorative painting, cooking, baking. (Cathy Sweeney on Facebook)

QT with your mate:
- Painting my nails out on my porch! Evening walks with my hunny ♥ (Stephanie M Corti on Facebook)
- S*x (Keep it PG, Suzy Modrich Rebsamen on Facebook)

Spa It!:
- Corefusion followed by a deep flow massage! (@ExhaleNYC on Twitter)
- Massage & Reading! (Mika Nicole Collins on Facebook)
- Having 2 hour massage! (Frances Pierce from Facebook)
- A nice wash and set at the hair salon. They give the most amazing scalp massage. Aaaah! Total relaxation. (@musiqal1 on Twitter)
- A good mani/pedi and sleep! (@lostplum on Twitter)
- An in-room massage! (@TheChanlerHotel on Twitter)
- No tech activity for me is reading a book while getting a pedicure; or swimming in the sea. :) (@maurawhite on Twitter ) 

Shop Til You Drop:
- Shoe shopping! (Nikki Daniel on Facebook)
- Shopping (Angela Segreti Romanski on Facebook)

Recharge:

- Sleeping!! (Latasha Avery on Facebook)
- Sleep (@LaurenRaeLevy on Twitter)
- Sleeping while getting a massage (Lori Morris on Facebook)

Family Time:
- Playing with the kids (Sharonda Layton Carter on Facebook)
- People watching sitting outside some coffee shop. (Andrea Zappone on Facebook)

It’s a Work Out:
- Tennis (pref on the west side highway) is my favorite #SIGNOFF activity (@joehodges on Twitter)
- Running (Jenny Smith on Facebook)
- Dance class! (@RealKimPhoenix)

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Internet Week is officially here in NYC!
A week to celebrate the city’s thriving Internet industry and community.
Back-to-back panels and parties embracing social media, technology and a love for connecting and creating online.
But we have one question:

How do you #SIGNOFF?

Editor and blogger Anne Fritz religiously turns off her phone every night at 11 PM sharp. Social media strategist Zachary Adam Cohen hardly goes a minute without tweeting… or a day without Bikram Yoga. “Digital something” Damien Basile tweets proudly about leaving his phone at home when he goes for a run outside.

It doesn’t take much.

So this Internet Week, Spa Week is hosting an Internet Week Retreat with exhale to encourage widespread #SIGNOFF for the folks who need it most–for the online  influencers, innovators, and those who have shaped the Internet into what it is today. A little thank you via massage, meditation, acupuncture and inspirational speakers… and a little reminder to live life in more than 140 characters.

Join in the #SIGNOFF movement!

Tweet your best Internet Escape tips using #SIGNOFF and @SPAWEEK

now and throughout Internet Week, June 7 – 14.

We’ll retweet the good ones from @SPAWEEK, and we’ll blog some of the best ones too.

But don’t worry… we’re not straying TOO far from The Internet. Tune in right here June 10th from 4 – 7:30 PM for our LIVE Internet Retreat inspirational speaker series on how to live better offline for a healthier, happier and more productive you. Here’s the lineup of speakers:

Update: We were not able to live-stream due to a shift in speaker location within the venue, but we’re videotaping everyone and will post their talks soon!

4:20 – Welcome + Opening Exercises with Spa Week and Exhale
Michelle Joni Lapidos (@michellejoni) Social Media Director at Spa Week + editor of Spa Week Daily (@SPAWEEK)
Catherine Hess, Holistic Health Counselor and Senior Teacher for exhale (@exhaleNYC)
Topic: Taking time to EXHALE in the Great Technology Race

4:40 – Zachary Adam Cohen (@zacharycohen) Social Media Consultant, Blogger, Local Foods Advocate, Yogi
Topic: Tweet. Eat. Yoga. Repeat. Learn Zach’s most successful moves—online and on the yoga mat.

5:00 – Keri Glassman (@keriglassman) Author of The O2 Diet, owner of Nutritious Life, Women’s Health Magazine & CBS Early Show contributor.
Topic: How to Be Healthy, Thin And Beautiful (and not just in your avatar)

5:20 – Oz Sultan (@ozsultan) Social Media Specialist at Irisnation, world’s largest private agency.
Topic: Ayurveda and Unani: Growing up with Ancient Cold Remedies in a 2.0 World

5:40 – Andrea Syrtash (@andreasyrtash) Dating and relationship expert, author of ‘He’s Just Not Your Type (And That’s a Good Thing)’
Topic: Your love life—Online and Off.

6:00 – Brett Petersel (@brett) Business Development and Events at Mashable
Topic: Mashable Unplugged! #SIGNOFF advice from the most plugged in of them all.

6:20 – Julia Roy (@juliaroy) Senior Manager of New Media, Coach Inc., Digital Influencer
Topic: The Rules of Disengagement, by Julia Roy

6:40 – Damien Basile (@db) Communications Strategist and Entrepreneur, Simplifier
Topic: Running without a phone in your hand, and other brilliant ways to separate Work and Life

7:00 – PJ Gach (@bettybuzz) Senior Style & Beauty Editor at Betty Confidential
Topic: Offline Excellence, as told by a member of the team that won Min’s 2010 Best of the WebEditorial Excellence Award

Live Broadcast by Ustream.TV

And for all the techies– when our next bi-annual Spa Week event comes around with luxurious $50 spa treatments for all (September 13-19 on the West Coast and Chicago, October 11-17 for the rest of the country), feel free to throw a #SIGNON party in the middle of it. We won’t be mad.