Lenox offers everything, from a luxury wellness spa to a metal sculpture yard Nicole Estaphan heads to Lenox, Massachusetts to enjoy a little luxury and some unique metal sculptures Share Updated: 8:07 PM EST Feb 16, 2021 Lenox offers everything, from a luxury wellness spa to a metal sculpture yard Nicole Estaphan heads to Lenox, Massachusetts to enjoy a little luxury and some unique metal sculptures Share Updated: 8:07 PM EST Feb 16, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript LUXURY. NICOLE: THOUSANDS OF VISITORS ARE DRAWN TO LENOX IN EVERY SEASON. A PLACE OF REFLECTION, HOME NOW TO THE BERKSHIRES, A MODERN TUTOR-STYLE RESORT HELPING PEOPLE LIVE IN MORE REWARDING LIFE. >> A LOT OF TIMES WE WANTED A TIMEOUT IN LIFE OR A VACATION OR WANTED SOMETHING GREAT INTENT, AND WE LOSE THAT AS SOON AS WE GET HOME. SO REALLY IT IS TO BRING THOSE LIFE SKILLS HOME. NICOLE: THEY OPENED THEIR DOORS IN THE SUMMER OF 2020. A LARGELY TECHNOLOGY-FREE OASIS WITH PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO REFLECT THE PARTICULAR WANTS OR NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL GUESTS. >> NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL OF LIFE OR HOW MUCH HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS YOU HAVE HAD, THERE IS ALWAYS GROWTH POTENTIAL. YOU PUSH A PERSON TO THE LIMITS THEY FEEL IS RIGHT FOR THEM. NICOLE: FROM HEALTHY COOKING CLASSES, TO SPORT, AND A HANDS-ON CONNECTION TO NATURE. >> THE ECON PROGRAMS ARE UNIQUE. OUR EMPHASIS IS ABOUT CONNECTION AND RELATIONSHIP. NICOLE: JEN SAYS THE HORSES HERE, MOST OF THEM RESCUE ANIMALS, HAVE EXPERIENCED LIFE TRAUMAS AND TRANSITIONS. >> AND YET THEY CONTINUE TO MOVE ON. THEY HAVE EMBRACED A NEW BEGINNING. NICOLE: PROGRAMS INCLUDE SOME UNUSUAL STUFF LIKE PAINTING ON A HORSE. NOT CANVAS. THE HORSE ITSELF. AN INTIMATE CONNECTION SHE SAYS CAN OFTEN CHANGE THE WAY WE SEE OUR OWN LIVES. >> THEY ARE LIVING EMBLEMS OF RESILIENCE, ADAPTATION. WE ARE NOT ALONE IN HAVING TO ADAPT AND BE RESILIENT IN CHALLENGING TIMES. NICOLE: WE FOLLOW LUKE BLOOM, DIRECTOR OF INTEGRATED WELLNESS, TO THE CHALLENGE COURSE. >> THIS IS OUR CUSTOM-BUILT RECLINING CHALLENGE COURSE, WHICH HAS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO. EACH ONE OF THEM HELPING US WEAVE A THREAD OF MINDFULNESS. NICOLE: SO WE CLIMBED TO THE TOP. SHAKING ARMS LEAD THE WAY FOR THIS FEARLESS REPORTER. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO FOCUS IN AND FIGURED OUT. WE CAN DO HARD THINGS. TO EVENTUALLY SET YOURSELF FREE. EVEN IF THE JUMP IS HARD TO SWALLOW. >> YOU GOT IT. NICOLE: WHOO! THESE ARE THE MOMENT YOU GET TO TAKE HOME. AND IF IT IS TOO FAR OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE, THERE IS ALWAYS A RESTFUL SPA WITH UNFORGETTABLE VIEWS. TOM FIORINI HAS CALLED LENOX HOME FOR SEVEN DECADES. >> A LITTLE HARD TO FIND IN THE BACK. NICOLE: BEHIND THE STOREFRONTS THAT LINE ITS DOWNTOWN, HE DISPLAYS HIS ART IN DIFFERENT FORM. >> I LIKE TO CALL IT JUNK SCULPTURE, BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LESS SNOBBY AND PRETENTIOUS. NICOLE: JUNK OR TREASURE IS UP TO THE CUSTOMER, BUT BEYOND THE VIBRANT COLOR OF TWISTED METAL, PIECES SO UNIQUE IT WILL KEEP YOU SPINNING FROM THE LIGHT. FROM THE AWARD-WINNING DOGHOUSE COVERED IN RECYCLED LICENSE PLATES. >> THIS IS ACTUALLY MY FOURTH ONE. NICOLE: TWO HIS BESTSELLER. >> I BET I SOLD 300 OF THEM. NICOLE: BUT IT WAS HIS BRUSH WITH NORMAN ROCKWELL WHO CALLED THE BERKSHIRES HOME FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES, THAT LEFT HIM WITH AN EDGE FOR ART. -- AN ITCH FOR ART. >> HE CAME TO MY SCHOOL AND CHOSE ME AND TWO OTHER KIDS. THE KID I WENT WITH DIDN’T HAVE A BASEBALL CAP, SO HE USED MY BASEBALL CAP AND THAT KID ENDED UP ON THE POSTER WITH MY CAP. NICOLE: HIS CAP PRECEDED HIS OWN ACCOLADES FOR MANY YEARS. BUT TOM FINALLY DID GET HIS DUE, A TOP AWARD FOR HIS BABY CARRIAGE CREATION, DISPLAYED ON THE STEPS OF THE SAME PLACE HE ONCE MODELED FOR ROCKWELL. >> I CALL IT A JUNKYARD BABY BUGGY. NICOLE: FIORINI’S CREATIVITY IS O DISPLAY YEAR-ROUND. NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED. SHAYNA: AND FIORINI SPENDS MUCH OF HIS TIME DIGGING UP TREASURED PIECES OF THE PAST FROM THE FORMER PROPERTY OF THE LENOX GLASS WORKS COMPANY. WHEN THEY CLOSED THEIR DOORS IN THE LATE 1800’S, THEY DUMPED VATS OF LIQUID GLASS, NOW LARGE GEM-LIKE CHUNKS, MANY INCLUDED IN HIS INVENTORY DOWNT