spa

The benifits of a spa treatment:

• soothing tense and sore muscles
• cleaning, toning and nourishing the skin
• detoxifying the body to enhance the immune system
• stimulating circulation to ease conditions like arthritis and rheumatism
• relieving anxiety, anger and depression
• calming allergies and easing symptoms of diabetes, migraines and asthma
• improving flexibility
• increasing the body's energy flow
• healing emotional distress
• enhancing body-mind awareness
• improving spiritual focus and clarity

Because spas have become a gateway to learning self-care, education is a key ingredient to their success. So, look for those that share a healing narrative or philosophy, employ a knowledgeable staff and support quality products. And look to an environment that promotes relaxation. For example, instinctively human beings are calmed by the presence of nature's primordial elements. That might mean stone walls and floors to help us feel in contact with the comfortable earth around us, flickering candles to evoke the warmth of fire, or fountains and hot steam rooms to remind us that 70 per cent of our universe is water. Interestingly, in our culture, we think that clean is cool while in contrast, most spas promote the idea that clean is warm and cozy.