The times we live in make us want to fadeout into another world every so often, even if it is just for a couple of hours. This immediate need to “break away”, especially in the urban scenario is becoming a booming reality. So what to do?
This is where a rejuvenating day spa can be a true blessing– a place where you can indulge in some much desired “me” time, to lay back and relax, beautify, reflect and detox. Spa treatments are all the rage these days- you might have noticed newspaper advertisements or billboards touting the miraculous cognitive, mental and physical health benefits of these treatments. You can now unwind at a local spa and see for yourself.
A Visit to the Spa Encourages Relaxation
Spa treatments have been shown to mitigate the “stress hormone”, cortisol in the body. It allows the body to get into a tranquillizing rest-and-recovery state- an effect that sticks around even after the treatment is over. The benefits of improved mental relaxation include, creative and calm thinking, better handling of pressure, positive attitude, relaxed state of mental alertness and improved mental outlook.
Day Spas Help to Alleviates Stress
Research has proven that spa treatments can immensely relax your muscles, reduce your blood pressure and heart rate and boost the production of endorphins, a natural “feel good” chemical of your body. It also releases dopamine and serotonin, and the result is a feeling of relaxation and calm mind that makes chronic as well as acute stress much easier to overcome.
A Massage Can Improves Physical Posture
When you hunch your shoulders, you are pressing down on the internal organs and your body is not correctly aligned. Spa therapies, like a deep tissue massage, can help to loosen and relax muscles made sore by wrong posture, allowing the body to position itself in its correct and pain free natural posture.
Spa Treatments to Reinvigorate & Relax
Here are some reinvigorating spa treatments that contribute to greater relaxation, health and mindfulness.
Aromatherapy 
This therapy uses fragrant essential oils extracted from flowers, fruits and herbs to naturally enhance the relaxation benefits. It is a holistic approach that treats the body, spirit and mind. It releases irritability, apprehension and nervousness. The relaxing blend of essential oils promotes a sense of harmony and inner peace. Additionally, it promotes blood circulation and helps aid tissue recovery and also mitigate pain.
Ayurveda Massage Therapy
The name itself implies that the science of life and its objective is to achieve optimal health at all levels, including mental, spiritual and physical levels through use of theories and techniques that incorporate herbal massage treatments. This therapy creates positive results for anxiety, depression, stress and also cognitive ailments such as memory loss.
Sleep Therapy
This helps to rest and relax your mind. Insufficient sleep is linked with hypertension, cancer, heart disorders and memory issues. Hence, this can greatly help to relax your mind.
Music, Vibration, Color, Light and Sound Therapy
In stimulating your mind, the forces of sound, color, light and vibration can create a great impact on mood change, relaxation and energy levels. These frequencies effect people both physically and emotionally. Some of these treatments include Kohler’s Vibration Acoustic Bath, Gong Baths, Tibetan sound massage etc where sound waves move through the water and entail a healing feeling.
The healing powers of these spa treatments have been delineated on since early times. So pamper yourself with these heavenly spa therapies and keep your mind and body healthy and alert.