The essence of an Asian spa is tranquility. therapy and spirituality packaged in a tropical setting. To lay back amid lush vegetation, per¬haps cooled by an ocean breeze, is to let life's stress evaporate slowly from every pore. So you're not in a hut by the ocean? Be inventive, and imagine you are in Bali or Thailand. Substitute the background ebb and flow of the ocean with a CD which plays wave after wave of quiet and splash. You don't even have to get wet to feel refreshed! Should you choose to Lake a dip, immerse yourself in the bath. The sensation of floating weightless is primal and powerful. Water, after all, was our first home. To recreate that feeling of warmth, safety and isolation, fill the tub at just about body temperature, and take a relaxing bath .You can maximize its sedative effect with calming oils such as ylang-ylang or sandalwood, and a scented candle at one side. A hot-water soak quickens pulse and induces perspiration, allowing the kidneys to work more efficiently without working harder. Ginger or nutmeg oils enhance relaxation and purification. A hot soak is powerfully soporific, so after 15 minutes or so, you may want to inhale an energizing whiff of peppermint oil to help you climb out of the tub.
Alternatively when you take a shower the rainforest you produce in your own bathroom will ease your mind as well as your muscles. The sound of falling water can do that. Music will heighten your sensation. For an Asian mood try the xylophonic rhythms of the In¬donesian gamelan ,the meditative notes of the Japanese shakuhachi flute, trance-inducing gawwali chants, and the near hypnosis of sitar based Indian ragas .Their harmonics will soothe Your rough edges,flushing out the dissonance of tension and filling you with a deep sense of calm. (And, of course, for those deeply rooted in Western tradition, there's always Mozart or some Chopin preludes.)
One of the delights of a tropical spa is the use of outside space. At home, this might be an early-morning dip in the swimming pool before a facial, or an outdoor shower under-the stars to wash off a yoghurt rub. Perhaps it's`simply a secluded spot under a. shady tree in the middle of a Sunday afternoon. So you trade the bale bengon the, Javanese daybed – for a webbed chaise longue. Whether inside or outside, the point is you're giving yourself 20 blissful minutes with, perhaps, honey and cucumber on your face, or your hair-wrapped in a towel for an aromatherapy scalp treatment – and no one to concentrate on but yourself.
Needless to say the Indonesians have a phrase to describe an experience like this: leha leha is a Javanese expression that stands for peace, relaxation, daydreaming, a mind emptied of tension and stress.
Alternatively when you take a shower the rainforest you produce in your own bathroom will ease your mind as well as your muscles. The sound of falling water can do that. Music will heighten your sensation. For an Asian mood try the xylophonic rhythms of the In¬donesian gamelan ,the meditative notes of the Japanese shakuhachi flute, trance-inducing gawwali chants, and the near hypnosis of sitar based Indian ragas .Their harmonics will soothe Your rough edges,flushing out the dissonance of tension and filling you with a deep sense of calm. (And, of course, for those deeply rooted in Western tradition, there's always Mozart or some Chopin preludes.)
One of the delights of a tropical spa is the use of outside space. At home, this might be an early-morning dip in the swimming pool before a facial, or an outdoor shower under-the stars to wash off a yoghurt rub. Perhaps it's`simply a secluded spot under a. shady tree in the middle of a Sunday afternoon. So you trade the bale bengon the, Javanese daybed – for a webbed chaise longue. Whether inside or outside, the point is you're giving yourself 20 blissful minutes with, perhaps, honey and cucumber on your face, or your hair-wrapped in a towel for an aromatherapy scalp treatment – and no one to concentrate on but yourself.
Needless to say the Indonesians have a phrase to describe an experience like this: leha leha is a Javanese expression that stands for peace, relaxation, daydreaming, a mind emptied of tension and stress.
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