Spa guests' guide on how to fully enjoy maximum benefits from your Mandala Spa & Villas treatment
Spa guests’ guide on how to fully enjoy maximum benefits from your Mandala Spa & Villas treatment
To receive the maximum benefits from your chosen massage treatment, Mandala Spa suggests the following:
• Arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled treatment. Prior to your massage, you will receive a sarong to change into. We strongly suggest that all clothing and jewelry be left in your locker. If you feel more comfortable leaving your undergarments on, that's fine too. During your massage, your therapist keeps your entire body draped, and only undrapes that part that is being massaged.
• Once you are with your therapist you will be asked certain questions, such as whether there is anything you feel that you need to convey. Feel free to express your needs so as to receive specific attention to tense or trouble spots. Your therapist will ask you a few questions to ascertain the most optimum treatment for your session.
• Relax. This is time for you, your body and your mind, to release the worries and stresses of the day. Deep breathing and closing the eyes will assist in your complete relaxation.
• Let your therapist know if you are comfortable or uncomfortable, too warm or too cold or if the massage pressure is too light or too intense.
• Trust your massage therapist to move your limbs in whatever position is necessary for and during the massage.
• Enjoy the massage and know that you are doing something very good for your body and your mind. You deserve this healthy interlude.
Here’s how to drift into bliss with a Mandala Signature Massage
The Mandala Signature Massage is a gentle approach to deep relaxation and energy balancing. Deep relaxation promotes healing for the body and soul. Pressure applied is gentle to medium. To receive the maximum benefits from this exceptional bodywork we would like to make the following suggestions:
• Be aware of your breath.
• Communicate with your therapist about your comfort level on the pressure and stretches.
• Let your mind drift away and allow yourself to relax into the touch of your therapist.
• Drink herbal tea or water after the massage to further enhance the benefits.
How to make the most out of your Deep Tissue Massage
Deep Tissue Therapy addresses chronic tensions in deep muscle layers. Your therapist will progress carefully and gradually with from medium to strong pressure. For you to receive maximum benefits and to avoid discomfort, we would like to make the following suggestions:
• Stay present and listen to your body. Be aware of areas of discomfort or pain.
• Be aware of your breath. Inhale and exhale with the massage. If you feel the need to verbalize your feelings while exhaling, please do so.
• Communicate with your therapist about your comfort level on the pressure and stretches.
• After your session, drink plenty of water to assist your body in flushing dislodged toxins.
How to receive the maximum benefits and relaxation from a facial
• Arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled facial treatment to allow ample time to change into the sarong that will be provided to you (remove all clothing and jewelry from your upper body) and to fill out a client history card. The skincare information allows your therapist to determine the best spa treatment and home recommendation for you.
• Your facial will consist of thorough and deep cleansing to purify, nourish and tone your skin. A woman can expect all of her makeup to be removed. Both men and women should advise their therapist as to whether or not they are wearing contact lenses.
• Relax completely. A basic facial will take one hour to perform. Close your eyes. Breathe deeply and take this time to release the worries and the stresses of the day.
• Let your therapist know if you are comfortable or uncomfortable, too warm or too cold, or if a product is over stimulating. Your comfort and care is of utmost concern and priority.
• Enjoy your facial. The results will be visible and lasting.
How to take a seaweed bath
Taking a seaweed bath is like taking a bath in a diluted medicinal tea and absorbing the healing properties through the skin instead of the digestive system. The water in the tub is hot and filled to the point where you will be covered when you recline. The leaves will turn a beautiful green while the water will turn a rich brown, as the plants release their minerals. As you soak, the gel from the seaweed will transfer onto your skin. This coating increases perspiration to release toxins from your system, and replaces them with minerals, by osmosis. Rub your skin with the sea leaves during the bath to stimulate circulation, especially areas where cellulite appears. When the sea greens have done their work, the gel coating dissolves and floats off the skin, and the leaves will shrivel - a sign that the bath is over. Thirty minutes is usually about right to balance the acid-alkaline system, encourage liver activity, and the release of cellulite and fat.
Improved skin tone color and better circulation are usually noticeable immediately.
A hot seaweed bath is one of the most effective treatments in natural healing and beautification, but use it with care. If you suffer from Iodine disorders, heart disease or have high blood pressure, check with your physician before having one.