Rejuvenate with spa treatments

Our hectic lifestyles give us no time to pamper our body; we attend to it only when it breaks down. Spa therapies can be beneficial to avoid such situations and relax

By Sonia Rodrigues

It's rejuvenating indeed; an experience that gives a wonderful feeling of freshness. Spa, a water treatment, boosts energy levels after a day's hectic schedule.

Spa towns or spa resorts (including hot springs resorts) typically offer various health treatments cleansing your body off all intoxicants making you feel fresh and healthy. Besides rejuvenating, spa treatments can help in treating chronic ailments.

Today our hectic lifestyle gives us no time to pamper our body. The stress due to our heavily packed schedules also causes heavy wear and tear of the body. We attend to our body only when it breaks down.

Priya Dharmadhikari, Saffron Spring Spa believes spa is a face value relaxation therapy. "In a spa all your senses are catered to. Aroma oils absorbed through the skin induces deep relaxation and helps reduce anxiety, insomnia, headaches, asthma and also helps solve gynaecological problems. Foot reflexology helps to treat different affected organs and tissues and also high blood pressure. Oil-less massage accompanied with yoga positions helps to release blocked energy and improves blood circulation along with detoxification."

Talking about bringing back the natural balance of the body Arun Kharat, Lanna Wellness Pvt Ltd, says, "Various conditions like increased pollution, unhealthy and stressful lifestyles and a 24x7 work life upsets our biological body clock. Spa’s de-stress you from your regular lifestyle. It is a form of mediation."

Here you can switch yourself off from the world and just indulge in the therapies which suits your body the most. The ambience transports your mind to a peaceful destination. The Thai specialty spa has the traditional Thai massages, which are termed as a lazy mans yoga. This incorporates all the yogic postures, which one generally does not do. The therapist ensures that the massage is performed in a way which suits your body and relaxes you. One needs to understand that it is a proactive way of treating mind and body in order to be healthy."

Kapil Jaiswal, managing director, Ora Regenesis Spa believes that a spa emphasises on improving quality of life, treatment of diseases and promotes well being of an individual.
“Today allopathy refers to the old practice of medicine, which is the most dominant form of healthcare. However, as more people are becoming aware of its side-effects, people are switching to different alternative medicine practices like holistic as well as modern spas."

He says that spa treatment aids in removing metabolic wastes and toxins from the body and also perks up the blood circulation. It also helps in toning the muscles by making the complexion of skin look youthful. It augments the metabolic rate and burns calories rapidly leading to effective weight loss. It nourishes the skin and heals emotional stress. It regulates blood pressure, lowers cholesterol, stabilises acid-alkaline levels in the body, improves immunity and digestive system. It helps in reducing aches of the muscles and joints and also cheers the mood and awakens the sleeping aspect of life - ‘Spirituality’.