As winter settles in and we tend to see cooler temperatures each day, it’s easy to fall into a pattern of hibernation and neglect our wellbeing. However, maintaining a balanced and healthy lifestyle during winter is essential for our overall happiness and vitality.
Here’s a few tips on staying on track and making the most out of the winter season.
Whether you’re a professional athlete, a gym enthusiast or a fitness devotee, sports injury can set you off track. Besides the psychological set-back, your body needs to physically recover. To keep you ahead of the game, there are ways to both pre-emptively improve recovery time as well as speed up recovery when injury happens. Float tank therapy, magnesium products and sports massage are some of the ways to keep strong, both physically and mentally.
Immunity decreases in winter for a number or reasons. Viruses spread easier in cold weather. We get less sun so Vitamin D levels go down. And our blood vessels constrict in cold weather so white blood cell production decreases. All this contributes to lowered immunity in cold weather. Luckily there are ways to boost immunity in winter and all-year round. From immune-boosting food choices and feel-good massage therapy to exercise and magnesium-dense float tanks. The list is long and the immune-boosting ideas doable. Read on for some easy self-care suggestions to help support your immune system through the cold winter months and beyond.
From what to wear, to when to workout, to how to breathe, there are some things your therapist wants you to know before getting a massage so you can make the most of your treatment. Whether you’re a regular on a massage table or a newbie thinking about booking your first session, read on for a quick and easy guide on some massage session basics.
As a restorative treatment, the benefits of massage therapy are widely known. But with so many types of massage therapies to choose from, it’s often hard to pinpoint which one is right for you. In this blog we compare remedial massage and aromatherapy massage as viable therapeutic treatments, what makes them different, and how both provide body benefits to enhance mood and improve health.
With so much on the go it’s sometimes hard to take time to slow down. That’s why we’ve compiled an easy guide on some of our centre’s most popular treatments to help you unwind and reset. From tranquil float tanks to many forms of gentle massage to clinical hypnotherapy and soothing facials, there’s never been a better reason – you — to block time in your diary to take care and unwind.
If you’re wondering what craniosacral therapy is, you’re probably not alone. Craniosacral therapy is a gentle, non-invasive massage which focuses on the central nervous system to help relieve stress and ease pain. Suitable for all ages and with benefits ranging from migraine and IBS relief, to easing colic in infants, craniosacral therapy is a hands-on and safe therapy that uses light pressure to normalise your body’s functioning and restore equilibrium.
If you’re looking for out of the (chocolate/jewellery/wine/shoe) box gift ideas this Valentine’s Day, we’ve put together a list of feel-good pamper packages to celebrate love. Our popular gift experiences are designed to relax, indulge and revive with Valentine’s Day in mind and heart.
Reflexology is an ancient form of natural therapy that helps to bring your body into balance by working on your feet, hands and sometimes ears. Because reflexology is a low-risk, non-invasive and gentle therapy, it has become increasingly popular in recent years in its modern form, suitable for all ages — from babies to over 80s. With no age limit to its many benefits, which include reduced stress and anxiety to improvement in sleep and cognitive function, parents often consider reflexology to help restore calm and balance in younger children and teenagers in a fast-paced and often stressful world.
For many, a new year signifies renewal and resolutions. From exercise to sleep to diet, many new year to-do lists focus on health and vitality. So as you stand in the queue to sip from the fountain of youth, you may want to consider facials as a non-invasive feel-good therapy for a fresh-faced complexion and improved skin health. Although when it comes to skincare, there’s no such thing as a quick fix. That’s why many people include facials as part of their holistic long-term skincare regime.
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