Incredibly gifted spiritual healer, Night White Swan, will be leading a series of healing evenings at the spa on Tuesdays from 6-8:30. These evenings cost $60 and the use of bathhouse is included. Contact us to receive a PDF of the flyer

Do you love the idea of having a massage but feel you cannot justify indulging yourself that way?

Consider how much the stress in your life reduces your ability to function at your best. How much better would your life work if you felt more calm, centred and free of tension?
The physical changes massage brings to your body can have a positive effect in many areas of your life.
Tension relief – In some circumstances a tight neck and shoulders can be the cause of stress. Activities like sitting at a desk all day or playing sports can cause muscle tightness, which in turn can cause stress. The discomfort of tight muscles increases stress. Sometimes we do not even realize that we have muscle tension until the tension is relieved through massage.
Reduced heart rate, Anxiety and Blood pressure – People who are experiencing anxiety can have an increased heart rate and increased blood pressure while under stress. A massage lowers a person’s heart rate and reduces blood pressure. A lower heart rate and lower blood pressure induce a calm feeling and give the person a sense that stress is melting away.
Pain Relief – Massages reduce pain by reducing muscle tension and stimulating blood flow and increasing oxygen supplies to the blood stream. Oxygen is carried through the blood stream to the muscles, inducing healing of injuries and sore muscles. Pain and soreness add to a patient’s emotional stress. The reduction of pain helps to relieve stress, helps you sleep better and can increase your concentration, which will also reduce fatigue and give you more energy to handle stressful situations

Human Touch – The feeling of human touch provides comfort and the feeling of acceptance. The intimate caress of a massage lends to a feeling of acceptance and can increase self-esteem. Increased self-esteem and the comfort provided by closeness with another human help to relieve stress.

Lasting Benefits – Massage is a useful tool to aid stress relief and pain relief. Reduction in stress and pain can last for days, weeks or even months after a massage, depending on the individual and circumstances.

You truly can be guilt free when picking up the phone and scheduling your massage because it makes sense to take care of yourself. Your well being is your greatest asset!

‘Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?’

Snow White’s wicked stepmother no longer needs to go to the trouble of poisoning an apple, because Snow White is now faithfully poisoning herself with her skincare and hair care products on a daily basis.
For those of you who think that what you apply to your skin is a minor issue, please think about this. Skin patches are regularly used by doctors to administer medication. Nicotine patches are common for people who attempt to quit smoking, cancer patients are often given their morphine through a skin patch. The reason for this is the skin readily absorbs what is applied to it and sends substances into the bloodstream. This is not a theory, this is a medical fact.
Most skincare and hair care products contain ingredients which are dangerous for our health. These ingredients include known or suspected carcinogens (cancer causing chemicals), mutagens (causing cell mutations – cancer), teratogens (causing birth defects), reproductive toxins (male & female infertility), developmental toxins (hazardous to an unborn child) and skin/sense organ toxicants.
Millions of years of cell evolution have given us cells that defend themselves against many things. The problem is that many toxins have been developed recently, especially those derived from petrochemicals. Our cells do not know how to protect themselves from most or possibly all of these substances. That means that they are very dangerous to introduce to our bodies.
True organic products, such as Eminence Organics skin care products contain no harmful substances. They only contain wonderfully beneficial ingredients derived from nature.

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