Melbourne Spa

Melbourne Spa Therapies- Relief for the Mind!

Stress-induced kill-off is the sad, premature fate of a lot of our brain cells, and this is always a cause for concern. It’s true that a lot of the toxicity that’s happening around us is unavoidable, but there are ways to make a little escape and find a sanctuary where we can regain sanity before we re-emerge into the world. Recover the spring in your step and your smile by going on a spa therapy trip in Melbourne!

One of the best things to do in Melbourne is sheer relaxation, and this isn’t simply a matter of rolling in your bed and dozing off the hot afternoon. Discover how meditation sessions, yoga and yoga massage, and other complementary spa experiences can send you to mind-rejuvenation heaven.

Easing the mind’s worries starts with a bit of body relief; let a massage therapist knead the tension away from your back and neck, proceeding to your head, hands and your limbs. In Melbourne, Thai and Japanese styles are just two of the massage schools to check out; they holistically focus on mental relaxation as well as the physical benefits of massage.

Of course, if your idea of a great day off for the mind is to go dipping, Melbourne’s day spas are sure to make you happy. Try hydrotherapy or thermal spring baths, or enjoy aromatherapy essences whilst your soaking in a soothing bubble pool. Sometimes, a change of scene is all we need to recharge our mental environment, and you’re apt to find great views and unconventional splendour in Melbourne’s resort spas and spa retreats.

The most intensive way to revitalise the mind is to activate new thought patterns, and the best way to do this is with meditation exercises. If you can spare the time, treat yourself to a vipassana introductory course; with a week-long course you’ll be able to get in touch with your body’s interaction with the time like few other methods can.

Yoga retreats are another way to rechannel your thoughts and refine your responses to pressure, new stimuli and negative events. All you need is to clear out the recommended time and follow through on the guidance offered by masters of these mind-training techniques. What’s more, you can aim for great flexibility when practising yoga poses!

Learn more on how Melbourne’s spas have the mind-opening experience you’ve long been looking for on our other spa pages. Save your head and have it recharged along with your body pampering!

Aromatherapy

Once considered a bit out there, these days aromatherapy has become mainstream with allegedly ‘beneficial’ scents in everything from hand cream to bath oil and many people burning essential oils and scented candles in their own homes. Given this, it is hardly surprising that day spas are at the front of all things aromatherapy, with calming scents wafting through the reception as you arrive, to compressive treatment spa treatment menus offering delights from aromatherapy massage, to facials and body wraps incorporating aromatherapy oils.

So when you walk into a Melbourne day spa and are hit by the delicious aroma floating from an incense burner are you falling foul of a gimmick, or is there some truth in the claims that essential oils can affect mood and even health?

Aromatherapy, in one form or another, has been around for ages with evidence that peoples as far back as the ancient Egyptians prized spices such as cinnamon and myrrh more for their smell than their taste. Today, whether you are fully aware of it or not, aromatherapy is present in most of our lives. The multi billion-dollar beauty industry owes much to essential oils and plant extracts with obvious uses like perfume and cologne through to face creams, soaps and body lotions. There are even aftershaves and shower gels marketed at men which claim to wake them up in the morning, or lessen the intensity of a hangover, all based on subtle blends of aromatherapy oils!

Let’s be honest. There has to be a reason why one person likes a particular scent over all the others in the shop, whilst their friend would never choose it. And how many of us actually wear different perfumes or after shaves depending on the time of day, our mood and where we are going? Regular household items like scented candles, air fresheners and incense burners, apart from masking unpleasant smells, promise to help you to relax, or concentrate, or sleep better, or to transport you to a flowering summer meadow all in the safety of your home, and many of us swear by them.

Of course Melbourne spas have taken our increasing acceptance of aromatherapy and run with it by tailoring our favourite scents, harnessing their therapeutic qualities and capturing them in delicious spa treatments. Walk through the door of your local day spa and chances are you’ll start to feel calm and pampered almost immediately – and there’ll be aromatherapy oils burning somewhere in the room that will aid this transition.

Fans will assure you that one of the great pleasures is an aromatherapy massage from a skilled aromatherapist and masseuse who has created an oil blend for your specific needs. Before your massage starts, your beauty therapist should assess how you are feeling and what you wish to get out of the massage treatment as well as any allergies that you might have to ensure that you get the maximum benefit from your spa experience.

Apart from massage, day spas frequently offer aromatherapy facials, manicures and pedicures as well as fabulous body scrubs and wraps. Sample as many as you can and leave the salon looking fantastic, feeling wonderful and smelling great!