Wellbeing

Well-being is the experience of health, happiness and prosperity. It includes having good mental health, high life satisfaction, a sense of meaning or purpose, and the ability to manage stress.

If you have a good mental wellbeing you are able to: feel relatively confident in yourself and have positive self-esteem. You can feel
and express a range of emotions, build and maintain good relationships with others.

We have introduced the following treatments to help you manage your mental health and improve and maintain physical as well as mental wellbeing.

Massage relaxes muscle tissue, which reduces painful contractions and spasms. Massage is a general term for pressing, rubbing and manipulating the skin, muscles, tendons and ligaments. Massage may range from light stroking to deep pressure. Massage can be a very power tool.

Benefits:
•  Reduces anxiety
•  Helps digestive disorders
• Helps fibromyalgia
• Relieves headaches
• Helps reduce insomnia related to stress
• Reduces myofascial pain syndrome
• Repairs soft tissue strains or injuries
• Aids sports injuries
• Helps reduce joint pain

Massage may not be appropriate if you have:
•  Bleeding disorders or take blood-thinning medication
•  Burns or healing wounds
•  Deep vein thrombosis
•  Fractures

• Severe osteoporosis
• Severe thrombocytopenia
• Cancer
• First semester pregnancy

Some forms of massage can leave you feeling a bit sore the next day. But massage shouldn't ordinarily be painful or uncomfortable. If any part of your massage doesn't feel right or is painful, speak up right away. Most serious problems come from too much pressure during massage.
Before the massage starts, your therapist will ask you about any symptoms, your medical history and what you're hoping to get out of massage. Your therapist should explain the kind of massage and techniques she will use. Massage may range from light stroking to deep pressure depending on your preference.
If the therapist is pushing too hard, ask for lighter pressure and visa vera, massage is very unique to the individual and we aim to meet all our clients needs. Occasionally you may have a sensitive spot in a muscle that feels like a knot. It's likely to be uncomfortable while your therapist works it out. No matter what kind of massage you choose, you should feel calm and relaxed during and after your massage.

Aveda Scalp Massage  30 minutes hands on   £40
Aveda Back Massage  30 minutes hands on   £40
Aveda Body Massage  60 minutes hands on   £60

Aveda Spa Ritual
This treatment is focused on deep relaxation, meditation and deep breathing. When done with intension, deep and conscious breaths can restore your chakras. Each inhale directs energy to your chakras while each exhale allows awareness to settle into your chakras and bring hormonic balance back to your, mind, body and soul.

Full Body, Scalp & Feet  60 minutes hands on  £65

Aveda Sea Salt Scrub  
Full body exfoliation with dry mitts then sea salt scrub.Leaving the skin feeling smooth, soft and hydrated, great before a beach holiday.

Full Body  30 minutes hands on  £50

Aveda Back Treatment
This treatment is similar to a ‘mini facial' on the back. Leaving the skin cleansed, exfoliated and free from blocked pores and pimples.

Back Treatment  30 minutes hands on  £45

Hot Stone Massage

With all the benefits of tradition massage, hot stone massage gives immediate benefit of ‘heat’ for the purpose of pain relief, relaxation and therapy. 
Volcanic stones are placed in hot water typically at a temperature ranging from 40-60 degrees celsius for the practice. The stones are then placed on the client according to areas of concern. Alongside this, the stones are held by therapist and massaged into the muscles acting as an extension of their hands. This is an extremely popular and comforting treatment, especially a cold winters day.

Back Massage  30 minutes hands on  £45

Reflexology 
A complementary treatment that can be effective in promoting deep relaxation and wellbeing; by reducing stress and can be key in optimising good health and building resilience.It is a touch therapy that is based on the theory that points on the feet correspond with different areas of the body and reflexologists work these points and areas.
The theory of reflexology is that all the systems and organs of the whole body are mirrored or reflected in smaller peripheral areas.
The therapist will then use their hands to apply pressure to the feet and lower leg. You may feel areas of transient discomfort during the treatment, but generally the experience should be relaxing.

Reflexology  30 minutes hands on  £45