New Day Spa Packages
COMO Shambhala Urban Escape at the Metropolitan is one of London’s most luxurious spas and the only one to offer Anti-Ageing Dr Perricone facials.
The exclusive ‘Wrinkle Cure’ Day Spa package includes a 75 minute Perricone Performance Facial, tailored to individual need with light lymphatic massage technique to promote younger and firmer skin; a Perricone MD Anti-Oxidant Lunch in the Met Bar or Lobby Lounge plus a Perricone Gift Set. The Package costs £175.
COMO Shambhala Urban Escape offers many other day spa packages that include holistic treatments, healthy cuisine and gorgeous gifts to continue your spa experience at home.
Further details on
www.metropolitan.como.bz
New Spa Treats
Selected spa treatments are now available at Liz Earle’s new flagship London store in Duke of York Square, Chelsea. Located quietly downstairs, away from the modern retail area on the ground floor, the treatment rooms reflect the brand’s Isle of Wight heritage, with shingle walls, bleached wood floors and spectacular photographic views.
I opted for the Liz Earle Signature Facial ( £83 ), which lasted 90 blissful minutes. It was one of the best facials I’ve ever had and a totally relaxing experience that left my skin visibly brighter and smoother. After a detailed consultation, my skin was thoroughly cleansed with high frequency vacuum suction and expert massage techniques.
Two other treatments are also available - the Liz Earle Maintenance Facial (£64) a shorter one-hour version of the Signature Facial) and the new Liz Earle Back Massage (£38) - a 45-minute restorative, pampering back massage designed to bring inner balance to mind and body. Starting with a personalised consultation, the therapist identifies any areas of tension and targets them so you can immediately feel the benefit. An optional five-minute guided relaxation is also included to help you unwind and switch off.
Elemis Travel Spas at Terminal 5
If you’re flying First or Club with British Airways from Heathrow Terminal 5, arrive early to enjoy the shops and great lounge facilities - including three specially created Elemis Travel Spas. These peaceful retreats offer a relaxing atmosphere and private treatment areas for both sexes. With a two-tiered menu of spa treatments designed exclusively for British Airways by Noella Gabriel from Elemis, departing customers can select treatments to promote sleep and relaxation on board, while arriving customers can opt for post-flight treatments to re-awaken and energise.
The travel spas are available to First class and Club World customers and Gold Executive Club members travelling on long haul flights. All treatments are complimentary and most are performed on a unique chair that performs a targeted acupressure body massage. Treatments last about 15 minutes and are carried out fully clothed. They include Flying Facials to combat the dehydrating effects of flying; Stress Away Shoulder to Scalp, a flowing and relaxing massage of the shoulders, nape of the neck and crown of the head; Flying Feet, with a hot lime compress cleanse, application of refreshing gel and a warming hot stone massage to the soles of the feet; Exotic Hand and Arm Re-energiser, a Thai massage sequence to stretch out hands and arms and increase hydration; Elemis Spot on Power Back Massage, to stretch out the spine, delivered with the customer kneeling upright with a soothing lavender pillow around the neck and shoulders. Various massage techniques are used and the treatment ends with application of a cooling lime instant refreshing gel.
Two Elemis Travel Spas are situated in the Galleries departure lounges and one in the Galleries Arrivals lounge. The latter also offers 94 shower rooms with three types of shower, six infinity bathrooms, in which the water continuously rolls through the bath and over the sides. The shower, bath and spa facilities can be pre-booked by First class and Premier card holders.
New treatment at Chiva Som
Chiva-Som, Asia’s original destination spa celebrates its 15th birthday this year. The beachfront Thai resort continues to offer top quality pampering and the latest addition to its menu of over 150 treatments is Sound Bath Therapy. This tranquil and non-invasive treatment uses vibrational healing techniques to restore the body’s equilibrium. Vibrational healing is based on the concept that the healthy human body is made up of frequencies forming a harmonic and balanced whole. These vibrations may become out of tune during physical or emotional stress and slow vibrations can result in disease or illness. Vibrational healing is a process where vibrations are introduced or transferred into an individual’s body, to adjust and rebalance.
Meditation expert Danchai Chernprateep uses a combination of Tibetan and crystal singing bowls, along with soothing harp music to promote deep relaxation and to release mental and emotional blockages. Other benefits include improved resistance to stress; alleviation of psychosomatic pain; increased energy levels; balanced brain activity; sharpening of mental clarity and improved digestion. The treatment also re-balances the autonomic nervous system, helping relieve symptoms of depression.
Trailfinders ( www.trailfinders.com, 0845 050 5871) offers seven night packages at Chiva-Som from £2,549 per person. Package is based on two sharing an Ocean View Room and includes three Chiva-Som spa cuisine meals per day; individual health and wellness consultation; choice of daily massage (Thai, Chiva-Som or Invigorating); complimentary use of the water therapy suites; participation in the daily programme of fitness and leisure activities; return flights from London Heathrow to Bangkok; onward private car transfers; one Sound Bath Therapy treatment; and an additional 6,060 Thai Baht worth of cash credits to be redeemed against treatments from the health and wellness menu. Valid from 9 August to 23 September.
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NEW Champneys Fit Camp…an intensive 7-night weight-loss fitness programme
Whatever your fitness (or motivation) level, Champneys Fit Camp will help you shift the pounds and get a better body. While we may contemplate becoming healthier and fitter, how many of us actually do anything about it? Champneys inspiring new Fit Camp is the ideal way to kick-start a new regime that gets results fast, getting you back in shape and helping you achieve your short or long term goals.
Aiming to be the most successful body-transformation programme around, the exercise may be relentless, but the team spirit is excellent. Striking a delicate balance between pleasure and pain, the setting of Champneys stunning resorts helps makes the experience manageable. All resorts are set within beautiful scenery, and a week at Champneys Fit Camp combines rural charm with a sense of utter comfort, providing a calming effect on both mind and body. And then (after a hard days work) there’s the spa - the perfect reward!
A day at Champneys Fit Camp might begin with an early bird hike, followed by an ample and nutritious breakfast to fuel your body ready for an intensive cardiovascular workout, finishing with a talk held by a nutritionist or fitness expert, discussing key points on motivation, nutrition and exercise. Afternoons and evenings are devoted to fun challenges and team building games, a session with a nutritionist or personal trainer or even a visit to the local army base for training. And yes, you are allowed to indulge in a little pampering, we’re not that mean! Time will be allocated for that all important massage or spa treatment, along with thalassotherapy pool sessions – ideal for soothing and rewarding hard-working muscles.
Champneys 7-night Fit Camps
Prices start from £950 with no single supplement.
22-29 August at Champneys Forest Mere Mixed
12-19 September at Champneys Springs female only
7-14 November at ChampneysForest Mere men only
To book visit www.champneys.com
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Saving the Planet
Six Senses Resorts and Spas worldwide are no longer offering guests imported bottled water. The groundbreaking initiative recognises the considerable carbon emissions from shipping bottled water and supports Six Senses’ move towards a greater use of local and seasonal produce to reduce carbon footprints whilst adding value to community partnerships.
Guests now have a choice of drinking Six Senses Still and Sparkling or local water. Six Senses drinking water is produced on-site at each one of the group’s resorts using the Classic Crystal system produced to EPA drinking water standards. Following stringent filtration, the initial step is reverse osmosis, followed by further ultra violet purification. The water is then re-mineralised, with aeration added to the sparkling variety and bottled in glass.
Six Senses Spas are renowned for their holistic approach and destination-influenced treatments and spa products.
Massage Oil Candle Treatment
Need a totally relaxing and pampering massage? Yon-Ka’s Massage Oil Candle treatment is a complete head to toe massage that lasts a blissful hour. Available in spas and salons, the sensual treatment uses Yon-Ka’s unique Massage Oil Candle, made from 100 per cent natural essential oils and plant butters. Once lit, the candle creates a gentle light and fragrant aroma and its warm ingredients are trickled onto your body and massaged into your skin. The whole experience is deeply relaxing and leaves your skin feeling soft as silk.
The Massage Oil Candle contains no waxes and can also be used at home as a room enhancing scent and as a body lotion to nourish the skin. Enjoy the candle’s relaxing aromas while soaking in a hot bath and afterwards apply the nourishing warm oils to your skin or to give your partner a heavenly massage.
Massage Oil Candle Treatment £70
Massage Oil Candle £48 (the candle can be used for several massages).
For Yon-Ka stockist information visit
www.yonka.com
New Spas in Cyprus and Greece
Amathus Hotels have recently launched their brand new Spa & Wellness concept at their five-star Limassol and Rhodes properties. The opening of a new Amathus Spa & Wellness Centre at each hotel brings a modern, fresh approach to beauty and wellbeing in the Mediterranean and both are now fully open.
The Spa at the Amathus Beach Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus, offers 13 treatment rooms, ranging from Asian suites for Thai massage to a romantic bath for couples. There’s also a “Mens World” treatment area where the decor is centred around more masculine designs and colours, and the treatments available are specific to the growing male spa clientele, with body scrubs, massage and facial treatments designed especially for male skin.
Access to all the treatment rooms is along ‘floating’ boardwalks and decks surrounded by peaceful reflective pools. After enjoying a treatment, you can relax in the “Garden of Senses”, with its semi-private decks surrounded by tranquil pools, plants, soothing lighting and the sounds of cascading water from the surrounding waterfalls. The Spa features products by Pevonia Botanica and French skincare brand Carita.
The separate newly built gym has with a panoramic glass wall overlooking the hotel’s pool and beach includes state of the art Life Fitness circuit-training and cardiovascular equipment and studio for exercise classes.
At the Amathus Beach Hotel Rhodes, the new Elite Suites wing has brought sophisticated luxury to the island. In addition to housing 37 new guest suites, the wing is also home to the impressive new Amathus Spa & Wellness Centre, the only one of its kind in Rhodes. It provides a hammam, steam bath, sauna, Jacuzzi and three relaxation pools as well as 12 luxuriously appointed treatment rooms including a couple’s “aquaveda” room. Like its Limassol sister, The Rhodes Spa also draws upon indigenous influences and spa practices around the world. The spa features luxurious products and treatments from Pevonia Botanica.
Rates at Amathus Beach Hotel Limassol start from 170 Euros per night (based on two adults sharing) and include buffet breakfast, taxes and service charge. For reservations call +35 72583 2000;
www.amathus-hotels.com/limassol
Rates at Amathus Beach Hotel Rhodes start from 88 Euros per night (based on two adults sharing), including buffet breakfast, taxes and service charge. (220 Euros per Elite Suite from 220 Euros per night. For reservations call +30 22410 89900;
www.amathus-hotels.com/rhodes
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