You know you want to try something different, but how do you know if this treatment is right for your needs?  The best place to start is by being informed as to what the terms mean.  From Lomi-Lomi (a gently soothing Polynesian massage), to Rassoul (a detoxifying Moroccan mud therapy), from age-defying oxygen facials to the new breed of eco-spas( which honor the environment and educate guests), the electronic Spapedia will help you be prepared in this ancient, but ever expanding universe.  More indigenous ingredients are utilized today and cultural traditions may be unfamiliar yet welcoming.  Spas are elemental expressions of human healing and every civilization has a unique contribution to this great pursuit.

 

  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z  
   
  A  
  abhyanga, acupressure, acupuncture, aerobic exercise, alexander technique, algotherapy, anaerobic exercise, aqua aerobics, aqua massage, aromatherapy, asanas, ashiatsu, ayurveda, ayurvedic abhyanga massage  
  B  
  balneotherapy, bindi, body conditioning, body sculpting, body wrap, botanicals, brush and tone  
  C  
  chakra, circuit training, color therapy/chromatherapy, cosmeceuticals or cosmaceuticals, cranio-sacral therapy  
  D  
  dancercize, dead sea mud treatment, detox, doshas, duo massage  
  E  
  eco-spa, endermologie, essential oils, european kur, exfoliation  
  F  
  fango, feldenkrais  
  G  
  gommage  
  H  
  hamam (hammam), hatha yoga, herbal wrap, holistic medicine, homeopathy, hot stone therapy, hydrotherapy  
  I  
  inhalation therapy, ionithermie  
  J  
  jacuzzi  
  K  
  kneipp baths, krauter bath, kundalini  
  L  
  la stone therapy ®, lian gong, lomi-lomi massage, loofah scrub, lymph drainage  
  M  
  microdermabrasion, moor peat baths, moya crystal massage  
  N  
  naturopathy  
  O  
  osteopathy, oxygen facial  
  P  
  phytotherapy, pilates, polarity massage  
  Q  
  qi gong (also spelled chi gung or chi kung)  
  R  
  rassoul, reflexology, reiki, restorative yoga, rolfing structural integration  
  S  
  salt glow, scotch hose or shower, seaweed wrap, shiatsu, shirodhara, spinning, swedish massage, swiss shower  
  T  
  tai chi, temascal, thai massage, thalassotherapy, turkish bath/hammam  
  U  
  underwater massage  
  V  
  vegan, vichy shower  
  W  
  watsu  
  X  
  No Terms Found  
  Y  
  yoga  
  Z  
  zzz's  

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