| HIMALAYAN
REJUVENATION TREATMENT
The
Himalayan Rejuvenation Treatment is a two-hour service that
is loosely based on Ayurvedic Panchakarma, a series of
treatments that detoxify the body.
It is used as a general detoxification that people
have received once or twice a year between the changing of
the major seasons when the body’s immune system is working
overtime (summer into fall and winter into spring).
Aveda wanted to respect and use this ayurvedic
wisdom, yet create a nurturing but effective spa treatment,
so they crafted a treatment that used the pre and post
panchakarma procedures.
The
Himalyan Rejuvenation Treatment has five steps:
The
first step is a 30-minute step that involves lymphatic and
pressure point facial massage and a scalp massage combined
with an inhalation therapy using essential oils to help open
the breathing.
The
next step is a dry exfoliation performed with exfoliation
gloves, which helps prepare the skin for receiving the
benefits of the massage oil.
This
is followed by a vigorous ayurvedic style massage that is
designed to warm the tissues and loosen up toxic residue so
the body can be detoxified during the steam.
The fourth step is a plant pure-fume steam bath,
which utilizes a steam canopy over the massage table to warm
the body’s temperature so the client sweats out
impurities.
The
final step is a version of ayurvedic shirodhara call
Relaxation in which a warm stream of Aveda Tranquillesence
is poured onto the forehead of fifteen minutes.
This treatment helps the nervous system relax.
The five steps of the Himalayan Rejuvenation
Treatment are a great combination as one step leads to the
next. First,
the breathing is opened; then the skin is exfoliated
preparing the skin for the massage oil.
The massage is vigorous to prepare the body to sweat
in the steam bath. Finally,
the body is relaxed to integrate body and mind, taking the
client to a different level.
Allow two hours plus a 30-minute relaxation
period.
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