How to find a Good Spa & Body Massage Center

How to find a Good Spa & Body Massage Center

Are you looking for Spa and Body Massage services? Want a relaxation with energy for your mind and body ? Here are helpful tips for you to choose the best spa services. These tips will help you locate a spa and make sure it’s a quality spa that provides the right environment for you.

Good Spa

Google It”

The easiest way to find a spa is to “Google it.” If you’re looking for a  spa, type in “spas” and your town name and see what business results come up. Go to their websites and see what kind of spa treatments they offer and how much they cost. Look at photos. Check reviews, for example, on Trip Advisor, so you can get an overall feeling for the place and read several reviews and doesn’t rely on just one comment as you can’t please all of the people all of the time Read about the owners and their philosophy. Do you like what you see? Does it fit your style and budget?

If so, give them a call. You’ll be able to find out a lot about the spa by how knowledgeable and helpful the staff is. Can they describe the treatments? Can they recommend a massage therapy based on what style you like?

or Ask for friends for reference: A good spa shall get lots of guest through word of mouth

DO NOT get carried away with discount or promotional offers. Spa is once in a fortnight or once in a month experience for most of people. No one wants a stiff back or limping leg after a massage at a bad Spa!

Cleanliness

Make Sure the Spa is clean. A good spa is a clean spa. Cleanliness is very important. Cheap spas save money by cutting corners .Spa treatments, if performed improperly or in unsanitary conditions, could potentially lead to infections. Feel free to ask them about their safety and cleanliness practices.

DO NOT rely on website images. Ensure that images that are shown on website are actual Spa photos and not Stock photos. Or you may be watching Switzerland Spa photos in confines of your home in India.

Therapist

Ultimately, the most important component of a great day spa is the quality of the personnel. A good therapist should be able to put you at ease from the start. And some people are more gifted and committed than others. You can usually feel the difference between the people who are going through the motions and the people who love what they do. Don’t accept trainees who are learning on the job and practising on you. Don’t let them just go through the motions. Spas can save money by employing inexperienced trainees. If they don’t know what they are doing, they can damage you.

Ask therapist for moderating pressure as per your liking or focus on your pain area to get required treatment effect

DO NOT get carried away by looks of a therapist. Always looking for a cheerful personality with positive energy and good training and experience. Every extra massage experience of a therapist adds to comfort and relaxation of subsequent therapies

Customer Service

Customer service is a huge element of your spa experience. A talented staff should make you happy, relaxed and comfortable. They should interact with you and concentrate just on you and will patiently explain your treatments. You are going to enjoy yourself much more at a spa like that. You are going to enjoy yourself much more where a technician is kind, considerate, and make sure you are comfortable.

DO NOT be in a hurry and demanding. Let the experience go smoothly and without any heckles for you. After all you have come for relaxation. Leave your bossy side in office or at home:)

Price

Many people have a misconception when it comes to prices at spas. Don’t choose a spa just because it’s cheap or it’s expensive. You’re looking for a place where you are getting quality service, customer satisfaction, while paying a reasonable price in exchange for what you are getting.

The important thing to remember is that you shouldn’t go with the first spa you run across. Instead, it’s a better idea to do your research and even try a few different places until you find one that works best for you. Before long, you’ll realize just how much you love the spa experience and will want a repeat of that all over again!

DO NOT go for Spa with low price or more discount. Lot of times, more discount means that Spa doesn’t have demand. Low price comes at the cost of quality and you may be compromising your health!

What can you expect in a first spa visit

What can you expect in a first Spa Visit

Getting a massage can be a great experience! It is important to know what will take place during first Spa visit and how it will happen. Read below to learn what happens before a massage, during and after the massage. You will get a chance to learn more about the full process and how enjoyable it can be. So grab a drink, and let’s get started!

 

young handsome man have relaxing massage in spa and wellness salon

What to expect before your Massage treatment:

First of all, make sure it is a good time for you to have a massage. Reschedule your visit if have a fever, skin irritations (such as poison ivy or sunburn), or if you are trying to stabilize your medication (because massage can affect the dosage needed). Do not eat just before your massage. Drink plenty of water. Give yourself enough time to arrive on time and relaxed. If you are rushing and arrive stressed, it will take longer to get into a relaxed state.

The beginning of the appointment will involve a health and history screening. You’will be asked questions such as:

  • General lifestyle – sedentary or travelling or home maker
  • Problematic areas & amount of pain
  • What helps to reduce the pain and what make it worse
  • Your general contact info
  • Please state any medical issues

The next step before your appointment will be the discussion while your room is getting ready. This is a good time to ask questions, and find out about the style of massage that you have requested. When you are ready you will dress down as far as is comfortable and lie down for your session.

During the massage:

Generally, you will lie on a massage table, covered by a sheet or large towel. Make sure you are comfortable and let the therapist know if you are not. Remember that you can ask for changes to make you comfortable, such as if you are cold, or wish to let the massage therapist know that you are uncomfortable with specific areas of your body being touched.

Also, advise massage therapist regarding extent of pressure you will prefer. The massage therapist will typically drape your body with a towel across the parts that are not currently being massaged.

To get the most from the session just try to relax, let your thoughts wander, and do not focus on stressful thoughts. Remember to breathe, as this helps you relax. Sometimes people hold their breath when a sensitive area is massaged, but it is best to breathe through it. In the same way, tightening your muscles during the massage is counterproductive. If you can’t seem to relax your muscles, let your massage therapist know. They may need to adjust the massage technique.

After the massage:

At the end of the massage, the therapist will leave the room so you can take steam/Shower and dress in private. Wait a few minutes on the table as you get grounded, especially if you feel light-headed. Then take your time getting ready.

When you leave the treatment room and enter into the reception area, the therapist will offer you Green tea. It is a good idea to drink green tea to help the body flush waste product.  Most people leave their massage therapy treatments feeling very relaxed. However if you received deep tissue work, you may experience slight tenderness that lasts for a day or two. We recommend that you drink plenty of water after your treatment in order to flush away any toxins that were released during the massage.

 

Here are some frequently asked questions you may have after your massage treatment:

  • Can I go back to work after my massage?Of course, but plan on enough time to readjust. Be aware that your perception of motion (driving, stairs, distances may be “off” for 20 minutes or so after the session). Also, realize your relaxed state may bring your feelings close to the surface.
  • Will the oil ruin my clothes or mess my hair?No, the oil will not harm your clothing, but if you wish, wear some comfortable workout clothing.
  • Should I tip the massage therapist?It is nice to let the therapist know that you appreciate a good job, but tipping is not the only way, especially if the cost of the massage therapy is already a burden. Regardless of your decision, it is wise to be consistent, so that you do tip one time and not the next and leave the therapist wondering if they did something wrong.

Body Massage – Does it help? How often?

Does Body Massage help? What is the right frequency of Body Massage?

Few years ago the question used to be – Does body massage help to fight back pain? Since then there have been numerous studies which have led medical practitioners to advocate massage therapy as a safe, non-invasive, low risk method for controlling back pain. Back massage provides physical benefits by manipulating soft tissues and massage which leads to pain alleviation. In addition to physical benefits massage therapy provides psychological comfort by release of ‘endorphins’ (feel good chemicals) in the body.

Massage for Back Pain

 

Now a days question is – How often should we get a massage for our back and body. Massage therapy is now well accepted as a credible method for pain management on its own or in conjunction with other medical treatments. The frequency of massage for general well-being of back & body depends on life style and current state of back muscles.

In addition to release of endorphins resulting in mood upliftment and positive thought process, massage therapy provides benefits based on couple of important principles:

Improved blood circulation: When you undergo a massage therapy like Swedish Massage, it results in faster blood circulation that helps release toxins faster from the body and provides nutrition to tired muscles and tissues. This aids not just for general body relaxation and rejuvenation but also helps fight soft tissues injury and muscle soreness. Ayurvedic therapy like Abhyangam massage, which is performed using ayurvedic oils like Dhanwantram, is even more effective and further improves blood circulation.

Sports persons use massage therapy on a regular basis to keep themselves to keep fit and to recover from a hard day’s work. No wonder all professional sports teams regularly employ best trained masseurs.

Reduced muscle tension – A therapy like Balinese Massage therapy that combines back and body stretching with oil based tissue manipulation massage significantly reduces the tension in muscles which eases the pain due to tight muscles, improves back flexibility and rejuvenated entire body.

Thia massage

Generally a body massage once a month is good to keep your back muscles happy. But if you have a busy or stressful lifestyle, which makes you drive long hours, or spend long hours standing or worse, spend continuous long hours working on screen, you are putting your back, neck and shoulder under considerable stress. To take care of your taut & overworked muscles you need to undergo massage therapy more frequently.
Whatever be your frequency of body massage, always remember to take good care of your muscles. Keeping your muscles in relaxed and tension free mode will go a long way in having a healthy and mobile lifestyle.

 

Introducing Vibration Massage Therapy for Back Pain

Massage Therapy for Back Pain and Joint Pain

13th May G5 Blog

Oh No, what did I do yesterday? This is the thought that races through your mind when you get up in the morning with pain in neck, shoulder or back? You replay your entire previous day to identify that moment of indiscretion when you did not treat your body with due respect. Was it wrong posture, or was it long drive, or was it high heel? You also dread the oncoming day as you will have to battle a stiff back or neck throughout the day. Is there a good massage therapy for back pain?

Don’t worry. At Blue Terra Wellness Spa we are constantly looking for new ways to help you fight pain. One of the pain management therapies at Blue Terra is called G5 Vibration Therapy. The vibration therapy is a natural way of back pain management using massage therapy without any side effects.

Massage for Back Pain

As per a University of Florida study on effect of vibration of pain, three different groups of volunteers reported significant pain relief after vibration therapy. It is estimated that vibration therapy leads to inhibition of transmission of pain signals from body to the central nervous system.
One of the physiologic effects of the vibration massage therapy for back pain is the capacity to increase local blood and lymph flow. This leads to pain relief as a reflex nervous response of blood and lymph channel walls induced by application of pressure to subcutaneous areas. Vibration massage Therapy is known to reduce stress, anxiety and pain pressure and has a positive effect on immune function.

Vibration massage therapy has a positive effect in reducing pain due to a stiff back, neck or shoulder. During vibration massage therapy the effects of manual lymph drainage are intensified by gentle oscillations of the local tissue, generated by moving an applicator. This technique is used by many physiotherapists for providing back pain and shoulder pain relief through massage therapy.

So do not let your stiff back, neck or shoulder spoil your day. Book an appointment at Blue Terra Wellness Spa for Vibration massage therapy for back pain and gain natural pain relief without any medicine.

Does Massage help for Neck, Shoulder or Back Pain?

Does Massage help for Neck, Shoulder or Back Pain

Back Pain areas

Few years ago the question used to be – Does body massage help for back pain? Since then there have been numerous studies which have led medical practitioners to advocate massage therapy as a safe, non-invasive, low risk method for controlling back pain. Back massage provides physical benefits by manipulating soft tissues and massage which leads to pain alleviation. In addition to physical benefits massage therapy provides psychological comfort by release of ‘endorphins’ (feel good chemicals) in the body.

Now a days question is – How often should we get a massage for our back and body. Massage therapy is now well accepted as a credible method for pain management on its own or in conjunction with other medical treatments. The frequency of massage for general well-being of back & body depends on life style and current state of back muscles.
In addition to release of endorphins resulting in mood upliftment and positive thought process, massage therapy provides benefits based on couple of important principles:

Massage for Back Pain

Improved blood circulation: When you undergo a massage therapy like Swedish Massage, it results in faster blood circulation that helps release toxins faster from the body and provides nutrition to tired muscles and tissues. This aids not just for general body relaxation and rejuvenation but also helps fight soft tissues injury and muscle soreness. Ayurvedic therapy like Abhyangam massage, which is performed using ayurvedic oils like Dhanwantram, is even more effective and further improves blood circulation.

Sports persons use massage therapy on a regular basis to keep themselves to keep fit and to recover from a hard day’s work. No wonder all professional sports teams regularly employ best trained masseurs.

Reduced muscle tension – A therapy like Balinese Massage therapy that combines back and body stretching with oil based tissue manipulation massage significantly reduces the tension in muscles which eases the pain due to tight muscles, improves back flexibility and rejuvenated entire body.

Generally a body massage once a month is good to keep your back muscles happy. But if you have a busy or stressful lifestyle, which makes you drive long hours, or spend long hours standing or worse, spend continuous long hours working on screen, you are putting your back, neck and shoulder under considerable stress. To take care of your taut & overworked muscles you need to undergo massage therapy more frequently.

Whatever be your frequency of body massage, always remember to take good care of your muscles. Keeping your muscles in relaxed and tension free mode will go a long way in having a healthy and mobile lifestyle.

 

Relief from Back & Joint Pain with Roller Therapy

Relief from Back and Joint Pain

Back and Joint Pain is the cost of modern fast paced lifestyle especially for people above 30. However, one needs to age gracefully and without worrying about these Back & Joint niggles, adopt simple & easy remedies to ensure speed and pace to keep up with demands of boss, parents, spouse and children.

 At Blue Terra Wellness Spa, we receive huge number of queries related to back and joint pain. Surprisingly it is not just the old generation but the young high fliers who are facing back and joint pain early in their lives.  

It is tough to identify the root cause of back pain and joint pain in younger generation – It may be poor nutrition, poor life style, lack of physical activity, too much of desk work or too much of screen gazing or simply combination of these factors. We need to take good care of our back and joints to help us through our old age, and lead a pain free life.

Relief from Back & Joint Pain

Roller Therapy is an exclusive therapy designed to provide relief from Back & Joint Pain while providing relaxation to body, mind and soul. One will be surprised to know that design of this therapy originates from house hold remedies only. Roller Therapy starts with Roller massage (our good old roller pin used in every household) on affected part (like Back or legs) for approx. 15 min. This is followed by relaxing rejuvenation Deep Tissue massage to relax entire body and feel rejuvenated.

Our in-house doctors have curated and researched on various massage techniques and identified this as one of the most effective for Back & Joint Pain. Rigorous training has been provided to all therapists.

So don’t wait for back pain to become bigger. If you take care of your back and joint now, they will take care of you for a long time.  Take out few hours for yourself, relax, rejuvenate and experience relief from Back & Joint Pain.

 

 

 

Caring gift for your Valentine

There is no clear chronology as to why 14th February is celebrated as the day of love. There are various martyrdom stories that go around for Saint Valentine whose feast is celebrated on 14th Feb as Valentine’s Day. One of the most popular stories is that he was imprisoned by Roman Emperor for being follower of Christ. While Valentine was in jail, daughter of the jailer fell seriously ill. He cured the daughter and later sent her a farewell letter. That last letter was signed as – “Your Valentine”. Since then lovers express their love for each other calling each other as their Valentine!

Now come to the biggest conundrum – What do I gift her or him on Valentine’s Day? Countdown has started, and with just about a week to go, are you ready for the D-day? If you get it wrong, it will take too many ‘rights’ to make it really right.

Let’s first think about a gift for the women, as they definitely are the most important species on this earth. We will come to lowly men in the end.

Valentine Gift for Woman
Think Valentine Gift, Think Spa

Diamond are woman’s best friend. Either you afford one and woo away your woman. Still no guarantee. Best gifts are cast in love, care and emotions and not in stone. Think Valentine gift, think Spa!

Women work hard, in fact harder than men. On a day like this, they need to be pampered with relaxation. You can gift a Blue Terra Spa experience to your Valentine. Blue Terra Spa therapies pamper you, relax your body and rejuvenates your mind. An ultimate blissful experience at Blue Terra Spa will make not just make your Valentine love you more, it will hold you in good stead for a long time.

You may reach out to us for a customised experience, like decoration of room, messages on bed, special cakes, spa gifts and what not. Do check our Kayakalp package that combines a body massage of choice and much needed body scrub which makes this package one of the most popular gifting experience for women as well as men at our spa.

Think Valentine Gift, Think Spa

BTW, girls please note that men also work hard, may be not as hard as women! Men also like to be pampered and deserve a break. We have mind and body relaxation spa therapies for men as well. You can bring them along for a couple spa therapy to Blue Terra Spa or just surprise them with a Blue Terra Spa gift voucher. A Balinese therapy that combines dry stretching with oil based acupressure massage improves blood circulation and will provide succour to hard working muscles and brain cells.

Valentine Gift

So what are you waiting for? Write to  us [email protected] or call us @  8377994276 to make your V day that little special.

Sesame Oil – The Queen of Oils

Sesame oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from sesame seeds. is one of the lesser known vegetable oils, but is in fact one of the healthiest alternatives to normal vegetable oil options. Sesame seeds, which are known by the scientific name Sesamum indicum, are small yellowish brown seeds that are primarily found in Africa, but they also grow in smaller numbers on the Indian subcontinent.  It is often used as a flavor enhancer in Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Middle Eastern, and Southeast Asian cuisine.

sesame oil

 

It has been used as healing oil for thousands of years. Sesame oil is mentioned in the Vedas, as excellent for humans. Sesame oil has also been used in massage practices, due to its very powerful effects on the body and its beneficial effects on the skin. Here are some health benefits of sesame oil.

Skin benefits

It is naturally antibacterial for common skin pathogens, such as staphylococcus and streptococcus as well as common skin fungi, such as athlete’s foot fungus. It is naturally antiviral. It is a natural anti-inflammatory agent. Sesame oil is rich in zinc, which is one of the most important minerals in the body for your skin. It can increase skin elasticity and smoothness, helping to reduce the appearance of age spots and eliminate skin conditions, including premature aging. With sesame oil, no cosmetics are needed. The oil will cause young facial skin to have and display natural good health.

Bone Growth

In addition to promoting healthy skin, zinc has also been shown to boost bone mineral density and bone health as a whole. Meaning that by maintaining an appropriate level of sesame oil in your diet, you can help increase the rate of bone growth and development, as well as speed up any healing or regrowth of bones as well. As you get older, sesame oil can help you avoid osteoporosis and various other age-related weaknesses of the bones.

Hair Health

Sesame oil has traditionally been used to improve the health of hair. It can help to darken hair color and also eliminate hair loss. Furthermore, the anti-bacterial effects of sesame oil can help to eliminate any of the pathogens or foreign bodies that can attack your scalp or hair.

Oral health

Sesame oil is highly recommended by dental professionals because of a process called oil pulling, which involves putting oil in your mouth and then swishing it around before spitting it out. With sesame oil, this process has been directly linked to whiter teeth, lower levels of dental plaque, and protection against certain streptococcus mutants that can make us very ill. The powerful anti-bacterial effects of this oil are the main cause of this boost in dental health           .

Provides Relief from Rheumatoid Arthritis

Copper is a naturally anti-inflammatory substance, and the high levels of copper found in sesame oil can help for reducing pain and swelling associated with arthritis. Additionally, this mineral helps provide strength to blood vessels, bones, and joints.

Prevents Cancer 

Sesame oil contains an organic compound called phytate, which has been directly linked to a reduction in the development of cancer. The magnesium in sesame seeds also harness anti-cancer properties. One study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that the risk of colorectal tumors decreased by 13% and the risk of colorectal cancer decreased by 12% for every 100 mg of magnesium taken in.

Helps Prevent Diabetes 

Sesame oil, has been shown to combat diabetes. One study, published in 2011 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that sesame oil “improved the effectiveness of the oral antidiabetic drug glibenclamide in type 2 diabetic patients”.

If you are taking anti-coagulant or blood-thinning medications, then you should speak with your doctor before adding sesame oil to your diet. It lowers your blood pressure and thins the blood as it is, so combining those could be potentially dangerous. Otherwise, enjoy your sesame oil in any way you like.