Ayurvedic daily ritual of giving and receiving massage to improve total wellbeing.

Ancient Oriental technique applying pressure to specific points on the body to open the energy flow.

Ancient Chinese treatment of illness by inserting needles into specific points on the body to stimulate healing and energy flow.

Greek centre for healing, named for healer and philosopher, Aesclepios.

Seawater mist to clear the respiratory system.

A form of thalassotherapy where seaweed skin masks are applied to the body and face to infuse minerals.

Aromatic pure essential oils from plants, flowers, herbs and trees, mixed with oils and massaged into body, face and scalp or inhaled neat.

Eastern Indian philosophy of using herbs and hot oil treatments combined with meditation.

Warm mud or thermal baths to detoxify the skin and boost circulation.

Ayurvedic herbal purification.

Ayurvedic treatment involving exfoliation, herbal infusion and massage.

Dry brushing of skin to exfoliate dead skin cells and stimulate circulation. Often used as preparation before other treatments.

Loofah sponges or granulated ingredients used to polish skin, exfoliate dead skin cells and boost circulation.

Mud, seaweed, honey, herbs or minerals are applied to skin, after which the body is wrapped in plastic, towels or sheets and left to absorb product.

Balinese cleansing and exfoliation using herbs, seeds, grains, oils and grated carrots.

Mild electrical currents to deep cleanse the skin and oxygenate the outer layer.

The ayurvedic term for “energy centre”. It is believed we have seven chakras, all connected.

Massage concentrated on head and neck.

Treatments involving mineral water, mud and vapour.

The ayurvedic term for body functions: Vata – blood, circulation and healing; pitta – heat and metabolism; Kapha – spirit and self.

The massage technique of quick, long strokes used at the beginning and end of treatment.

The pure oils extracted from flowers, herbs, trees, plants, leaves, bark, fruit and vegetables.

A treatment to the face and neck to cleanse, nourish, soothe and massage.

The application of mineralised mud, made of algae, bacteria and protozoa.

An epsom salt bath, often enclosed like a tank, that allows the body to float, inducing sensory deprivation and pain relief.

Encourages absorption of liquid into the skin using current-conducting clay and electrodes.

Creams applied with long massage strokes to the body, or with quick, short strokes to the face.

Turkish or Middle Eastern communal bathhouses.

The manipulation of connective body tissues, together with the discussion of mental attitudes to restore body balance.

A total approach to health, addressing lifestyle, physical, mental, spiritual and emotional wellbeing.

Heated stones are used to massage the body and tap into deep tissue and energy centres. One stroke with a heated stone is said to be worth ten with the hand.

A sedative massage under cyclic water jets.

The alternate use of hot and cold water to boost circulation and speed metabolism.

Thermal vapours or steam from thermal waters.

Correction of cellulite using galvanic stimulants with thermal clay and biologically active natural ingredients.

Introduction of air in water to oxygenate water and massage body.

Wooden tub filled with fibrous material (such as wood chips) and plant enzymes that ferment, creating heat for sweating out toxins.

Fossil oils massaged into body.

Cold water treatment stimulating circulation, metabolism and the nervous system.

A Hungarian detoxifying therapeutic bath containing a high concentration of minerals drawn from a spring more than 2000 feet below the earth’s surface.

An Hawaiian healing body massage using long broad strokes of hands, arms and elbows, formally considered chiropractic realignment but today performed with more sensuality.

An Indonesian body treatment involving massage and exfoliation using spices, grains and seeds, followed by a hot shower and the application of yoghurt. Usually ends with a soak in a flower petal-filled bath.

Massage of the lymphatic system to aid the removal of waste and toxins.

Indonesian bathing ritual using buttermilk, milk or yoghurt.

Japanese thermal mineral spring.

Deep tissue massage, manipulating pressure points and muscles.

Water treatment using 12 to 16-jet showers aimed at pressure points.

An Ayurvedic cleansing and purification treatment using essential oils.

Warm wax brushed over the body to draw out toxins, cleanse pores and soften skin.

Alternate plunging into deep pools of hot water and cold water to revitalise circulation.

Gentle rocking, holding and massage to generate relaxation.

Designed for couples, partners apply rassoul mud (a mineral-rich earthen complex native to Morocco) to each other’s hair and body until it dries out.

The ancient Egyptian, Chinese and Indian philosophy of massaging pressure points in the feet to heal internal organs and illness around the body.

Laying of hands over body, generating heat and balancing energy throughout body, mind and spirit.

The ancient Roman bath system of various hot, warm and cold baths, each with different ingredients.

Treatment in a room filled with steam to make the body perspire and leach out toxins. Muscles are rejuvenated after plunging into a cold shower afterwards.

Japanese acupressure to specific points on the body to rebalance and heal.

Meaning health through water and the term originally used to describe a healing mineral spring.

Aacupressure and yoga manipulations, usually performed on a mat on the floor.

Treatments using seawater and seaweed, including algae baths, masks and wraps. From the Greek word thalassa meaning “sea”.

Hot water rich in bromide, gases, iodine and salts.

Oriental bodywork to balance energy and flush toxins.

A series of increasingly hot steam rooms, then reversed before a cold shower.

A multi-jet mechanism suspended over a table as part of various treatments.

A series of increasingly hot steam rooms, then reversed before a cold shower.

A multi-jet mechanism suspended over a table as part of various treatments.

Massage while the body is immersed in water.