Tipped to be Asia’s favorite spa holiday destination Bali has become the veritable spa Mecca of the region. And rightly so, as new and state-of-the- art spa facilities are springing up all across Indonesia’s holiday hub with resorts integrating relaxing spa therapies to the list of services on offer. Nearly every hospitality establishment in the beach vacation Mecca is equipped with spa facilities regardless of its star status therefore visitors can find affordable spa options to suit their budgets in the island.
The spas in Bali specialize in a variety of massage therapies including popular Swedish massage techniques, Thai massages, Lomi-Lomi massage therapies hailing from Hawaii, Indonesian beauty treatments, Japanese Shiatsu techniques as well as Bali’s own massage therapies. Rejuvenating the body and mind spa therapies in Bali also focus on enhancing beauty and youthfulness with Balinese Boreh scrubs, Royal Javanese Lulur scrubs and body wraps as well as Ayurveda inspired treatments and Chinese reflexology thrown in to the mix. Four Hand massages are especially popular in the country with two masseuses performing a full body treatment simultaneously. But the most sought after spa therapy in Bali is of course hydrotherapy and specifically colon hydrotherapy treatments that cleanse from within for longevity and good health.
Employed by ancient civilizations to rid the body of toxins the types of hydrotherapeutic treatments available include Temperature Hydrotherapy where hot water temperatures are used to increase blood circulation, cause muscles to relax and cure illnesses such as rheumatism and arthritis. Cold water hydrotherapy however simulates blood flow in deeper muscles and tissues as well as the skin. Cold and hot compresses are also used to detox the body of toxic energies and impurities.
Sitz baths on the other hand are used to treat conditions such as hemorrhoids and genitourinary illnesses while Motion-Based Hydrotherapy employs water pressure to massage the tissues to release anxieties and stress as well as decrease joint pain. Steam baths and other kinds of Internal Hydrotherapy treatments can cure enemas improve colonic irrigation. Other varieties of hydrotherapy include cold mitten friction rubs, contrast sitz baths, salt glows, steam inhalation and wet sheet packs as well as neutral baths.
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Thanuja Silva is a travel writer who writes under the pen name Auburn Silver. She has a passion for fashion and a deep interest in admiring new and exotic attractions around the world.
