Spa Dreamtime. St Kilda
www.spadreamtime.com.au
Located on the popular and trendy St Kilda beachfront within the St Kilda sea baths is Spa Dreamtime. A day spa with treatment rooms of natural earth tones and a relaxation room with views of the bay, it boasts a spa menu and philosophy based on the earth and sea. Its chosen product for facials, body and sea water therapies is Thalgo and the Australian owned Sodashi, both being free of chemicals and totally natural.
With guests requesting more from their spa experience, Spa Dreamtime has introduced Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture which, treat a myriad of health and beauty concerns that regular spa treatments could not. Spa treatments range from half hour express treatments to two or four day retreats, where guests stay at a nearby hotel. A unique feature of Spa Dreamtime is its use of purified seawater, pumped directly from
the ocean to the pool and spa – the first and only in Australia. True to the definition
of spa, Spa Dreamtime is able to provide an array of water therapies that include a private steam treatment room, an expansive Vichy shower treatment room and two couples thalassotherapy seawater spa baths.
Enhance your wellness with these sought after treatments:
Exotic Indoceane
Your journey starts with a Sweet and Savoury Scrub impregnated in Sacred Lotus. Then immerse yourself in your private Precious Milk Thalassotherapy Spa. A Qui Balm is applied to the “Keys” of your body, unblocking stressed areas, then surrender to the most luxurious massage utilising modalities from India, Western Japan and Thai to deliver the most decadent of massages. Next your body will be cocooned with the Sublime Body Cocoon, leaving your skin feeling and looking luxurious and feeling silky
soft. To complete this journey the Sublime Body Crème is applied to caress and instils a sensation of softness. An Indoceane Tea is also served to continue your journey into deep relaxation.
Sea Water Therapies - Thalassotherapy Algae/detox spa
Precious Micronized Marine Algae partnered with Detox Aroma-Therapeutic Oil delivers the most re-energising and detoxifying spa treatment.
Chuan Spa
www.chuanspa.com.au
The Feng Shui blessing ceremony that was the opening of the Chuan Spa on 26 July 2005 has proven that design, philosophy and practice can lead to prosperity and good health. Located at the luxurious - The Langham, Melbourne, the design of the spa is set within the principals of a traditional Chinese Garden and offers more than forty spa treatments, combining the finest traditions of the east and west.
Stepping into this spa is a true oriental experience with treatments founded on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which focuses on the Five Elements (Wu Xing) – wood, earth, metal, fire and water: the Yin & Yang and the Meridian System (Jing Luo). These treatments emphasize a holistic approach to spa and the physical and
emotional wellness of guests.
The vast array of clientele of international and local travellers can enjoy the signature Chuan Spa packages combining relaxation and rejuvenating therapies.
Detox treatments and jet-lag revival sessions leave weary travelers with a renewed sense of wellbeing; whilst locals can indulge with a friend or a loved one in the spa’s spacious double-treatment room or VIP suite. To meet the desired needs of their
regular clients wishing to enhance their wellbeing, membership programs to suit all lifestyles and budgets are created to combine both the Chuan Spa and Chuan Health
Club with no joining fee, monthly payment options and complimentary spa treatments.
Enhance your wellness with these sought-after treatments:
Tui Na Massage
Guided by the TCM pillars of Wu Xing (five elements), Yin & Yang and Jin Luo (the meridian system), the Tui Na massage is a deeply relaxing one-hour body treatment incorporating acupressure to bring the body into balance.
The new Chuan Spa TCM treatment focuses on achieving a more harmonious Qi (energy flow) through the body, encouraging natural healing. Chuan Spa therapists employ traditional hand techniques to massage the soft tissue (muscles and tendons) of the body, acupressure techniques to directly enhance the flow of Qi and manipulation techniques to realign the muscles and ligaments. This signature treatment is perfect for the management of injury and pain due to training.
Serenity Shen
This total body ritual is designed to inspire a deep state of relaxation while nourishing the skin and calming the mind. The journey begins with a Chinese-inspired Chuan Spa tea service in the privacy of a spa suite for two. It continues with a fragrant private geisha tub experience followed by Chuan’s signature stone therapy massage. Next, the ultimate facial takes place with the use of blended essential oils and a revitalizing cool marine alga mask. The serenity session is completed with a Chinese-inspired snack and herbal Chuan tea.
The Lyall Spa
www.thelyall.com
The philosophy you’ll discover at The Lyall Spa is “inner health results in visible beauty”. Established seven years ago and located in the vibrant South Yarra, international guests and locals alike have maintained that The Lyall Spa offers what is required.
A holistic approach is given to both remedial and prescriptive treatments, ensuring the guest achieves the best results. Recently introduced was Sodashi, an Australian product which is 100% chemical-free for skin care and spa treatments. Hydrotherapy
treatments including a Rassoul, Vichy Shower or steam room are used for body treatments to assist in reducing toxicity and cellulite in one’s body. Giving consideration to wellness, the hotel environment, design, service and product of the spa, they have become members of the Healing Hotels of the World.
Enhance your wellness with these sought-after treatments:
Lyall Signature Spa Ritual
Embark on a journey to sensory heaven for the entire body. The ultimate mind, body and soul experience, this spa ritual includes: Sodashi Prescriptive Massage and Sodashi Pure Radiance Facial.
Remedial Massage
A deep tissue and therapeutic massage.
Aurora Spa Retreat
www.aurorasparetreat.com
Leading the way in the spa industry is Aurora Spa Retreat, with operations commencing in 1998 before moving to its luxury boutique location at the Prince Hotel. Fresh and contemporary is the design of the spa with dark timbers and white furnishings.
As Melbourne’s spa demographic grew and changed, so did the spa menu and facilities at Aurora. Their current spa menu has expanded to include customised treatments for men and pregnant mothers as well as naturopathy, personal training and extended five-day programs that focus on restoring work-life balance. The two- and five-day retreats utilise a team of wellness consultants to create a program that helps achieve opportunities for long lasting, healthy lifestyle changes. The attention and care received include the support of a naturopath, yoga instructor, nutritionist, life coach, acupuncturist, reiki master and counsellor.
To maintain the best health for the mind, body and spirit, the spa menu offers four categories of treatments: Balance, Bliss, Vitality or Detox, aimed to bring you into harmony with life’s changes. Balance is for grounding, Bliss treatments are relaxing, Vitality energises and Detox treatments are for purification. Day spa experiences are also enriched with wholesome organic treats and snacks.
With a focus on the wellbeing of individuals, Aurora Spa Retreat also has a strong focus on the wellbeing of the planet with its environmentally sustainable practices. Their belief is “that small steps can collectively make a big difference.” This is achieved through using and producing organic products wherever possible, as well as having eco-friendly business practices within their daily operations.
Enhance your wellness with these sought-after treatments:
Customised Aurora Retreat
1 hour facial, 1 hour massage of your choice (excluding signature treatments), Express Foot Exfoliation and Geisha Spa.
Moora Moora Signature Retreat
The two hour continuous Signature Retreat for the body and spirit.
Peninsula Hot Springs
www.peninsulahotsprings.com
Vision and passion are what have brought together Australia’s leading geothermal bathing experience. A destination to enhance your wellbeing, there are five communal hot spring pools and baths, as well as private bathing and a day spa offering treatments from the Australian indigenous spa product LI’TYA and PHYT’s certified
organic facial.
The geothermal mineral waters were tested by the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Science in New Zealand and confirmed by Mineral Water Association of Moscow and the Hot Spring Research Institute in Tokyo to contain dissolved minerals of bicarbonate, magnesium, potassium, sodium as well as good levels of calcium, boron, selenium and several trace minerals. With pool temperatures varying from 37°C to 43°C, a relaxing bathing experience is created; with health benefits that alleviate neuralgia, bruising, breaks, articular rheumatism, stiffness of the shoulders, skin diseases, recovery from fatigue, infertility and muscular complaints.
Established in 2005, and currently undergoing an expansion which, by the end of 2009, we can expect to see twenty six new bathing experiences featuring bathing cultures from across the world including foot and hand baths, a reflexology bathing walk, cave pool, Arabic Hammam, sauna, hydrotherapy pool with bubble spa couches, cold plunge pools and fun interactive childrens’ bathing pools.
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Bathing in the Natural Thermal Mineral Spring Pools
Walk outdoors to a steamy bathing haven complete with a central pool and covered grotto, a massaging waterfall pool, a bubbling spa couch, a tranquility bath in the tea trees and a cold plunge pool. The waters abound in rich minerals that infuse the body while you relax and soak up the natural surrounds.
Kodo Indigenous Inspired Massage by Li’tya
This rhythmic body massage is inspired by traditional Australian Aboriginal techniques which tone and re-align energy flow, enhancing mind and body balance and wellness. A combination of pressure points and spiraling movements ground and uplift, balancing the body’s energies. A choice of native aromatic oils are also selected to address individual client needs – to rejuvenate, re-harmonise or detoxify.
Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa
www.hepburnbathhouse.com
Constructed in 1895, this historic bathing house had, at the end of 2008, a $13m revamp, enhancing the mineral bathing and day spa facilities. Situated within the Mineral Spring Reserve, the five springs provide natural therapeutic mineral water to the bathhouse attracting visitors with an emphasis on health and wellness within a
contemporary and stylish setting.
The health and therapeutic benefits of bathing in mineral springs treats varying disorders such as rheumatism, nervous disorders, gout, sciatica, indigestion, anaemia, circulator disorders, digestive or liver dysfunctions and nutritional and skin complaints.
Providing areas to accommodate guests’ needs, time can be spent in the Relaxation Pool or Spa Pool, whilst for a more secluded experience, The Sanctuary offers spa couches, aroma steam rooms and a salt therapy pool. The Spa now offers a full range of therapies including private mineral baths, wet and dry treatment rooms, steam
rooms and Vichy showers utilising products that include marine-rich Thalgo, Australia’s natural Sodashi and La Gaia using essential oils and botanicals.
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Healing Mineral Baths
With the presence of precious minerals from the depths of the earth, the private pure mineral baths assist in the stimulation of the immune system, promoting many health benefits such as: increased physical and mental relaxation; endorphin production (the feel-good hormone); normalised gland function and enhanced immunity. As the warmth of the water cradles your physical body, your psyche is enlivened. Soak up in
the region’s famous mineral water source and if desired, add one of the following therapeutic treatments to your bath: Aromatic Elixirs (purity & tranquillity), Organic Herbal Bath Blends (clarity & synergy) or Marine Soaks (cleanse & invigorate).
Indoceane Spa Ritual
Begin with a full body exfoliation – stimulating the skin with sea salt, brown sugar and exotic citrus scents. Then, an energising massage follows with oils of Neem and sacred wood essences that will awaken all the energy centres in the body with particular focus on the shoulders, hands and feet. Finally, complete your journey cocooned in a silken veil body wrap, designed to delicately soften the skin.
Melbourne is a destination – whether you have several days or only a few hours – that revamps and invigorates the wellness of your mind and body, thanks to the many spa options that are found here. With fabulous spas, unique shopping, wholesome dining and varied cultures, Melbourne has a spring in its step that holds strength, prosperity and longevity for the future ahead.
Other Spa and Bathing Experiences:
The Japanese Bathhouse - www.japanesebathhouse.com
Endota - www.endota.com.au
Zipt... - www.zipt.com
Kocho Spa - www.kocho.com.au
Crown Towers - www.crowntowers.com.au
ONE Spa at the RACV City Club - www.racv.com.au
Spa @ Adelphi - www.adelphi.com.au
Mineral Spa - www.mineralspa.com.au
