The word "Spa" may sound very modern. However, the truth is that there is evidence that prehistoric people already visited medicinal springs, both hot and cold, looking for a cure for their ailments. Thus, from prehistoric times to the present day, including Egyptians, Phoenicians, Greeks, and Romans...the enjoyment of water was the order of the day.
The Greeks were the first to build thermal baths and to begin to give them a more playful character. They were not only focused on personal hygiene or the cure of diseases.
Time later, with the Roman engineers, the thermal baths were improved thanks to the creation of new heating systems for the water. Saunas and areas for massages and later rest gain importance. With the Roman civilization, thermal baths spread throughout the Empire.
If we make a big jump to the twentieth century, we know that the medicine of the time recognized the importance of the waters in health. It was the golden age of spas, which also became social centers where people went to 'take the waters'.
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Spas today
We are witnessing a new evolution in the world of spas: we place great value on relaxation, on the elimination of stress that affects us so much (especially from a more natural and holistic approach to wellness). It is one of the reasons why spasare so popular right now.
In addition, we also have the good fortune that now these centers are accessible to everyone and not only to the richest part of society-. Thus, we can find different types of spas: from the most modest to the most luxurious... The difference is not only due to the water circuit or the treatment cabins, but affects the entire wellness space.
It is clear that the concept we had related to the typical "spa hotel" has changed a lot from the classic pool with a few simple jets and a sauna.
If you're one of those who think water isn't for you, don't let that stop you from visiting a spa: the experience goes far beyond!
It is also becoming more and more common for spas to be social places, where you can enjoy your couple -with double cabins or private spas-, friends, family... even pet!!!
Luxury Spas
In luxury spas, the atmosphere that you breathe as soon as you enter is total relaxation. We are transported to a Zen state. These are places where you lose track of time and place, connecting mind, body and spirit. Establishments that take care of even the smallest detail, so that the experience is unique: the decoration, the lighting, the staff that welcomes us, the bathrobe they give us, and even being able to choose what will be played on the piped music or the aroma of the oils they use...
There is also an increase in spas where you can find treatments and therapies based on native botanicals. Or they have signature treatments; that is, they are unique to that spa, making a difference and taking the treatments to another level.
Alternative Therapies
Increasingly, the evolution of wellness is focused on a sensory and spiritual experience,not so much a physical one. In this way, the use of ancestral techniques not only manages to evade the frenetic and monotony of our daily lives, but also to reconnect with ourselves and with nature.
We find holistic treatments, which are both ancient and timeless systems of traditional medicine.
This is the case with Ayurveda, the basis of traditional Indian medicine-in fact, it is known as "the science of life." It is a natural and alternative therapy, which provides remedies to maintain our health and well-being in optimal conditions.
Its benefits have been proven for centuries and offer individualized and personalized treatments in which the body is considered as a whole, mental, spiritual, physical, and emotional.
The Ayurvedic therapies are non-invasive and their healing techniques are based on the use of plants and vegetable products.
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Conclusion
And maybe you've read this and think the luxury thing isn't for you.
However, have you ever stopped to think what is "luxury"? In the end, it's a very subjective concept.
Maybe for you luxury is a spa on the rooftop of a hotel overlooking the entire city, maybe you prefer an infinity pool overlooking the sea or a lake ... or are you one of those who prefer to be in a jacuzzi in the middle of nature?
But luxury can also be located in the -1 of a hotel, in a spa not so impressive, but where they make you feel at home.
Or that day you share the spa with your partner or with your parents or maybe your children.... Or that plan you made with your best friend.... Or that day that, tired of kicking around a new city, you suddenly find an urban spa and decide to enter, leaving with renewed energy to face a new day.
Maybe you are one of those who give importance to the architecture of the place or perhaps to its decoration or its smell... Maybe it's the massage with which the therapist has succeeded so well and that made your back pain disappear.
Whatever it is, there's sure to be a spa to suit your taste.
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