When you decide on your Bali holiday the biggest variable decision you have

to decide, apart from the activities you choose to indulge in is your Bali

Accommodation and does it include a spa.

Personal choice and holiday budget play a large role in determining your final

decision.

Let’s take the money out of your decision making equation and just concentrate

on the benefits of Bali Spas…because I have found that most people who are

looking at places to stay, immediately write-off Bali spas as being too exclusive

and expensive for their budgets.

Not so.

So it goes without saying…Bali Spas are also the best value.

No holiday would be complete without a visit to a Balinese spa. Whether you

are staying at a Bali resort with spa facilities or you have found a Bali spa

that inspires you and captures the essence of what total relaxation and pampering

means to you – do yourself, your body and your mind the ultimate favour…book

in for a spa treatment.

You will not regret it.

So now that we have dispelled the myth about Bali spas costing too much let’s

look at the "good stuff".

So what do I mean by "good stuff"? I mean the features on offer at these Bali

spas. (Get ready to do some serious day dreaming now…let your mind drift away

to a special place where floral scents fill the air laced with gentle traditional

meditation music. Think stress free zone…think of lying face down on a comfortable

mat and being massaged like you have never felt before…this is what awaits

you in Bali…)

Allow me to whet your Bali Resort and Bali Spa appetite.

Bali spas can offer you everything from the entry level small establishment

right up to the world class super spas with every treatment and indulgence

known to man and woman alike.

Bali has been recognized now as being the spa capital of Asia. The benefit

for you is that you won’t be disappointed with your spa choice.

Massages

The first thing that springs to your mind when you think of Bali resort spa

would be massage.

Now massage can be several different things. Let’s have a quick look at the

types of massage available to you in Bali Spas.

• Traditional Balinese massage

• Thai massage

• Lomi Lomi (Hawaiian) massage

• Shiatsu (Japanese) massage

• Reflexology

• Swedish massage

Body Scrubs

There are 2 main types of body scrubs dedicated to exfoliating your dead skin

and revitalizing the body during the process.

Balinese Boreh – not for the faint hearted or those with a low threshold

of pain. You have been warned. This is serious stuff. Warm Boreh paste consisting

of ginger, nutmeg, pepper and pungent cloves, is applied to your body and left

to "penetrate" for about 20 minutes. Then the trained Boreh masseuse will begin

to work their magic on you. This technique was used for remediating the tired

bodies of the workers in the Balinese rice fields at the end of a hard day.

Needless to say you might never work in a rice field again after having this

technique again…but your skin will fell like its glowing in the dark and shining

all through the next day.

Javanese Lulur – aptly named "The Queen of Body Treatments", the origins

of this technique have been traced back to the Palaces of Java. Normally the

technique was used on brides-to-be as a purifying ritual before the marital

ceremony. The main ingredient being turmeric a brightly coloured yellow spice

bursting vibrancy gave the new bride a golden yellow skin colour.

Avuryedic Treatments

Ayurvedic is a Sanskrit word derived from two main origins - ayur which means

"life" and veda "knowledge". It is a Hindu medicine system steeped in tradition

and history focused on the reflexology pressure points surrounding the head.

Let’s look at 3 main types of Avuryedic treatment

Shirodara involves warm oil being poured on to the Third Eye known as the

6th Chakra located in the centre of your forehead. This technique is carried

out in a private room surrounded by silence.

Pizhichil involves carefully warmed medicinal oils being massaged over the

entire body. ( Heaven! ) This detoxifying therapeutic treatment is claimed

to boost and strengthen the nervous system and circulation while loosening

your joints and improving your flexibility.

Pinda Sweda involves the use of hot towels infused with positively medicated

waters. The hot towels are used to wrap the body and drape over your face while

they cleanse and detoxify your body and skin.

Couples Massage

And now for the piece de resistance…For couples who are travelling together

and wanting a totally shared indulgence, I can highly recommend the ultimate

shared massage experience.

Some Bali Spas offer the following service known as a "Four Hand Massage".

It involves a double room where a couple can share a synchronized massage at

the same time. 2 masseuses of a gender selected by you will perform a full

body massage at the same time.

Great for reconnecting your mind, body and spirits together again in a romantic

massage session. Especially beneficial if you as a couple have been leading

busy stressful lives and the quantity of your time together seems to get eroded

by modern life.

So if all of the above excites you and you realise that Bali Spas are definitely

for you, go ahead and book your session, you will not regret it.