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Seeking the advice of a masseuse and acupuncturist, Gaby Hakman, a professional chef with dry sinuses, was urged to try something she didn’t even want to think about: A Neti Pot. “I’d heard about it before. I just kept thinking, ‘No way, that’s gross.’” But this fall, Ms. Hakman relented.
The practice of bathing, steaming, and perspiring in a hot sauna dates back to ancient Roman bath houses or Turkish hammams, where the practice was considered both healthful and social, with participants often spending the entire day. As bathers progressed through various stages of their bathing ritual, they'd visit different rooms intended for different hydrotherapy treatments or offering increasing or decreasing heat.
The caldarium was usually the hottest room in the complex, with steam and a hot plunge bath, a dry sauna to induce perspiration, and typically an under-floor heating system. Bathers would cleanse the skin with olive oil, bath, steam and bake, and then proceed to a room with decreased heat, known as a tepidarium, and then progress to a room with no heat, and cool water, known as the frigidarium.
In modern times, we've seen the term caldarium used to simply describe a relaxation area with heated floors, but more commonly, it's a heated relaxation area with therapeutic lounges and aromatherapy intended to prepare you for your spa treatments.
Continue reading "Treatment Spotlight: The Caldarium at Killarney Park Hotel, Ireland" »
Kuyam: the signature mud treatment at Spa Ojai
The word "kuyam" means "a place to rest together" in the language of the Chumash people who originally inhabited the Ojai Valley in California, but the Kuyam also takes inspiration from the traditional healing ways of many cultures.
In every way, the Kuyam treatment at Spa Ojai at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa is a celebration of the harmony of cultures. From the design and decor of the Kuyam chamber, to the use of healing clays and the sharing of a communal experience, the Kuyam marries the best of ancient traditions with the new.
This treatment combines the therapeutic effects of cleansing mud, dry heat, inhalation therapy and guided meditation. A terry wrap will be provided. Accommodates up to eight men or women per session.
The only treatment of this type in the United States, we encourage all of our guests to experience the Kuyam.
OJAI VALLEY INN & SPA
OJAI, CALIFORNIA
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