Hot Stone Massage

Hot Stone Massage combines the benefits of hydrotherapy (water therapy) and thermotherapy (heat therapy) with massage techniques, to create a deeply relaxing and healing treatment. Sérénité uses basalt because it absorbs and retains heat better than other stones. The flat, river stones are warmed in water, in a special heater, to between 125 and 135 degrees. Some of the stones are then placed in strategic places on your body, such as your back, thighs, and between your toes, while others are used for deep tissue massage. This treatment is enjoyable for everyone, and is highly recommended for people that experience a high level of muscular tension. The massage is deeper and the benefits last longer than traditional massage due to the warmth of the stones.

The Benefits of Hot Stone Massage include:
• Improves circulation and blood flow to tissues • Improves elimination of toxins and waste products • Deep relaxation, as the warmth of the stones relaxes the client both physically and mentally. Calming and comforting • Deep tissue and cleansing treatment • Stress reduction, relieving mental and physical fatigue • Relieves pain

Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy is at the heart of Sérénité’s approach. For all treatments where appropriate, pure essential oils are used to create an individual and tailored treatment that will promote health and well-being. What is aromatherapy? Dating back to Egyptian times, aromatherapy uses essential oils - each with unique properties that can be blended together to create a tailored treatment that works on the individual’s physical body, mind and soul. Essential oils are concentrated essences extracted from the flowers, fruit, seeds, leaves and the bark of certain plants. Between 40 and 50 of these oils are commonly used in aromatherapy, with each essential oil having its own individual properties e.g. lavender is a relaxing oil which is beneficial to help with sleeping problems, relieving muscular tension and anxiety, as well as balancing sebum in oily skin. Oils are absorbed through the skin into the bloodstream and depending on the type of oil, have an effect on specific organs or functions of the body. The warm, scented oils not only combine to create a sensory and restoring physical treatment but deliver lasting benefits as they are absorbed into the body.

Aromatherapy can help treat a variety of ailments such as:

• Muscular aches and pains
• Digestive complaints
• Headaches, migraines,
• colds and sinusitis
• Allergies
• Immune system deficiencies
• Respiratory problems 
• Skin conditions (eczema, psoriasis, acne etc) 
• Menstrual and menopausal problems,
• PMT 
• Sleep disturbances
• Anxiety, stress and depression
• Fatigue
• Arthritis and other joint problems
• Urinary Tract Infections,
• cystitis

Reflexology

Reflexology has been practiced for thousands of years and has its origins in China and Egypt. Reflexology uses the feet as a map or mirror of the whole body. The premise behind reflexology is that following illness, stress, injury or disease the body is in a state of imbalance and vital energy pathways can be blocked which prevent the body from functioning efficiently. By manipulating, and applying pressure to reflex zones and pressure points in the feet, the whole body can be ‘re-tuned’ and brought back into balance. Reflexology can help with a wide range of illnesses and conditions, including stress, fertility issues, sleep problems, sports injuries, digestive and circulatory problems. It is also used as preventative health care and is an effective way of maintaining vitality and well-being. It can also help boost the immune system and eliminate toxins. It is said that approximately 75% of all illnesses are originally linked to stress, and for this reason principally more and more people are turning to this therapy either as a preventative way of avoiding serious illness or during and after illness to maintain well-being. Stress can drain the immune system, leading to a greater susceptibility to colds and flu but can also cause tension which for example, can result in neck and shoulder stiffness and headaches. Stress is also a well-known contributory factor in heart disease.

The Benefits of Reflexology include:

• Reduces tension and stress and induces relaxation
• Alleviates migraines and headaches
• Alleviates sinus problems 
• Benefits hormonal imbalances (beneficial when trying to conceive) 
• Improves back problems 
• Helpful with sleep disorders/insomnia 
• Eases constipation/diarrhoea/IBS 
• Eases respiratory problems
• Improves circulation
• Balances and revitalises the body

A course of treatments is recommended to ensure optimum results. Jeanne is a member of the AOR (Association of Reflexologists).

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