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Day Spa / Therapies

The Journey  |  Cranio Sacral Balancing  |  Massage  | Ozone Therapy  |  Oxygen Facial  |  Day Spa packages   | 
Meditation  | Ayurvedic Treatments  | Pricing

Shunyata's Day Spa is fast becoming Christhchurch's best kept secret.

Just 45 mins from the hustle and bustle, or 10 mins on ferry from Lyttelton, providing a rejuvenating sanctuary right on the ocean where all you hear is birdsong.

Recently renovated, Shunyata is unique in personal one-on-one attention and along with the pampering of the day spa therapies, there is also an emotional clearing that takes place, making a beautiful balance of body, mind and soul.

Treatments: Many modalities of massage, ozone steam sauna, Indian head massage, Divine Foot Spa and treatments, cranio-sacral Balancing, Shirodhara, couples massage with steam, yummy balinese body scrubs and face packs, ayurvedic face packs, oxygen facial, chi machine and double hydrotherapy bath.

Email info@journeyessence.com to make a booking.

The Journey - NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming)

Making A Real Difference

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The Journey is a simple technique that really allows you to let go of old emotional baggage creating vibrant health, happiness and wholeness in all areas of your life.

Whether it be a Life Purpose (thoroughly recommended for men), No Ego, Journey for Kids or using NLP techniques, Paru brings her own style and 10 years experience to this amazing work taking you to source/essence, that deep potential that exists in all of us. We uncover the lie of the ego you have been living under which has caused you the most suffering. Paru was instrumental in bringing Brandon Bays first to NZ in 2002 and specialises in working with the enneagram in a retreat environment.

Cranio Sacral Balancing

It is a very subtle and soft but profoundly effective body therapy that combines scientific techniques with intuition and sensibility in a space of conscious meditation. The therapist tunes into the natural wave-like motion of the craniosacral rhythm with a very gentle touch, re-establishing freedom of movement. It reconnects your body with its natural ability to heal itself. With the specific touch, restrictions and tensions in the soft tissues and bones loosen, pains melt away. The awareness, relaxation and sense of wellbeing that results from this therapy goes very deep, emotions change and moods lighten. Balancing the craniosacral system helps you to reconnect to your inner self, your inner essence, where the body can heal itself.

This profound body work complements The Journey perfectly and my specialty is helping you get back in touch with the messages from your body and loving the body. Make sure you check in the mirror after a session as your whole being opens.

Massage

Everyone loves a good massage. I combine various massage styles to ease tension and knots in the body, then totally relax the body before going into sublime cranio-sacral. Livening up your feet with peppermint, and using the right aromatherapy oil to truly relax or enliven you on that day.

The massage is tailored to you - what your body needs.

Usually great to do after an ozone sauna or hydrotherapy bath so you are totally relaxed.

Couples Massage & Steam

Come and be pampered as a couple - massaged next to each other - with gorgeous steam sauna.

Ozone Therapy

Ozone Therapy is known as the one of the most powerful ways of detoxification in the world. It cleans the blood destroying bacteria, fungi and viruses without harming healthy tissue. Imagine sitting approx 30mins in a relaxing steam sauna looking out over the view of Wreck Bay, listening to relaxing music, drinking ozonated water and feeling rose water being sprayed on your face cooling you down. This is a pleasurable and cleansing experience that will benefit you in many ways. Steam inside the cabinet creates hypertherimia, raising body temperature, opening pores and allowing pure oxygen and ozone enter the skin. As your pores open up and your metabolism raises, toxins will be oxidized in skin, fat, blood and lymph. Black liquid like toxins are then excreted from the body causing rapid detoxification and aiding the body in natural healing, cleansing and weight loss, (600 calories is lost per sauna).

Ozone is known to help in numerous conditions but most beneficial for chronic fatigue, cancer, HIV and aids, arthritis, depression and fibromyalgia. The most tested and tried by myself in Byron Bay six times is the onset of a flu virus, ozone can clean it up in one session provided you catch it in the initial stages.

Benefits of ozone/steam sauna used in Europe extensively.

All I can say is people feel amazing after a session – yum.

Oxygen Facial

This sublime facial is used by Madonna and new to New Zealand. See article Sunday Star 30 July 06. I use all natural ingredients, fruit exfoliants, rose water and then massage Vitamin A, C and E oils into the skin with Jojoba oil and then penetrate the oils in with Oxygen.

Meditation

At Shunyata we practice many types of meditation - active from Osho, Dynamic Meditation, Nadabrahma and a guided meditation from Maneesha. We also do satsang with a mixture of quotes, music and silent meditation.

Santosh will be available to teach you how to meditate. The evening session goes very impromptu combining a meditation and satsang but usually finishes with guitar heart opening.

Ayurvedic Treatments

Abhyanga 1 ½ hrs

The special ayurvedic hot oil massage with special oils based on your body type. This is combined with marma point therapy (special points of energy meridians like prana points in body.) This treatment helps to calm the mind , relieves fatigue, provides stamina and enhances the lustre of the skin and is then followed by a steam in the gorgeous ozone sauna.

Udvartanum 1 ½ hrs

This ancient herbal powder based massage deeply exfoliates and helps with cellulite, water retention and weight loss. The skin feels toned and tightened. Followed by steam.

Shirodhara 1 hr

After an Indian head massage warm sesame oil is gently poured onto the head and 3rd eye promoting deep relaxation, memory improvement and stress relief. Great for headaches, insomnia, mental tension and anxiety.

Pinda Swedana (Hot Pain relief) 1 hr

Special leaves and herbs are used in a bolus, heated with oil and rubbed over pain areas. For treatment in neuro-muscular disorders, rejuvenative therapy and arthritis.

Nasya 1 hr

This is where medicated oils are dropped into the nose after a face massage and steam. It is indicated for sinus problems, migraines, allergies and draining mucus from the nasal passage. A few treatments are recommended.

Ayurvedic Facials 1 hr

Facials are done according to your body type using herbs, flowers, essential oils and natural minerals. Usually though they include a deep natural scrub, a cleanse with natural lemon cleansing, a face massage with special rejuvination creams and a face pack specially formulated for your particular skin with a clay base and rose water.

Herbal Melanin Face Treatment

Great for pigmented skin and skin that droops (weight loss)

• Superficially it normalises the skin color by dissolving the dark pigmented area.
• Acts as a natural face lift
• It also improves the color of the skin making the skin more healthy.

Bali Treats

Smell the sweet scents of jasmine and frangipani and be taken to the tropics.

Mandi Lulur

This traditional javanese treatment makes you feel like royalty. First start with gorgeous masage followed by herbal skin scrub of ground rice powder, tumeric and sandalwood to remove dead skin cells and to smooth and soften skin. Then follow by a yogurt splash to restore skin's natural PH balance and finish with rose petal jasmine bath or ozone steam sauna.

Body Scrubs - (available with day spa packages)

• Coconut/Vanilla - Leaves skin smooth, shiny and radiant. Good for dry and sensitive skin and Pita Ayurvedic types
• Kopi/Coffee - This scrub will exfoliate dead skin cells, detoxify, cleanse, soften and moisturise the skin. Great for the guys
• Chocolate - Great antioxidant and also useful for dead skin leaving special aroma for the day
• Jasmine - Oh the smell of Bali woofs as all you smell is jasmine oil, scrub and body lotion - a true aromatic indulgence.

Balinese Face Masks

• Green Tea Mask - This mask is rich in antioxidants. It cleans, calms, refreshes and brightens skin
• Seaweed Mask - Great for dry skin, age spots and freckles. Contains minerals to prevent dehydration.

Day Spa packages

Book 2 people or more and receive special shunyata gift.

Shunyata Girls Day Out

Start with ozone sauna with face scub, then fade away in a body work session combining Massage, reflexology and cranio-sacral using special emotional oil blends suited for you and finish with divine oxygen facial and either lunch or platter and champagne.

Shunyata Girls Day Out 2

Start with ozone sauna with face scub, then fade away in a body work session combining Massage, reflexology and cranio-sacral using special emotional oil blends suited for you and finish with Balinese Body Scrub - chocolate, coffee, coconut, jasmine (mandi lulur extra), and either lunch or platter and champagne.

Shunyata Ultimate Healing Day

Start with The Journey and Enneagram, followed by a delightful ozone sauna and natural face scrub. After a delicious healthy lunch, fade away with a session combining massage and cranio-sacral using special emotional oil blends suited for you.

Shunyata Detox and Scrub

Start with special detox tea, then melt into ozone sauna with face and body scrub. Fade away with massage and cranio-sacral using special emotional oil blends specially suited for you. And then after a delicious lunch, purify with hydro-bath and special detox salts and finish with divine oxygen facial to complete the natural glow. All natural products used.

Make up Your own Day Spa Experience

• Combine two of your own treatments from ayurveda or balinese with sauna and lunch, (Mandi Lulur extra)
• Combine 3 of your own treatments from ayurveda or balinese with sauna and lunch.

Pricing

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