A New Take on Wellness

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Live Your Life is the new initiative from Al Areen Spa & Wellness, offering a selection of unique services combining healthcare with the best of Western and Eastern medicines and incorporating the latest technologies administered by internationally certified therapists.

Live Your Life offers a wide range of purification, detoxification and weight optimisation programmes which can run for anything from a full day up to a five-day Wellness Retreat Experience.
Each programme begins with a full wellness assessment during which a special piece of equipment, similar to electronic weighing scales, reads the body’s vitals – from fat composition to bone mass and other elements – allowing the therapist to ascertain the most effective treatment. The skin is also closely examined with a magnification light to determine its condition and the best options for improvement.

There are three one-day programmes: detoxification – which includes a holistic detoxification spa treatment and private wellness activities session; re-energising – incorporating a holistic boosters spa treatment and private energy boosters activity session; and weight optimisation – including a body-firming spa treatment and private power burn activities session. Each includes wellness cuisine lunch and dinner, special drinks and unlimited use of the fitness facilities and water therapy garden.

The longer, residential experiences build on these packages, adding activities such as sunrise yoga, moonlight meditation, personal training sessions and specialist massages and spa treatments; all while staying in one of the property’s beautiful, private villas.

Live Your Life also offers two detox plans that offer proven swift results. The Dr Detox option is the quickest and most effective cleansing programme using ‘detox smoothies”’designed to cleanse you of toxins allowing you to experience the ultimate inner cleansing effect. The Green Detox programme is recommended for anyone who wants to alkalise their body quickly.

For those suffering specific ailments, such as back pain, frozen shoulder or even migraine, Live Your Life has come up with a range of specialist massages to ease the conditions. There is also a special massage option for mums-to-be as well as a full post-delivery health and beauty package using traditional Thai medicines to address issues such as abdominal pain and cellulite.

Alongside a whole range of regular treatments such as scrubs, wraps and massages, there are also options for a bachelorette party and corporate group packages, ensuring Live Your Life caters to every possible visitor.
Following a wellness assessment which revealed that I’m carrying too much fat around my middle and my skin is both sensitive and dehydrated, my lovely therapist, Ni, recommended a full Elemis facial.

She began with a deep cleanse followed by toner and steam. I was a bit concerned at the emergence of the steam machine as my skin is quite reactive. But after a thorough examination of my skin, Ni took extra trouble to be gentle, allowing me to benefit from the deep cleansing experience without any blotching or redness. Likewise, with the scrub that came next, she was very gentle while making sure to remove the dead skin from my face.

The deep cleansing was followed by a specialised massage with facial oil to concentrate on the loose skin along my jawline and a pro-collagen peel-off mask to stimulate my skin’s own collagen production.

To be truthful, I’m not a huge fan of masks that dry onto your face. I often find them drying and quite uncomfortable. But this one was so gentle it was a pleasure to simply lie still as Ni administered a shoulder massage while it dried.

A second mask was used to seal in the work of the first followed by more toner, serum and moisturiser.

I was close to dozing off during the process and aroused to feel greatly refreshed and glowing. I’d thoroughly recommend this treatment even on its own. As part of one of the treatment packages, it would be fabulous.