How Does Meditation Enhance the Spa Experience?

"Meditation creates a deeper state of relaxation and body awareness. I offer my clients a meditation add-on to any facial. They listen to a 10-minute guided meditation exercise while they relax during a mask treatment. They love it."

Christy Camp
Owner
Skin Camp
Los Angeles

"Meditation most definitely enhances the spa experience. You can offer the best treatment in the world, but if the client and therapist aren't in the right frame of mind at the time of the service, the spa-goer might be dissatisfied."

Margaret LaPierre
Owner
Skin Therapy of Virginia
Richmond, Virginia

"To begin a service, we guide our clients to the meditation room—where their journey begins. It allows the guest to experience a slowing of heart rate, a normalizing of blood pressure and a more efficient flow of oxygen. During meditation and bliss breathing, the adrenal glands produce less cortisol—which directly affects how the skin responds to stress. Meditation also improves the body's immune function and assists in opening pathways to creativity."

Teresa Hinton
Vice President, Operations
Blu Water Day Spa
Kensington, Maryland

"If performed correctly, a facial can bring about a meditative experience. It happens often when I'm working with clients. When a guest is quiet and feels safe, she allows herself to open up to the universe in a meditative state without even being aware of what's happening."

Nancy Holmes
Licensed Esthetician
On Sight Beauty
Venice, Florida

"Meditation means awareness, and the word spa has historically been associated with healing water treatments. In a tranquil environment, the spa experience and meditation are likely to complement each other on many levels. Meditation is often a natural derivative of a quality spa experience due to the relaxation and shifting of one's state of consciousness."

Audrey Ray Brown
Co-owner
Natural Elements Spa & Salon
Chesapeake, Virginia

"Our spa has been incorporating meditation into our facials, massages and pedicures for quite some time. We offer several CDs with guided meditation for different concerns, and we let the client pick one to listen to. We especially encourage high-stress clients to choose a CD rather than music. Many clients tell us that they feel as though they got a full night's sleep at the end of the service."

Shannon Smith
Owner
Peace Serenity Spa
Lombard, Illinois