You may be familiar with an ordinary steam room, but have you ever tried one laced with rich aromatherapy oils designed to relax your mind and body?
“Aromatherapy has such a strong impact of mind and body wellbeing,” says Catherine Lazarou, spa manager of The Spa at The Darling.
“Physically, heating up the body allows your body temperature to naturally increase as opposed to shocking the system in an extreme temperature.”
“Mentally, the benefits of herbs and essential oils can go a long way in terms of balancing and calming your mind. Essential oils also get you to deeply inhale it in without even thinking about it, and so you’re opening up the chest and lungs relaxing the shoulders and focusing on the scent.”
The best thing is that it takes no time at all for you to get the full effects of a full-body steam.
“If it’s not overwhelmingly hot, you can sit in there and focus on breathing for at least 10 minutes. This will clear you mind, get your circulation increasing and start to melt away the muscle tension,” continues Lazarou.
Can’t get to the new steam room at the incredibly luxurious spa at The Darling? Recreate the experience at home with a few drops of your favourite essential oil in a bathtub or oil burner.
“Lemongrass is great as it supports overall wellbeing and helps to purify the mind. Our guest feedback is that the scent reminds them of their favourite holiday destination which means wonderful and happy memories.”
Check out the amazing aromatherapy steam room for yourself at The Spa located inside The Darling.
