I work as a holistic therapist, having studied ayurveda, massage and natural skincare. I am also a veteran spa goer, having spent many blissful hours receiving treatments in salons such as Aveda, Clarins, Elemis and Champneys. I love bodycare products and adjust my routine seasonally to effect maximum personal wellbeing. It occurs to me that we can support our raw food lifestyle through judicious choices and creating a seasonal routine to boost metabolism and immunity, for optimum wellbeing.
Morning: energising, enlivening. Begin with dry skin brushing, which stimulates the lymph and circulatory systems. You can pick up a brush in most chemists & health food stores. It should be a little larger than your palm, in natural bristle. Use light, fluid strokes from the extremities to the centre of the body.
Take a short, hot shower; I use Dr Bronners Hemp Citrus Orange pure liquid soap.
On a weekly basis you might create an exfoliating treatment using dry sea salt crystals mixed with a little olive oil. Apply all over the body with light vigorous movements, scrubbing is not advised.
Evening: Bathing twice a day is important energetically. Here the emphasis is on warming and gently detoxifying. Right now I am using Rosemary bath & shower gel from Avalon organics. Avoid heavy oils and creams before bed as the skin should be clean to optimize metabolic processes whilst we are sleeping.
I am taking a weekly oil massage. Aromatherapy makes sense at this time of year, again the emphasis is on warming and gently detoxifying. For a personal blend I favour clove and orange, or juniper and ginger. Neals Yard Remedies have some great organic blends. It is more appropriate to go for a vigorous massage with percussive movements, rather than a soothing and relaxing technique. The emphasis here is on maintaining a faster metabolism, keeping heat in the body.
Morning: energising, enlivening. Begin with dry skin brushing, which stimulates the lymph and circulatory systems. You can pick up a brush in most chemists & health food stores. It should be a little larger than your palm, in natural bristle. Use light, fluid strokes from the extremities to the centre of the body.
Take a short, hot shower; I use Dr Bronners Hemp Citrus Orange pure liquid soap.
On a weekly basis you might create an exfoliating treatment using dry sea salt crystals mixed with a little olive oil. Apply all over the body with light vigorous movements, scrubbing is not advised.
Evening: Bathing twice a day is important energetically. Here the emphasis is on warming and gently detoxifying. Right now I am using Rosemary bath & shower gel from Avalon organics. Avoid heavy oils and creams before bed as the skin should be clean to optimize metabolic processes whilst we are sleeping.
I am taking a weekly oil massage. Aromatherapy makes sense at this time of year, again the emphasis is on warming and gently detoxifying. For a personal blend I favour clove and orange, or juniper and ginger. Neals Yard Remedies have some great organic blends. It is more appropriate to go for a vigorous massage with percussive movements, rather than a soothing and relaxing technique. The emphasis here is on maintaining a faster metabolism, keeping heat in the body.
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