Treating yourself to a wellness treatment goes far beyond skin deep, affecting how you feel about yourself and how you cope in the world. At a time when stress is keeping people awake at night and wearing on their nerves, isn’t it nice to know that a little escape – just for you – could help your overall well-being?
Giving yourself permission to spend time on yourself is the vital first step in the journey to care for yourself. If you’ve been caring for children off their routine, grumpy ageing parents or tantrum-throwing colleagues, it’s time to stop and invest in your own care. There are many reasons to justify escaping to an oasis where the focus is on just you.
Your skin will love you
One of the first organs to suffer from stress is the largest one – your skin. Did you know that stress forces fluid to form those annoying bags under your eyes? That’s just one outcome we see when we keep pushing ourselves without stopping to recharge.
When you take care of your skin with more TLC, it helps to support the rest of your body. When you are stressed, your skin reacts by becoming more sensitive and drier, exacerbating eczema, rosacea and psoriasis. The rush of cortisol makes you produce more oil, so you end up with more breakouts on your face and back than ever before. You’re also more likely to skip your daily shower as you languish in your sweatpants, making these conditions even worse. Looking at your red or scaly skin will only make you feel bluer unless you do something about it.
You can fight back with skin-tightening treatments that stimulate blood flow to the cells and without any infections or discomfort. Cenoté offers a range of options to make you look and feel more refreshed and rejuvenated.
Boost your mood
You don’t have to be wealthy to invest in a day or two at a wellness spa. Hit the reset button and in a few hours you will feel more like yourself again – or a slightly happier and relaxed version of yourself.
After a treatment, clients often report that they feel more confident and even sleep better. Allowing yourself to be pampered is a real treat with incredible rewards, including having a more positive outlook on the world.
By taking control of your health, you can overcome the anxiety you feel about other parts of your life. Get away from the stimuli that leave you in fight-or-flight mode and support your journey to becoming a calmer person.
Studies show that spa therapies helped relieve symptoms related to bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Another study demonstrated that certain spa therapies help your circadian rhythm—the body’s internal clock that tells you when to sleep and when to wake. Being rested prevents mood swings and symptoms associated with mental disorders.
A little lift of self-esteem
By committing time to improve your skin tone or attacking that stubborn fat around your abdomen, you empower yourself to take care of yourself in other ways as well.
When you look in the mirror, you may fixate on a saggy chin or dimpled skin after you’ve lost significant weight. Rather than live with that perceived flaw, you can take charge and reinforce that you’re worth looking after.
Your level of self-esteem impacts how you allow other people to treat you. Therefore, when you feel good about yourself, you create an image of someone who will stand up for themselves and fight harder for the things you believe you deserve. That includes any factors that could deteriorate your physical or mental health.
That first spa treatment opens the door for you to take better care of you. As a result, you become more resilient and better able to help others when they face adversity.
When you feel better, your body responds in how you walk and express yourself with your face and your voice. And that affects how people respond to what you say and do, in a really positive way.
Releasing the right hormones
We’ve already told you that cortisol affects your skin but there are other hormones that you can activate by pursuing spa services. Dopamine and serotonin, for example, are known for their ability to make you feel happy and more relaxed. Sitting in a soothing setting while being pampered will automatically unleash a flood of these hormones that just keep on cascading as you settle into the spa.
These neurotransmitters regulate our moods and send signals to the body to allow muscles to relax since you’re in a safe place. In turn, it permits your racing brain to slow down so you sink into the experience.
Never underestimate the value of relaxing. It allows your body to detoxify and ease inflammation that can lead to serious health issues. Our ancestors have sought out hot spas and mud wraps for centuries so follow their lead; let go of the tension and discover the skills of professionals who will enhance that state of mind.
Leave your headaches behind and let your happy thoughts flow on a tide of serotonin.
Whether you’re seeking to firm up or trim down, there are many options to fuel your self-confidence while treating your skin and other cells with a spa treatment. Once you focus on where you want to begin, our trusted staff can help identify the treatment that will help you achieve that goal.
Your health starts with your skin but goes so much further.