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Need a warming winter home spa to turn up the heat on the chilly season?A winter home spa should incorporate the gifts of the season while balancing the cold. Winter is about stillness, it is the perfect time to rest, sleep and unwind guilt-free. Use the season to detoxify and cleanse your body, mind and soul. Upon rising drink a glass of warm water with a squeeze of lemon. This kick starts your metabolism for the day ahead. Meditate to cleanse your mind. Get started on the right track with our winter detox home spa day.
detoxifying winter home spawinter home spa menuCleanse your mind with a guided meditation. Get your circulation pumping and smooth your body with an all over "dry skin brushing". Take a relaxing "detox bath". Hydrate your face with an "avocado moisturizing mask" and "chamomile eye compress". Tame dried out hair with an "avocado hair treatment". Chill out afterwards, curled up in a robe with a hot cup of chai.
long handled soft bristle body brush or a dry face washer or towel meditation or soothing music CD and player (if you do not have a suitable CD try the free online meditations at Learning Meditation and listen through your computer) towels Epsom salts 1 avocado ½ cup of coconut milk 2 chamomile tea bags favorite moisturizer and body cream ingredients for chai; water, milk, honey, black tea leaves, green cardomon pods and ginger root
1. Begin by taking a moment to signal the beginning of this time for yourself. Light a candle or turn on some relaxation music and say to yourself "I am now on a spa retreat". 2. Set up your spa and start to gather the objects you will need. 3. Make your winter home spa treatments; avocado moisturizing mask Mash ½ an avocado and add 1 tablespoon of coconut milk, mix to form a paste. Put mask into the fridge until needed. avocado hair treatment Mash ½ an avocado and add remaining coconut milk until mixture is the consistency of conditioner. chamomile eye compress Steep 2 tea bags in a small amount of hot water. Leave to cool slightly. detox bath 2 cups of epsom salts. chai Makes enough for 2 cups. 1 cup of water 1 cup of milk 2 teaspoons of honey 2 teaspoons of black tea leaves 1 green cardomon pod, crushed ¼ inch of ginger root, peeled Boil water with milk. As it starts to bubble add sugar, tea, cardomon and ginger. Reduce the heat and turn it up again. Bring to the boil 3 or 4 times. Strain and drink. 4. Wear loose, comfortable clothing and sit or lie in a comfortable position for your meditation. Play your guided meditation or relaxation music. 5. Move to the bathroom with body brush, face mask, eye compress and hair treatment in hand. 6. Brush your body in small, slow circles beginning at your feet and making your way up. Use a firm but not hard pressure. Brush for 5 minutes your skin should be slightly pink from the increased blood circulation. 7. Run your bath and add the Epsom salts. 8. Hop into your bath and apply your face mask, hair treatment and eye compress. 9. Bathe for 15 – 20 minutes. 10. Hop into the shower and thoroughly rinse off the mask and shampoo your hair. 11. Towel dry, smother yourself in your favorite moisturizer. 12. Slip into a comfy robe and make yourself a cup of chai, curl up and read a book. 13. Return to your day by saying softly to yourself "my winter home spa retreat is over and I feel refreshed and alive".
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