Did you know that by having your energy centers balanced you can improve your health and prevent stress?

The Grupo Mayan resorts spa professionals are aware that by balancing your chakras (energy centers) all human desires are focused into leading a blissful spiritual life and enable the fulfillment of personal achievements. When they are unbalanced, they can bring all different kinds of mental, physical and spiritual disorders.

Each energy center keeps up a correspondence to a body part and specific functions, as well as emotional reactions related to them. There are many ways to restore their harmony and obtain all the benefits they could bring to our daily activities.

Breathing and relaxation techniques are part of an energy balance program. The Grupo Mayan therapists recommend an individualized program to focus on specific areas of emotional turmoil and stress for every particular lifestyle.

There are several therapies that can be used to help with this. At the Grupo Mayan resorts’s Brio Spas you can find some of these treatments. A Shiatsu massage, the Hot Stone massage, Reflexology and Aromatherapy provide the benefits of this unique experience. This will make each one of your vacations, a life changing event.

A great spa treatment that many guests often ignore is the mud bath.  You can trace the origins of the mud bath back to Cleopatraís time when she used mud bath therapy.  Soon any place that had access to mineral springs and volcanic ash began to offer the mud bath therapy.  Grupo Mayan spa professionals recommend the mud bath for its ability to relax you.

If you have never tried a mud bath, you can imagine a cocoon of a warm soft mud that will buoy you and suck the stress out of you.  Mud baths can help to improve your complexion, relieve joints, muscle pain, and remove toxins.

What can you expect to find in a mud bath?  Indians used warm springs and volcanic ash to create a mud bath that was first commercialized in 1946.  The primary ingredients of a mud bath are springs water and volcanic ash.  Some places will add peat moss to the mixture to make it softer and allow the body to float.  Grupo Mayan spa professionals explain that fresh ash is brought in each day and mixed with boiling mineral water and peat moss is then added.  Boiling spring water is important to help sterilize the mixture between guests.

For the first ten minutes of your mud math, the mixture is soft and warm.  You will float in the mixture just below the surface.  The mud will be kept at about 100 degrees Fahrenheit.  You will receive help getting in and out of the mixture.  The mud bath is often compared to being back in the womb.  You are warm, floating, and feel very secure.  After you finish your mud bath, you will be able to wash off in a mineral whirlpool bath.  Then you can enjoy a steam room treatment and follow it up with a blanket to help you cool down slowly.  From beginning to end, you can expect to spend about one and a half hours unless you decide to get a massage afterwards.

The mud bath is not for everyone.  If you suffer from claustrophobia, you may not be able to handle being submerged in a thick black mud for the recommended time.  Mud baths have a high level of sulfur and may be too much for some people who are sensitive to odors.  If you are pregnant, you should make sure your doctor approves of the mud bath before using it.

Grupo Mayan spa professionals hope you will try a mud bath experience the next time you visit the spa.  There is not many other treatments that will give you this feeling of weightlessness.

A considerable number of people have at least experienced a facial treatment in a day spa. Facial treatments are famous for cleansing and exfoliating effects, say the Grupo Mayan experts in spas treatments. And like facials, body treatments are also meant to cleanse and exfoliate. The only difference is that body treatments cover the whole body. If it is important to cleanse the skin on your face, it is also very important that your whole body is cleansed.

We have two common body treatments namely the scrub and the wrap. These two treatments are done using different products like seaweeds, algae, assorted creams and sugar crystals. All have a common characteristic in exfoliating the skin so as to rejuvenate your senses. With the current commercialisation of body treatments, it gets hard to choose the one that perfectly suits both your needs and your budget.

The following are seven of the most common treatments being offered today by many spas and salons, each promising distinct benefits, say the Grupo Mayan experts:

The first is body Scrubs, which are exfoliating procedures that help hydrate and smoothen the skin using a mixture of particular salts. The salts absorb all toxins in the skin and tone it so well that your skin is left glowing and very sensitive.
The second is the body masks, which comprise different actions depending on the product being used, say the Grupo Mayan experts. It begins with a detoxifying treatment of the metabolic system, using mud, algae or even seaweed to amplify waste products removal fro the body. Hydrating treatment is also done using creams or lotions.

The third body treatment is detoxifying wraps. These are designed to actually penetrate skin so as to remove body toxins and unblock clogged skin poles. Wraps work on the lymphatic system when herbs penetrate the skin usually wrapped in warm towels. Today, say the Grupo Mayan experts, body wraps are being used to treat cellulite and reduce body weight.
The fourth treatment is the salt glow treatment, popular due to its invigorating effects. A therapist rubs a concoction of sea salt, oil, aromatics like lemon onto the skin, making it fragrant and soft.

The fifth body treatment is the airbrush tanning that gives your body a bronze tan without having to bask under the harmful UV rays of the sun. Today, salons are tanning the body using moisturising creams. Streak-free tan results after all dead skin cells have been removed.

The sixth body treatment is the herbal moisturizing with herbs and creams usually targeting people with an extremely dry. Finally, say the Grupo Mayan experts, the Vichy shower is a body treatment aiming at reconnects you with nature. The method is soothing and invigorating. Using water as the lubricant, the method amplifies circulation in the body.

Of all the things that you can do to relieve yourself of stress, there is nothing more pampering and pleasurable than getting a massage at Grupo Mayan resort. Although the massage itself is indeed relaxing, you can actually make the experience even more wonderful.

In order for you to fully enjoy a spa massage at Grupo Mayan resort, here are some things you should do:

• You should avoid eating a heavy meal or drinking alcohol right before your massage session.
• You should make sure that you arrive ahead of your scheduled appointment. This way, you will be able to relax first and even use some of the facilities before the treatment time including the sauna and steam bath. In addition, you will not feel rushed and anxious when the treatment starts.
• Since most of the massage treatments will require you to be nude or in your underwear, you should be ready for this and feel comfortable. Expect your Grupo Mayan therapist to work on different areas of your body. All you have to do is to lie there and simply enjoy the fabulous experience.
• You should communicate with your Grupo Mayan therapist and explain what you want and expects from the treatment. The temperature in the treatment room can be adjusted as well as the lighting and music volume. You should also give your Grupo Mayan therapist feedback regarding the speed and pressure of the massage.
• Keep in mind that your Grupo Mayan massage therapist will follow your lead when it comes to conversations.
• Do not forget to breathe and relax in order to loosen up those tight muscles.
• If you feel that the massage therapist did something inappropriate, you should ask him/her to stop.
• After the massage, you should drink some water. Avoid getting up too fast to prevent yourself from being dizzy.
• Instead of leaving immediately, you should go to the meditation room where you can absorb the after effects of the massage.

You will be delighted to know that massages are considered to be good therapy and if you get them often and regularly, you will continuously feel healthy and refreshed.

At Grupo Mayan resort, you will be assured of only the most skilled and professional massage therapist. You can inquire about the different massages available when you make a reservation so that you can choose which one will be perfect for you.