The Arab Baths are virtually all that remain of the Arab city of Medina Mayurqa (or Palma, Mallorca as we know it now), they date back to a period between the 10th and 12th centuries and can be found in Carrer de Can Serra, in the heart of Palma old town, Mallorca. Hammans were meeting places as well as wash houses and the courtyard with its cactus, palm and orange trees would have made a pleasant place to cool off after a hot bath. They are beautifully maintained today. The Caldarium floor was formed of a double layer of pavements separated by spaces through which hot air circulated from a fireplace in order to heat the floor and the room, in other words they formed a radiant heating system. To intensify the hot bath, water was scattered on the upper surface and because of the temperature of the pavement it evaporated rapidly producing a hot steamy atmosphere. This practice involved moving from a cold room or frigidarium to a caldarium (warm room).
Using modern technology, we are in fact harnessing ancient practices that draw upon the healing power of water, steam heat and cold temperatures to revive and restore the body.
Benefits as follows:
Physical and emotional detox
Reducing stress, anxiety and enabling deep relaxation
Nourishing, clearing and hydrating the skin
Removal of dead skin, unclogs pours, eliminates toxins
Anti-ageing – helps inner organs to rejuvenate and revives the skin
Decrease in muscle tension
Increase in muscle recovery
Reduction in swelling and inflammation
Increase in healing process
Better sleep
Boost to the immune system
Activates blood circulation
I employ the same techniques in my facials and massage. Both Zone Face Lift and Lava Shell Massage incorporate the use of hot and cold tools. Think of the hot steaming towel in Zone Face Lift and the cooling mushrooms gliding across the cheek, think of the warm soothing shells in Lava Shell. These modern techniques are born of an ancient practice, which you still can benefit from today.
As a facialist, the benefits to the skin of hot and cold therapies intrigue me, as a runner, the physical recuperative results appeal as they combine the recovery of the mind and the body from stress and aid sleep.
13 October 2022
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