Heavenly hour at The Sanctuary

Being pregnant doesn’t mean that you have to give up on pampering. Far from it in fact – now is the perfect time to treat yourself to some luxurious unadulterated ‘me time’!
Whilst many pregnant women blossom during pregnancy, I can honestly say that I have not (I know this as people have actually told me!!). An aching back, shoulders and stretched, tight feeling skin have all taken their toll (both on my body and my sense of mood!) so the treat I experienced last Friday was just what the Doctor ordered. 

You can enjoy the specialist Sanctuary Mum to Be Indulgence treatment up to 28 weeks as after that the spa advise not to have any treatments that could potentially raise the temperature of you or your baby. It’s also wise to avoid some of the spa’s facilities such as the Sauna and Jacuzzi for the same reason.
There are plenty of other treatments you can enjoy if you have gone past 28 weeks such as our gorgeous facials or even a pedicure as by this stage you probably can no longer reach your own toes!

Lying back and enjoying the blissful massage my therapist Larissa Kumara was giving me made me vow to have them more often and I urge all pregnant mums to. Taking time out seems impossible at first but I promise you you’ll be glad when you have.

Larissa made it her mission to succumb me into a dribbling state with her various skills and manoeuvres of Thai Yoga and Shiatsu massage, all adapted for the bulging tummies of expectant mums.

Lying on my side with all manner of pillows to support me I felt safe and content as the pampering began.

Combing a heavenly full body massage, every tense muscle from head to foot melted away as Larissa worked her magic.

Using the Sanctuary Mum to Be range, my skin was treated to a hydration surge so it felt gorgeously smooth and hydrated afterwards. I use the range at home but somehow it always feels nicer when someone else does the applying for you!

Sadly the massage couldn’t go on forever and Larissa informed me my time was up.  As I gathered myself together and awoke from my hazy snooze my only thought was “when can I book my next appointment”?!

Trim & Tone Body Wrap comes up trumps on ITV’s This Morning

In the bid to lose a few vital cm’s before Christmas (or at any time or that matter) use our Trim & Tone Body Wrap to help aim cm loss and tone up those problem areas.

Measuring 8 different problems areas of the body i.e. thighs, tummy, bottom and upper arms etc before and after the applying the product to get the results, our very own Trim and Tone Body Wrap was part of ITV’s This Mornings independent trial.

Up against Ionithermie’s Instant Body Trim and a DIY kit put together by beauty expert Nadine Baggott, our wrap produced the highest cm loss of a whopping 19cm!! Yes you did read it right, 19cm. (Remember that this is over 8 areas of the body otherwise it would mean that someone’s entire leg had disappeared!).

With the DIY kit producing a 12cm loss (roughly costing £9.75) and Ionithermie’s totalling only 9cm (a wincing £53.83 ouch!), The Sanctuary’s 19cm result was pretty darn good (and for only £24.46). Holly Willoughby claimed the results ‘were amazing’ and that she was ‘going to bathe in the stuff’ so that’s good enough for us!

Check out the clip for yourselves and slip into that LBD without any effort at all.

All good things come in small packages

Discover gorgeous box sets from Aromatherapy Associates this Christmas at The Sanctuary. Available to buy through our Floral Street, Covent Garden shop or through phone orders, these cute gift boxes make the ideal pressie for that person who is impossible to buy for or for anyone who loves to be pampered.

I’m stocking up this year as there’s always someone that turns up who you haven’t planned for and these are just the ticket. My favourite sets are the Miniature Bath and  Shower Collection (£26) which contains 9 mini oils each with their own well-being purpose and the gorgeously packaged Limited Edition Precious Oils (£12) set which contains two Bath and Shower Oils of Frankincense & Myrrh and Clementine & Ginger, each smell divine and will bring a smile to anyone who receives them.

Call 0207 420 5115 to speak to someone in our Floral Street shop and they will be happy to advise you on the Aromatherapy Associates range or drop in and you can see how gorgeous they are for yourself.