HOW TO MAKE A SPA AT HOME
Dr. Miriam Kinai
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Published by Dr Miriam Kinai at Smashwords
(c) 2011 by Dr Miriam Kinai http://thebestsellingebooks.blogspot.com/
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HOW TO MAKE A SPA AT HOME
How To Make A Spa At Home teaches you how to make your own spiritually rejuvenating, mentally soothing and physically relaxing spa in your own home.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Benefits of Creating a Home Spa
Chapter 2. How to Make the Home Spa Physically Relaxing
Chapter 3. How to Make the Home Spa Mentally Soothing
Chapter 4. How to Make the Home Spa Spiritually Rejuvenating
Chapter 5. At Home Spa Interior Decor
Chapter 6. Home Spa Physical Treatments
Chapter 7. Home Spa Mental Treatments
Chapter 8. Home Spa Spiritual Treatments
Chapter 9. Home Spa Beauty Recipes
Chapter 10. Home Spa Cuisine Recipes
Chapter 11. Home Spa Products
Chapter 12. Home Spa Party Activities
Chapter 13. How to Prepare for a Home Spa Party
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Chapter 1
BENEFITS OF CREATING A HOME SPA
There are many benefits of creating a spa in your home. These include:
1. A Home Spa helps prevent physical illnesses
Physical stress related illnesses such as migraines, backaches and high blood pressure are more likely to develop when one goes through long periods of uninterrupted stress. Taking regular relaxation breaks in your Home Spa therefore helps you manage stress and reduces your chances of developing these illnesses.
2. A Home Spa helps prevent mental burnout
A Home Spa by providing you with a welcoming place to rest, encourages you pull aside and rest your mind for a few hours as your recharge before you mentally burn out.
3. A Home Spa offers private refuge
A Home Spa provides you with a private refuge in your “public” home where you can go and lick your public wounds in private.
4. A Home Spa is pocket friendly spa
A Home Spa helps you save money in the long run since it costs much less to retreat into your private sanctuary than to check into a public day spa.
5. A Home Spa is always open
You do not need to make advanced bookings for a relaxation session or pay cancellation charges if you can’t make it. All you need to do is to check into your bathroom and close the door, even at 2.00 am, if the need arises.
6. A Home Spa is a personal treat
A Home Spa provides an oasis of beauty and relaxation in a mundane or stressful existence.
7. A Home Spa makes you more efficient
After relaxing and recharging physically, mentally and spiritually in a Home Spa, one tends to be more efficient in their daily job and more pleasant when fulfilling their responsibilities.
8. A Home Spa makes you a better person
After relaxing physically and mentally you are more likely to be less irritable and easier to live with.
9. A Home Spa helps you to take good care of yourself
The presence of a Spa right inside your home engenders you to use it and make self care a priority. This self care in many cases also spills into other facets of your life and you find yourself getting more particular about your diet, spending and relationships.
10. A Christian Home Spa strengthens you spiritually
A Christian Home Spa can help improve your relationship with God by providing you with a place where you can physically and mentally Be still and know that He is God. (Psalm 46:10) It also helps you fulfill the Lord's commandment of loving your neighbor as you love yourself (Matthew 22:39) by providing a place for you to treat yourself with lovingkindness.
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Chapter 2
HOW TO MAKE YOUR HOME SPA PHYSICALLY RELAXING
There are several things that you can do to make your at home spa a place where you can relax physically. These include:
1. Clean the home spa room
Clean the home spa room by scrubbing and scouring to get rid of any dirt or grime which may make you uncomfortable.
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2. Add a chair
Add a chair with cozy cushions to the home spa so that you can have a place to sit and unwind. If you can, choose upholstery with waterproof covers and cream in color since cream is said to be a comforting color.
Equipment
Cozy cream cushions
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3. Get rid of odors
Get rid of unpleasant odors by diffusing sweet smelling essential oils such as lavender and geranium into the room. You can also banish stench from your home spa space by burning soy or beeswax candles with cotton lead-free wicks that are scented with these pleasant smelling essential oils.
Equipment
Therapeutic grade Lavender essential oil
Therapeutic grade Geranium essential oil
Essential oil diffusers
Lavender fragrance oil
Soy candles with cotton lead-free wicks
Beeswax candles with cotton lead-free wicks
Beautiful containers to store your Home Spa products
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4. Eradicate environmental stress
Eradicate environmental stress from your at home spa space by fixing dripping taps, clogged drains, moldy bathtubs, jammed doors, draughty windows or any other irritation that may hinder total relaxation.
Equipment
DVD or book on do it yourself (DIY) home repairs
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5. Improve the air quality
Improve the air quality in your home spa room by habitually opening the windows to let in fresh air and especially when using industrial cleaning chemicals. If possible, use natural cleaning agents.
In addition, prohibit smoking in your home and keep live plants indoors as they take in the carbon dioxide you exhale and give out oxygen thus helping improve the air quality.
Equipment
Live plants
Natural cleaning agents
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6. Dim lighting stress
Dim lighting stress in the home spa by using natural light as much as possible. In addition, use lamps with lampshades to reduce the glare and avoid electrical bulbs that are either too dim or too bright or that shine directly into your eyes.
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Chapter 3
HOW TO MAKE YOUR HOME SPA MENTALLY RELAXING
The following are some of the things you can do to make your at home spa a place where you can relax mentally:
1. Make it private
Ensure your at home spa is a private refuge where you can let down your guard and relax. If you do not have a room that is totally yours, plan to use any room in your home as your personal sanctuary when the other members of your household are not using it.
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2. Clear the clutter
Clear the clutter from your at home spa because clutter creates a chaotic environment which makes it difficult for one to relax. Declutter your home spa space by throwing away or giving away all the things that you do not need or are unlikely to use to relatives, friends and charities. Store the useful items tidily in beautiful containers.
Equipment
Beautiful containers to store clutter
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3. Beautify the room
Beautify the at home spa space with shower curtains or drapes or wall hangings preferably in gentle greens since the color green is said to impart a sense of calm.
Equipment
Beautiful drapes and shower curtains