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In this hectic, busy world, it’s more important than ever to create a calm, quiet space for our spa guests. By giving your guests the tools they need to center their spirits and calm their inner voice, they can truly achieve balance, tranquility, and joy. ReadyCare has a lineup of unique retail offerings that are designed to fulfill this need.

Scentered: ReadyCare is proud to present our new aromatherapy line, the adorably-named Scentered. Available in candles, easy-apply roll on solids, and more, these therapeutic scents can help you achieve the calming, relaxing, or even energy-boosting affects you crave!

Spirit-Enhancing Bracelets by Daisy London: Founded in 2009, Daisy London is a popular wellness-focused jewelry brand that is known for it  Chakra, Good Karma and Healing Stones collections of bracelets. As we’ve mentioned before, you can enhance your meditation practice, boost your karma, or simply become inspired by this beautiful, purposeful jewelry.

Notting Hill Bracelets by Lola Rose: Speaking of jewelry with a purpose, these beautiful bracelets by Lola Rose each carry their own special meaning, and can help transform your spirit each time you look at them! Wear them as a talisman against negative energy, and your spirit will be renewed and you will feel ready to receive positivity and light.

Either on their own or grouped together, these products can help your special VIP guests achieve balance and find their center while they enjoy their stay with you. Who knows- you may even want to pick some up for yourself to de-stress! Your ReadyCare representative has all the info you need to purchase the perfect spirit-enhancing products- call today!

About ReadyCare: ReadyCare is a leading provider of personal care amenities, supplies and private label solutions to world-class hotels, spas, health clubs and golf clubs. For over 25 years, Denver-based ReadyCare has helped thousands of properties deliver great member and guest experiences by ensuring their personal care offering aligns with their brand and their customers.(800) 477-4283 • [email protected] • www.readycare.com 

adj. smelling or characterized by harsh or prominent material: a scentered look.

The Digital Detox

Take quality time for yourself by taking a PAUSE!

The objective is to choose a time in the week or month when we turn off our devices and interact and socialise with friends and family without any distraction.

Although technology has become a great asset to our daily lives, it has also become a major distraction in almost every moment.

November is digital detox month here at Vita and we are focusing on helping to improve your sleep, wellbeing and sense of calm.

Just by using certain aromatherapy blended products or having a relaxing treatment here at Vita, we can help relieve the daily stresses of life and help you achieve relaxation.

I wanted to focus this blog on products and giving you some details about how they can benefit your wellbeing and skin health.

Here is a list of some of my favourite products and are all available here at Vita. First up is……

Scentered balms

Scentered is a unique range of 100% natural aromatherapy products, to help you stay centred, wherever, whenever. Recognising the unique and varied pressures facing women today, and the daily juggling acts that so many face, scentered balms are fully portable and encourage you to STOP. Take a moment for yourself, breathing, renewal positivity into a busy life.

One of my favourite balms from the Scentered range is “sleep well”. At £14.50 this balm is a portable handbag goodie for a quick pause in any moment.

Sleep well is a deeply therapeutic balm to relax the body, clear the head and quieten the mind. With a sophisticated oriental floral lavender blend of fourteen different essential oils.

Directions for use:

Inhale by taking three deep breaths or simply apply the balm over your wrists, pressure points or temples.

Next up we have….

Sound Sleep Cocoon by Dermalogica

This is a revitalising treatment gel-cream which transforms skin overnight by optimising nighttime skin recovery. Tamarid seed extract creates a nourishing cocoon of comfort for softer, more hydrated skin. With french lavender essential oil, works all night to promote “DEEP-RESTFUL SLEEP” for more healthier looking skin by morning and a more positive you.

Directions for use: 

Perform normal night time skin regime and add Sound Sleep Cocoon as the very last product, over any moisturiser.

£72.50

Last but not least one of my most favourite of them all…..

Tranquility range by “comfort zone”

Along with our pro sleep massage here at Vita, we also sell a beautiful range of comfort zone products and they are specially designed to help you sleep, elevate your low mood and help with depression.

My absolute favourite product is the tranquility oil for the bath. The product itself and how it’s presented is stunning and looks so beautiful in your bathroom.

An aromatic, silky oil for the bath and for the body with a nourishing amaranth oil and exclusive blend of essential oils which favour an immediate sensation of wellbeing alleviating the state of STRESS and TENSION. Essential oils include: Amaranth Cedar wood Sweet orange Rose Sandlewood Geranium Vetiver

Tranquility range from £25

I hope you enjoyed my blog on digital detox, please feel free to pop in to the spa for a chance to see and smell our beautiful range of sleep well products. Or even better book in for a massage or facial.

Take time to relax and remember to switch those mobile phones off this month and enjoy some “me time”

How do you relax?

Do you make time for relaxation or time for yourself in your week?

A few months back, I read a great book by Stephen Covey. He encourages you to plan for all of your roles in your weekly plan and not just assign tasks for your work. I have embraced this idea and love including time for other things in my planning. I’ve always loved a to do list but work has always taken priority and this book made me realise that a really important role that we have is to create a happy and healthy version of ourselves. But how many of us dedicate time to this? What’s so exciting is that if you put ‘yourself’ on your to do list and in your weekly plan then you make a real effort to stick to it as you need to tick it off the list. On my happy and healthy me list is exercise which so easily gets forgotten when I am busy at work, eating healthily (most of the time) and drinking Skinade daily as great skin and nails is important to me. I’ve recently found the mediation app Head Space so this is now on my list as are some hobbies which can so easily be pushed out when we are busy. And of course some relaxation.

Even if you aren't a list maker like I am, you can still factor in some relaxation to your week. Here’s some of my favourite ways to relax.

My top pick is a hot bath. It has to smell good and it has to be super hot. I add in some Aromaworks Serenity Bath Oil (my favourite scent but there are four to choose from) (£34.50). Just a few pumps - always after the bath has run otherwise the oils break down and it takes me to a place of peace. If you need an excuse to have a bath and relaxation isn’t a good enough excuse, then why not add some salts in to the bath so you have aded benefit for the body. I love the new Salted range from Dead Sea Spa Magik. Choose Epsom salts for muscle and joint aches, Magnesium for overall wellness and help with sleeping and Charcoal with Eucalyptus to ease congestion (my favourite). (From £5.99) Whatever you choose to put in it, a hot bath is a massage therapists best friend. I recommend all my clients struggling with muscle pain to have hot baths at the end of a busy day. Muscles shorten while you are at your desk or driving or sitting on a laptop and the heat of a bath helps them to relax.

Meditation and mindfulness have been hot topics for a while now. I’ve only just got round to trying it and am loving the Head Space app. This app is great if you are time poor or want to fit your meditation in around a busy day. You can choose 5, 10 or 15 minute meditations and its perfect for beginners. I highly recommend Karen Janes, who runs a weekly drop in meditation class in Salisbury every Tuesday, for those who can pop out in their lunch break.

If you are meditating at home and have time to dedicate to it, I love a scented candle for added relaxation. We have the Aromaworks and Scentered range of candles with lots to choose from, so you are sure to find a scent you love. Smells are so powerful and really can transport us to another place. Something that reminds you of a tropical holiday maybe? (From £25)

A face mask is a quick and easy way to relax, as once it’s on, you have no option other than to lie back and relax. There is something so calming about listening to your own breathing whilst a face mask works its magic on your skin. We have a huge range of face masks from Natural Spa factory, one to suit every skin concern. (From £5.95 - 3 uses in a pack)

A Scentered aromatherapy balm is always in my handbag. I love the idea of their STOP-INHALE-RESET ritual. My favourites are ‘Focus’ for when i’m busy at work and either ‘De-Stress’ or ‘Sleep Well’ for when I need relaxation. Small enough to fit in your handbag and the travel size small enough to fit in your pocket, you can keep these with you and when you need a little boost, rub some balm on your wrists, take a few deep breaths and you are ready to carry on. The power of a few deep breaths is so underestimated. Combine that with essential oils that can change your mood and its a winning formula. (Travel size £5.50. Full size £14.95)

For those who find it hard to relax and sleep, the Comfort Zone Tranquility range is perfect. I always keep the hand cream in my bag as I hate having dry hands and a few deep breaths and the scent relaxes me. The Tranquility blend is another great one (not for the hand bag though as its a glass bottle). It lasts for such a long time as it is a highly concentrated oil and only needs a drop or two. Pop on your pulse points for the essential oils to work their magic. (Hand cream £17. Tranquility blend £48)

If you love the spa but don’t have a lot of time to dedicate to relaxation, an infrared sauna is a great idea. A 30 minute sauna will not only relax you but will also ease aching muscles and detox the body. It includes use of a robe and slippers so you can cosy up in our relaxation room afterwards with a magazine and unwind. (£15 - 40 minute sauna)

If you want to dedicate yourself to regular ‘time out’, how about our new One Month Sauna Pass. Use of the sauna for up to 10 sessions in the month. If you are also guilty of not allocating time with your friends in your weekly planning, (another of Covey’s role’s that he suggest gets given time on your to do list), then why not share our Sauna Pass For 2. That way you kill two birds with one stone. (One Month Sauna Pass £90. Sauna pass for 2 £120. Must both use the sauna at the same time. Pass valid for one calendar month from purchase.)

Of course if you have time and you want to go all out and indulge in ultimate relaxation, we have so many lovely treatments here at Vita and we would love to pamper you. Don’t forget “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it”.

Anyone for Balmy Baubles in their Christmas stocking?

Are you tired of the traditional Christmas tangerine and apple, not to mention the walnut one so often finds at the bottom of the stocking? You could do far worse than gather up one, or all, of  Scentered’s beautiful Christmas baubles to give to your favourite people, or to give to your partner, to give to you. Oh… what a surprise there will be on Christmas morning, but trust me, it will be…