The Angel therapy rooms
SERVICES
Welcome to The Holistic Retreat
The Angel therapy rooms s a relaxing holistic and beauty centre based in Boxford a small village just outside of Colchester. The centre is located on a beautiful farm with tranquil and relaxing surroundings. We provide relaxing and health promoting holistic and Beauty therapies aimed towards creating a balance between the mind body and spirit.
We have one aim in mind at the Angel therapy rooms and that is to help you relax unwind and let go of the stress of every day living. This is a centre that offers a Spa like experience where you will start relaxing as you walk through the door.
We care about making you feel good and we understand the power of touch and its healing qualities for balancing the mind body and spirit...
Holistic therapies offer you a blissful sense of relaxation that nothing else can.
We also offer pamper parties and pamper packages for people who want to celebrate a hen party or special event. maybe you just want some relaxing and bonding time with family members or friends. We have pamper packages to suit your individual needs.
Pop by for a friendly chat with one of our therapists - email or call us direct - Or try us out and see for yourself. You won't be disappointed...
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Our Services
Pamper parties || Baby massage/yoga || Osteopathy || Reflexology
Nutritional Therapy || Acupuncture || Holistic massage || Hot stone massage
Beauty therapy || Hypnotherapy || Homeopathy || Hypnobirthing
Meditation classes || Indian head massage || Reiki || Aromatherapy
Yoga Classes || Warm Bamboo Stick Massage || Signature Spa Therapies || Day Pamper Packages
Pamper parties
The Holistic Retreat pamper parties and home spa days are exclusively for ladies who want to be pampered in the comfort of their own home or hired holiday cottage.
Why not hire the Holistic retreat for your pampering event for up to 20 guests. We will throw in sparkling wine and nibbles for free.
Our parties are perfect for hen nights, hen weekends, hen parties, birthday parties, baby showers and girls nights in. We request that each pamper party must have a minimum of two guests with the total treatment time coming to at least two hours and the maximum number of guests depends on how many you can accommodate. As all pamper parties have a schedule prepared in advance everyone will know which treatment they're having and at what time so everything will run like clock work. All pamper parties must be paid for in advance either by cheque or bank transfer with a non refundable deposit to be paid upon booking.
Baby massage/yoga
What is baby massage?
"It is through loving, caressing, tactile stimulation and communication that the infant learns that he/she is loved. We must speak to their skins. We must speak to their backs, which thirst and cry as much as their bellies".
The benefits of baby massage
Baby Massage offers parents and caretakers a way to calm restless or colicky babies by easing their pain and fussiness and help them relax and feel nurtured encouraging them to sleep more restfully by using comforting and comfortable touching techniques.
A few minutes spent touching your baby's skin will develop your sensitivity to your baby's reactions, help you relax and unwind, and build your confidence in your parenting skills
Baby massage is a wonderful way to bond with your child. It can help them to relax, assist with tummy pain, teething and improve their sleep patterns. It can also strengthen your baby’s immune system, help with their development and increase their awareness of their own body. Massage will promote feelings of trust, comfort and respect between baby and parent.
Classes are available in small group classes where you can meet new mums and babies or private one to one classes. All classes are held at the Holistic Retreat.
Group Classes are booked for 4 consecutive weeks at the same day and time.
Group classes: £40 for a 4 week booking
One to one private classes: £80 for a 4 week booking ( classes can be booked at your convenience)
Osteopathy
Osteopathy is a system of diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of medical conditions. It works with the structure and function of the body, and is based on the principle that the well-being of an individual depends on the skeleton, muscles, ligaments and connective tissues functioning smoothly together.
To an osteopath, for your body to work well, its structure must also work well. So osteopaths work to restore your body to a state of balance, where possible without the use of drugs or surgery. Osteopaths use touch, physical manipulation, stretching and massage to increase the mobility of joints, to relieve muscle tension, to enhance the blood and nerve supply to tissues, and to help your body’s own healing mechanisms. They may also provide advice on posture and exercise to aid recovery, promote health and prevent symptoms recurring.
Reflexology
Reflexology is a deeply relaxing and energising holistic therapy which treats the whole person rather than just the symptoms of disease. It is based on the principle that the body is divided into ten equal and vertical zones ending in the fingers and toes. The body is often in a state of imbalance, particularly after illness, injury or periods of stress, with these vital energy pathways blocked, preventing the body from functioning effectively.
The aim of reflexology is to release any blockages and restore the free flow of energy and blood circulation to the whole body. To achieve this a specific massage technique is applied to reflex areas in the feet (and sometimes the hands) which correspond to tissues, organs and systems throughout the entire body. Stimulating these reflexes encourages the body to heal itself, restoring and maintaining natural equilibrium, as well as promoting relaxation and a general sense of well being.
Benefits
Treatments can bring relief to a wide range of other conditions, including:• Back & neck problems
• Digestive disorders
• Migraines
• Insomnia
• High blood pressure
• Sinusitis
• And many more….. Reflexology is a safe, natural, holistic therapy which treats the whole person and not just specific symptoms of disease and therefore everyone can benefit from a treatment. This gentle therapy can bring relief to a wide range of acute and chronic conditions, and is suitable for all ages.
Reflexology is particularly beneficial when dealing with stress related conditions and an increasing number of people are using this safe, natural therapy as a way of relaxing, balancing and harmonising the body in the stressful world we live in today.
Nutritional Therapy
Nutritional therapists work with individuals to enhance their health and general wellbeing through diet and nutrition. They use their specialist knowledge to conduct a holistic assessment of a client's nutritional requirements and then suggest specific changes to their diet in an attempt to prevent or alleviate illness and to promote good health.
Nutritional therapy is a complementary therapy and is often used alongside conventional medicine. Therapists cannot claim to be able to diagnose or cure a condition or illness.
Benefits
Conditions helped by nutritional therapy range from relatively minor health problems, such as fatigue, to more chronic complaints, such as depression, arthritic joint pain, skin disease, childhood development disorders, migraines, hormonal imbalances and disorders eating disorders, weight related issues and asthma.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a form of Chinese medicine that has been practiced for centuries. It's based on the theory that energy, called chi flows through and around your body along pathways called meridians. Acupuncturists believe that illness occurs when something blocks or unbalances your chi. Acupuncture is a way to unblock or influence chi and help it flow back into balance.
Your acupuncture provider will give you an examination and ask questions about your lifestyle, and your overall health.
Then your provider will look for the places (called points) on your body to access the chi that is blocked or not flowing right. Each of the points relates to certain health problems or body functions.
After your provider finds the points, they will quickly tap very thin needles into your skin and may place several needles. Some may be placed deeper than others, depending on what the provider believes is needed to restore the flow of chi.
Every provider is different, but in most cases treatment lasts for 15 minutes to an hour. You may have several visits to complete your treatment. Some people have ongoing visits.
Holistic massage
Holistic Massage is all about tailoring the perfect treatment for the client at the time of the massage, catering exclusively for what you want and need when you come to the centre.
There is no set routine with Holistic Massage, just careful attention to what the individual requires. We look at the causes of your tension and work with the whole You to help restore your natural inner balance.
Fundamentally the approach with Holistic Massage is based around oil-based Swedish massage (Efflerage, Petrissage, Percussion) but you also expect an array of other techniques and moves to come into play to really clear out those corners.
Hot stone massage
Hot Stone Massage has to be one of the most enjoyable and relaxing therapeutic massages available. For hundreds of years, hot stone massage has been used by many different cultures and modern-day therapists apply the same techniques for a wonderfully relaxing massage designed to work on muscle tension at the deepest level.
During the hot stone massage treatment, smooth, basaltic (volcanic) rocks that have been heated in water are used in two ways; some stones are wrapped in towels and placed on specific energy centres, known as chakras, along the body to align and re-balance the body’s natural energy flow, whilst other stones are used by the therapist to perform the body massage.
The heat of the stones penetrates deep into the muscle tissue allowing the muscles to relax 4-5 times quicker than in a standard body massage, easing muscle tension and revitalising the muscle tissue by increasing blood circulation.
The deep relaxation and increased blood flow to the areas being worked not only accelerates any healing processes but also creates a state of deep mental relaxation.
Beauty therapyFacials
Manicure and pedicure
Eyebrow and eyelash treatments
Spray tanning
Make up
Eye treatments
Waxing
Nails Why not pop into the Holistic retreat for your beauty treatments. We offer a wide range of treatments ranging from mini treatments to more indulgent beauty treatments tailor made to your requirements.
We provide a welcoming and relaxing space where clients are treated with warmth professionalism and confidentiality
Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy attempts to address an individual's subconscious mind, using the power of suggestion for beneficial change. A hypnotherapist uses hypnosis to give relevant, positive beneficial suggestions to help an individual bring about the change they desire. Although hypnotherapy is not the same as sleep (the individual will still have awareness and control), hypnotherapists often require the individual to be in a deeply relaxed state to enable them to use their imagination fully. For this reason, it’s imperative that the individual feels completely comfortable with their hypnotherapist. Hypnosis is a different state of consciousness from being awake or asleep, and many people compare the deep, relaxed state of hypnosis to daydreaming.
Homeopathy
Homeopathy, or homeopathic medicine, is a medical philosophy and practice based on the idea that the body has the ability to heal itself. Homeopathy was founded in the late 1700s in Germany and has been widely practiced throughout Europe. Homeopathic medicine views symptoms of illness as normal responses of the body as it attempts to regain health.
Homeopathy is based on the idea that "like cures like." That is, if a substance causes a symptom in a healthy person, giving the person a very small amount of the same substance may cure the illness. In theory, a homeopathic dose enhances the body's normal healing and self-healing abilities.
A homeopathic health practitioner (homeopath) uses pills or liquid mixtures (solutions) containing only a little of an active ingredient (usually a plant or mineral) for treatment of disease. These are known as highly diluted or "potentiated" substances. There is some evidence to show that homeopathic medicines may have helpful effects.
Hypnobirthing
HypnoBirthing is a complete course of childbirth education, enhanced by relaxation techniques that allow you to use your natural birthing instincts.
hypnobirthing can help you achieve an easier, faster and more comfortable birth without unnecessary intervention.
How does HypnoBirthing work?
HypnoBirthing teaches you to reach a deep state of relaxation using self-hypnosis, a state most people experience at some point every day whilst daydreaming, reading or watching TV.
HypnoBirthing® relaxation allows you to remove unnecessary fear, and where there is no fear, there is no tension, allowing your body to function as is is perfectly designed to do in childbirth.
The benefits• Pre-natal bonding
• Improved sleep and health through pregnancy
• Informs you of the choices you can make about your birth
• Shorter labours
• Reduces the need for pain-relief or intervention
• Calmer babies
• Faster recovery
• Fewer cases of post-natal dedepression
Meditation classes
Meditation is a means of transforming the mind to a more peaceful state of being.
Meditation practices are techniques that encourage and develope concentration, clarity, emotional positivity, and a calm seeing of the true nature of things.
By engaging with a particular meditation practice you learn the patterns and habits of your mind, and the practice offers a means to cultivate new, more positive ways of being.
With regular work and patience these nourishing, focused states of mind can deepen into profoundly peaceful and energised states of mind.
Such experiences can have a transformative effect and can lead to a new understanding of life.
Indian head massage
Indian head massage is a relaxing treatment which concentrates on massaging the shoulders, neck, arms, face and head. It can both soothe and invigorate and promotes a feeling of well-being and calm.
It is an ideal massage to alleviate aching shoulders and tight neck muscles experienced by office workers or people spending a lot of time on computers.
Reiki
The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power" and Ki which is "life force energy". So Reiki is actually "spiritually guided life force energy."
A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind and spirit creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security and wellbeing.
Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use. It has been effective in helping virtually every known illness and malady and always creates a beneficial effect. It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery.
Aromatherapy
A relaxing Facial that treats the skin with a holistic approach, via unique massage techniques for the face, neck and décolletage. Includes the following massage techniques: Lymph Aroma massage to aid circulation and elimination of lymph fluid and Aroma Pressure point massage to relieve facial stress and tightness.
Benefits• Deeply rrelaxing
• Nourishes and hydrates the skin
• Relieves stress and fatigue
• Boosts ccirculation
• Helps reduce congestion and toxic build up
Yoga Classes
New to yoga? Experienced practitioner? Somewhere in between?
You are in the perfect place.
You don't need to be 25, supple, a size 6 and to eat tofu to benefit from yoga! It suits any body shape or life stage – kids, teens, pregnancy, middle and advanced years.
Juliette is our qualified yoga teacher offering small classes of up to 4 people per class. A small class means that you will get the full attention of your yoga teacher for every class.
Classes are held at the holistic retreat at a cost of £10 per person per class - one to one classes are also available at £30 per class. For more information about dates and times please contact us.
Warm Bamboo Stick Massage
Come and enjoy one of our warm bamboo massage treatments and enjoy the deep tissue, tension easing treatment in which bamboo canes are heated and moved across the body using specialist techniques to stretch muscle, release fascia and bring about a feeling of calm
Signature Spa Therapies
Our signature spa therapies offer you something a little more special in that they offer a spa like feeling to help relax and rejuvenate.
You can choose to book any of the following signature spa therapies
Deeply nourishing coconut oil face and scalp treatment - £25.00
A nourishing blend of coconut oil is used to massage pressure points on the face and scalp and offers a highdrating and blissfully relaxing treatment. - great for dry skin conditions - deeply relaxing.
Rose hydrating face and scalp massage -1/2 hour £25.00
A deeply relaxing treatment with a blend of almond and rose oil - because rose is very healing for the skin this treatment is great for sensitive skins.
Tired and dry feet treatment - 1/2 hour - £25.00
An energising and circulation boosting foot scrub followed by a deeply relaxing foot massage with circulation stimulating essential oils - A great treatment for those who spend a lot of time on their feet
Luxurious Aromatherapy facial - 1hour - £36.00
A luxury full facial with essential oils suited to your skin type and includes pressure point face massage which helps boost circulation which helps to nourish and hydrate the skin
Deep leg massage 40 minutes - £25.00
A full leg brush followed by deep circulation boosting massage techniques with circulation stimulating essential oils to help breakdown areas of fat deposits - great for reducing the appearance of cellulite .
Day Pamper Packages
Choose your preferred pamper package from the list below - All pamper packages include use of our Aromatherapy relaxation room - use of robes - sparkling wine and nibbles - or fruit smoothie.
Relaxing coconut face and scalp massage
Back neck and shoulders massage
£50.00
Relax and enjoy a replenishing face and scalp massage - pressure point massage is applied to release blocked energy in the face and scalp - let your cares float away with this combination package with a tension releasing back neck and shoulders massage too - these two treatments are 30 minutes each
Relaxing almond and rose face and scalp massage
Back neck and shoulders massage
£50.00
Relax and enjoy a replenishing face and scalp massage - rose and almond oils are very hydrating and moisturising for the skin - pressure point massage is applied to release blocked energy in the face and scalp - let your cares float away with this combination package with a tension releasing back neck and shoulders massage too - these two treatments are 30 minutes each
Back hot stone massage
Indulgent foot treatment
£50.00
Treat yourself to a warming hot stone back massage - hot volcanic stones are placed along pressure points of the back to release tension and muscle fatigue and massage techniques are also applied to create a deeply relaxing treatment - the combination foot treatment compliments this pamper package so well - an aromatic foot scrub is applied and washed with hot towels - then a foot massage is applied with circulation boosting aromatic oils - delicious - great for people who are on their feet a lot. These two treatments are 30 minutes each
Circulation boosting leg treatment
full body spray tan
£50.00
Boosting circulation to the legs can reduce the appearance of cellulite and fatigued looking legs - the legs are brushed with a firm bristled brush and massage techniques are applied with a warming and circulation boosting essential oils - the spray tan compliments this pamper package really well and is a great treatment if you have a special event to attend.
these two treatments are 30 minutes each.
Warm bamboo stick massage
mini facial
£50.00
Warm bamboo massage is the new massage treatment in the UK but has been used traditionally for many years in china - this massage gets into areas of particular muscular tension quite deeply. Our express mini facial compliments this package very well. These two treatments are 30 minutes each
Aromatherapy facial
Hot stone massage
£80.00
2 hours worth of sheer indulgence - prepare to float home....
Indulgent foot treatment
Mini pedicure
£50.00
It's all about the feet - an aromatic foot scrub and hot towels followed by an indulgent foot massage with circulation boosting aromatherapy oils - finished off with a mini pedicure - great way to boost the appearance of your feet. These two treatments are 30 minutes each
Relaxing coconut face and scalp massage
Indulgence foot treatment
£50.00
Treat yourself to the ultimate relaxation a foot and head massage -
Reflexology
indian head massage
£60.00
A half hour reflexology treatment and an Indian head massage - blissfully relaxing combination - these two treatments are 30 minutes each.
Call today to book your first appointment!
Service Categories
Acupuncture, Aromatherapy, Beauty Therapy, Holistic Massage, Homeopaths, Hypnobirthing, Hypnotherapist, Indian Head Massage, Infant Massage, Meditation, Nutrition, Osteopathy, Reflexology, Reiki, Sports Massage, Stone Therapy Massage, Yoga
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