WHEN INTENSE HEAT hits, one easy way to refresh and cool down is with water therapy. Enter The Boca Raton’s Spa Palmera’s Aemotio Body Collection, a series of water-based treatments designed to clean, calm and rejuvenate. Since its founding, Spa Palmera has led the way in incorporating hydrotherapies into everyday health goals. It’s been said that water therapies can help with pain relief, improve mobility, reduce inflammation and even help reduce stress and anxiety—not to mention the clear benefits of feeling fresh and well cleansed. Tapping into the long-proven knowledge that water-based therapies have been a part of wellness history—including evidence of how the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Roman, Chinese and Japanese cultures used bathing as a luscious ritual—Spa Palmera is merging science, history and modern technology into its unique programming. Within its 50,000 square feet of space, Spa Palmera has taken inspiration from these hydro-therapy benefits, creating water-based treatments such as its celebrated Ritual Baths. And with the Aemotio Body Collection, Spa Palmera brings a whole new treatment series to Club members and guests. At the center of the Aemotio Body Collection is the Vichy Shower, a futuristic-looking shower that is unlike anything seen in traditional baths. It features an award-winning spa bed with a heated water mattress that guests lie on to receive their treatment, a rain bar with water that cascades onto guests, plus a steam bath and chromotherapy, or color therapy.
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Spa Palmera harnesses the power of water for its suite of wellness and relaxation offerings.
Inspired by the lauded health spas in Vichy, France, the Vichy shower mimics the therapeutic effects of natural spring waters and combines hydrotherapy with massage, providing both relaxation and physical healing benefits “The Aemotio Body Collection is for those guests who are looking for something different, something decadent,” says Vanessa Carter, Director of Spa Palmera. The experiential therapy includes three full-body options: the 90-minute Royal Milk & Honey Treatment, 90-minute Citrus Splash, and 60-minute Rain Bar. As Carter puts it, the Royal Milk & Honey option is “an odyssey.” The different elements include dry brushing, plus the deep exfoliation of a honey and cane sugar scrub from the award-winning Pure Fiji line that nourishes and renews the skin while exfoliating dead skin cells. Then, guests are gently rinsed with the warm cascading water from the rain bar and bolero hand shower before a luscious coconut milk mask is applied to the body. A steam bath then opens the pores up to allow the mask to penetrate even deeper. All the while, the therapist is giving a face and scalp massage with coconut oil. Meanwhile, the Citrus Splash is an awakening experience that uses Natura Bissé products, a luxurious brand with nearly 50 years of product development behind it.
In this treatment, the therapist begins with a body polish before applying a soufflé body butter. A steam bath helps to further nourish the body, while the Vichy shower and bolero rinses and soothes. Then a deeply rich body cream with antioxidant is applied for extra hydration. Those interested in a more compact indulgence should opt for the Rainbar Experience. The 60-minute treatment includes a coconut body scrub and coconut milk mask, as well as the soothing feel of the Vichy rain bar and bolero cascading warm water. “These series of treatments are the next level to your common services like a massage or facial,” Carter says. “The Aemotio Body Collection allows the guest to feel very present and pampered. These experiences are the perfect gift for those who always give back to others.”