Relax massage

Relax massage is a soothing treatment at light to medium pressure. Its aim is not treatment but rest — for body and mind alike — and the lifting of everyday stress and fatigue. Aromatic oils and light rhythmic strokes are used throughout the session.

How a relax massage session runs

The massage takes place in a quiet, dimly lit room. The therapist works in slow, continuous, rhythmic movements — there is none of the deep kneading of a classic massage, and the pressure stays gentle. The aromatic oil is chosen by the guest. A few quiet minutes lying still at the end are advised; they round the treatment off.

How relax massage acts on stress and sleep

Slow, predictable touch calms the nervous system. For that reason relax massage is planned as the treatment that balances the load of a course:

What gentle touch does for the nervous system

• Less nervous tension and stress
• General muscular ease
• Falling asleep more easily
• The fatigue gathered through the day passing
• Skin moisturised by the oil
• A feeling of emotional calm
• A gentler start to the next day

Preparation, and when it is best scheduled

No particular preparation is needed; the only advice is to avoid a heavy meal beforehand. Where the skin is damaged or acutely inflamed, that area is left out. The treatment is felt at its best when scheduled for the evening, after the heavier days of a course — a body that has had a bath and physiotherapy during the day responds more to quiet touch at night. The number of sessions is agreed with the physician at the first examination.

Relax massage in Naftalan — Sun City Hotel & Spa

Relax massage is given in the hotel's spa area. Most guests place it in the middle of the course, on the evening after several consecutive days of procedures — the body rests well that night and the next morning starts more easily.