Body Rituals

Organic Body Scrub
This treatment  works removing the dead cells from your skin, stimulates the blood circulation and energizes your senses. Fine salts are applied with a very soft and light massage technique. Afterwards  you will jump in to the shower then the treatment will be  finished  applying  a hydrating cream in all your body.  This is an excellent therapy for purification and relaxation, leaving the skin soft and clean.  
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Chocolate body exfoliation
The cacao seeds from highland Chiapas are toasted in a clay grill over an open fire and finely ground by hand by a Mayan woman. We use a mixture of sweet almond oil and cocoa, with gentle round movement it is applied as an exfoliation all over the body. Rich in nutrients, natural softeners and delicious aroma, it prepares your skin for a perfect tan, elevating you to a sweet feeling of well been, and awakening of the senses. The body is then covered with banana leaves for 20 mins. Meanwhile warm cocoa oil is applied to your hair, accompanied by a cranial massage, followed by a bath where you are submerged in a wooden tub, as it combines the energy.
Duration: 60 minutes
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Mayan Bath
After a full body exfoliation, you will sink into a tub filled with essential oils, and the therapist will give you a soft massage as she removes the exfoliant. You will receive a neck and head massage as the therapist conditions your hair with natural oils. After, you will rinse off with fresh water perfumed with essential oils. This is an excellent therapy for purification and relaxation, leaving the skin soft and clean. After the therapy you will enjoy an herbal tea to rehydrate your skin.
Duration: 60 minutes
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Clay Body Painting
This treatment uses a variety of medicinal and multi-colored clay, from different parts of Mexico containing calcium, magnesium, iron, quartz crystal and many others. The therapy is to apply with smooth brush stroked a collage of clays. The entire body is painted in colors activating blood circulation, cleansing and toning the skin. This treatment also stimulates glandular and organic function. Once the painting is completed, you are washed in the ocean or in fresh cenote water. A moisturizer is then applied to the body.
Since prehistoric times, the indigenous Mexican people have extracted clay from lakes, rivers and mines. They used it for healing purposes and for rituals such as the Temazcal. Clay is used for its high medicinal properties and purification resulting in good health. Specific clay qualities include: Green: cleansing, fortifying and toning the skin; Red: stimulates circulation and absorbs toxins; Black: stimulates glandular and organic function. The clay harmonizes and balances the body.
Duration: 50 minutes
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Chocolate Wrap
Natural cacao possesses antioxidant properties making it a wonderful ingredient in our treatments. The chocolate wrap consists of three parts. First, your body is exfoliated using a cacao bean and sweet almond oil scrub. Next, your body is smothered with a chocolate cream and you are wrapped in banana leaves which help draw impurities from the body. Your body is washed in the ocean or with fresh cenote water. Finally, a chocolate cream is applied using relaxing massage techniques.
"The chocolate smelled so delicious, I had to stick my tongue out and lick some off my face! Unfortunately, it didn't smell as good as it tasted, but my skin felt great afterward!"
Duration: 60 or 90 minutes
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Aloe Vera Wrap
This treatment offers all the benefits of aloe vera in a full body wrap, especially recommended after oversunning the skin. Aloe vera is well known to have a calming effect on skin, refreshing, hydrating, and smoothing it. With this wrap, the receiver will benefit from a fast regeneration of skin, leaving it healthy and smooth. Cool aloe vera gel is applied all over the body, which is wrapped in a sheet that has been previously chilled on ice, and left 20 minutes. After, you will receive a light massage with natural herbal lotion to leave you skin feeling soft.
"This was so cool and refreshing. It was a hot day, and I had a bit of a sunburn from the beach, so the effect was amazing."
Duration: 60 or 90 minutes
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