Hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy methods-

Baths, showers, pools, spas, steam rooms, contrast therapy & hydro-massage

Hydrotherapy has been around for thousands of years. In ancient Rome, bathhouses were considered to be a vital component of life. Hydrotherapy can be as simple as putting your toes in to feel the water temperature at the pond in your favorite park.

Have you ever noticed how people in ads for the latest body wash, soap, etc. always look so refreshed and relaxed? That representation of water is to show a form of self-care. The caring nature of water is one of the reasons that so many spas have a formal water treatment. Contrast therapy can be popular- alternating between cold and hot forms of water, which helps to cleanse the body and release toxins.

Hydrotherapy can serve as a circuit breaker as well. We move thru many places and tasks in our day. The simple act of taking an evening bath or shower can wash away the stresses of the day and move us into a relaxing evening. There is something about the cleansing with water that helps to refresh and wash away that which we do not wish to take forward with us.

Water is all around us and we are made up of it. Try out any form of hydrotherapy and observe how you think and feel afterwards. You may just find your new favorite form of self-care.