Newsflash: the holidays are stressful, and mine were particularly so this year. With Valentine’s Day fast approaching and my single status looming over my head, I needed something to look forward to. So, when I learned that I had the opportunity to decompress with a Healing Reiki Facial at Breathing Space Spa, I was all over that bad boy like a kid tearing open his gift on Christmas morning.
I was greeted in the lobby of 1 Richmond Square by owner and aesthetician Abby Backlund. Breathing Space is a new endeavor for Abby, who is also owner of another local favorite spa, Facing Thayer.
She created Breathing Space as a quiet respite for her clients, and also as a way to share her new passions and endeavors into holistic healing. Abby, who has been in the business of facial aesthetics for over 14 years, is studying Ayurvedic healing and recently earned her reiki certification at the Kripalu Institute of Massachusetts. With this new set of healing tools, Breathing Space was born.
Abby finds that a service like the Healing Facial is a great way to introduce her clients to reiki and its benefits, especially those who aren’t ready to try out a whole reiki session just yet. Reiki is a healing form of energy transfer that can easily be incorporated throughout a facial service. With that energy transfer, clients can hope to feel relaxed, de-stressed and renewed. This practice really goes hand in hand with the facial services that Abby provides, as you are guaranteed to not only feel relaxed and refreshed, but also a bit lighter and improved in all senses of your being.
My treatment began with a relaxing foot massage and dreamy exfoliation scrub, followed by my favorite thing in the world: a warm towel wrap. After every exfoliation or application of cream, another deliciously warm towel greeted my skin, and that just sealed the deal that this was indeed going to be a delightful way to spend 90 minutes of my time and wash away all the lin- gering pain of dealing with relatives during the holidays.
Next my chest and upper arms were exfoliated as well with a lovely massage incorporated throughout, and of course was followed by another heavenly hot towel. I was treated to a scalp massage and a facial massage, as well as some much- needed lymphatic drainage, which definitely has a tendency to clog up this time of year.
I received light acupressure on my face which helped calm me for the exfoliation, which had a slight tingle that felt like all of the dirt and grime in my pores was dissolving into nothing. The extractions, while not something I tend to look forward to, were quick and effortless, and I was grateful to know that my skin was going to be looking it’s absolute best. One heavenly scented cream after another was applied to my face and neck with a gentle massage and every now and then, a healing hand was placed on my head or shoulder transferring the positive energy in and taking the negativity out, as I felt myself slipping further into a cloud of relaxation.
My experience with Abby couldn’t have been more positive. After my treatment not only did my skin feel luminous, the rest of my self did too. The Healing Reiki Facial was just the pampering I needed to get the new year really headed in the right direc- tion and to start the season off on the right foot, single or not!
Breathing Space
Suite #309E
1 Richmond Square
400-9776
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