Valentine’s Day remains a unique opportunity to show all your love to the one who makes your heart beat. To satisfy your other half, here is a selection of massages and treatments to book in three institutes in the capital.
The Gardens of Cozumel – the Hanging Gardens
The Hanging Gardens
Pregnant, some women have experienced pain in the lower back and joints, and often have not been able to sleep peacefully during the last weeks of pregnancy. Childbirth was also an ordeal both physically and psychologically. To approach the life of a young mother with serenity, what could be better than a most relaxing parenthesis in a warm setting, far from stress and agitation. The Les Jardins Suspendus organic spa boutique, created by Déborah Seroka, offers a protocol called “Les Jardins de Cozumel”.
This postnatal treatment is inspired by an ancestral Mexican ritual that allows you to reconnect with your body and mind. Around a herbal tea, the practitioner begins by discussing with the mother who will be able to indulge without judgment. This moment of sharing will continue with a massage with essential oils with two or four hands to release tension and eliminate toxins. It is not surprising to see his temperature rise slightly, nothing to worry about. The practitioner will then use rebozos, a kind of long scarves, with which she will tighten and loosen certain parts of the body (head, pelvis, feet…). Relaxation guaranteed.
The Hanging Gardens, 4 bis, rue Jules Vallès, Paris (11and). Massage with two hands (from 180 euros, 1h20) or four hands (from 340 euros, 2h).
Aculifting with precious stones – Claret Coquet Les Arches
Pierrick Verny
For a long time, only Lyonnais could appreciate the benefits of the protocols signed Céline Claret Coquet. But for the past few months, this priestess of well-being who has studied traditional Chinese medicine, has been offering her unique know-how in a sumptuous institute in Paris which invites you to relax and unwind. Installed in one of the cabins with a natural setting and subdued light, we discover one of the new signature treatments: Aculifting with precious stones.
Pierrick Verny
This is a protocol that combines needleless acupuncture and lithotherapy, without forgetting an essential oil to be chosen at the beginning of the session. Acupressure and Tuina on twenty points on the face, the back of the skull and the neckline for a stimulating effect. This is followed by the use of diamonds that the practitioner delicately deposits and which allows the signs of fatigue and stress to be erased significantly without surgery or injection. Rhodochrosite and prehnite also contribute to obtaining a radiant complexion and a harmonization of our energies.
Claret Coquet Les Arches, 21, rue de Turenne, Paris (4and). 250 euros, 1h30.
The Jet Lag – Martine de Richeville x Hotel Costes
Martine de Richeville/Costes
Is it still necessary to present Martine de Richeville, this queen of body remodeling that all of Paris is tearing up… This woman who has been passionate about traditional Chinese medicine and psychology for years, and who defends the theory that body and mind are one, has just joined forces with the prestigious Hotel Costes. It is in this 5-star Parisian establishment that a cabin has been fitted out and that Martine de Richeville and her team receive clients in complete privacy. In a cozy setting, you can take advantage of the new treatment called “Jet Lag”.
The trapezius, neck and skull are massaged using acupressure points, before the therapist focuses on the whole body to relax the muscles. She will not forget the ears which will release the stress areas. The treatment ends with an invigorating massage around the back, stomach and kidneys to stimulate blood circulation and improve lymphatic drainage. If some pain can be felt when the practitioner lingers on certain areas, we come out of the session in an Olympic form.
Martine de Richeville at the Hotel Costes, 7, rue de Castiglione, Paris (1er). From 200 euros, 50 minutes.