Spa Catalogue

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		*Olive: olea europea* : Olea spa, a unique retreat on serene Sifnos Island in the western Cyclades was created by the renowned cocoon urban spa team of Athens . olea is an ode to the harmony of this island's fertile sea, mineral earth, and dark green orchards. In this cozy haven, we aim to rebalance, rejuv enate, and pamper you with therapies inspired by nature and performed by skilled, caring hands. Take time to dwell in some private peace, to rediscover the sensations of your skin, and to indulge in the gifts of this virgin earth.

	TREATMENTS
	*Room Service (RS)* You don't have to leave the intimacy of your own room to enjoy some of our treatments. Our therapists will transform your suite into a spa paradise complete with candles, music, and exotic aromas. Your treatment can be performed within your room, or on your private patio under the stars.
	Olive Press Our signature treatment uses the sacred olive, revered throughout the world for its numerous healing and nourishing properties. We use local Sifnos oil, respected from antiquity for its rare green hue and fruity aroma. This rite of passage begins with a wrap in muslin cloths dipped in purifying olive leaf tea. While you are detoxifying, warm virgin olive oil will be gently massaged into your scalp to nourish dry damaged hair. Once you are unwrapped, we'll rub your skin with ground olive stones, leaving it smooth and cleansed and ready to absorb precious olive oil scented with essential oils.
	Virgin Olive Hair Mask and Head Massage A profoundly relaxing session that combats stress, headaches, and sore necks. Also an excellent mask for dry, brittle, and thinning hair.
	Elies Aroma Massage Our classic massage combines flowing strokes with gentle pressure designed to free any tense muscle, and subdue any trace of stressful thought. We use only the purest essential oils blended personally to suit your tastes and needs.
	*Reflexology* Áreas on the feet and lower legs corresponding to nerve endings throughout the body are stimulated in order to achieve proper organ function, improved circulation, and hormonal balance. Offers long-term therapeutic benefits for minor ailments and persistent aches.
	Ultimate Bodywork Our Multi-Level Hydro tub precedes a customized combination of stretching, kneading, pummeling, and soothing. A more intense alternative to the Elies Aroma Massage.
	Di-Vine Scrub An excellent precursor to the perfect tan. Sea salt, grape seeds, and grape seed oil will flake away even the driest, dullest cells, leaving your skin smooth, glowing, and enriched with moisture and antioxidants .
	Fusion Sea Purification Combines ancient wisdom from east and west to detoxify skin, stimulate organs of elimination, and tone and brighten skin prone to cellulite, water retention, and the effects of toxic stress. A lymphatic Dry Brush is followed by 20' in the hydrotub with Sea Minerals and salts. Then, while you are wrapped in a Spirulina Mud Mask enforced with Gotu Kola and Green Tea, your therapist will apply reflexology to corresponding detoxification points on your feet. After a shower, you will receive a gently stimulating and profoundly relaxing massage on your abdomen with Lemon and Fennel oils.
	Mona Lani After an intense peeling with sugar, grated coconut, and fresh lime peel, we coat you in a milky cocktail of kaolin, papaya, and aloe. We then rub in rich shea butter, macadamia oil, and ylang-ylang to leave your skin soft and supple and completely renewed.
	Sun Healer Reverse sun damage, lower body temperature, and rehydrate your skin with a coating of healing Aloe, cooling and softening Yogurt, and skin regenerating carrot seed, rose muscat, and evening primrose oils. Finish with a mist of lavender water. Excellent cure for sunburn, heat exhaustion, and dehydrated skin on face and body.
	*Oriental Hammam* Discover age-old Moroccan rituals, reserved for private visits to the hammam where women were allowed their singular exit from the harem. There they indulged for a full day, bathing, soaking, applying rare mud, and anointing themselves with flowered oils. We begin the purification with savon noir, a full-body olive pate mask, before you rest in the hammam. After you rinse, we scrub you entirely with a kassa plant glove before applying precious rassoul clay from the Atlas Mountains blended with rose water.
	Elies Pure Facial This relaxing treatment includes a series of peeling, masks, and a lengthy massage that covers your neck, face, and décolleté with herbal essences and potent essential oils. Oxygenates skin cells, helps fight sun damage, and leaves skin plump and hydrated. Includes a luxurious hand massage.
	*Thai Massage* Ohai massage, or "passive yoga" is considered to be the most complete form of body work. It combines strong pressure and gentle stretches in order to relieve tension in muscles and joints, improve flexibility, and align the body as it balances the soul. (Thai massage is performed on a mat on the floor).
	Chavutti This rare, ancient massage is native to Southern India where it was originally created to cure masters of the martial art, Kalarippayat. This treatment is unique and superior to all massage treatments because it is performed by the feet, a technique which is extremely difficult, but once mastered, allows the feet to slide seamlessly up and down the entire length of the body in one deep, continuous, rhythmically mesmerizing motion. The intensity of this massage will instantly release muscle tension, realign the spine, increase flexibility, and detoxify internal organs. The steady stream of motion over your body guided by a blend of healing oils will balance the flow of vital energy and elevate you mentally and spiritually.
	Shiatsu Shiatsu in Japanese means thumb pressure. This technique involves stretching, leverage and the therapist leaning the weight into various parts of the recipient's body, to encourage greater harmony of energy, circulation, flexibility and postural integrity. Many of the techniques are applied to the same system of energy channels (or meridians) as used in acupuncture. (The massage is performed on a mat on the floor).
	Cool Mini Foot Smoother The ultimate cure for dry, cracked, and swollen, tired feet. We begin with an uplifting footbath in sea salts, pine, and lavender followed by rigorous foot filing and a deep scrub with volcanic pumice powder. Then we'll coat your feet with an intensely moisturizing clay mask spiked with energizing seaweed and mint. Finally, a massage with a refreshing herbal lotion will leave your feet unbelievably fresh and soft and ready for your sandals.
	Elements Bath Rituals *Wind-* Green Tea and Mint Fire- Rose Petals, Ylang Ylang and Patchouli Earth- Lavender, Chamomile, and Olive Leaf Water- Sea Plants and Salts Our hydrotub is king-sized for one, and perfectly cozy for two.

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