Premier Spa: Indonesia
As part of its distinctive
Signature Spa Series, Body Wisdom’s 50-Hour Premier Spa: Indonesian course will train students in some of Indonesia's most
unique spa treatments and rituals including Balinese Massage, Royal
Javanese Lulur, Balinese Boreh and Bali Spice Scrub, to name a few.
Students will
learn the historical background for each treatment and how to prepare
the treatments fro m scratch using traditional methods and ingredients.
Learning how to prepare the
treatments yourself not only helps you to understand their heritage but
can save you money on expensive manufactured products.
Indonesia, "Top Spa Destination"
The Spa Association predicts
that Asian Spa services will be the strongest growth trend in the next
decade with over 80% of spas offering some form of Asian Spa service.
As mentioned on our Thai Spa page, when
considering a Spa vacation 19% of travelers prefer Indonesia as a
destination second only to Thailand at 22%.
Bali "Island of the Gods"
Its no wonder that Bali is called the "Island of the Gods" with its
beautiful gardens, lakes, rivers, beaches, and
lush forests where travelers are surrounded by art, ceremonies,
temples, celebrations, friendly people and smiles. The quality of life
in Bali is relaxed and graceful and it’s fitting that the Balinese
language has only one tense, the "ever present moment."
In Bali much
importance is given to respecting nature and creating beauty and harmony
and this is expressed not only in their art and beautiful surroundings
but also in their Balinese Massage, sumptuous body treatments and Jamu
rituals. With
over 200 spas scattered across Indonesia there is much to choose from.
What is Jamu?
Any discussion of Indonesian Spas necessitates an explanation of the now
ubiquitous Spa Buzz word “Jamu.” Although jamu has
most recently become associated with “Jamu massage” (actually Balinese
Massage) and traditional
“Jamu rituals” and body treatments, it actually encompasses an entire
centuries-old Indonesian healing tradition based on the use of natural herbal preparations made
from the leaves, roots, bark and flowers of Indonesia's abundant tropical forests.
To supply the
ingredients for jamu tonics and herbal preparations, approximately 1000
native plants are grown or harvested to make jamu and are used to treat
almost every ailment one can think of. In fact it is estimated
that 80% of all Indonesians
take some form of jamu daily. Young ladies called “jamu gendong” (jamu
-- herbal remedies, gendong -- meaning to carry on one's back) roam the
streets in traditional dress with their bottled jamu drinks strapped to
their backs and it is common for Indonesian spas to offer a "drink of
jamu" as a refreshing completion for their spa treatments.
However, the true
origins of jamu remain obscure. No one really knows its actual source;
however, popular folk stories link jamu to 17th century Indonesian aristocracy where ladies of
the palace prepared and used jamu herbal cosmetics to keep themselves
looking young and beautiful for their husbands. Up until the early 20th
century the jamu tradition was still exclusively practiced only among
aristocrat communities.
Jamu in Today's Top Spas
Of course jamu is not used for medicine only and provides the basis for
many beauty preparations in Indonesia and abroad. Spa-friendly jamu
spa rituals
are “the wave” among top destination spas in Indonesia and around the
world including some of the most exclusive resort and day spas in the
United States.
Highlights of this 50-Hour Course:
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Balinese
Massage
Learn Balinese Massage, the traditional healing and relaxing massage
that has been handed down through generations. Balinese massage
borrows from a variety of healing traditions and includes
stretching, long strokes, and skin rolling, compressions, palm and
thumb pressure on energy lines and feet acupressure all with your
choice of fragrant oils such as frangipani, jasmine or sandalwood.
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Royal
Javanese Treatment
The Javanese Lulur is an
ancient beauty treatment that was practiced in the palaces of Java
as a “purifying” ritual for Javanese brides for 40 days prior to
marriage. Today this same treatment is enjoyed by both women
and men for its ability to freshen and rid the skin of impurities
leaving the client with a soft golden glow (a product of the golden
color of the turmeric). The treatment usually begins with a
Javanese massage with aromatic oils and then flows into an
exfoliation scrub using the lulur recipe of turmeric, sandalwood,
rice power, cinnamon and other herbs and spices. A yogurt rub to
nourish the skin and a drink of Jamu herbal tonic while you are
relaxing completes the treatment.
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Other
treatments including the Balinese Boreh, Spice Island scrub and
Bali Kopi scrub, and others will be prepared, applied and experienced by all
students.
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Learn to
prepare the treatments from scratch and to locate hard-to-find
ingredients from Indonesian sources.
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Learn how
to combine treatments to create Indonesian Spa packages.
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Learn
about the history and culture of the people of Indonesia and
Bali through stories, pictures, music and power point presentations.
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Learn how
to market your Indonesian Spa practice.
Focus for this Course:
The focus of this 50 hour training in Balinese Massage and Indonesian Spa treatments is to empower
graduates to create their own Indonesian inspired ambiance whether in
their office or private spa. They will be taught how to “layer”
treatments to create various “Spa Packages” by combining the various spa
rituals they will learn.
Body Wisdom Spa Research:
The Body Wisdom Indonesian Spa is sourced directly from the ancient
healing wisdom of Indonesia by researching and documenting rural healers
in the villages as well as personal visits as a client in the top 25
spas in Indonesia. The result is a series of Traditional
treatments and Balinese massage that is literally the best in the world.
 50
Hour Body Wisdom Elective
Prerequisites:
By approval.
Other classes of interest in the
Body Wisdom "Signature Spa Series"
European Spa Specialties and Hydrotherapy
(50 Hours)
Best of Asia
(25 Hours)
Four Hands Tandem Massage (35 Hours)
Bamboo Massage (25 Hours)
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