Returning to my constant theme, which is that the day spa is a sanctuary, this awareness must inform every detail of the establishment. The day spa furniture and fittings are, of course, pre-eminently a feature of this uniform approach to the design and philosophy of a successful day spa operation. The lines that you can see in the shape and lay out of furnishings and the interior design within a day spa facility impact upon your experience. They must be calming and conducive to the practice of contemplation.

Many day spas employ the Japanese Zen style in their furnishings, as this is proven to be an accessory to tranquillity. The low wooden furniture, the simple lines, rice paper screens, stone gardens and such; all evoke the spirit of another age. One, which appears to have been far less complicated and busy in comparison to our own twenty first century lifestyles. The natural elements utilised in these Zen interior designs speak to our souls of the essence of things. Life is pared back to what is vital and the endless white noise is shut out with Samurai sword like efficiency.

Natural elements can be utilised in day spa furniture designs sans the Japanese Zen look. Whatever theme the day spa may be designed around; wooden furniture communicates that essential message to patrons. Avoiding frippery and too fancy fittings for the sanctuary of simplicity will serve the true spa best. Learning how to care for wooden furniture will be important in the long run for the maintenance of the facility. Being in harmony with your natural surroundings is an integral part of the day spa philosophy. Rubbing up the right way with wood will provide you with the path of least resistance.

When you walk into a day spa for the first time it is like meeting a potential soul mate or partner; first impressions are everything. If the furniture and design strikes you as incongruous, or strange in any way, you will not wish to spend time within this establishment. Your soul must feel at home, immediately, within the walls of this facility that regularly use cleaning services. It will be hard to let go into relaxation if the chords struck are off key. Healing will be harder if the look and feel of the place are out of kilter with your expectations. The day spa furniture must set that relaxing tone right from the outset.

A day spa is essentially a sanctuary. A sanctuary from the stresses of the modern world. It is a place where you can return to the simple sensory realm and find calm. Security is an important issue when guests are entrusting themselves into our care. You cannot relax if you do not feel safe and secure. We are all about relaxing you, so that you can experience a soothing transformation. Aromatherapy techniques are all about calming you through pleasing scents and they only work if you are feeling secure.

As you can see, security for day spa guests, is an important factor in a well run operation. If you have a primarily disrobed clientele on your premises then you must make sure that their belongings are safe and secure. You can employ a locker system, where the client has access to lockers and locks up their own belongings. Alternatively, you have an employee responsible for this important task; who locks and monitors the room where clients leave their belongings. Security around the external perimeter of the day spa will also be important, as this deters criminals from targeting your establishment.

Locksmith services will be an integral supporting relationship for the overall security of your day spa operation. Having a company that you can whole heartedly trust with your security is an absolute priority. Guests must be able to put their complete faith in your ability to maintain their safety and security at all times within your facility. To put it crudely, nobody takes their clothes off anywhere they feel less than entirely safe. Usually the only other place that people disrobe in is their home; your day spa must be safe as houses. The locks on all the doors must work and the people who have access to the keys must be above reproach.

Security for day spa guests is the foundation upon which every other piece of the business puzzle is built. Things like security and police checks on your staff and therapists, which are also advisable. Think of your day spa as that sanctuary against the vicissitudes of the big bad world and your guests as vulnerable beings entrusted into your protection. You must ensure their safety if you are to deliver on your promise to heal and if you are to prosper. The spa is a magical place of healing and tranquillity; and it must be made safe.

Holistic therapists are, in the main, more concerned with healing others and providing a sanctuary from the unfeeling world. We want to soothe you and transport you to sensory realms free from worry and the harsh realities of some people’s normal lives. We are, also, often running businesses, which must survive and hopefully thrive economically. To achieve both of these aims technology can help us by allowing us to be better organised and to communicate more effectively. Life in the scented world of the day spa is about balancing and multitasking, with a minimum of stress of course, because we are, ultimately, a stress free zone.

Digital technology can greatly assist us by improving both intercommunication, between the various parts of our business, and external communications, in the form of marketing to our potential client base. It can reduce expenses and target its effectiveness to produce business viability. Running a program like Office 365 can provide the pathways between team members to share information and communicate for the betterment of the operation as a whole. Client information needs to be shared by the therapists, accounts and the marketing department; and this great Microsoft program can underpin all the connected strands of our business.

Obviously, a website is paramount to the effective promotion of a day spa. This website must not only be beautiful and informative, it must be SEO-ed to ensure that it reaches our full potential market base. It must be on Google’s first page for the optimal keywords for the day spa industry. When a potential client searches online for a day spa in our city, or for a particular therapy or modality that we offer, we must come up tops in that search. To help this further we would want our social media to be managed and maintained by professionals.

Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter are all channels of social media, which can funnel interest toward our day spa. These things need to be updated weekly and, even, daily if possible, to make best use of their abilities to successfully market our business. Digital technology is a great friend for the day spa industry and a thriving business will utilise it completely for optimal marketing results. Images of day spa therapies inspire women to come and experience them. Beauty, tranquillity, calm, deep tissue, massage, aromatherapy: these are all terms which can excite women to act upon their urges.

On occasions, we receive clients at our day spas who are, somewhat, disassociated from their current health status. In these situations, as responsible health practitioners, we see it as time to have an adult chat about your health. You may be a smoker, seriously overweight, or exhibiting some other profoundly unhealthy attitude to life, and it is our duty to bring some awareness to these potentially life threatening circumstances. Transformation begins with the sincere desire for change and only then can the many therapies we offer begin to affect your life in positive directions.

Attitudinal work is as important as any of the physical modalities we employ to heal you and transform your outlook on your existence. Toxic personalities are the result of bad attitudes and negative ways of thinking. Learning to heal these, and to be open to new and positive thoughts about yourself, are the cornerstones to our therapeutic approach in the day spa industry. Soothing experiences can begin to make you feel safer, but you must understand that the real work will need to be done by you. As practitioners, we can only point out the way and various methods by which you can undertake this self healing.

When it is time to have an adult chat about your health, it is usually, a ‘fork in the road’ moment where you instigate change or you get very sick. By this I mean that it is late in the day for this change to be affected and without it a health crisis is imminent. You cannot go on ignoring the signs as you age, such as carrying serious excess weight, smoking, drinking too much and indulging in other debilitating habits. Eventually life catches up with you and you will be forced to pay for your intemperance.

Day spas are places where you can come and experience beautiful therapies, which may be sensual and calming; but you cannot expect these experiences if you are on the verge of a health crisis. In these circumstances, we are a sanctuary to have that serious discussion about your health. We offer a place where you can openly lay all your cards on the table and together we can evaluate your options. It is never too late for change, but you must bring all of you to bear on your quest for redemption. We are here to help, but we need your profound assistance.