和 Wa, harmony

Traditional Shiatsu

You will wear a traditional loose-fitting Japanese garment called a “jinbei” on a tatami and futon for this treatment. Your entire body will experience rhythmic pressure, percussion, stretching and massage.

This traditional massage balances your energies whilst stimulating your circulation and immune system. It brings you deep physical, mental and emotional relaxation. Your harmonised and energised body will regain strength in keeping with the season.

寂 Jaku, peace

Shiatsu with aromatic oil

This is a full body massage using aromatic oil on massage table and is designed to ease tension using pressure and targeted techniques. All the oils are organic and first cold pressed.

The treatment uses touch and smell to provide deep relaxation and relieve all muscle tension.

清Sei, pure

Rejuvenating facial treatment

This facial massage blends wellness and beauty using a range of massage and pressure techniques on the body’s energy windows known as “tsubos.” It focuses on the face, neck, décolleté, arms and hands but also covers the entire body for total relaxation.

The treatment tones skin, smooths texture, erases signs of tiredness and fine lines. Your perfectly relaxed face will look fresh, radiant and firm.

敬 Kei, respect

Body toning

This treatment uses the “tawashi” plant-fibre sponge to brush the lower half of the body to stimulate microcirculation and smooth skin texture. It is followed by an aromatic oil massage blending a range of massage, kneading, pinching and smoothing techniques.

The treatment leaves you feeling weightless. It detoxifies tissue, firms up the lower of half of your body, smooths lumps and harmonises the silhouette.

All our beauty treatments include a tasting of our Japanese organic green teas.

Japanese green tea

Tea was initially used as medicine but is now the most popular drink in the world. It is steeped in tradition and every culture has its own rituals when making it.

Among the many varieties of tea, green tea is the least processed and is still mainly artisan-made. Originally from India then harvested in China, the best green tea is now made in Japan and has become integral to the Japanese way of life.

Its efficiency in preventing diseases such as cancer needs no introduction. Green tea can be seen as a form of medication as it boosts the immune system and is rich in anti-cancerous polyphenols.

Aside from its health benefits, Japanese green tea also nurtures the soul as it is traditionally drunk in peace and quiet and gives you a break from the outside world.

Suisen tea

Organic Suisen tea is carefully selected from a Japanese producer based in Kakegawa near Mount Fuji. Its strong yet gentle flavour comes from the prime geographical setting paired with traditional ground work and a lengthy drying technique.

At Suisen, tea drinking is set apart from the traditional ceremony. This is about taking time out for yourself in peace and quiet with a cup of green tea. The experience lends itself to meditation and inspires patience and humility with the simple and everyday process of making tea.

The four virtues of tea, harmony, respect, serenity and purity, radiate from every tasting and seep into our everyday lives.