6 TIPS FOR THE BEST SKIN, BODY & MIND HEALTH

Heather Haslam

Heather Haslam CHT is the owner of True Spirit Healing Arts and works on various projects throughout the lower mainland in British Columbia pertaining to health, beauty, education and general wellness. She attends to clients needs at Sunja Links Body Shoppe on Main St, Okoko Gastown and Absolute Spa at the River Rock Hotel, and does Clinical Hypnotherapy via Zoom all over the world. For more info see her website www.truespirithealingarts.org or follow her Instagram @truespirithealing. Check out her new education project helping the women of Afghanistan by creating a school in Pakistan @www.oasisrescue.com

Start with a visit to a professional esthetician to have your skin expertly assessed and help guide you on your skin care journey with the best treatments available for your skin needs. We are passionate in helping people with their skin issues, and usually have a number of classes and training under our belt along with many years of experience. Some of the hottest skin care treatments with the best skin rejuvenation effects that people are looking for at the moment are Micro Channeling with Growth Factor’s, Laser Skin Rejuvenation, Intra Oral Facial Massage, Microcurrent, Dermaplaning and Hair Growth and Scalp Treatments.

Having the correct home care to suit your skin needs is imperative after having those professional spa treatments and proper products enhance treatment effectiveness. Some gold standard ingredients are high quality Vitamin C products that help with hyperpigmentation and aging, Retinols which are amazing for anti aging and help with breakouts, Beta glucans or Hylauronic acids to plump and add moisture to dehydrated skin,Glycolic and Sal Acids to exfoliate the skin, Skin balms to apply at night to help seal in moisture, and Last but not least SPF of 30 (minimum) to finish and protect your skin daily.

Don’t’ forget your body while you are treating the skin on your face! Ask to have the neck and chest included in all of your skin care routines. Currently body treatments including Body Wraps made of Seaweed, Clay or muds are well known to have healing and detoxification properties, making for a relaxing and result oriented service. Body brushing is also popular for home and spa use - an alternative to scrubs this helps cell turnover by exfoliating the dead cells, leaving invigorated skin ready for absorption of creams and other products. Body sculpting and contouring treatments along with Lymphatic Drainage and Relaxation massage are becoming popular on all spa menus.

Meditation is one of the most impactful things in my life in the last 10 years. I was invited to a 1 week retreat to try it out and the results were amazing for myself and others that were there. It helps greatly with centering yourself, being in the present moment, overall relaxation and gives you the tools to help with many issues like pain management, anxiety, and energy releasing. After a 1 week meditation class you could see the difference in people’s faces, and their physiology changed to being lighter and more relaxed in their bodies. Since then I’ve said if you want to glow and look and feel younger and healthier get yourself to meditation retreat and see the difference for yourself.

Hypnosis is great for calming the mind, and has been especially helpful the last few years for many people with a variety of issues. Hypnosis helps by creating change in the subconscious mind to ease anxiety, release phobias and fears, removes blocks and create new pathways in your thought process to help you become the best version of yourself. Believing in yourself and becoming more in tune with your intuition and body, and removing the years of clutter and past experiences (and especially trauma ) creates a powerful form of therapy that has lasting results everytime! Some of my favorite work has been with near death experiences and finding the healing from that has been amazing for people who have experienced this trauma.

Energy work is becoming more and more popular for releasing emotions, balancing the body’s energetic system and creating deep relaxation. Some popular methods include Reiki, Pranic Healing, Quantum Healing and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and can be combined with crystal energy as well for extra healing and clearing benefits. These holistic practices work by activating the body’s subtle energy systems and channeling universal life force energy into a client to help restore balance, flow and harmony within the bodies energy systems. These are great stand alone treatments but are now also mixed with hypnosis, facials and skin care and massage for overall healing.