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Mother's Day Specials

sharmainec@indigo-spa.com (Sharmaine C) — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:59:49 GMT

Make it a Mother's Day Weekend to Remember!

Celebrate Mom by treating her to one of Indigo's luxurious Mother's Day spa packages! Available the whole month of May!

Black Friday Specials

indigospandwellness@outlook.com (Indigo Spa Front Desk) — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 20:11:14 GMT

The more you give the more you get!

Starting Nov 27th - Dec 3rd 2022

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Mother's Day Specials

Mon, 02 May 2022 21:50:40 GMT

Mother's Day Specials Packages are here!

It’s time to pamper Mom with one of these packages. For availability call or stop by to make an appointment, or to purchase a gift card.

407-347-0505

Indigo Spa & Wellness Center

Father's Day Specials

marieguido4@gmail.com (Marie Guido) — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 18:11:29 GMT

Father's Day is Almost Here!

Give the gift of relaxation for Father's Day. Treat your special man with these amazing specials we have created to spoil Dad during this month! ��

Do Your Neurobics

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Neurobics are activities or mental (cognitive) exercises that stimulate the brain to prevent memory loss and improve memory recall. Just as physical exercise stimulates the muscles, neurobic exercises stimulate the brain. These tasks help to activate the brain's own biochemical pathways and bring new pathways online that can help to strengthen or preserve brain circuits.

Brush your teeth with your ‘other’ hand, take a new route to work or choose your clothes based on sense of touch rather than sight. People with mental agility tend to have lower rates of Alzheimer's disease and age-related mental decline.

Mommy Burnout

Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Mommy burnout is real and over the years has finally received the attention it deserves from the scientific community. Burnout occurs when a person is in an extended state of emotional imbalance and the stress overwhelms the person’s abilities to cope.

Moms tend to spread themselves too thin. They feel responsible for their kids and the home and everything in-between. They work themselves into a burnout to fight the nagging fear and guilt of not being a good enough mother.

Many mothers complain that they don’t have time for self-care, yet they manage to cram in unnatural amounts of work in a single day — all for the sake of others. It’s possible to squeeze in some “me time” into that load, whether it’s one day a month or five minutes a day. It’s beneficial to our health – physically, mentally and emotionally.

Massage is a regular on self-care lists because it’s known for relaxation, stress reduction, and pain relief. It is also helpful for anyone who suffers from anxiety and depression/low mood. It’s the perfect prescription for a mother on burnout who is struggling with stress-management, hectic schedules, too little sleep and too much caffeine.

It’s also specifically helpful for mothers experiencing postpartum depression. Besides the relaxing part, it can ease pain in the body, reduce swelling, regulate hormones and improve breastfeeding. Advanced massage therapy can help restore the body to its pre-pregnancy state and assist the healing from a C-section birth. Be sure to find a massage therapist that specializes in prenatal, perinatal and postpartum women.

So Mommy - are you ready to make your next massage appointment?

Call us to make an appointment (407) 347-0505 or book through our Mindbody app.

Exercise When You Wake Up

Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Learn to do stretching exercises when you wake up. It boosts circulation, digestion and eases back pain. By stretching first thing in the morning you are improving your brain activity, decreasing body aches and pains and increasing your energy level throughout the day.

When you stretch, ease your body into position until you feel the stretch and hold it for about 25 seconds. Breathe deeply to help your body move oxygen-rich blood to those sore muscles. Don't bounce or force yourself into an uncomfortable position.

Here is a simple morning stretch routine you can follow:

Head Rolls: Slowly roll your head in a circular motion from shoulder to shoulder 5 times clockwise and 5 times counter clockwise.
Cat Cow: Slowly alternate your spine from cat position to cow position. Hold each position for 5 seconds before alternating.
Low Back Gap Stretch: Lay on your back and let your legs rotate the opposite way as your chest and your extended arm.
Downward Dog: While on your hands and feet, keep your knees initially bent to lengthen the spine, taking the hips up and away from you. Then if possible straighten the legs, while maintaining the length in the spine.
Quadriceps Stretch: Lay on your side and reach behind your back and pull your foot towards your back to get a stretch in the front of your hips and thigh.
Spinal Mobility Roll: Finish off your morning stretch routine with some spinal rolls. Start by reaching up towards the ceiling. One spinal segment at a time, slowly bend forward towards your feet. Hang down at your feet for 10 seconds then gradually one spinal segment at a time roll your spine up back to the starting position.

Formula For A Healthy Diet

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Eating a variety of foods regularly and in the right amounts is the best formula for a healthy diet.

Skipping meals - especially breakfast - can lead to out-of-control hunger, often resulting in helpless overeating. Snacking between meals can help control hunger, but snacking should not replace proper meals. For snacks, choose yogurt, a handful of fresh/ dried fruits, vegetables (like carrot sticks), unsalted nuts, or perhaps some bread with cheese.

Paying attention to portion size will help not to consume too many calories and will allow you to eat all the foods you enjoy without having to eliminate any.

Cooking the right amount makes it easier to not overeat. Some reasonable serving sizes are: 100g of meat; one medium piece of fruit; on half a cup of raw pasta. Using smaller plates helps with smaller servings.

Packaged foods with calorie values on the pack can aid portion control.

If eating out, try sharing a portion with a friend!

Intermittent Fasting

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern where you cycle between periods of eating and fasting. When you don't eat for a while, several things happen in your body. Numerous studies show that it can have powerful benefits for your body and brain.

Here are some evidence-based health benefits of intermittent fasting:

Changes The Function of Cells, Genes and Hormones: Your body initiates important cellular repair processes and changes hormone levels to make stored body fat more accessible. Blood levels of insulin drop significantly, blood levels of growth hormone may increase, as much as which facilitates fat burning. The body induces important cellular repair processes such as removing waste material from cells. There are beneficial changes in several genes and molecules related to longevity and protection against disease.

Intermittent Fasting Can Help You Lose Weight and Belly Fat: intermittent fasting works on both sides of the calorie equation. It boosts your metabolic rate (increases calories out) and reduces the amount of food you eat (reduces calories in).

Intermittent Fasting Can Reduce Insulin Resistance, Lowering Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: intermittent fasting has been shown to have major benefits for insulin resistance and lead to an impressive reduction in blood sugar levels.

Intermittent Fasting Can Reduce Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in The Body: Oxidative stress is one of the steps towards aging and many chronic diseases. Studies show that intermittent fasting may enhance the body's resistance to oxidative stress and help fight inflammation, another key driver of all sorts of common diseases

Intermittent Fasting May be Beneficial For Heart Health: Improves numerous different risk factors, including blood pressure, total and LDL cholesterol, blood triglycerides, inflammatory markers and blood sugar levels.

Are you ready to try Intermittent Fasting and see results in your body and health?

Make Your Hair Shine With Honey

Mon, 30 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT

No matter what your hair texture is, there are ways to step up its shine. Honey, for example, is a great and natural ingredient for a wonderful hair mask .

Honey attracts moisture and has clarifying properties. This combination makes it perfect for adding shine to dull hair. Raw honey is the most nourishing but any type of honey works fine.

Mix 1/4 cup honey and 1/4 cup warm water.
Wet your hair.
Comb the mixture into your hair.
Let it sit for 15 minutes or more.
Shampoo your hair as normal. Rinse with cold water.

Gratitude

Tue, 26 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Gratitude is one of the most important elements for success. It’s the key to experiencing life at its best. Being grateful for your blessings in life is arguably what opens the door to a life of success and prosperity .

Gratitude is a powerful practice that can revolutionize your life forever:

1. Gratitude flows from a heart of “thanksgiving”: Thanksgiving is not just a date on the calendar. Thanksgiving is a daily discipline that we should all develop in our lives.

2. Gratitude shifts the narrative of your life: Being grateful changes the sequencing of words and the processing of your thoughts. It seasons your words and focuses your thoughts creating new possibilities for your life.

3. Gratitude changes us for the better: The more grateful you are, the more authentic you become. Gratitude will change you into a peaceful, conscious and sacrificial person. You will be able to be present and you will be able to live in the flow of life.

4. Gratitude produces a more meaningful life: Being grateful will give you meaning because it allows you to capture the full essence of every moment. It takes the burden out of life while adding a dimension of beauty and it allows you to find contentment even in moments of crisis.

I thank you for your preference, loyalty and continued support. I’m very grateful for my staff that works hard everyday. Keeping gratitude in our hearts show us how beautiful life is.

Stay Hydrated

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT

You need to drink plenty of fluids to stop you getting dehydrated. It is recommended drinking 6 to 8 glasses every day. This is in addition to the fluid you get from the food you eat.

All non-alcoholic drinks count, but water, lower fat milk and lower sugar drinks, including tea and coffee, are healthier choices. Try to avoid sugary soft and fizzy drinks, as they're high in calories. They're also bad for your teeth. Even unsweetened fruit juice and smoothies are high in free sugar.

Your combined total of drinks from fruit juice, vegetable juice and smoothies should not be more than 150ml a day, which is a small glass.

Remember to drink more fluids during hot weather or while exercising.

Do Not Skip Breakfast

Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Some people skip breakfast because they think it'll help them lose weight. But a healthy breakfast high in fibre and low in fat, sugar and salt can form part of a balanced diet, and can help you get the nutrients you need for good health.

A wholegrain lower sugar cereal with semi-skimmed milk and fruit sliced over the top is a tasty and healthier breakfast.

Get Active and Be a Healthy Weight

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT

As well as eating healthy, regular exercise may help reduce your risk of getting serious health conditions. It's also important for your overall health and wellbeing.

Being overweight or obese can lead to health conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, certain cancers, heart disease and stroke. Being underweight could also affect your health.

Maintaining a healthy body weight can protect you from a variety of illnesses. By assessing your body’s healthy weight and maintaining it as much as possible, you will be armed with an additional tool to stay in shape... and live longer! Reaching and maintaining a healthy weight can be beneficial to you in the long term. Below are some of the benefits of maintaining a healthy weight:

Reducing the risk of heart disease
Reducing the risk of stroke.
Reducing the risks of developing some forms of cancer
Controlling non-insulin dependent diabetes
Relieving back and joint tension
Increasing energy levels
Optimizing the immune system
Reducing the risks of osteoporosis
Reducing infertility risks
Reducing the risk of anaemia
Having more self-esteem
Increasing energy and welfare levels

Manage Your Stress to Live a Better Life

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT

These days it’s hard not to get overwhelmed once in a while.

Between juggling work, family, and other commitments, you can become too stressed out and busy. You need to set time aside to unwind or your mental and physical health can suffer.

Here are some tips that will help you make easier to manage your stress:

Exercise
Working out regularly is one of the best ways to relax your body and mind. Plus, exercise will improve your mood. But you have to do it often for it to pay off.

Relax Your Muscles
When you’re stressed, your muscles get tense. You can help loosen them up on your own and refresh your body by:

Stretching
Enjoying a massage
Taking a hot bath or shower or Getting a good night’s sleep

Deep Breathing
Stopping and taking a few deep breaths can take the pressure off you right away. You’ll be surprised how much better you feel once you get good at it.

Slow Down
Modern life is so busy, and sometimes we just need to slow down and chill out. Look at your life and find small ways you can do that. For example, set your watch 5 to 10 minutes ahead. That way you’ll get places a little early and avoid the stress of being late.

Take a Break
You need to plan on some real downtime to give your mind time off from stress. Restful things you can do include:

Meditation
Yoga
Prayer
Listening to your favorite music or spending time in nature

Make Time for Hobbies
You need to set aside time for things you enjoy. Try to do something every day that makes you feel good, and it will help relieve your stress.

Eliminate Your Triggers
Figure out what are the biggest causes of stress in your life. If you’re able to identify what they are, see if you’re able to eliminate them from your life, or at least reduce them. Try to be a little more conscious of what you really need in your life to live fully!

What is Mindful Eating?

Wed, 16 Oct 2019 20:51:50 GMT

What is mindful eating?

There are a variety of approaches to mindful eating, some rooted in Zen and other forms of Buddhism, others tied to yoga.

Simply put, mindful eating is learning to pay attention. Instead of eating mindlessly, putting food into your mouth almost unconsciously, not really tasting the food you’re eating, You just need to notice your thoughts, feelings, and sensations.

Listen to your hunger cues! Learn how to eat intuitively. Mindful eating is a tool that can help foster a healthy relationship with food. Learn to pay attention to:

Why you feel like eating, and what emotions or needs might be triggering the eating.
What you’re eating, and whether it is healthy or not.
The look, smell, taste, feel of the food you’re eating.
How it makes you feel as you taste it, as you digest it, and throughout the day.
How full (or sated) you are before, during and after eating.
Your emotions during and after eating.
Where the food came from, who might have grown it, how much it might have suffered before it was killed, whether it was grown organically, how much it was processed, how much it was fried or overcooked, etc..

This is a skill, a form of meditation really, that you don’t just acquire overnight. It takes practice, and there will be times when you forget to eat mindfully, and there will be starts and stops. But with practice and attention, you can become very good at this.

Six Tips for Healthy Eating

Wed, 16 Oct 2019 20:46:23 GMT

If you eat or drink more than your body needs, you'll put on weight because the energy you do not use is stored as fat. If you eat and drink too little, you'll lose weight.

You should also eat a wide range of foods to make sure you're getting a balanced diet and your body is receiving all the nutrients it needs. It's recommended that men have around 2,500 calories a day. Women should have around 2,000 calories a day.

These 8 practical tips cover the basics of healthy eating and can help you make healthier choices:

Base your meals on higher fibre wholegrain varieties, such as wholewheat pasta, brown rice or potatoes with their skins on.They contain more fibre than white or refined starchy carbohydrates and can help you feel full for longer.
It's recommended that you eat at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and veggies every day. They can be fresh, frozen, canned, dried or juiced.
Fish is a good source of protein and contains many vitamins and minerals. Aim to eat at least 2 portions of fish a week, including at least 1 portion of oily fish that are high in omega-3 fats, which may help prevent heart disease. Oily fish fish include: salmon, trout, herring, sardines, pilchards, mackerel.
Try to cut down on your saturated fat intake and choose foods that contain unsaturated fats instead, such as vegetable oils and spreads, oily fish and avocados. Too much saturated fat can increase the amount of cholesterol in the blood, which increases your risk of developing heart disease.
Sugary foods and drinks are often high in energy and if consumed too often can contribute to weight gain. They can also cause tooth decay, especially if eaten between meals. This is the type of sugar you should be cutting down on, instead you sould choose ugar found in fruit and milk.
Eat less salt: no more than 6g a day for adults. Try not to add salt on your food. Even if you don't, you may still be eating too much. Use food labels to help you cut down. More than 1.5g of salt per 100g means the food is high in salt.

4 YEARS ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAY CELEBRATION

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 02:47:51 GMT

4 YEARS ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAY CELEBRATION

We want to celebrate with you these 4 years of working as beauty and wellness ambassadors! Don’t forget to participate on the weekly giveaway! 4 different prizes, 4 steps. Visit Indigo Spa & Wellnes insatgram or facebook to participate!

Thank you for being part of Indigo Spa & Wellness these 4 years!

Gift Certificates Available

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 15:53:52 GMT

Give the Gift of Self Care

At Indigo Spa, we know that when you feel good on the inside , you reflect positive energy and joy on the outside . To come here is to come home—to a place of healing and love, a place of luxury and peace. Give the gift of time to yourself and your loved ones.

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