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Her Magazine April/May 2013

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Ganbanyoku hot stone spa Ganbanyoku is a hot stone spa popular amongst Japanese who learned from monkeys, but the man who introduced ganbanyoku to Auckland in 2009 says it will also do wonders for Kiwis. Masa Sekikawa from Bliss Stone Spa believes it was introduced to the Japanese by people who observed Japanese macaques sleeping on flat hot rocks after soaking in hotsprings in winter. Ganbanyoku is believed to have a detoxification effect similar to low-temperature saunas, and helps to improve the circulatory system and conditions the skin. www.blissreflexology.com Luxury Day Spa Polynesian Spa Maori revere the health benefits of the natural spas in Rotorua which emanate from one alkaline spring and one acidic. The Polynesian Spa has expanded the services it offers over recent years to make it a world-class health spa. Its treatments include the Aix massage (pronounced 'aches' which features a soak in the beautiful and progressively warmer alkaline pools, and features water therapy massage given with warm coconut oil under a Vichy shower. Enjoy tranquil bathing and lake views in four shallow alkaline rock pools, each with different temperatures (36˚C to 42˚C). Here you are surrounded by revitalizing native New Zealand flora, natural rocks, the sound of two waterfalls and a grotto. The pools are filled with soothing alkaline mineral water leaving your skin soft and supple. www.polynesianspa.co.nz Strangest spas Yunessun Spa Resort: Home to Japan's famous 'wine spa' www.yunessun.com Hershey's Spa in Hershey, Pennsylvania: Chocolate heaven www.chocolatespa.com Jigokudani Hot Springs, Japan: Bathing amongst monkeys www.japaneseguesthouses.com Prave Pivni Lazni: Czech beer spa www.pivnilazne.cz Barak's Carnivorous Plant Farm: Get a massage by snakes Open daily 8am – 11pm 1000 Hinemoa Street, Rotorua www.polynesianspa.co.nz

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