#SPAitgirl GETAWAY – CHI, the Spa located at the iconic luxury: Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney Australia it’s only a short walk from George Street in the City so the perfect place to retreat to after a busy day at work or holiday shopping.
Our lives can be so busy that it’s important for us to make time for being a #SPAitgirl. I started the #SPAitgirl movement because I personally wanted to inspire other people to visit the day spa so they could feel as good as I did both on a physical, mental, emotional and spiritual level during and well after their spa treatment. I’ve always believed that visiting a luxury day spa is more than just going in for a beauty treatment that if you take the time to totally surrender and relax you will experience spiritual, wellbeing benefits.
As one of Australia’s Leading Active Living Blogger’s and Activewear Brand Ambassadors along with the creator of #YOGAMATworkouts which are short HITT workouts you can do anytime anywhere on your Yoga Mat – I am generally 100 miles per hour I become an Aerobics teacher straight out of high school when cassettes were cool and then I become a Personal Trainer too and at the time I did this while holding down 2 to 3 jobs at the same time it’s in my nature to always be on the go go go while that can be good it also can be bad because without adequate rest and down time you can experience burn out so that is why I also feel in love with visiting day spa’s for spa treatments as it was a place that I could always go to and find the time to unwind and relax no matter what was going on in my busy crazy world.
I can get caught up in wanting to please everyone else and trying to fit so much in that at times it can take a toll on me and for anyone who is an absolute go getter and lives a busy life you will know what I mean. Sometimes you have an abundance of energy and sometimes you may feel so flat and drained and that’s when you really need to take a step back and book yourself into have a day spa treatment, to reconnect with yourself.
Time out alone and being totally present within your Body, Mind, Spirit and feeling whole and connected is really key for busy Active Living people. Because with all of the social media that goes on in our day-to-day lives you can find yourself living a virtual life through your smart phone so it’s good to take time out to re-set.
A lot of people ask me – How did I choose my Spa Treatment?
So here are my personal #SPAitgirl tips – when you first look at the Spa Menu there is always a lot to choose from and it can be rather overwhelming if it’s your first time to a Luxury Day Spa. But the best advice I give to everyone is take the time to tune into yourself, just be present, feel your breathe, you’re your breathe rise and fall, and feel what your Body, Mind and Soul needs it will differ for all of us and for every day spa treatment depending on what is going on in your life, body, mind and spirit at the time.
Before I booked my appointment at the CHI, SPA I tuned into what and myself is was I needed. At this time before I chose my appointment, I felt like my face was bloated and puffy and like I had a lot of knots in my jawline my skin also felt really yuk blah so when I saw they had a Pure Radiance Facial I felt like that was what I needed to help get rid of the dead skin, to get the circulation working better again, to help rid of the tension and stagnated energy, to help with renewing my skin with plenty of moisture, plus to get my good endorphins, and #SPAitgirl sense of wellbeing and radiance vibrating again.
What did I see, like, and feel like?
I arrived at the Shangri-La Hotel Foyer and I it had a really good vibe about it everyone looked really happy to be there both the staff and guests, it had a great Sydney Vibe and seeing people drinking Champagne and eating cake in the Foyer is always a good happy luxury hotel vibe.
The CHI, THE SPA is located on Level 2 and it’s rather nice having someone actually care about what floor you are going to and pressing the lift button for you I just think it brings but that princess, queen, king, prince type of feeling in a modern age when perhaps manners are not everything unless you are visiting or staying at a 5 star luxury hotel or resort.
When the doors of the lift opened I arrived to pure silence and a nicely dimmed lighting and oriental feel. It was like I had gone from the Hustle and Bustle of Sydney to a complete Oasis of Inner Peace and Tranquility.
When I came around the corner I didn’t know what to expect but then I was greeted by the CHI SPA Receptionist and her welcoming big happy warm smile made me feel so good inside I could feel her positive energy and spirit radiant more than words can describe. At that moment I felt truly blessed and so grateful to be #SPAitgirl Australia’s Leading Luxury Spa Travel Reviewer I mean seriously this is a dream come true writing, blogging, reviewing about how visiting Day Spa’s can make you feel so good.
As I walked in with a big smile ear to ear we both said hello at the same time it was like #SPAitgirl ESP and I glanced to the side table across from the reception desk and the first think I saw was their award winning trophy and a display of Sodashi products which is one of my favourite Australian natural spa skincare that is only used at the most luxurious day spa’s around the world. I got a real sense that they were absolutely Spa Proud showing off their Trophy and the Beautiful Skincare products they used and that was really nice to see.
When I glanced behind the Spa Reception I couldn’t help noticed 2 girls just sitting in the Spa with their eyes closed while the spa bubbles bubbled away and around them constantly they looked so relaxed it was such a feel good feeling and I felt like WOW there are so many #SPAitgirls here how exciting.
When you visit the CHI, Spa at the Shangrai La you get to use the hotel spa, swimming pool, outside lounge area, gym and Sauna if you are booked in for a 90 minute treatment or more. I always recommend using the facilities before you go in for your Spa Treatment appointment as it’s a nice way to soak your cares away plus water is the essence to any Luxury Day Spa experience.
So after getting a really good feel good relaxed #SPAitgirl vibe it was time for me to be taken into the actual CHI, SPA which was behind these big wooden doors.
When I entered all I could see was a sea of tea and then sodashi skincare on the shelves that went all along the bendy wall then opposite that was this little oasis of Spa Lounge waiting room chair’s and little coffee side tables to put your cup of tea.
I sat down in my chair I couldn’t see anyone else and it was like I was in my own little #SPAitgirl world and cocoon this waiting area was very soft, kind, and beautiful. I felt like I was already drifting away as I was surrounded by soft flowing sheer chiffon draping from the ceilings it gave me that floating free flowing CHI Luxury Day Spa Feeling and right about now I didn’t care about my social media news feeds, or blogger updates and posts. I sipped on my glass of ice tea and not one thing on my to-do-list came to me. I was sitting in complete utter silence away from it all and seriously even if I turned off my TV at my home I can still here noise so this was such a modern day #SPAitgirl Luxury for me it was Pure Silence what a #SPAitgirl treat.
When I took another look at the winding wall all I could think is I want to take all of those Sodashi products home with me… as a #SPAitgirl I do love to dream {lol} …. but I shouldn’t be greedy because at the end of all my Facial Spa Treatments I like to take on board my Spa Therapist recommendations and then take home just what I need to work on my skin concerns at the time. But it’s so hard as a #SPAitgirl not wanting the whole Sodashi Skincare collection.
My Spa Therapist had real 5 Star Luxury Day Spa presence, she was so friendly, warm and calm all at the same time, she made me instantly feel at peace. I got a really good feeling that she knew exactly what she was doing and that this was going to be a really good Spa Treatment like no other facial before.
I was taken to my Spa Therapy Room and if anyone knows me for reviewing Luxury Day Spa’s I am very particular I can pick up on anything that is out of order. But with my Spa Therapy Room – I have to say it hit all the high notes and it was perfect, the warmth, lighting, oriental feel, spa bed, music, Australian Art work, a relaxation bench, a wardrobe with my very own fluffy CHI, Spa Robe I personally like how the room was so quite it was like my own little sanctuary. I was in a cone of silence I couldn’t hear a thing or see anything other then being surrounded by luxury day spa treatment room beauty. I couldn’t believe I was in one Australia’s busiest cities but right now in this very moment I didn’t even know it.
As soon as my Pure Radiance Facial started it felt so good that I actually starting drifting off to sleep. The Sodashi skincare products used throughout my spa facial felt amazing on my skin, and combined with the spa music, and the chi free flowing facial massage techniques used by my Spa Therapist I lost track of everything time, past, future and I was completely reconnecting to the present and to myself.
I have to say a lot of my ability to switch off was not my doing it was actually because My Spa Therapist was that good truly talented, amazing, 5 Star Luxury Quality and for someone who can switch off an over-active busy person’s creative go-go-go mind they are brilliant at what they do. I actually fell asleep in my treatment and was dozing in and out this feeling of relaxation was actually better than any yoga class or meditation I have done.
When it was time for my Pure Radiance facial to end I felt so good both inside and out it was unbelievable. My facial skin felt amazing and for me I felt my Body, Mind, Spirit was whole again, all connected and I felt so relaxed and at peace but at the same time reenergised, and on top of the world I felt so good. That I was just radiating with joy and positive feel good #SPAitgirl energy all from one Luxury Day Spa treatment at CHI, SPA, Shangrai La, Sydney, Australia.
I also felt so grateful for my Spa Therapist and the CHI, Spa Team amazing work, along with the founder of Sodashi skincare Megan Larsen who followed her dream’s to create one of the world’s best natural Australian luxurious spa products along with all of the #SPAitgirls and #SPAitboys I got to meet who love taking time out from their busy worlds.
When you visit the CHI Spa at the Shangrai-La hash tag #SPAitgirl and @Spaitgirl so I can see how Amazing you look and feel.
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Love
Spa it girl xoxo
Yvette Le Blowitz