Facing the sea, the Grand Hotel des Thermes de Saint-Malo ensures. It's an institution. A 5-star hotel with retro charm. It hides its game well: it is also the leading establishment in the field of thalassotherapy. Who has always offered fitness treatments, health treatments, slimming treatments, mother-baby treatments ... classic and solid. "The body, we always knew how to take care of it, observes moreover Jean-Michel Colleu, the director of thalassotherapy of the Thermes Marins of Saint-Malo. Today we come to propose a new approach: the cure Sea and Harmony, to reconcile the body and the spirit. "

This new 2017 cure therefore offers 10 thalassotherapy treatments ( seaweed wrap , marine drainages by a hydrotherapist, massaging mattresses, jet baths ) but also 3 energy spas treatments inspired by Chinese and Ayurvedic medicines, as well as   6 sessions of relaxation and personal development.

We tested 3 pillar care of this new cure Sea and Harmony:

1 - Unpublished: Yoga at the Thermes Marins de Saint-Malo

It's a first. While some thalassos have put yoga, and other disciplines such as sophrology, qi gong, tai chi, the program, the thalassotherapy of Saint-Malo, she had not yet addressed this wellness card. 3 yoga sessions are planned on the course of 6 days. Mixed Hatha Yoga and Yoga nidra , it is a yoga that stays rather soft. The sessions are progressive, in small group under the leadership of Carole Coëdel, a yoga teacher who keeps her feet on the ground and ensures the good posture of each.

2- Aquatic relaxation with aquarelaxation

Per group of 6 maximum, we invest the relaxation pool filled with seawater heated to 34 ° C. On the edge of the pool: cushions. We lie down, our head resting on the cushion, so as to float in the water and, here, we go for 20 minutes to let go. The voice of Nicolai, the physiotherapist, invites you to concentrate on breathing, to follow the path of the air. Then we focus on each part of the body to "untie". The body still floating on the surface of the water in. Very effective. Very close to the sophrology , it passes or it breaks according to whether one is receptive -or not-to this type of relaxation .

3- Foot reflexology plays on the emotional map

In the 3 spa treatments offered in the Mer et Harmonie cure, we have a session of Chinese energy medicine, an Ayurvedic massage session and a foot reflexology ... emotional. Everything is happening at the Beauty Spa. It is the beauticians who are trained in these advanced techniques. So, the emotional foot reflexology ? With its 7200 nerve endings, the foot is with the hand and the skull, a zone of essential energy stimulation. But the ambition of the Thermes Marins is to act also emotionally. For this, the practitioner begins by asking questions about our internal state (fatigue, stress, anxiety ....), Then she observes the soles of the feet which, too, says a lot according to its shape, its curvature ... According to needs of each, the beautician implements a personalized protocol. The first contacts are rather relaxing (even the touchy can bear without fear) and it is at the end of the session that the work of emotional rebalancing is done. In fact it acts to act on the organs at a distance, releasing the reserves of energy for a better connection between the organism and the mind.

Our opinion on the Sea and Harmony cure of the Thermes Marins de Saint-Malo

Totally essential for seawater treatments, the Thalasso de Saint-Malo has taken its time to implement a more comprehensive approach to well-being. There was certainly the beauty spa and its high-end care card, marine care ultra-worked technically, it was obviously missing a hyphen to afford a complete relaxation. With the cure Sea and Harmony, and its daily sessions of relaxation and work on the present moment, we are finally there. And we especially appreciate that the Thermes Marins of Saint-Malo have not fallen headlong into this world of wellness where the most wacky practitioners can sometimes evolve.

From 1722 € in double room Classic Transat in traditional half-board at Grand Hotel des Thermes *****, 6d / 6n. Info on www.thalassotherapie.com