By Valerie Gennari Cooksley, R.N. (Prentice Hall Paperback, $19.95)
The spa experience is not only about pampering; equally, if not more important, are the healing aspects that spa treatments provide. Spa treatments and philosophies have the ability to cure, heal, and benefit your health. Cooksley’s recent book Healing Home Spa focuses on spa treatments, practices, and health tips to help cure or heal more than one hundred different ailments, from arthritis and asthma to lethargy and PMS. She introduces twelve different spa modalities and methods that you can use in your own healing home spa and explains, in simple terms, how they can benefit your health. Using her knowledge as a registered nurse as well as her background in aromatherapy for reference,‚ Cooksley suggests various healing techniques that involve diet, breathwork, hydrotherapy, massage, herbs, and music therapy. She recommends different techniques for different ailments, but always provides several options. My favorite? The Goddess Tea recipe for PMS, which is a blend of herbs such as raspberry, chamomile, rose, ginger, licorice, and rosemary. Most importantly Cooksley teaches us how to take care of ourselves, while addressing common ailments that send many of us to the doctor.
“Melissa Billie Scott
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