| While some spas focus on physical and mental health, | | | | religious beliefs. These spas focus their services on |
| there are other spas that focus on spiritual health. | | | | encouraging their visitors to connect with and grow |
| Spiritual spas encourage their visitors to pursue a | | | | closer to the Christian God. They encourage people |
| spiritual journey of introspection and reflection by | | | | to pursue whole life health, clear purpose, and an |
| participating in the activities that are available during | | | | authentic connection with God. The activities available |
| their spa visit. The types of activities available depend | | | | at these types of spiritual spas are similar to Eastern |
| on the type of spiritual spa you visit. | | | | methods of relaxation and meditation. They generally |
| Most spas focus on Asian techniques for meditation | | | | encourage painting, hiking, and prayer as method of |
| and relaxation. At these spas, you can involve | | | | introspection and reflection. |
| yourself in relaxing and introspective techniques such | | | | Spiritual spas that focus on Western religious beliefs |
| as meditation, tai chi, chi gong, yoga, etc. Instructors | | | | generally offer services on all aspects of a person's |
| guide you through these techniques that lead to | | | | life. Many of their activities involve reading the Bible |
| serenity, understanding, and acceptance. They also | | | | as a means of finding answers in life. The activity |
| teach you to carry these activities into your daily life. | | | | moderators can help people to find answers in the |
| Many also use physical methods of raising your | | | | Bible for their specific life struggles, such as problems |
| spiritual consciousness. For example, some spiritual | | | | in marriage, friendship, parenting, employment, or |
| spas employ shamans who perform techniques that | | | | grief. Others use the Bible as a source of promoting |
| are meant to erase the things from your past that | | | | feelings of hope, love, kindness, courage, wisdom, |
| hinder your present life. Some services are meant to | | | | and trust in their daily lives. |
| balance and cleanse the body of the imprints that | | | | Before visiting a spiritual spa, be sure to determine |
| predispose us to negative physical and emotional | | | | what spiritual activities the spa focuses on. Persons |
| conditions. Others are said to uncover the source of | | | | interested in visiting a spa where they can learn |
| past wounding or trauma and retrieve lost energy. | | | | Eastern methods of relaxation are not going to be |
| Finally, some techniques are meant to incorporate the | | | | satisfied with reading the Bible for a week. Spiritual |
| energy of who you want to become and reveal | | | | healing at a spa required full devotion to the spas |
| obstacles and opportunities along the path. | | | | programs. |
| Other types of spiritual spas focus more on Western | | | | |