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Enjoying a Janzu massage at Kinan Spa at Maroma Resort & Spa
When Mayans ruled from soaring pyramids on the Yucatan Peninsula in what became Mexico, their shamans worshipped the sun, water, stars and planets. The influences of their mysterious rituals and the natural ingredients from the jungle and sea are still used today in Riviera Maya’s spas. One of the largest spas on the Riviera Maya coastline (south of Cancun), El Spa at the Iberostar Grand Hotel Paraiso is anchored by a huge, glass-roofed, indoor saltwater swimming pool. It's couples only in the Turkish and Roman baths, the "bubble beds" and therapy pools--in fact, it's couples only throughout the entire 5-star, all-inclusive resort. From the chocolate wrap to the marine exfoliation, mud masks and milk baths, pure bliss is on the spa menu.
The rooftop at the 37,000 square foot Willow Stream branded spa at the Fairmont Mayakoba is a place to spend a moonlit evening—in the saltwater lap pool, the Jacuzzis and on the lounge chairs. Among dozens of exotic treatments that couples love is the Cha Chac Rain Ritual in the room of Chac, the Mayan rain god. A healing body mask of cornmeal, clay and oats is applied, followed by exfoliation, the burning of copal incense, a warm rainwater rinse and a massage with sage oil.
Laid out in a tropical garden according to Mayan astrological alignment that is said to create positive energy flow, the rustic yet luxurious Kinan Spa at Maroma Resort and Spa is a favorite among celebrities, and for couples seeking seclusion. Treatments are enjoyed in completely private gardens, in private pools and a variety of indoor/outdoor venues. Guests are led in yoga practice in an open-air palapa-topped studio, high above the rainforest. Be sure to try the invigorating temazcal, the Mayan version of a sweat lodge.
At the boutique resort, Zoëtry Paraiso de la Bonita, the spa was the first Thalasso therapy center in North America, a temple of comfort and healing through water. Guests can float in a warm outdoor saltwater pool, enjoy the gentle rocking of the underwater Janzu massage and warm up in the temazcal, where herb-infused water is poured over heated stones to produce soothing steam.
At the spa at Mandarin Oriental Riviera Maya, private seafront palapas are the favored venues for spa treatments. Guests sink into the Na Lu’um massage, a Mayan-inspired technique focusing on blocked energy paths and negative ch’ulel (energy) of the abdomen to relieve digestive ailments and back pain. Therapists will come to your beachfront casita to minister to you and your inamorato alongside your private pool--aaahhh.
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