The 5 Latest Beauty and Wellness Crazes to Capture Sydney’s Attention
Sydney is a mecca for the holistic enthusiast, home to a population renowned for being as dedicated to a morning yoga session as it is to a turmeric latte. But a penchant for health goes far beyond clean eating here - there’s a focus on finding the latest and greatest in the pursuit of living the wellbeing dream. It’s safe to say that Sydney is now home to some of the most innovative in holistic crazes, so here are the latest.
Cryotherapy
Just like an ice pack eases inflammation, cryotherapy uses extreme cold to treat health and beauty complaints. Not for the faint of heart (or the claustrophobic for that matter) treatment sees you sit in an icy chamber that reaches temperatures of -140°c for a few minutes. But why? Well the body’s natural response to extreme cold is to increase blood flow to internal organs, boosting circulation and aiding in everything from injury to anti-ageing and weight loss.
226 New South Head Road, Edgecliff
368 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction
Flotation Therapy
The creation of neurophysicist Dr John C Lilly, flotation therapy sees the eager lie in a specially designed tank filled with 1000 litres of water and 600kg of Epsom salt. The process limits all surrounding activity and reduces the senses, resulting in a forced (though no less relaxing) meditation that is thought to reduce both pain and stress in the body. Sydney Float Centre is one of the most well-known options in the city and is 50 percent larger than your average tank.
66 Riley Street, Darlinghurst
Warringah Mall, Level 2, 1A Cross Street, Brookvale
50 Oxford Street, Paddington
The Infrared Sauna
This high-tech sauna is a far cry from the traditional, it is heated by metallic or ceramic elements that emit infrared energy at the same time. Infrared is believed to penetrate deeper into the body, yielding greater results in detoxification that include improving circulation, enhancing immunity, destroying microbes and healing infection.
97 Bondi Road, Bondi Beach
2/33 Bayswater Road, Potts Point
Reiki
Spiritual practice Reiki is gaining ground Sydney-side. Formed by a Japanese buddhist monk, reiki is a healing tool that focuses on both the spirit and mind. The hands-on sessions are increasingly used to complement orthodox medicine treatments, but is a particular favourite of those burdened with stress or anxiety issues. Reiki practitioners remain few and far between in the harbour city, but there are a handful of specialists spread throughout Sydney’s suburbs.
434 King Street, Newtown
2/146 Wycombe Road, Neutral Bay
Vedic Meditation
Vedic could really be called ‘meditation for the modern age’. Not a monastic practice, vedic was developed 5,000 years ago in India for those with busy minds and busy lives. The perfect way to find Zen for the multitasking millennial, the practice requires sitting comfortably in a chair with eyes closed while the mind is allowed to settle through the use of a mantra - it’s essentially about not trying at all. Drop-in group sessions for vedic meditation are held regularly throughout Sydney but most practitioners encourage a course is undertaken first, which are now widely available as vedic meditation has formed a strong foothold across Sydney’s wellness space.
28 Moore Street, Bondi
8 Soudan Lane, Paddington
