Have a Vacay at Emerald Maldives… From Your Home!
Saturday 30th of May 2020
Have a Vacay at Emerald Maldives… From Your Home!
Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa, one of the most luxurious resorts in the Maldives, shares 5 tips on how to be immersed in a tailor made personal mini tropical holiday in your same home.
1. Deep Breathing Exercises
Deep Breathing Exercises for Intercostal Muscles & the Diaphragm are two very useful exercises suggested by Emerald’s instructors, to alleviate the stress of everyday life and feel mentally free as if you were on vacation.
Bellow’s Breath: a breathing exercise that not only is detoxifying but it is also very good for your diaphragm muscles. This exercise must be done in a seated position. Once seated and comfortable, the aim is to inhale naturally through your nose and when exhaling, you need to snap your muscles in. Repeat this sequence for 30 seconds and gradually increase the pace.
Intercostal Stretching Breath: this one is done in standing position. Stretch both of your arms over your head. Then, inhale deeply and exhale while stretching your arms to the right. This will stretch your left intercostal muscles. Then, inhale and exhale while returning to the center. Inhale again and exhale while stretching your arms to the left for your right intercostal muscles. Repeat two more times on each of the sides.
2. Morning boost beverage to feel the taste of a paradise escape
The first beverage Emerald suggests is warm lemon water, a very beneficial light drink that helps your body’s digestive system and keeps you hydrated at the same time.
The second beverage is instead a richer and more consistent smoothie, green in color with a secret ingredient: the match green tea, a very effective metabolism booster
Smoothie Ingredients:
¼ c pineapple, frozen
1 c kale or 2 kale leaves, de-stemmed
1 tbsp coconut oil or coconut butter
½ avocado
1 c water or coconut water {or sub milk or nut milk of choice}
Optional: 1 tsp matcha green tea for extra energy boost
Optional: ½ c full fat plain Greek yogurt {great for making smoothie pops}
Optional: ½ banana (or avocado)
3. Turn your bathroom into the Emerald Spa
Facial treatment
Face cleanser: 2 tablespoons of plain Yoghurt mixed with 1 teaspoon of honey
Face scrub: 1 tablespoon of fine Sugar
Face toner: Carrot water
Face Mask: Cucumber, slices thin layers
Face oil: Virgin Olives oil
Face moisturizer: depend on your own homecare product
Apply the cleanser in all areas for few minutes and then clean the face with a warm wet towel and apply the carrot water toner with a cotton pad. Once the skin has absorbed the carrot water toner, make the face scrub by mixing the sugar with a little of warm water and make inner circle movements. After that, remove the face scrub with a warm wet towel and apply the face oil with circle movements and some pressure point on the face. Place the sliced cucumbers all over the face and keep it for 15 minutes. Remove the cucumbers, wipe the face with the towel and apply the moisturizer.
You can also make a coffee scrub by mixing 1 cup of finely ground coffee beans, ½ cup liquid coconut oil or Virgin olives oil and 2 tablespoon of natural honey.
4. 5 minutes bonding and finding Emerald Maldives ‘Natural Elegance’
Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa is not only a paradise destination, it’s also the perfect habitat nature wise. From dolphins, to manta rays, sharks and sea turtles that swim in the island’s mesmerizing coral reef to green vegetation, palm trees and white sandy beaches. To make yourself feel at the resort, one thing is finding 5 minutes every day and spending them outdoors, either it being a quick stroll around your building, sitting next to a plant you have in your living room or relaxing in your terrace.
5. Emerald Maldives Beach Club at home
Amongst Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa’s facilities and activities, you can find the Beach Club. A really vast area located in the resort main beach, in which guests can swim and relax in front of the ocean and watch one of the best sunsets in the world. In addition to this, colors found in nature have a soothing effect on the individual, this is because light colors have always been more tranquil to the eye.
The resort encourages you to use color therapy to improve your mood. Yellow is a color often associated with the sun, it promotes joy, happiness and energy, it produces a warming effect, it stimulates mental activity and muscle energy. Light Blue is instead the color associated mostly to the sky and sea, representing depth and stability. The White color is usually associated with light and, Green is the color of life, renewal, nature and harmony. All of these colors are associated with the Beach Club, and these are considered beneficial for the body’s overall wellbeing.