8 Reasons to try Stand Up Paddleboard SUP Yoga

Maybe you have already familiar with SUP yoga, or perhaps it´s the first time, either way let us tell you a bit more about it. A few weeks ago on a Friday evening, the SIS team decided to get up from behind our desks, close the PC´s and treat ourselves to a SUP Yoga session […]

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Meridian Therapies at the Océano Hotel

Shiatsu_meridian_therapy

As a travel agency specialised in Wellness holidays, every now and then, we get the opportunity to try out some of the programs or elements of the programs that we offer. We realise that this is definitely one of the perks of the job, however it is also an essential part of our job. We often […]

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How to get rid of pigment stains on your face?

pigment stains on your face

Looking in the mirror at the end of the summer, you might ask yourself what you can do to help get rid of the pigment stains on your face? It would be easy to run to the shops and spend lots of money on expensive cosmetics, but the beauty experts at Balneario de Archena have […]

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Thermal waters – bathing vs body creams?!

Thermal Water in Balneario de Archena Spain

For a lot of people wallowing in the bath is pure relaxation. Lying in the thermal water, with your eyes closed, feeling the comforting warmth of the water, breathing deeply and letting go… and women in particular seem to enjoy the added benefits of wonderful rosy, velvety skin. Thermal baths promise not only that, but […]

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A yummie healthy smoothie recipe to get your 5 a day!

Healthy Smoothie recipe, SIS Spa in Spain

Healthy Smoothie. It is not a new recommendation that we should all be eating 5 portions of fruit & veg a day but sometimes it just seems so hard to fit them in, on the school run, running to the office, meetings… do you think you get your 5 on an average day? With the […]

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ANDALUSIA, region of contrasts….

Seville, easter in Andalusia

Flamenco, music, gypsies, tapas – Andalusia, the sun-baked southernmost region of Spain, embodies much of what the world thinks of as Spanish. Andalusia is the least as well as most surprising part of the country: it lives up to the stereotype that long confused all of Spain with the Andalusian version, yet at the same time, […]

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The importance of pulses and the macrobiotic diet

2016 was declared International Year of Pulses by the United Nations in order to promote the consumption of them and increase the worldwide awareness about their nutritional benefits. What are pulses and why are they important? Pulses are part of the legume family (plants whose fruit is enclosed in a pod) but the term “pulse” […]

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How to make your own Vitamin C Supplements

Health Benefits of Orange Peels

Most of the Vitamin C supplements you can buy are genetically modified as manufacturers tend to use genetically modified corn as one of the ingredients. Unfortunately a lot of the commercial vitamin C supplements do not contain natural vitamin C and are instead made from ascorbic acid which is a synthetic  chemical derived from glucose.  […]

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Keep Your Immune System Strong this Fall

Immune System

Fall is here, and along with the benefits of cozy movie nights, magically falling leaves, pumpkin soup and hot chocolate comes something much more insidious: rain and gloomy weather…. Transitioning from summer into fall can be tricky, particularly if you have a somewhat weak immune system. A cold is easily caught! No time to spare […]

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Breakfast; the most important meal of the day!

Breakfast at Sha Wellness Clinic

So we all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but do we always make time to have it? At our recent visit to SHA Wellness Clinic, we had a fabulous breakfast that really set us up for the day: Here are a couple of the recipes from our breakfast: Porridge […]

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