Taking care of your body and mind is the key to a peaceful daily life! Anti-stress massages can help you relax, reduce stress and release tension. Find out what their benefits are and what techniques to adopt at home to feel more serene in the long term.

In an environment where everything moves too fast and productivity and performance are the watchwords, you can sometimes feel disconnected from your body and mind. Absorbed by daily tasks and obligations, you forget your sensations and perceptions.

To help you stay grounded and in the present moment , several relaxation techniques can be implemented daily or regularly, depending on your needs and schedule. Wim Hof ​​breathing, meditation, yoga practice, mindful eating, and body and face massages —these disciplines promote well-being, serenity, and letting go, while reducing stress and its effects on your body, mind, and skin.

It's often forgotten, but taking care of your body is also a great way to feel good mentally! Massages are an integral part of some cultures, notably in India with Ayurveda and in Indonesia. Practiced regularly, anti-stress massages offer you the opportunity to become more aware of your body, release accumulated tension , and help reduce stress.

Do-in , a self-massage technique derived from shiatsu, is ideal for daily practice to help soothe tension. Very popular in professional settings with seated amma massage, do-in can be practiced on the body, but also on the face to tone it, stimulate microcirculation, and promote skin regeneration.

To perform a facial do-in :

• Take a small amount of oil before heating it for a few seconds in the palm of your hands;
• Smooth your forehead with the pads of your fingers, starting from the center outwards;
• Close your fists and use the first knuckle of your thumb to gently smooth your eyebrows;
• Continue by making light pressure and circular movements on your temples, in one direction then in the other;
• Then finish at the bottom of the face, mobilizing the pads of your fingers at the level of the chin and then moving up towards your cheekbones.

Close to Swedish massage, the deep tissue massage consists, as its name suggests, in performing more targeted, slower and more accentuated movements on areas affected by tension. Performed by a specialist, deep tissue massage acts on tendons and ligaments to soothe any tension and inflammation from the body. It will therefore be recommended to calm muscular or chronic tensions since it acts on mobility. In well-being, deep tissue massage can also be useful for reduce stress and relax in depth.
This is the technique we use at the HO KARAN Center for our 1-hour Deep Relax body treatment: un massage with intense support particularly suitable for athletes or people who suffer from stress knots.

Manual lymphatic drainage is a gentle massage technique designed to stimulate lymph circulation in the body and eliminate toxins. It is performed with the fingers and palms of the hands over the entire body, using different types of pressure to release any tension.

Performed once a month, lymphatic drainage offers numerous benefits, notably helping to eliminate cellulite and combat water retention. By promoting the circulation of fluids in the body, this type of massage may also contribute to the normal functioning of the immune system.

Our new Parisian location is a boutique, but also a wellness center! Starting in September 2022, discover our signature massage, the "Anti-Burn Out" treatment . While some have already experienced it in our mobile treatment room at the Hôtel HOY, at the HO KARAN Center, this body and face massage is even longer (1.5 hours) and more intensely relaxing! Performed with HO KARAN oils and treatments formulated with hemp and CBD for ultimate relaxation , our signature treatment was created using a technique directly inspired by Shiatsu. The idea: massage and pressure on the body's reflex points to immerse the body and mind in a state of deep relaxation, release stress, and free up energy. A perfect reset to treat yourself to when everything seems to be slipping away.