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8 Experiences for the Ultimate Mental Reset
01/07/2025
It’s that time of year. The days feel longer (and somehow busier than ever), and your mind is overflowing with to-do lists, work deadlines, and dinner ideas. Finding even two minutes to yourself can feel like a challenge - and when you do, knowing how to spend that time can be just as tough. Not sure where to start? These experiences across the country offer the perfect mental reset.
Deluxe Barber Experience at Mr Dean's Grooming Room
What if you could turn what is usually just another dull errand into an exciting and fulfilling experience? The art of barbering elevates to a wellness ritual at Mr Dean’s Grooming Room that your mind (and hair) will thank you for. A generational dynasty, Mr Dean’s is full of capable hands ready to offer you clean cuts, traditional cut-throat shaves, beard styling, threading, massage, waxing and hot-towel treatments. The service is warm yet professional and comes complete with a drink of your choice. Immerse yourself in the perfect blend of classic methods and contemporary care at this sought-after head spa.
Pampering Spa Package at Cleopatra's Temple Day Spa
Worlds (and eras) away from your average day spa, Cleopatra’s Temple has taken their Egyptian theme and turned it into a unique, engaging and delightful experience. With ancient decor bursting from every corner, you are transported to another world while you are pampered like an Egyptian queen. Known for their unique yet effective treatments, including milk, mud, aromatherapy, and Dead Sea salt baths, you will leave Cleopatra’s Temple feeling revitalised and reborn.
The Bathhouse Albion
When you truly need to escape reality, look no further than The Bathhouse Albion. Surrounded by stone and bathed in warm, low lighting, this place is a sensory retreat from the moment you step inside. This luxurious sanctuary recommends steaming or soaking before cleansing to achieve a full detox experience. You are also encouraged to completely disconnect from the outside world, giving your mind and body the perfect chance to be restored.
Relaxation Massage and Facial at Orchid Day Spa
If you’re looking to relax in a way that’s more celebratory than your average wellness centre, look no further than Orchid Day Spa in Melbourne - the spa with a bar. Sip on a cocktail while you get your nails done or indulge in a facial and massage package. The Orchid Day Spa is the perfect spot for a bestie day, ideal for sitting back and relaxing as the drinks, gossip and warm oil flow.
Glow and Cocoon Autumn Twist at Cinergee Day Spa
Whether you’ve got a few hours to spend or are just popping in between responsibilities, Cinergee is perfect for a complete mental and physical reset. The spa retreat offers a range of packages, each treatment designed to alleviate and dispel various types of stress, including skin therapies and massages. Their Glow and Cocoon Autumn Twist package includes triple exfoliation, a castor oil pack, cocooning in a unique detox blend, followed by a sauna session and massage. As the name suggests, you are sure to leave feeling transformed!
Soak Bathhouse Alexandria
Soak Bathhouse brings an element of fulfilment and mental refreshment to wellness that we can often forget, which is community. Sometimes the mind craves connection and human interaction as much as the body needs rest and rejuvenation. Here, you can experience both. The venue is both lively and idyllic, chatter merging with the bubbling spas as you unwind and enjoy the company of your fellow bathers. The space boasts three pools of varying temperature, with the warmer two containing magnesium for those aching muscles. Dry cedarwood and infrared saunas, aromatic steam rooms, and other wellness services are also available to complement a truly one-of-a-kind relaxation experience.
Infrared Sauna and Floatation Tank Package at Ballarat Salt Rooms
Sometimes you need a full scrub, detox, or cleanse to leave behind the gunk of the outside world- physically and mentally. The Ballarat Wellness Centre is the ideal spot for this, as it features salt rooms, float tanks, and saunas. It also offers massage, scrubs, and a range of other therapeutic services. One of their rejuvenating offerings, the Sauna and Floatation Package, is a total of one and a half hours and will leave you feeling blissful and utterly cleansed as you steam and then float all your worries away.
Nurture 24-Carat Gold Eye Pamper at Lovely Skin and Beauty
When you need to get specific with your self-care, Lovely Skin and Beauty in Brisbane effortlessly combines clinically researched methods with luxurious execution. Offering a wide range of services from algae face peels to skin needling, and pedicures to teeth whitening, Lovely Skin and Beauty has you covered from head to toe. Their Nurture 24 Carat Gold Eye Pamper package includes both lash and eyebrow tint, eyebrow shaping, a 24-carat gold eye mask, and a lip treatment, leaving you feeling refreshed and pampered, just as you deserve.
