Mexico’s resorts feature thalassotherapy.
Here’s why cultures have been returning to the sea for thousands of years of healing.
Then I visited Cancun.
This palette isnt simply for splashing and reaping thegood-for-your-skin benefits of salt, however.
Thalassotherapy, or saltwater therapy, has many more wellness benefits to offer.
The term thalassotherapy stems from the Greek word thalassa, and the ritual hails from many different cultures.
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The 30-minute session was a lesson in trusting someone else to keep me afloat and care for me.
I wrapped up my thalassotherapy session at Zoetry, but the seawater experience wasnt over yet.
I headed back to Secrets Akumal to continue the journey in the resorts full thalasso center and spa.
If youre having trouble picturing this, think of a water park for adults.
To end, I luxuriated in a hot tub.
All in all, the thalassotherapy left me feeling more serene than I can remember feeling in a while.
Its a lucky roller coaster to be on, but its a roller coaster nonetheless.
With all Ive learned about seawater in mind, I went for one final dip in the ocean.
Growing up in Charleston, South Carolina, the beach was my backyard.
But I decide theres something to the act of actively seeking out the sea as a source of healing.
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