BEAUTY and SPA Moments

Autumn
Hay for him | Weary limbs and woolly thoughts? Try our
relaxing softpack hay bath followed by a full body massage. A
glass of the finest apple juice will conclude the treatment.
75 min. 135 €
The miracle of the hay…
and other true tales of beauty and wellbeing
Life in the mountains of South Tyrol was austere. To make sure that the food
for the livestock lasted through the winter, the farmers gathered every blade
of grass from the Alpine meadows and steep slopes of the mountainsides and
brought it all into the mountain hut. After the arduous work, they spent the
night in the haystack. The hay makers soon noticed that they awoke the next
morning feeling particularly refreshed and that all their exhaustion had vanished.
The news of this spread. Very soon the first people from outside the region
came „to bathe in the hay“. Servants even had bathing leave written into their
contracts. For it was realised that the hay not only had a restorative effect, it
also seemed to have healing properties - for example in cases of rheumatism
or arthritis. Walking sticks, which guests had left behind after the cure, were
proudly displayed.
Today, South Tyrolean mountain meadow hay is as good as ever. For only hay
from untreated Alpine meadows high up the mountains with their wealth of
types of Alpine grasses and herbs (more than 40 species per 50 square metres)
may bear this name. The hay is harvested by hand, at enormous expense.
Relax for 20-30 minutes in warm, scented hay - the effect is impressive! Even if
we leave aside the healing effect on the body - the soul emerges refreshed from
the South Tyrolean hay bath.
This is due to the essential oils which reach the oldest part of our brain through
the nose. There, in the limbic system, feelings and memories are stored, to
which we have no access. Scents activate them, well-being and lightness of spirit
are radiated and we feel as light-hearted as a child in summer in the country.
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