Wildsmith Time and the power of touch

Bothy wellbeing manager Manos Dimoudis explains what’s unique about Wildsmith Skin’s treatment offering at Heckfield Place

Wildsmith Time is billed as a bespoke reset – what’s special about the treatment?

Like all Wildsmith’s offering, Wildsmith Time is made by many, many hands, minds and ideas. The inspiration for this bodywork is drawn from Heckfield’s trees, which demonstrate remarkable adaptability, growth and healing. The structure of the trees has served as a guide for Wildsmith Time, with a focus on integrating nature’s circadian rhythms. By aligning internal rhythms with those in the natural world, we help to balance and harmonise guests with the natural time of day, an alignment we find is frequently out of sync in modern life.

A full-body therapy, it includes a kinesiology assessment to determine areas that require extra support; soft tissue and reflex zone therapy; abdominal and facial massage; and craniosacral holds. The combination of these techniques, known to significantly impact wellbeing, sets this treatment apart.

What expertise do you like to bring to this treatment and why is touch so important?

When we experience pain, our first reaction is to place our hands on the area. This intuitive response, a crucial first step towards healing, represents the essence of touch. It’s an essential aspect of our lives, and its absence can have significant implications on overall health and happiness. Stress and trauma accumulate in our cells and fascia, causing tension and resulting in discomfort or unexplained health conditions.

During a massage, while working on dysfunctionalareas, many of us have experienced situations where memories are released, and emotions come to the surface. Through touch, we as practitioners can help release these stored emotions and memories, allowing for healing at a cellular level.

We begin our treatments by setting a clear intention to achieve harmonious balance. This a meditative process that requires being present in every moment, grounded, without ego or judgement and with mindful observation to hold the space for our guests. With sensitive awareness we listen, with our eyes, our hearts and our sense of touch, becoming aware of the energetic resonance that arises and messages within the silences.

The music and oils you use have been specially designed. What can you tell us about their wellbeing properties?

Wildsmith Time works in synergy with natural circadian rhythms, bringing balance and alignment to our daily life. This approach involves the use of our three Wildsmith Skin oils, which are selected by the practitioner according to the time of the day. Vitality Body Oil, containing black pepper, ginger and cedarwood, for example, is used during our morning treatments to enhance circulation, clear the mind and improve alertness.

We also incorporate binaural music, playing at different frequencies to stimulate brain activity. This can promote alertness, focus or deep relaxation, depending on the time of the day. We alternate a combination of alpha, beta, gamma, delta and theta waves in the background throughout the day.