Shades of Provence Guest House, Riebeek-Kasteel

shades of provence


	Oak Tree Therapy One of the owners, and qualified therapist, Nicky, describes herself as ".. passionate about the well being in every person, motivated to people who struggle with their health, fitness or weight. ..". Nicky, is an excellent therapist and is keen to relieve you from your aches and pains. You will find our treatment and the environment a bit more unconventional than you would find in a beauty salon. You should feel closer to nature. Treatment will take place in the *Oak Tree Therapy Room* The following treatments are available: • Lavender Body Scrub. (30min) R90.00 • Grape seed oil hot stone. (45min) R165.00 • Olive Oil head neck and shoulders massage. (30min) R100.00 • Buchu oil foot massage. (30min) R100.00 • Almond oil hand massage. (30min) R100.00 · + parrafin wax R30.00 A pool is available right next to the therapy room. Bathroom Therapy If you want to spoil yourself further, there is also a bath menu available from which you can order spoils for you and your partner for the bath or as an informal supper. It is available from reception at the prices indicated below: Menu du Bain • Vonkelbad: A bottle of champagne, strawberries or cherries, olives, candles, bath salt/oil, massage oil, small surprise. R170.00 • By die Opsitkers: Old fashioned candle holder with candle, bottle wine, koeksisters, olives, bath oil/salt, massage oil and small surprise. R160.00 • Roosbad: A bottle of red wine, biltong, olives, nuts, dried fruit, biscuits, candles, bath oils/salt, massage oil, small surprise. R160.00 • Warmbad: G 'n T or brandy and coke, nuts, olives, candles, bathoil/salt, massage oil, small surprise. R160.00 • Naughty Weekend: Wine or champagne, strawberries or cherries, olives, candles, bath salt/oil, body paint and massage oil. R190.00 Garden Therapy Gardening is one of the oldest healing arts. In 1699 Leonard Meager advised people "to spend time in the garden, either digging, setting out, or weeding--there is no better way to preserve your health." And in 1812 Dr. Benjamin Rush, a Philadelphia physician, noted the benefits of garden work for patients with mental disabilities. Since then gardening as therapy has been implemented in many mental hospitals and correctional facilities. At Shades of Provence we firmly believe it is good for the soul to put your hands in the soil and your feet in the water. It strengthens mental, emotional, and physical balance and furthers a deeper connection to nature. We encourage guests (especially children) to scratch around in our vegetable garden - watering, weeding, picking and eating of veggies in season, enjoying a fig or guava from the tree, getting to know the names of the herbs. During the olive harvest we will also invite guests to come and pick their own olives. In the vegetable garden are tin mugs for people to drink water and on the side of the house is a 20m old fashioned "watervoor" where people can sit with their feet in the water. We have also got an Olive Walk. Guests can follow this route from the gate to the parking place, reading up about the story of olives, the five varieties we have got on the premises and Van Gogh's passion with olives.

Oak Tree Therapy

One of the owners, and qualified therapist, Nicky, describes herself as ".. passionate about the well being in every person, motivated to people who struggle with their health, fitness or weight. ..". Nicky, is an excellent therapist and is keen to relieve you from your aches and pains. You will find our treatment and the environment a bit more unconventional than you would find in a beauty salon. You should feel closer to nature.

Treatment will take place in the Oak Tree Therapy Room

The following treatments are available:
• Lavender Body Scrub. (30min) R90.00
• Grape seed oil hot stone. (45min) R165.00
• Olive Oil head neck and shoulders massage. (30min) R100.00
• Buchu oil foot massage. (30min) R100.00
• Almond oil hand massage. (30min) R100.00
· + parrafin wax R30.00

A pool is available right next to the therapy room.

Bathroom Therapy

If you want to spoil yourself further, there is also a bath menu available from which you can order spoils for you and your partner for the bath or as an informal supper. It is available from reception at the prices indicated below:

Menu du Bain
• Vonkelbad: A bottle of champagne, strawberries or cherries, olives, candles,
bath salt/oil, massage oil, small surprise. R170.00
• By die Opsitkers: Old fashioned candle holder with candle, bottle wine, koeksisters,
olives, bath oil/salt, massage oil and small surprise. R160.00
• Roosbad: A bottle of red wine, biltong, olives, nuts, dried fruit, biscuits, candles,
bath oils/salt, massage oil, small surprise. R160.00
• Warmbad: G 'n T or brandy and coke, nuts, olives, candles, bathoil/salt, massage oil,
small surprise. R160.00
• Naughty Weekend: Wine or champagne, strawberries or cherries, olives, candles,
bath salt/oil, body paint and massage oil. R190.00

Garden Therapy

Gardening is one of the oldest healing arts. In 1699 Leonard Meager advised people "to spend time in the garden, either digging, setting out, or weeding--there is no better way to preserve your health." And in 1812 Dr. Benjamin Rush, a Philadelphia physician, noted the benefits of garden work for patients with mental disabilities. Since then gardening as therapy has been implemented in many mental hospitals and correctional facilities.

At Shades of Provence we firmly believe it is good for the soul to put your hands in the soil and your feet in the water. It strengthens mental, emotional, and physical balance and furthers a deeper connection to nature. We encourage guests (especially children) to scratch around in our vegetable garden - watering, weeding, picking and eating of veggies in season, enjoying a fig or guava from the tree, getting to know the names of the herbs. During the olive harvest we will also invite guests to come and pick their own olives.

In the vegetable garden are tin mugs for people to drink water and on the side of the house is a 20m old fashioned "watervoor" where people can sit with their feet in the water.

We have also got an Olive Walk. Guests can follow this route from the gate to the parking place, reading up about the story of olives, the five varieties we have got on the premises and Van Gogh's passion with olives.