LANGHAM Hospitality Group’s wellness brand, Chuan Spa, is introducing its first “Heavenly Jing Luo” foot treatment globally starting this month.

    Specially designed by Dr. Gladys Leung, Chuan Spa consultant and a registered traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner, the new treatment will help guests restore energy and relieve muscle tension by stimulating circulation along the meridian channels and specific acupressure points.

    “The human body has 14 meridian channels that supply qi (energy 气) to the organs and systems,” said Leung. “When I created the ‘Heavenly Jing Luo’ foot treatment, I specifically searched for an effective way to promote qi, strengthen the immune system and maintain a healthy equilibrium between the mind and body.”

    Prior to the treatment, the therapist will place a herbal stone thermal bag on the lower back to warm the body and facilitate the healing process. Guests will then be wrapped with a TCM herb mask that consists of aiye (艾叶) — a herbal medicine for conditioning the liver, spleen and kidney channels — and mineral salt. The mask will not only regulate the liver and kidney channels, but will also relieve rigidity of the muscles, stimulate the circulation of qi and blood along the meridian channels, nourish the skin and detoxify the body.

    “The feet are a road map and complete reflection of the body. It is very important to take care of them,” said Barry White, spa group director for Langham Hospitality Group. “We are very focused on developing our treatments by applying TCM principles, so we are not just reducing muscle tension or spasms in the feet but going more deeply to re-energize the body as a whole.”

    The “Heavenly Jing Luo” foot treatment will be available in Chuan Spa at The Langham, Shenzhen; Langham Place, Hong Kong; The Langham, Xintiandi, Shanghai; The Langham, Melbourne; The Langham, Auckland; The Langham, Boston; and The Langham, Huntington, Pasadena, Los Angeles. (Zhang Chanwen)