Book excerpt: "Aimed to address consumer demand for the most current treatments delivered skillfully and using the highest-quality natural products, this text is designed to prepare bodyworkers to integrate spa and hydrotherapy into practice. It guides readers through the history, scientific foundations, and practical applications of spa bodywork, and includes sections on what readers should expect to encounter when working in a spa setting. Hydrotherapy, exfoliations, pelotherapy, thalassotherapy and aromatherapy, are covered in individual chapters--each including a brief history and a discussion of how the therapeutics can be used in various treatment protocols."--Back cover.