Our Insider Interview sequence sees us converse to one of many crew at one of many many retreats now we have the privilege of working with and sending shoppers to. Angelina Diegues is the Spa Supervisor at EPIC Sana Algarve in Portugal, specialising in aesthetics and guide therapies. With years of well being and well-being expertise, Angelina is enthusiastic about making certain every visitor feels cared for while offering a transformative expertise. She has a powerful background, having studied Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Scientific Aromatherapy. Keen about selling high quality of life, Angelina actively contributes to the schooling of latest professionals by way of the Spa Administration course.
Are you able to inform us about your journey into spa administration and what led you to EPIC Sana Algarve?
My skilled journey started on the planet of sport – a ardour that took me from teacher to well being membership director. I’ve all the time believed within the significance of caring for the physique as a path to interior steadiness. When spas started to achieve prominence in Portugal within the early 2000s, I realised there was one thing deeper at play: an invite to well-being, silence, and reconnecting with ourselves.
At EPIC Sana, I discovered the fitting problem on the proper time. An area the place I can put into follow my imaginative and prescient of a spa that goes past luxurious – a spot the place nature is felt, the place pure mild embraces us, and the place the crew offers its all with coronary heart. I imagine within the energy of contact, the vitality of the weather and the synergy that blends the holistic healing imaginative and prescient of the Orient with the fashionable therapy strategies of the Occident utterly in step with the “East meets West” Sayanna philosophy. And it’s right here, on this steadiness between science, nature, and soul, that I discover which means and inspiration day-after-day.
What does a typical day entail for you at EPIC Sana Algarve?
On the spa, day-after-day is a brand new expertise — between administration, planning, customer support, and the continual development of our crew. I usually inform my crew that, even in essentially the most intense moments, what we have to convey to the shopper is our pleasure and serenity. It’s this vitality that creates the nice and cozy and distinctive environment everybody seeks once they go to us.
What conjures up you to proceed working in aesthetics and the well-being trade?
I like seeing the expansion of my crew and the satisfaction of individuals after they obtain a service on the spa, whether or not it’s a therapeutic massage, a fitness retreat, or a meditation session. For me, essentially the most rewarding half is seeing how these moments of care and a focus rework individuals’s day. Personally, my goal is to proceed rising and growing consistently, in order that I all the time really feel energetic and prepared for all times.
In case you may suggest one wellness retreat at EPIC Sana, which one would it not be and why?
I might actually suggest all of the wellness programmes, as every one has a selected goal to realize the specified outcomes. From the yoga retreat to reshape, detox, reconnect, or the personalised à la carte, every is designed to offer a singular and transformative expertise, tailor-made to the person wants of every individual.
You point out discovering steadiness by way of sport and nature. How does this private follow affect the wellness programmes you develop?
Sport retains my physique lively and powerful, whereas my thoughts turns into calmer. Contact with nature, in flip, energises me and permits me to reconnect with myself, bringing a deep sense of steadiness and interior peace.
What distinctive parts have you ever launched at EPIC Sana Algarve that replicate your perception within the transformative energy of contact, environment, and mindfulness?
Firstly, I deeply worth human capital, the individuals, my crew. I share with them the immense privilege of listening to what the physique conveys throughout a therapeutic massage, as if it have been a silent dialog filled with which means. Respecting what others need to say is crucial, as each human being carries a singular and valuable story. I imagine that, above all, it’s essential to respect and be thankful for the chance to, even when just for temporary moments, stroll collectively on the identical transformative journey, the place all of us develop and join in ways in which solely true care can supply.
Lastly, what are your goals for EPIC Sana’s spa growth for the longer term?
Persevering with to reinforce the companies and merchandise of the spa, creating modern options that promote longevity, all the time in excellent concord with the essence of Sayanna Wellness & Spa EPIC SANA.
Discuss to one among our Wellness Journey Specialists on 0203 397 8891 or contact us here to debate reserving a wellness vacation at EPIC Sana Algarve.
