Tribe517 Three Pillars of Wellness training aims to support therapist wellbeing

UK-based natural spa brand Tribe517 has delivered its Three Pillars of Wellness training to spa therapists from The Spa at The Manor House, Alsager in Stoke on Trent, UK. 

Based on Tribe517’s Three Pillars of Wellness, which include the client’s wellbeing as well as the spa business itself, the education programme includes protocols designed to prioritise the therapist’s own wellbeing. 

Therapists were taught how to leverage their body weight to decrease the strain on their wrists and thumbs, and reduce the risk of fatigue and injury, as well as Grounding and Hero breathing techniques, which sync with the customer experience and enable the therapist to enjoy a moment of calm and respite during a treatment.

Attendees were also taught to take a moment of gratitude and appreciation with the client at the end of each treatment.

Finally, those who completed the training became part of the Tribe Army, which offers ongoing support.

“For me, it’s about the therapists being valued, that’s why we include Hero breathing and a moment of gratitude,” said Tribe517 founder Claire Caddick. “We also work with our spa partners to recognise the therapists who achieve or go the extra mile.” 

Caddick added: “Within the Three Pillars of Wellness training, Tribe517 can create bespoke experiences for our spa partners that fully focus on therapist wellness too. We all know that 80 per cent of spa treatments are massage, but these can take a huge toll on therapists physically and mentally. This education means that therapists can give their clients the best possible treatment without taking the toll on them.”