Welcome to TheTides BrainBody Wellness. We are dedicated to empowering professionals with a new generation of transformative treatment courses for wellness practitioners and spa teams. Our comprehensive programs focus on a personalized holistic approach, tuned into one’s physical, mental and emotional state of being. Elevate your practice with our treatment training courses and targeted wellness products, tailored to support the treatment goals.
The|Tides BrainBody Wellness™ treatment program has been developed by Annemarie L. Wortman and Louis Wijdenbosch, two industry professionals with over 30 years of seasoned (clinical) experience and notable expertise in the health, wellness and sports arena with a passionate commitment to the field of integrative (sports) medicine and wellness.
The training teaches how to work with the innovative BrainBody Wellness methodology. The integrated approach, based on a clear theoretical and scientifically backed foundation, challenges therapists to go beyond their comfort zone by connecting the power of different kind of treatment techniques with hands-on bodywork and the use of targeted professional use products.
This program has proven to be an invaluable asset, perfectly aligning with our spa's concept and significantly enhancing our therapists' skills. The expertise of the trainers and the comprehensive curriculum have empowered our team to deliver exceptional treatments, consistently leaving our guests highly satisfied.
Having closely observed the impact of Tides Training & Treatments on our team, I can attest to the positive transformation in their performance and the overall satisfaction of our guests. The program's emphasis on personalized development and cutting-edge techniques has played a pivotal role in elevating our therapists' capabilities, establishing us as a prominent leader in the spa industry.
Without hesitation, I wholeheartedly recommend Tides to any spa seeking to achieve excellence and long-term success in delivering unparalleled guest experiences.
The quality, scents and efficacy of The|Tides Wellness products are some of the best I have seen, delicate yet powerful and beautifully crafted.
“I am so impressed by your brand - and there have been many competitors in our field over the years. From someone who has worked with seaweed for over 35 years, I have to say the concept is beautiful, modern and refreshing.“
“First of all I wanted to say it’s a rare and wonderful thing to sit down and hear a completely different concept to the norm. As a therapist in my past that spent a long time as a therapist and manager it has been a breath of fresh air to be one of the first few to encounter your amazing products. I was blown away.“
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Seaweed and Algae | Pure, potent and powerful
The seaweed that we use in our formulation is sustainably and ethically sourced on land along the coastline. It 100% organic, thus preserving its nutritional content and undergoes no chemical treatment, contains no preservatives.
The seaweed grows in seawater pools which mimic the marine environment. Clear seawater is pumped from the depths of the sea and after a cleansing filtering process it flows into the seaweed growing pools. The seaweed grows in mineral rich unpolluted seawater and is divided into age groups; the ‘Baby House, the Children’s House’ and the ‘Adults ‘. The unique pools imitate the conditions in the sea, the pools are open to the sun and condensers in the water create wave-like movements. After the growing process is completed, the water is pumped back to the sea. The seaweed’s organic growth is monitored according to recognized international standards
About Seaweed
Seaweed and human plasma are almost identical in their chemical composition. It contains an abundance of minerals, vitamins, anti-oxidants and amino acids (especially iodine). Seaweed is known for its slimming and body toning properties, it promotes detoxification, is deeply hydrating and soothing for the skin and can aid in relieving topical skin conditions. Due to its rich mineral content it is a natural stress buster and relieves muscles pain and tense joints.
Magnesium Chloride | The ultimate relaxation and feel good mineral
The Source
The magnesium in our formulas is a true Dutch original. Originating from a 250-million-year-old evaporated sea from the Pangea Era it is sustainably sourced by just using water pressure. As the magnesium has never been exposed to modern day pollution, this unique in the world magnesium is certainly the most pure and natural source of magnesium chloride in the world known to date.
About magnesium
The magnesium chloride molecule is the same molecule that is present in seawater and in our bodies. It controls hundreds of chemical reactions in the body; the production and transport of energy, synthesis of protein and is essential for transmission of nerve signals, muscle function, healthy DNA, blood pressure regulation and blood sugar uptake. It is in an important mineral to keep our brains and bodies strong. When our magnesium levels dip and become low we can feel stressed, fatigued, as well as experience sleep deprivation and skin disorders can occur too. Think about magnesium as the ultimate relaxation and feel good mineral which our bodies need to operate optimally. If our magnesium levels are perfectly balanced it can make us feel like we are on top of the world.
Can magnesium can be absorbed through the skin?
If molecules are small enough, they can slip through the skin. A molecule smaller than 500 Daltons, can drift through the stratum corneum, the outer layer of the skin - the 500 Dalton rule. Magnesium Chloride ions are significantly smaller than 500 Daltons, at an atomic mass of just 24 Daltons.
As we take no short-cuts with our ingredients we researched many different salts and consciously choose grey sea salt. Not only is this salt sustainably farmed but also hand-harvested using a traditional ancient 2000 years old method. This tradition of craftsmanship has been passed down from generation to generation of salt marsh workers and is still used today.
How does it work?
Mineral-rich ocean water is channeled through an ingenious channel system to shallow clay swamps acting as a natural purification method, as microbes in the clay neutralize impurities in the seawater. Tests show that the salt is 100 % pollution free due to this time-honored natural purification system. After a journey of 2 weeks in the channels, the salt is collected at one of the many ancient sea beds where it evaporates by the sun, leaving only the salt crystals with over 80 vital trace minerals and electrolytes. As the salt is not washed but sun dried, the refined mineral balance remains completely intact. Many other sea salts are bleached, chemically derived and oven dried which means that many of their vital bioavailable nutrients get lost.
About Grey Sea Salt
Grey sea salt contains over 80+ vital minerals such as magnesium, potassium, calcium, iron, manganese, zinc, copper. Bathing in raw grey sea salt helps to detoxify, condition and heal the skin; it increases circulation, draws out impurities, cleanses the skin pores, removes dead skin cells, leaving the skin soft and thoroughly cleansed. It’s amazing mineral content helps to restore the protective skin barrier of the skin, helps to enhance hydration and greatly aides in reducing inflammation. That’s why people with inflammatory skin conditions are often advised to swim in the sea as part of their treatment. Grey sea salt is also a great source of electrolytes, which plays an important role in the nervous system. They are vital for our brain, heart and muscle health. Grey Sea Salt can easily be absorbed through the skin through bathing.
Our clay is sustainably and ethically mined, undergoes no chemical treatment, contains no preservatives and is sun dried which not only preserves its rich mineral content but also does not reject Co2 in the atmosphere. The often oven dried and cheap versions available on the market loose many of its mineral content. The particle size of our clay is only 20 µm which easily dissolves in water and does not clog the drain, when used in a bath.
About Sea Clay
The clay that we use in our bath formulations contain over 80+ minerals and trace elements such as magnesium, potassium, silica, manganese, phosphorous, copper and selenium and has been used for thousands of years by many civilizations for its cleansing, purifying, re-mineralizing and balancing properties. Bathing is Sea Clay has a cleansing and purifying effect. The ionic charge of our clay is 100% negative and adsorbs and absorbs positive charged ions. Almost everything that attacks our bodies like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and toxic chemicals, is of a positive ionic charge. With its negative charge and very fine texture it draws out the positive charged impurities and toxins while releasing its minerals and trace elements into contact with the skin. Due to its rich mineral content it naturally eases sore muscles, relieves tension in joints and combats fatigue.
Only use your jade roller on a clean face. Before your start rolling apply a few drops of the Pure Radiance | Face Oil on your face, neck and chest. Follow the steps hereafter.
Roll lightly do not press too firmly. Repeat every stroke a few times but always pick up the roller and start again from the starting point. Don’t roll backwards. After finishing one side of the face you repeat the same procedure on the other side of your face.
Chest Start with the large sized stone on your chest and roll along your skin with outward and upward strokes moving towards the lymph.
Neck Move up to the base of the neck rolling with the large size stone upwards to the jawline.
Chin, Jawline Continue with the large size stone from the middle of the chin and roll under the chin and on the jawline with outward and upward strokes towards the ear.
Mouth Roll with the small size stone under, up and above the lips with outward and upward strokes toward the ear.
Cheeks Roll from the large size stone from the nose outwards toward the ear.
Under Eye and Eye lid Start with the small size stone at the inner corner of the eye and move very gently to the temple.
Eyebrow Follow the contour of your eyebrow with the small size stone and roll outwards and down to the temple.
Forehead Start at the middle of your forehead and roll with the large size stone upwards and outwards towards the hairline.
Repeat the same procedure on the other side of your face.
Clean your jade roller with warm water and soap after use, dry with a clean paper towel and store in a clean, dry place.
Only use the Jade stone on a clean face. Before your start apply a few drops of Pure Radiance | Face Oil on your face and neck, warm the Jade stone up between your hands. Follow the steps hereafter.
It is important to always keep the stone flat against your skin and perform light and long strokes, do not put too much pressure on the stone. Repeat every stroke a few times but always pick up the stone and start again from the starting point. After finishing one side of the face you repeat the same procedure on the other side of your face. Always us lightly and give a tiny wiggle at the end of the movement to support removal of waste under the skin.
Neck Start at the neck and sweep up gently toward the jawline.
Chin , Jawline and Mouth area Move up to the middle of your chin and sweep the area that’s right under your chin with outward and upwards strokes toward the bottom of your ear. Continue from the area under your lip sweep on your jawline with outward and upwards strokes toward the bottom of your ear. Continue from the middle of the upper lip and sweep with outward and upwards strokes toward your ear.
Cheeks Start from the side of your nose and sweep across your cheeks and underneath the cheekbones with outward and upwards strokes toward the hairline.
Under Eye Sweep very gently under your eye from the inner corner of the eye and move very lightly to the temple.
Eyebrow Follow the contour of your eyebrow and sweep lightly outward down to the temple staying on the brow bone.
Forehead Start from the area right between your eyebrows (third eye) Sweep lightly upwards towards the hairline and continue to go down on the hairline and down to the jawline to the collarbone. Continue from the middle of your forehead and gently sweep right above your eyebrows, towards your temple down to the jawline to the collarbone.
Sweeping down all the way to the collarbone is important to collect the lymph you moved to the side of your face so that it moves towards the lymphatic drainage points.
Repeat the same procedure on the other side of your face.
Clean your jade stone with warm water and soap after use, dry with a clean paper towel and store in a clean, dry place.
Always use the cups on a clean face. Before your start, apply a very generous amount of the Pure Radiance | Face Oil on your face and neck, this is important for good and safe suction and gliding. DON'T let the cup sit in one place, as that can cause bruising. Keep it moving! Follow the steps hereafter carefully as the lymphatic drainage in every step is most important.
Repeat every stroke a few times but always pick up the cup and start again from the starting point. After finishing one side of the face you repeat the same procedure on the other side of your face.
Chin, Jawline and Cheeks Put the large cup under the midpoint of your chin and move the cup outward and upwards towards the ear and down to the jawline to the collarbone. Apply a little jiggle to stimulate the lymph at the of the movement. Continue with the jawline and the cheeks, move the cup outward and upwards strokes toward the hairline and down to the collarbone. Apply a little jiggle to stimulate the lymph at the of the movement.
Mouth area Move the small cup around the mouth area and lips.
Under Eye Move with the small cup very gently under your eye and move very lightly to the temple and down to the jaw to the collarbone.
Forehead Start from the area right between your eyebrows (third eye) Move lightly upwards towards the hairline and continue to go down on the hairline and down to the jawline to the collarbone. Continue from the middle of your forehead and gently move the cup right above your eyebrows, towards your temple down to the jawline to the collarbone.
Moving down all the way to the collarbone is important to collect the lymph you moved to the side of your face towards the lymphatic drainage.
Repeat the same procedure on the other side of your face. As facial cupping is an intensive treatment only do it once a week.
Soak the cups in warm water and soap after use, dry them with a clean paper towel and store in a clean, dry place.
The|Tides BrainBody Wellness Treatment Training Program
At The|Tides we believe that wellness treatments need a personalized holistic approach, tuned on one’s physical, mental and emotional state of being. Born from our many years of (clinical) experience and expertise, we developed the BrainBody Wellness methodology, a series of new generation wellness treatments that can be personalized to the needs of the individual and that goes beyond the many one-fits-it-all concepts and often wellness washed approaches.
The BrainBody Wellness methodology is an innovative framework for an integrated way of working and thinking around the psychosomatic body that takes a holistic, paramedic and trans-disciplinary approach to wellness. This integrated approach, based on a clear theoretical and scientifically backed foundation teaches professionals how to raise the quality and outcome of their wellness treatments to a higher level by learning how to work in a result-oriented way through specific knowledge about the multi directional connection of the brain-body-microbiome pathways. It offers a conceptual and therapeutic framework for therapists that are confronted with the sometimes complex but also intriguing psychosomatic body. The psychosomatic body can shift in different stages of being, often triggered by the challenges of living modern life, which can have disharmonious effects on the various systems that keep us physically, mentally and emotionally balanced, resilient and healthy. We teach professionals how to recognize these different stages of being and the related complaints and how to customize their treatment approaches accordingly.
We developed a series of high-quality wellness approaches with clear steps and guidelines that together with targeted wellness products ensure quality and can lead to amazing treatment outcomes if sufficient knowledge and practical skills are gained during training. All of The|Tides wellness approaches are themed around the 21st century challenges designed with the modern wellness consumers in mind, looking for innovative wellness approaches to:
de-stress from the fast-paced life restore physical, mental and emotional balance while regaining strength and resilience detoxify from urban stressors, digital overload and environmental pollution improve skin health relieve high muscle tension, fatigue to recharge energy boost immunity and restore hormonal imbalance improve sleep quality.
The Healer™️ | Burn Out Massage
Developed for those who experience consistent stress in their daily life and feel physically and mentally exhausted and need to deeply switch off to reconnect with their selves.
In this course we teach you how to break the stress-cycle through specific treatment techniques that takes the concept of relaxation to the next level by encouraging the body and brain to simultaneously unwind and de-stress. This specialist treatment uses evidence based holistic practices that have a restorative effect on the nervous system, energy levels, hormone balance, sleep quality and a possible dry and stressed skin. The treatment also ensures that processes are set in motion that stimulate the body's natural regenerative capacity and boost the immune system. This deeply relaxing treatment will give the body and the brain a memory of floating release, bringing it back into a state of calm, awareness and clarity.
For those with a cluttered brain, racing thoughts and who are tired but too wired to switch off. This treatment is developed to specifically de-stress the headspace and relax an overly tensed body in which the vagus nerve takes center stage. Learn how smart treatment techniques and result driven products work synergistically to release conscious and unconscious hypertonic muscle tension to restore BrainBody connection and switch the nervous system from the fight-flight response into the rest-and-digest mode. Expect your guest to feel calm, grounded and reconnected with a renewed sense of mental clarity and perspective. Also aids in the relief of tension headaches, disturbed sleep and feeling constantly stressed.
Gracious Tides™️ | Face Treatment
This therapeutic wellness facial incorporates powerful plant and mineral ingredients with high-touch skin therapy to encourage healthy skin functioning and to reduce stress and tension from the face, scalp, neck and shoulders. Learn how myofascial release and Asian inspired muscular massage techniques stretches and lifts up the skin and tissues which improves the circulation of oxygen rich blood and energy (Qi) and encourages lymphatic drainage that helps to move along fluid, toxic and waste. A facial mask - bursting with powerful vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids and fatty acids - along with a relaxing hand, arm and feet massage completes the treatment. This deeply invigorating treatment transforms the skin into a smoother and healthier glow version of itself and creates a state of profound relaxation for a deep chill-out.
