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Chi Treatment — Let Your Energy Flow
About this treatment
When your skin looks tired — and you feel it too
Have you ever looked in the mirror and felt that your skin was telling you something your mind already knew? That dull complexion, those fine lines that seem deeper than yesterday, the puffiness around your eyes — these are not just skin concerns. They are your body’s quiet way of saying: something is out of balance.
The Chi Treatment is unlike any other facial at Massage Bonaire. It bridges the gap between professional skincare and the energy principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the same system that has shaped the massage work here for years. Chi — life force energy — flows through specific pathways in your body called meridians. When chi flows freely, your skin glows, your muscles are relaxed, your mind is clear. When it stagnates or becomes depleted, everything shows — on your face first of all.
This treatment combines targeted Puurr skincare with specific acupressure techniques and meridian-based facial massage. It works with points like Tsen-tsel for harmonisation, Yuyao for tired eyes, Taiyang at the temples for tension release, and DI20 alongside the nose for improved oxygen flow. Each point is activated with gentle, sustained pressure, not forceful, but intentional. You feel the energy shift as it happens: tension dissolves, the jaw unclenches, the forehead softens, and a warmth spreads across your face that comes from restored circulation and freed energy.
This is not just a facial. It is a moment where your head, your face and your spirit all come to rest at the same time. You feel it in your muscles, in your breathing, in the deep calm that settles over you while your skin is being fed and revitalised from within.
Why choose this
The advantages of a Chi Treatment — Let Your Energy Flow in Bonaire
Skincare and energy work in one treatment
The Chi Treatment is unique in combining professional Puurr skincare with Traditional Chinese Medicine meridian work. Your skin receives everything it needs — cleansing, nourishment, protection — while your energy system is simultaneously rebalanced through targeted acupressure. The result is a treatment that works on every level.
Visible lifting and reduced puffiness
The fifteen-step Chi-Lift massage protocol works symmetrically across both sides of the face, combining sustained pressure with lymphatic drainage at every step. Puffiness reduces, facial contour sharpens, and your skin gains a visible firmness and glow that clients often notice immediately.
Deep tension release for jaw, forehead and temples
Through targeted acupressure on points like Taiyang at the temples, Yuyao above the eyes, and along the jawline, this treatment releases the deeply held tension that accumulates from stress, screen time and daily life. Your face visibly softens, and the relief often extends to headache and neck tension as well.
A profound sense of calm that stays with you
The combination of meridian work, lymphatic drainage and the quiet, intentional pace of this treatment creates a state of deep inner calm. Most clients describe leaving the Chi Treatment feeling not just refreshed on the outside, but genuinely restored on the inside — lighter, clearer, more themselves.
Pricing
*Prices may vary depending on the time / day / masseur selected.
Options
- LED light therapy — Red (rejuvenation) or Blue (purifying)
- Cliniccare sheet mask
- Upgrade sheet mask → Carboxy Therapy mask
- Manual extractions
- Enzymatic peeling add-on
- Nanospray Hydrating Mist — Glow Finish
- Waxing per area (eyebrow, upper lip, chin or cheeks)
- Eyebrow or eyelash tinting
What happens during your Chi Treatment?
We begin with a moment of stillness, taking time to understand not just what your skin looks like today, but how you feel. Are you carrying tension in your jaw? Do your eyes feel heavy? Is your energy scattered or flat? This conversation shapes the entire treatment — because the Chi Treatment is as much about your energy as it is about your skin.
The skincare protocol follows the Puurr system: thorough cleansing, gentle exfoliation, and preparation of the skin. But from this point, the treatment takes a different direction. Puurr Hyaluron Concentraat and Intense Facial Oil are applied, beginning the Chi-Lift facial massage, a specialised fifteen-step protocol that works symmetrically across both sides of the face simultaneously.
Each of the fifteen steps targets a specific zone — forehead, eye area, nasolabial folds, cheeks, jawline — using sustained pressure rather than friction. Every step ends with a lymfatic drainage movement, guiding fluid from the deeper lymph nodes (Profundus) toward the drainage point at the collarbone (Therminus). The effect is both structural and energetic: puffiness reduces, facial contour sharpens, and the skin begins to glow from the improved circulation.
Specific acupressure points drawn from TCM are woven throughout the massage, working with the meridians that govern your face, head and upper body. The treatment takes seventy-five minutes and closes with a nourishing serum, cream and SPF selected for your skin.
Is this treatment right for you?
The Chi Treatment is perfect if you are looking for more than skincare alone — if you want a treatment that addresses both the visible and the invisible. It is especially beautiful for clients with tense jaw muscles, headache sensitivity, chronic fatigue that shows in the face, or anyone who feels they need to truly let go. If you have couperose or lymphatic conditions, please let Massage Bonaire know before booking so the protocol can be adapted.
For pure skincare without the energy work, the Puurr Facial Treatment offers the same product quality in a classic facial format. If you are drawn to the meditative quality of the Chi Treatment, the Zen Treatment takes that stillness even further. And for advanced skin technology combined with lifting, the Glow Lift at our Glowcure Skin Station uses RF radiofrequency for measurable firming results.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Chi Treatment and how is it different from a regular facial?
The Chi Treatment combines professional Puurr skincare with meridian-based facial massage and acupressure from Traditional Chinese Medicine. Rather than only working on the skin surface, it also targets tension and energy blockages that show up as dullness, puffiness or tightness. The session takes 75 minutes.
Will this treatment feel relaxing or more like bodywork?
Both. The skincare protocol (cleansing, exfoliation, serum) feels like a professional facial, while the acupressure and meridian work on the face, neck and decollete has the calming, releasing quality of a massage. Most clients describe feeling both refreshed and deeply calm afterwards.
Can I add extras like LED light therapy or a sheet mask?
Yes. The Chi Treatment can be extended with options such as LED light therapy, a Cliniccare sheet mask, manual extractions or an enzymatic peeling add-on. Let your therapist know your preference when booking.

