The Grand Portal—a unique sanctuary offering:
- 5D frequency sound chamber,
- Mother Earth ,breath-work, sleep deprivation.
- Sound bath , day relax therapy
- Herbal Ayurvedic creations tailored to your treatments
- Holistic treatments.including Sports massage Ko-bi-do and body waxing.
- Zen spa and hydrotherapy experiences (coming soon)
- Training school for Therapists
Facials, Waxing and Massage Options
Step through the portal and leave the outside world behind. Enter a serene, welcoming space where you are seen, heard & appreciated.
Begin with journaling to release negativity, then drift into a meditative, restorative journey—surrounded by soothing sounds, warm couches, and the gentle embrace of herbal rituals. time slows, stress fades, and healing unfolds.
The 5D frequency chamber welcomes you with choice of warm and cool beds working with your 5 senses and 5 elements your be completely immersed with frequency vibrations and natural live sounds .
With a wide range of luxurious treatments to indulge in you may never want to leave …
Since opening the Portal doors in January 2026,
The Grand Portal has already gathered over 90 five-star reviews across Google, TripAdvisor, and direct clients through website-quickly becoming one of the most talked-about wellness spaces in St Leonards-on-Sea.
Founded by an award-winning therapist with over 40 years of hands-on experience, each session blends advanced technique with intuitive awareness of the body and mind.
Many clients arrive through recommendation —
and those who find The Grand Portal… tend to return.
Popular Treatments at The Grand Portal
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✨ Sound Immersion ✨
A deeply immersive and relaxing sound journey using crystal bowls and carefully selected instruments, designed to guide you into a state of deep rest and inner calm.
Layered therapeutic sound and gentle vibration help to quiet the mind, soothe the nervous system and encourage a natural release of tension.
✨ Allow yourself to fully switch off, reset and restore
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Signature massage designed for your needs includes hot stones,choice of base oils ,aromatherapy oils. Sports/deep tissue work /Swedish/intuitive therapy.I do have a deep pressure so if your looking for soft strokes and tickles that’s not me!
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A gentle, nurturing massage designed to support mothers-to-be, helping to reduce stress, ease areas of tension and promote deep relaxation.
Carefully adapted for comfort and safety, this treatment allows you to rest, restore and reconnect with your body during this special time.
✨ A moment of calm for both mother and baby
Suitable from the second trimester
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A gentle, rhythmic lymphatic drainage massage designed to stimulate the body’s natural detoxification process and support overall wellbeing.
This light-touch treatment helps to reduce water retention, encourage healing, boost the immune system and promote a sense of lightness and renewal.
✨ Leave feeling lighter, refreshed and rebalanced
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A traditional 16th century Japanese facial, once reserved for the Empress of Japan, designed to lift, tone and release deep facial tension.
This specialised massage technique helps to restore radiance, improve circulation and soften signs of stress, leaving the skin visibly refreshed and revitalised.
Your treatment also includes a nourishing blend of essential oils, Manuka honey, steamed towels and pressure point scalp therapy, creating a deeply relaxing and rejuvenating experience.
✨ A natural lifting ritual for face, mind and spirit
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As description as ko-bi-do
Ko bi gold incl a fantastic 9ct gold collagen masque and Japanese foot massage
You will float away guaranteed
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An aromatherapy facial designed to relax tired, stressed skin and restore a natural, healthy glow.
Using a carefully selected blend of essential oils, warm steamed towels and intuitive touch, this treatment is tailored just for you — whether your skin calls for the freshness of the sea or the grounding of the earth.
✨ Leave refreshed, radiant and renewed
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With Janina only ,Tuesdays 3-7pm working with meridian lines to unblock trauma and give you a clear Vance and secure path on your forward journey
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A luxurious full body massage using a warming lavender candle, melted into a deeply moisturising wax to soothe the body and calm the mind.
Designed to prepare you for a restful night ahead, this treatment gently releases tension and quiets the nervous system, allowing you to drift effortlessly into deep, restorative sleep.
✨ Leave ready to roll straight into bed and wake feeling renewed
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A journey to awaken the mind, body & soul
Step into a deeply immersive experience designed to restore balance, awaken your inner senses, and guide you into complete relaxation. • Gentle meditative soundscape to open the mind’s eye • Warming trigger point therapy with rose crystal poultices • Flowing manipulation massage using hot aromatherapy oils • Japanese foot ritual with steamed towels • Holistic chakra balancing with healing crystals • Rose quartz facial lifting with nourishing rose oil serum • Finishing with scalp therapy & rose crystal hair ritual
✨ Float out renewed, aligned, and deeply restored
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Indulge in a deeply relaxing back massage, easing away tension and restoring balance, on a gently heated treatment bed.
You will then be invited to turn onto your back to receive a beautiful Ko-bi-do Japanese facial, enhanced with a nourishing collagen balm and high-grade 50gsm Manuka honey, to deeply hydrate, lift and rejuvenate the skin.
This bespoke experience has been carefully created for The Grand Portal, combining relaxation with radiant results.
✨ Leave feeling calm, refreshed, and uplifted
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Realign your energy and restore a sense of wellbeing through gentle chakra balancing, helping to release built-up stress and emotional tension.
Warming hot stones are used to melt away physical tightness, while sound bowl therapy brings a deeper level of calm and inner harmony.
This treatment supports a shift from overwhelm into balance, leaving you feeling centred, grounded and renewed.
✨ A journey of relaxation, alignment and quiet awakening
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Just can’t decide? Let me decide for you…
Surrender into two full hours of bliss, where intuition guides the journey. Each treatment is tailored in the moment to what your body and mind truly need.
Your experience may include a combination of massage, Japanese foot therapy, facial work or reflexology, creating a deeply personalised ritual designed just for you.
✨ You will float out… that’s guaranteed
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Tarot with Benoit Viellefon
Benoit provides intuitive tarot readings offering insight into your past influences, current circumstances, emotional landscape and potential future directions.
Sessions may explore themes such as:
• Love & relationships • Family dynamics • Work & life direction • Personal growth • Psychological patterns • Specific questions or situations
Each reading is designed to provide perspective, clarity and considered guidance. You may receive reassurance, reflective insight, or gentle warnings to help you make informed decisions and navigate your path with greater awareness.
30 Minutes – £40 A focused general reading or one core question.
60 Minutes – £60 A deeper exploration, multiple questions, or more detailed guidance.
Sessions may be extended subject to availability.
Readings are offered face-to-face at The Grand Portal in English or French.
Why Clients Choose Our Local Salon
Call to book ticket
01424 575 211
Deep Tissue Massage and Waxing Services
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✨ Sound Immersion ✨
A deeply immersive and relaxing sound journey using crystal bowls and carefully selected instruments, designed to guide you into a state of deep rest and inner calm.
Layered therapeutic sound and gentle vibration help to quiet the mind, soothe the nervous system and encourage a natural release of tension.
✨ Allow yourself to fully switch off, reset and restore
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Signature massage designed for your needs includes hot stones,choice of base oils ,aromatherapy oils. Sports/deep tissue work /Swedish/intuitive therapy.I do have a deep pressure so if your looking for soft strokes and tickles that’s not me!
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A gentle, nurturing massage designed to support mothers-to-be, helping to reduce stress, ease areas of tension and promote deep relaxation.
Carefully adapted for comfort and safety, this treatment allows you to rest, restore and reconnect with your body during this special time.
✨ A moment of calm for both mother and baby
Suitable from the second trimester
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A gentle, rhythmic lymphatic drainage massage designed to stimulate the body’s natural detoxification process and support overall wellbeing.
This light-touch treatment helps to reduce water retention, encourage healing, boost the immune system and promote a sense of lightness and renewal.
✨ Leave feeling lighter, refreshed and rebalanced
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A traditional 16th century Japanese facial, once reserved for the Empress of Japan, designed to lift, tone and release deep facial tension.
This specialised massage technique helps to restore radiance, improve circulation and soften signs of stress, leaving the skin visibly refreshed and revitalised.
Your treatment also includes a nourishing blend of essential oils, Manuka honey, steamed towels and pressure point scalp therapy, creating a deeply relaxing and rejuvenating experience.
✨ A natural lifting ritual for face, mind and spirit
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As description as ko-bi-do
Ko bi gold incl a fantastic 9ct gold collagen masque and Japanese foot massage
You will float away guaranteed
M M
An aromatherapy facial designed to relax tired, stressed skin and restore a natural, healthy glow.
Using a carefully selected blend of essential oils, warm steamed towels and intuitive touch, this treatment is tailored just for you — whether your skin calls for the freshness of the sea or the grounding of the earth.
✨ Leave refreshed, radiant and renewed
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With Janina only ,Tuesdays 3-7pm working with meridian lines to unblock trauma and give you a clear Vance and secure path on your forward journey
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A luxurious full body massage using a warming lavender candle, melted into a deeply moisturising wax to soothe the body and calm the mind.
Designed to prepare you for a restful night ahead, this treatment gently releases tension and quiets the nervous system, allowing you to drift effortlessly into deep, restorative sleep.
✨ Leave ready to roll straight into bed and wake feeling renewed
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A journey to awaken the mind, body & soul
Step into a deeply immersive experience designed to restore balance, awaken your inner senses, and guide you into complete relaxation. • Gentle meditative soundscape to open the mind’s eye • Warming trigger point therapy with rose crystal poultices • Flowing manipulation massage using hot aromatherapy oils • Japanese foot ritual with steamed towels • Holistic chakra balancing with healing crystals • Rose quartz facial lifting with nourishing rose oil serum • Finishing with scalp therapy & rose crystal hair ritual
✨ Float out renewed, aligned, and deeply restored
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Indulge in a deeply relaxing back massage, easing away tension and restoring balance, on a gently heated treatment bed.
You will then be invited to turn onto your back to receive a beautiful Ko-bi-do Japanese facial, enhanced with a nourishing collagen balm and high-grade 50gsm Manuka honey, to deeply hydrate, lift and rejuvenate the skin.
This bespoke experience has been carefully created for The Grand Portal, combining relaxation with radiant results.
✨ Leave feeling calm, refreshed, and uplifted
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Realign your energy and restore a sense of wellbeing through gentle chakra balancing, helping to release built-up stress and emotional tension.
Warming hot stones are used to melt away physical tightness, while sound bowl therapy brings a deeper level of calm and inner harmony.
This treatment supports a shift from overwhelm into balance, leaving you feeling centred, grounded and renewed.
✨ A journey of relaxation, alignment and quiet awakening
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Just can’t decide? Let me decide for you…
Surrender into two full hours of bliss, where intuition guides the journey. Each treatment is tailored in the moment to what your body and mind truly need.
Your experience may include a combination of massage, Japanese foot therapy, facial work or reflexology, creating a deeply personalised ritual designed just for you.
✨ You will float out… that’s guaranteed
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Customer Reviews and Treatment Feedback
My son needed a sports massage at short notice and Karen managed to fit him in. Karen helped with his pain and injury and he recovered very quickly thanks to her experience and knowledge . I would highly recommend Karen. Thank you
sharon collins
I had a wonderful experience with Karie at the Grand Portal. Clearly, a therapist with both exceptional skill and intuition. Karie was accomodating when i mixed up my timing which is most appreciated. Thank you so much. I will return :)
Jo Arganaraz
The best massage you've ever had. From the moment you walk in, the atmosphere is calm and welcoming, and Karen knows exactly how to work out every knot and tension. I left feeling completely relaxed, renewed, and mobile. Highly recommend to anyone looking for an amazing massage experience!
Alannah Wade
My son needed a sports massage at short notice and Karen managed to fit him in. Karen helped with his pain and injury and he recovered very quickly thanks to her experience and knowledge . I would highly recommend Karen. Thank you
sharon collins
I had a wonderful experience with Karie at the Grand Portal. Clearly, a therapist with both exceptional skill and intuition. Karie was accomodating when i mixed up my timing which is most appreciated. Thank you so much. I will return :)
Jo Arganaraz
The best massage you've ever had. From the moment you walk in, the atmosphere is calm and welcoming, and Karen knows exactly how to work out every knot and tension. I left feeling completely relaxed, renewed, and mobile. Highly recommend to anyone looking for an amazing massage experience!
Alannah Wade
Why Locals Choose The Grand Portal
Waxing and Facials in St Leonards
All Gift vouchers have a 6month expiry time Gift Vouchers can be bought from ‘The Grand Portal’, we can send to you or recipient home, you can collect or I design and send you one via email (e-vouch).
Karie-Beauty Best Therapist of the UK and Europe – 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 2020 Best Therapist in the U.K. and Europe also in 2016 GHP award Best Salon in the South East
City&Guilds Beauty therapy 1989-1992 .NVQ Hairdressing &wigmaking completed 1992 Babtac Insured.
Janina -5 Yrs qualified in Access Bars.
Demi - 10 yrs Qualified Reki Master and Aromatherapy Chakra balancing and Crystal healing.
Any questions about services we be pleased to advise.
☎️ 01424 575 211 to speak to someone or leave a voicemail. lines open 7am - 11pm or 07401073521 text also on WhatsApp
The Grand Portal
27 The Grand Parade
St Leonard's on sea
East Sussex Tn37 6DN
Facials, Waxing and Massage Options
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Signature massage designed for your needs includes hot stones,choice of base oils ,aromatherapy oils. Sports/deep tissue work /Swedish/intuitive therapy.I do have a deep pressure so if your looking for soft strokes and tickles that’s not me!
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A gentle, nurturing massage designed to support mothers-to-be, helping to reduce stress, ease areas of tension and promote deep relaxation.
Carefully adapted for comfort and safety, this treatment allows you to rest, restore and reconnect with your body during this special time.
✨ A moment of calm for both mother and baby
Suitable from the second trimester
M M
A gentle, rhythmic lymphatic drainage massage designed to stimulate the body’s natural detoxification process and support overall wellbeing.
This light-touch treatment helps to reduce water retention, encourage healing, boost the immune system and promote a sense of lightness and renewal.
✨ Leave feeling lighter, refreshed and rebalanced
M M
A traditional 16th century Japanese facial, once reserved for the Empress of Japan, designed to lift, tone and release deep facial tension.
This specialised massage technique helps to restore radiance, improve circulation and soften signs of stress, leaving the skin visibly refreshed and revitalised.
Your treatment also includes a nourishing blend of essential oils, Manuka honey, steamed towels and pressure point scalp therapy, creating a deeply relaxing and rejuvenating experience.
✨ A natural lifting ritual for face, mind and spirit
M M
As description as ko-bi-do
Ko bi gold incl a fantastic 9ct gold collagen masque and Japanese foot massage
You will float away guaranteed
M M
An aromatherapy facial designed to relax tired, stressed skin and restore a natural, healthy glow.
Using a carefully selected blend of essential oils, warm steamed towels and intuitive touch, this treatment is tailored just for you — whether your skin calls for the freshness of the sea or the grounding of the earth.
✨ Leave refreshed, radiant and renewed
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A luxurious full body massage using a warming lavender candle, melted into a deeply moisturising wax to soothe the body and calm the mind.
Designed to prepare you for a restful night ahead, this treatment gently releases tension and quiets the nervous system, allowing you to drift effortlessly into deep, restorative sleep.
✨ Leave ready to roll straight into bed and wake feeling renewed
M M
A journey to awaken the mind, body & soul
Step into a deeply immersive experience designed to restore balance, awaken your inner senses, and guide you into complete relaxation. • Gentle meditative soundscape to open the mind’s eye • Warming trigger point therapy with rose crystal poultices • Flowing manipulation massage using hot aromatherapy oils • Japanese foot ritual with steamed towels • Holistic chakra balancing with healing crystals • Rose quartz facial lifting with nourishing rose oil serum • Finishing with scalp therapy & rose crystal hair ritual
✨ Float out renewed, aligned, and deeply restored
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Indulge in a deeply relaxing back massage, easing away tension and restoring balance, on a gently heated treatment bed.
You will then be invited to turn onto your back to receive a beautiful Ko-bi-do Japanese facial, enhanced with a nourishing collagen balm and high-grade 50gsm Manuka honey, to deeply hydrate, lift and rejuvenate the skin.
This bespoke experience has been carefully created for The Grand Portal, combining relaxation with radiant results.
✨ Leave feeling calm, refreshed, and uplifted
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Realign your energy and restore a sense of wellbeing through gentle chakra balancing, helping to release built-up stress and emotional tension.
Warming hot stones are used to melt away physical tightness, while sound bowl therapy brings a deeper level of calm and inner harmony.
This treatment supports a shift from overwhelm into balance, leaving you feeling centred, grounded and renewed.
✨ A journey of relaxation, alignment and quiet awakening
M M
Just can’t decide? Let me decide for you…
Surrender into two full hours of bliss, where intuition guides the journey. Each treatment is tailored in the moment to what your body and mind truly need.
Your experience may include a combination of massage, Japanese foot therapy, facial work or reflexology, creating a deeply personalised ritual designed just for you.
✨ You will float out… that’s guaranteed
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The, Grand Parade, Saint Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DN, GB
01424 575211
Monday: 13:00 - 17:00 · Tuesday: 12:00 - 19:00 · Thursday: 12:00 - 19:30 · Friday: 11:00 - 18:00 · Saturday: 10:00 - 17:00 · Sunday: 11:00 - 16:00