ok, update on the "lavender dreams" body scrub and massage...
no alarms sounded throughout the 90 minutes, thus i did not have to run out of the building wrapped in a cocoon (p.s. - i would have been cocoon-waddling up a flight of stairs...). phew...
in fact, the cocoon (the part i was anxiously awaiting) NEVER happened. the massage table was heated, but the only thing close to a cocoon was a blanket (like a normal massage).
however, i wanted to sound an alarm at the massage therapist for TALKING TOO MUCH!!
if you personally know me, and are reading this blog, you will nod your head in agreement to the fact that if i think someone is talking a lot...that says a lot about that person.
SHUT up when you are massaging me, please.
thank you.
this massage was mostly paid for by a gift, but had most of the $120 (plus tip) been out of my bank account i don't think i would have been all too pleased. i mean, yeah, my skin is silky smooth and i do feel quite nice from the hot rocks and the massage, but it's interesting how these types of spa treatments get priced and if, at the end, the receiver thinks they are worth it. don't get me wrong, it was a really nice treat and i was grateful, but the jury is still out, meaning, i may not recommend this service to a good friend.
also, the massage therapist (amongst all of her other incessant talking) was asking me all kinds of questions about past massages. i'm not sure if she was trying to gauge my level of comfortability or what, but she said, "have you ever had anything weird happen during a massage?"
huh?
why do you need to know that? i wanted to say, "uh, yeah, you asking me if anything 'weird' has ever happened to me during a massage!!"
i did have to disclose the story about the time i was in Spain getting a massage and the old (i mean old enough to drink spanish metemucil on a daily basis) man who was massaging me kept sensually touching the upper portion of my butt crack. later, a friend i was with (from Korea) said, "that is a Chi spot" and i replied, "he needed to leave my Chi spot alone".
3 comments:
What is wrong with this person?
My s-i-l is a massage therapist and she is very careful when she has a new client to specifically ask if they like to talk or not during their massages and then knows that when they come back to her.
In my case, I've only ever had a massage offered at no cost by my s-i-l and we end up talking the entire time.... if I were to go to someone else (and pay for it) I would want no talking. I would want to be in my own thoughts, relaxing and not talking to some stranger.
Plus, if the massage therapist doesn't talk then s/he doesn't have to think of things to ask - like, "Have you ever had anything weird happen?" What kind of question is that???
Glad no alarms went off! :)
What a weird question....ick.
Yeah, no talking for me either. Just give me a massage with the relaxing sounds of a rippling creek put to the music of mozart and let me enjoy this in peace.
When I got my deep tissue massage she talked the WHOLE time b/c she said you have to be awake to breathe properly b/c of all the toxins being released from my body. But in that case it hurt so bad there was no way I would have been able to sleep anyways!!
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