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| Wednesday, May 26, 2010 |
| A contented sigh interrupting the chaos of this life |
Yesterday I went to a spa in Salt Lake with a couple of co-workers and friends. The first thing that struck me about the place was how un spa like it looked from the outside. Not all things can be judged by their shell. So, with out much trepidation, we enter its soft, mimimalist insides. The place was pristine, linear. There wasn't a speck of dust to be found. Not anywhere. The only flaw I could really detect aesthetically, were the scratches on the floor from heavy furniture being rearranged.
We were given rubber slippers and waffle patterned kimono bath robes. We walked through a papered sliding door, where we are given a small introduction to the spa. We change and make our way to a very well lit, clean relaxation area. They offer a buffet of tea, water with cucumber and lemon slices, water with orange slices, almonds and dried apricots. There are books on a small glass table in the center of the room, large white cushioned chairs surround the table. There are live orchids in a large pot facing us.
We are early, so we decide to enjoy the amenities. There is a black tiled steam room with a beautiful geode on display. It is nearly the only thing descernable about the space, other than the reflected white of our wraps. The steam is eucalyptus infused, and leaves you feeling like you are cleansed, from your core out. After a while we visit the sauna. It is dry in there, and the heat melts our plastic water cups. We talk, a kind of heat induced delirium loosing our tongues.
All of the treatment rooms held representation of the five elements; Fire-candles, water-tub or shower or sounds, earth-orchids or plants of some kind enhabited each space (these were real, not plastic replicas), metal- from the adornments on the walls to the steel basins for bathing, wood- there were wooden chairs tall wooden poles in large pots in corners wooden shelves wood and rice paper doorways.
Each woman had a different experience, I am sure. Mine is one I wish to keep, to savor, but I can say it was nothing short of incredible. The therapists were unassuming, polite, articulate, focused and very skilled. There was a sense of sincere care for the body, the mind, the makeup that is who I am. Which is what I had been needing. So much so that the feeling of wholeness has lingered into today, appealing to me to be healthier, to care for myself and my family better. To be wholesome.
I am truly greatful for this momentary escape. Even though it wasn't an escape to another world, it really felt like it was. A contented sigh interrupting the chaos of this life. |
posted by katmandusuekookachoo @ 10:32 AM  |
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