"Ma'am, this way please...." and, gently holding on to my hand, this sweet teenager led me to the massage room with a knowingly shy smile.
I was greeted by another young girl in her early twenties and together, they stripped me naked!
While I kept gesturing to cover up in embarrassment, the teenager watched with amusement.
What she offered to cover the genital served no purpose as it was soon thrust aside as the two masseurs simultaneously worked deftly on me!
Throughout the session, I was conscious of my exposed body. It struck me that they had seen more of me, than me of myself in my lifetime!
And, OUCH! How it had hurt on my knees against the hard wooden surface of the bed when made to lie in certain positions to facilitate the massages!
As they massaged, I found myself literally soaked in oil meant to seep into our layers of skin by way of therapy treatment?
I was then led to a cubicle where they made me sit and had my entire body rubbed with chick pea, supposedly to remove traces of oil administered!
Seated there, while others may feel pampered, I felt awkward and helpless like a spastic as the teenager finished washing my hair and bathing me off with a mere bucket full of warm water!
Under normal circumstances, it would have driven me crazy feeling still somewhat not thoroughly cleansed.......but as it was, I had accepted everything in good spirit and ended smelling like most Indians........of OIL and all.......
I came to realize that the Ayurvedic massage which differs greatly from the traditional Thai massage I'm accustomed to, inclines towards treatment of the skin and thus benefited me in the rejuvenation of my much neglected body!
With a two hourly sessions twice daily for five consecutive days, my thoroughly moisturized skin is so smooth now that I would be least surprised if a mosquito SLIPS on it!!
I was greeted by another young girl in her early twenties and together, they stripped me naked!
While I kept gesturing to cover up in embarrassment, the teenager watched with amusement.
What she offered to cover the genital served no purpose as it was soon thrust aside as the two masseurs simultaneously worked deftly on me!
Throughout the session, I was conscious of my exposed body. It struck me that they had seen more of me, than me of myself in my lifetime!
And, OUCH! How it had hurt on my knees against the hard wooden surface of the bed when made to lie in certain positions to facilitate the massages!
As they massaged, I found myself literally soaked in oil meant to seep into our layers of skin by way of therapy treatment?
I was then led to a cubicle where they made me sit and had my entire body rubbed with chick pea, supposedly to remove traces of oil administered!
Seated there, while others may feel pampered, I felt awkward and helpless like a spastic as the teenager finished washing my hair and bathing me off with a mere bucket full of warm water!
Under normal circumstances, it would have driven me crazy feeling still somewhat not thoroughly cleansed.......but as it was, I had accepted everything in good spirit and ended smelling like most Indians........of OIL and all.......
I came to realize that the Ayurvedic massage which differs greatly from the traditional Thai massage I'm accustomed to, inclines towards treatment of the skin and thus benefited me in the rejuvenation of my much neglected body!
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| Heated poultice hammered over my entire body! |
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| Depending on treatment, poultice of herbs heated over a slow fire differs.... |
