If you are a novice or first timer for a SPA experience its better to
read this page & understand what exactly you are looking for.
And even if you are a regular spa freak you would certainly find things,
common concerns that bother you many times and end up losing the satisfaction you truly deserve.
This is all because there are so many so called "SPA"s mushrooming around
our cities & urban lifestyle is fastly getting accustomed to this concept.
The basic issue is what you expect & what you get & how to avoid
disappointments.
All varieties are available but unless you spend you won't know
& if you go by recommendations you may get misled because even your closest friend who referred you is different than
you.
Many luxury spas in city like Mumbai have impressive ambience only
to load the high price for it but not necessarily give excellent services because the staff who finally delivers the
service is uneducated,oppressed & paid low.
Sometimes despite being paid high & trained for everything the therapist
are supposed to know, the staff lacks the passion for this profession because they are here to just earn their livings.
It becomes a monotonous routine job for them & ultimately the client
suffers.
Most of the regular spa goers succumb to social obligations like their
status,the brand,marketing tactics,proximity to their residence etc etc.
But finally one has to experience the transition from BODY to MIND &
ultimately to SOUL ! ! ! that never could be acheived under such constraints.
The criteria to choose a spa for yourself has to be looked in to carefully.
Most of us are confused about what to expect from a "Parlour" , "Spa"
, "Beauty Clinic" , "Health & Fitness Centre" & many such similar institutions.
There are some common things in all of these but each of these also have their distinct
role.
Parlours or Salons are typically for temporary cosmetic activity like makeups,eyebrowing,hair
dye,straightening,hair cut etc.
Beauty Clinics should have properly trained & qualified aestheticians who treat
cosmetic issues like acne,pigmentation,pimples,hair fall,anti wrinkle treatments
(e.g Botox) etc.
Health & Fitness Centres are typically having Cardio-Weight exercising equipments,Yoga
classes,Gym,Steam or Sauna,Atheletic Massage(Swedish is different than Atheletic).
Ideally a "Spa" thus address to some of the above issues but have much more to offer
than any of the above type institutions.
Hence the domain of a Spa is much larger & more indepth for understanding as
it takes in to consideration the overall wellbeing of an individual.
One more most important issue particularly for women is about "Privacy".
Most of the women particularly in developing country like India are under immense
social pressure to maintain their so called "Purity".
Now first of all every women & men must understand that every human being has
a right to decide his & her personal preferences for food,clothing,beauty or spa as long as it doesnot harm anybody else
intentionally.
But unfortunately even in the 21st century we find most of the women influenced by
the male dominated social structure which donot let women even think of cross gender spa therapies.
One must realise that its our mind & not body that leads to moral degradation
& defination of morality is so relative that almost everyone could have their own idea about it.
So while considering spa therapies it is inhuman not to give female folk a choice
to choose the gender of the therapist.Why should a woman not have equal apportunity like a man to get spa therapy done by
an opposite gender therapist???
Particularly when such treatments are done at client's place or in professionally
managed spa premises,possibility of undue incidents is next to impossible.
While I attend to my female clients at their residences,I donot mind presence of
other family members at home though the therapy room needs to be left undisturbed.
In fact many of my clients prefer this "At Home Comfort".
I have observed reluctance in case of some married couples where a typical Male
Chauvinist Indian Husband feels insecure while his wife is attended by a male spa therapist & suspects of adultery,but
himself being a hypocrite prefers a female therapist.
Whats the point spending your entire life with such men who are so suspicious about
your love??
Modern men & women need to think more liberally & rationally to give &
take individual freedom & respect others point of views.
