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June 20, 2004
Experience Beyond Massage For Father's Day
Okay, if you dropped the ball on Father's Day, there's still a way to save the day. Promise a trip to Orlando, FL and include a decadent day at the spa. The following outlines 5 spa experiences that go beyond mere massage.
While the kids are away, the grown-ups will hit the spa. That's the idea behind the pampering palaces that have cropped up in Orlando.
The treatment: Citrus Zest therapies, massage with reflexology, 75 minutes for $185: A good massage should be whatever the person lying prone on the table wants it to be: gentle and comforting or deep and searching.
The treatment: Four-handed Balinese massage; 50 minutes for $190: A strong pair of hands kneads the kinks from your thighs while a second deft pair works the knots from your shoulders.
The treatment: hypno-massage, 50 minutes for $165: If you've seen hypnosis only in the movies, here's the scoop: It really doesn't involve the watch trick. Instead, you count, slowly, and imagine safe and beautiful places as you slip into a semi-trance state.
The treatment: Euphoria, a combination of massage, aromatherapy and bath; 100 minutes for $25: ''The idea is to take a Type A personality and neutralize them,'' said Sandy, my Euphoria therapist, as she used sage to clarify my mind.
The treatment: Traditional javanese lulur, 120 minutes for $300: ''At this threshold, leave the world behind,'' reads the motto etched above the portal to the treatment area.
Posted by linda at June 20, 2004 12:07 PM
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