Over the holidays there was a video going around. You may have seen it. A woman dies of cancer. Before she dies, she leaves a message with her best friend. The friend is to give it to her husband when he is ready to re-marry.
The message was full of love and encouragement for this new marriage. One of the things she told her husband to do was to give his fiancée a day of pampering -- mani/pedi, facial, massage.....
You'd think that would make me happy, massage mentioned in a viral video. Eh.....
Once again, massage is being depicted as something you only do when you want to "pamper" yourself. Something you do only every now and then, even rarely. Not as a part of your regular ongoing journey of living in a human body. Not as a way to deal with injuries, aches, and pains.
I'd rather it was viewed like yoga, or walking 3 times a week, or zumba, or even an aspirin. Something you go to without any fuss and bother when you're hurting. Something you do to keep your body moving well. Something that's part of a sensible, easy health care regimen. Something simple, commonplace, even mundane.
If you work in or operate a spa, then the "pamper" approach probably works better for you than it does for me. I want to be part of the fabric of people's lives, of their self-care, of their responses to injuries. I want to be thought of with that kind of "of course" mentality.
Still working on that......
I work in two spas, both with completely different clientele. I have come to realize that for some people, coming to the spa really is part of the fabric of their life, a chance to relieve stress from injuries, aches and pains both physical and emotional. It is part of their self care, and I am happy to be there to help.
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