Let me begin by saying that, in a spa, I know that I'll be asked to disrobe at some point during my visit. This is not a surprise to me. I understand I am among professionals and this is how things are done.
At Juvenex Spa, however, I remained in my bathing suit during the sauna/jacuzzi portion of my service before I entered my "Invigorating Korean Style Salt Glow Scrub." Invigorating indeed! Before I knew it, I was in my birthday suit in a room full of women (thankfully, the spa is ladies only from 7am - 7pm) and being scrubbed down like a greasy, used stockpot by a very large, very scary, Brillo pad. Once I was completely covered in my salty glow, I was pushed (yes, pushed) out into the communal showering facility, in front of everyone, and there was nothing I could do about it. I wasn't able to understand my technician as she spoke very little English, so I remained in the shower, confused for about a minute or so, until she came and yanked (yes, yanked) me back to her scrub down table to start the massage where I was drowned in oil and mashed and bashed to the point of bruising. (I don't mind a deep tissue massage, but this lady was beating me to a pulp.) The technician then began kneading my skin in a way that I thought she might actually poke a hole from my back to my chest and punching (yes, punching) my butt, which is when I started giggling uncontrollably. Soon after, she started a shiatsu/kung fu move on me and when she pulled at my left arm, then right arm, and let them drop back down to the table, I thought for sure that, in my slippery state, I was going to shoot right the heck off the massage table.
Usually, I find myself so relaxed after a spa visit that I get jelly legs and can barely remember my name. At Juvenex, however, I left feeling a little paranoid, looking over my shoulder every few feet for fear my technician was going to chase me down for Round Two.
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