Heaven on Earth
I had a truly mind-blowing experience last week.
No, I didn't take any special substances or eat some magic
mushrooms. During my time as a campus doctor, I looked after
several students who poisoned themselves eating these - one
of them had severe D&V and stomach cramps, so I keep well
away from any wild mushrooms / toadstools.
I had been given a gift voucher at Xmas for a 30 minute back
massage (plus a short head & neck massage), and so for the first
time in my life, I went for a professional massage.
For those of you who live in or near Nottingham, I can 100%
recommend going to Re-store for this. The premises are small,
but are beautifully fitted out. They are in the middle of a
Georgian shopping lane in Nottingham known as Hurts Yard.
Mrs C and I have given each other back massages from time to
time, using techniques we've picked up from books and videos
on the subject - however I reckon our skills are very amateurish
compared with someone who's been fully trained.
As I've said, this was an out-of-this world experience. I felt
wonderfully pampered, and it was lovely just to lie covered up
in warm towels for a short time after the massage.
I did feel rather spaced-out for the rest of the day - feeling
unusually relaxed and "laid back" about things. Not quite my
usual grumpy self.
Victor Meldrew became Victor Mellowed.
No, I didn't take any special substances or eat some magic
mushrooms. During my time as a campus doctor, I looked after
several students who poisoned themselves eating these - one
of them had severe D&V and stomach cramps, so I keep well
away from any wild mushrooms / toadstools.
I had been given a gift voucher at Xmas for a 30 minute back
massage (plus a short head & neck massage), and so for the first
time in my life, I went for a professional massage.
For those of you who live in or near Nottingham, I can 100%
recommend going to Re-store for this. The premises are small,
but are beautifully fitted out. They are in the middle of a
Georgian shopping lane in Nottingham known as Hurts Yard.
Mrs C and I have given each other back massages from time to
time, using techniques we've picked up from books and videos
on the subject - however I reckon our skills are very amateurish
compared with someone who's been fully trained.
As I've said, this was an out-of-this world experience. I felt
wonderfully pampered, and it was lovely just to lie covered up
in warm towels for a short time after the massage.
I did feel rather spaced-out for the rest of the day - feeling
unusually relaxed and "laid back" about things. Not quite my
usual grumpy self.
Victor Meldrew became Victor Mellowed.
posted by justin at 10:46 pm
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3 Comments:
I used to have a weekly massage, it started off as a head massage, because I too had been given it as a gift, I then went to a head and back, then a full body. It is wonderful, but it got to expensive, and while once in a while is nice regular ones really do sort out your aches and pains. It should be on the NHS!
Oh Justin, you haven't lived properly if this is your first massage. I agree that a good rubdown can change your whole attitude. I highly recommend making it a part of your monthly routine! Touch is so important and sometimes we don't allow ourselves to get enough of it.
LOM: Yes, it would be great if a family doctor could prescribe a few back massages instead of a bottle of happy-pills.
Kimber: yes, it would be great to have one monthly/weekly even ~ Mrs C and I will have to do more practice on each other. I agree with you as regards touch - it's something we Brits don't do a lot of, except with our partners.
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