It is just so glamorous and classy that I need to explore more....

I am quite sure people who live in this part of the world will not miss the chance to visit Bangkok especially during a long weekend. I just did so last week. To me, Bangkok is always very comfortable and convenient to revisit many times in a year. Apart from it is just 2 hours away and most importantly, it is rather affordable with hotels and fantastic Thai food. So Sawadee!

This trip, what really caught my attention was quite amazing. After a heavy lunch in a relatively new mall call EMquatier. I curiously went to the top floor where I was so mesmerized with what I saw. The soft lighting, dark wood decor, flowers everywhere, big cozy sofas etc. Literally, I thought it was a 5 stars hotel lobby and I started to roam about to find out more. 

 Yes! Is a cinema. Haha...Eventually, since I have no other plan and it was 37 degrees outside the mall. With no hesitation, I bought the tickets to watch The Jungle Book (is a great movie). What a wonderful and entertaining afternoon.

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Doses of "Ecstasy" !

"Practice make perfect!" is always one of my favorite sentence to encourage my students to fine tune their therapy work till they do it effortlessly with confidence. In order to master a craft I can't think of any other way even if that person is gifted.

I am never a very out spoken or extrovert person in real life, I mean, when I am with a group of strangers likely I will be reserved and quiet. Ironically, when I am teaching in a small group or a class of more than 30 people in a workshop, some how I will just transform to another person which even I surprise myself. Naturally, this transformation come with lots of opportunity and practices by standing in front of a group of strangers, working very hard to seek every moment of attention in that few hours. In the beginning as a trainer, I started with lots of fear, anxiety and worries. At times I even appeared disorientated, blurred or even blushed, especially when I am not well prepared or I painfully witness my students dozing off or leaving the class. But now, after all these years of teaching experience, I enjoy so much that at times I couldn't control my surge of adrenaline in my blood. Is like a drug that make me very "high".

I have to admit this dose of "ecstasy" will only react to the greatest effect when there are lots of interaction and participation in the class. Sometimes, I realized that it is not only the students are learning from me in the class but I could be learning more from them. Thank you so much to all my students and I hope many more doses of "ecstasy" is coming my way...

My customer cried......

Before I came into Spa industry, I thought that massage is just simply to press hard on certain muscles to create relaxation or to knead off muscles tension and stiffness. Thus, I always worried that I did not provide enough pressure to make my customers feel good. Back then, I was still a beginner and a very naive and obedient Shiatsu practitioner.

Until one day, my boss assigned me to treat a middle age lady in a quiet afternoon. As usual on that day, I politely led her to a dimly lit cubicle with background spa music and she laid down with her comfortable attire. As it was my first time attending to her, I was very careful and detailed. Once she laid down, I covered her with 2 fluffy terry towels and began to warm up her back with multiple long strokes. I tried not to press too hard on her as I noticed that she was quite a skinny lady. After about 20 minutes, I suddenly heard a sniffing sound from her and I thought it was cold so I gently lower down my head and whisper softly beside her,

Me: Sorry Madam, is it too cold? Should I increase the room temperature and get you some tissue paper?

The lady kept quiet and she sniffed even louder and suddenly her shoulder were shaking and started crying. I was shocked and lost. As not to alarmed other customers as the cubicle was only separated by a curtain. I spoke softly and asked,

Me: Are you ok Madam? Do you wish to sit up?

I gave her some tissue paper and when to fetch a glass of warm water for her.
I was a little panicked as I have totally no idea, which pressure point I have learnt that pressed to trigger such "disaster". I ran to the office to look for my boss and my boss came with me to the cubicle and seek for an answer. I left my boss to handle it and I waited in the office anxiously...

After 20 minutes of "counselling" from my boss, I supposed she has calm down and felt much better. I could tell she was a little embarrassed so she just nodded at me, walk to the door and left . My boss came to the office and I couldn't wait to know what actually happening here in cold sweat. Was it my fault? Apparently, she was having some personal issue and she herself couldn't explain why I triggered her to suddenly feel emotional when I was kneading and stroking her during massage. My boss explained such situation do happen as at that point of time she was very troubled and vulnerable, at the same time she was in a totally soothing and comfortable environment. What she needed most was just some comfort or console and so "luckily" I did what she needed at that moment. Her emotions just released without warning. My boss, praised me for what I have done. Phew! I was so relieved as I could hear my heartbeat before my boss came to the office. I thought I was the one who needed "counselling" after her.

From this incident, I realized that massage is not always about fixing someone physically, in fact sometimes it can be so powerful that it actually fixed someone emotionally. We all need comfort and compassion especially when we are stress, trouble or sad. Don't we?

How to own a most "personal" therapist?

Indeed, without any doubt I still very much love to do training especially for students who are very involved and interested during every lesson. A sense of unwillingness and yet feel very rewarding and inspiring when I have completed a massage course. I have realized how much I have gained and learnt after completed a course for a lovely couple yesterday.

This couple massage course is not quite the same as I used to teach in my previous massage courses. I have incorporated some additional home spa tips to inject more ways of having romantic and intimate moment during their personal time at home. This new format is to encourage and provide more simple spa treatments like how to do ear candling, full body scrub, how to choose types of home spa products, simple ways of setting a spa ambiance with scented candles and soft music etc. Thus it elevate more elements in relationship building and bonding at the same time.

At the beginning of the course, I could sense the couple do feel a little strenuous and tired as likely due to their busy life style and have not been working on their physical fitness but on the last lesson of the course which both have to provide at least 1 hour of full body massage on each other as a simple evaluation test. It really impressed me that they did quite a good job as I was told they did practice a few times during weekday evening after their busy day. How lovely is that! There were always moments of laughter and teasing of each other when both couple were have to serve the role as giver and receiver throughout the whole course.

Couple massage course is definitely more personal and intimate (both physically and emotionally) as the couple who give and receive is on a 100% mind set of mutual trust and love involve. There is definitely no moment of embarrassment or uncomfortable. Well, to have your own and ultimate most personal therapist, I think this is the only way.

What a heart warming discovery.

Early February, I have started a new Spa treatment course for a pair of lovely young couple who wish to pick up some massage techniques and idea of having spa moment at their home sweet home. Apart from imparting my skill and knowledge, I have share other subjects like how to do ear candling and body scrub so that they can have more spa treatments alternatives. 

After the first lesson, I have discovered that this couple have been enjoying practicing on each other during their free time. Inevitably, not only they have improve their relationship as the common subject now is massages and spa treatments. And what amazed me most was they have even been practicing on their elderly parents too. What I was told from this couple, this bonding and strengthening of relationship has even extended to their parents. As Asian family, sometimes hugging and touching our parents is not something very common in our family setting but by doing massages for them it seems like that barrier has been eliminated. Isn't that wonderful? That really bring a big smile to my face. 

Happy Scrubbing !

Body scrub is such a treat!

These days we are so spoil with endless brands and flavors of body scrubs pastes (sea salt, coconut fiber, coffee powder, walnut husks etc), gel and equipment in the market, some really looks so delicious that I wish they are in my fridge. So is scrub really a must? Well, for me at least is a must especially I have booked a oil massage in a spa. Is like a entree and main course of a set meal, is inseparable! 

In this hot and humid weather our skin tend to be rather clogged and dirty due to the excess secretion of the sebum and accumulation of unwanted particles. Our skin will be rough, scaly and patches of uneven spots will be appeared in no time. Thus, have a good scrubs at least twice a week. I bet, your skin will be much better taken care then without. Another good point is it helps to improve blood circulation and better absorption of skin corrective products (moisturizer, whitening cream or serum etc). 

To have a good and thorough body scrub in a spa, make sure your therapist cover places like, armpits, neck, in between your fingers and toes etc. If not, you can simply ask your lover to share a romantic body scrub ritual. There was a saying" you scrub my back and I will scrub yours". How wonderful...