After writing the post Life with Chronic Conditions: Coping with “Skin Hunger” I thought it might be fun to outline how to organize a spa event. And please this isn’t gender specific. I’ve recently visited a lovely spa in Vermont where there were a lot of guys as well as women. In fact, when my sons are home, they want me to give them foot massages and pedicures and are totally on board with a “spa day.”
You can make
this as simple as calling up some friends and arranging to go have mani/pedis
together or, for those of us with limited incomes, host a spa event at someone’s
house, where everyone contributes. If your house doesn’t offer the perfect set
up, see if another person is game to host, while you do the organizing.
If you have a
hot tub, a lovely way for friends to relax, if you don’t want to end up with a
lot laundry, ask people to bring their own towels.
Keep it simple.
Set up stations where participants can give and receive, or make it completely
“do it yourself.” Some sample stations to consider:
• Foot
massage/Pedicure
• Manicure
• Reflexology
• Back,
shoulder or arm massage
• Meditation/Aromatherapy
• Facial/face
masks
• Gentle Yoga, Qigong
or Tai Chi (videos are great for this)
• Scalp/hair
conditioning
• Paraffin wax
treatments
• Make
overs
Looking for
DIYs for facials etc., click here.
If someone
wants to pay for a massage therapist to come as their contribution, that’s
wonderful. Some people would prefer to bring snacks or drinks. Just be sure to know in advance who is going to do what.
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