So I went into the Leela Palace Spa to schedule a massage. They asked if I wanted a Swedish massage or a traditional Indian massage. I thought there couldn't be that big a difference so I decided to be adventurous and go with the Indian massage. It was NOT what I expected.
First, during a typical massage in the USA you go into a room, undress to your comfort level and get under the covers on the massage table and wait for the therapist to come in and start. For this massage she handed me a pair of disposable panties and told me to change and put on the panties and a robe. We then went to the massage room where I was instructed to take off the robe and sit on a stool. Yes, that meant I only had on the disposable panties and nothing else. She then put a palm full of oil on the top of my head, another one on my neck and a third on my shoulders and gave me a head, neck and shoulder massage. I should state that I had not intended to wash my hair after the massage because we has somewhere else to go and my hair takes a long time to dry but my plans changed.
After the head, neck and shoulder massage I was instructed to lay face down on the table. She then gave me a very nice massage on my entire back side. She started by covering my body in heated oil. She used so much oil, it was literally dripping off of me onto the table. I guess they don't want to have to reapply because they do some extremely long strokes. One of the strokes started at my shoulder, over my glutes(butt) and continued all the way to my feet. I then turned over and was given a massage on my front. This included the peck muscles and my stomach. I have to say that it really helped to relax my muscles. She did not touch anywhere inappropriate but I do know a few people who would have felt very uncomfortable at this point. Again, there is nothing covering any part of your body other than the panties.
After the massage I was told to relax while she got the shower ready. I did not realize it until this point but there was a shower in the massage room. She started the shower and gave me a mixture that was a body scrub. She scrubbed my back and then I did the rest of my body and washed my very oily hair, twice. I then dried off and put on the robe to return to the changing room. I felt very relaxed and did not feel sore at all the next day.
So, if you do not feel comfortable sitting naked in front of a stranger, you may want to steer clear of a traditional Indian massage. However, I have to say it was one of the best massage I have ever received and I will likely get another one when we return to India.
First, during a typical massage in the USA you go into a room, undress to your comfort level and get under the covers on the massage table and wait for the therapist to come in and start. For this massage she handed me a pair of disposable panties and told me to change and put on the panties and a robe. We then went to the massage room where I was instructed to take off the robe and sit on a stool. Yes, that meant I only had on the disposable panties and nothing else. She then put a palm full of oil on the top of my head, another one on my neck and a third on my shoulders and gave me a head, neck and shoulder massage. I should state that I had not intended to wash my hair after the massage because we has somewhere else to go and my hair takes a long time to dry but my plans changed.
After the head, neck and shoulder massage I was instructed to lay face down on the table. She then gave me a very nice massage on my entire back side. She started by covering my body in heated oil. She used so much oil, it was literally dripping off of me onto the table. I guess they don't want to have to reapply because they do some extremely long strokes. One of the strokes started at my shoulder, over my glutes(butt) and continued all the way to my feet. I then turned over and was given a massage on my front. This included the peck muscles and my stomach. I have to say that it really helped to relax my muscles. She did not touch anywhere inappropriate but I do know a few people who would have felt very uncomfortable at this point. Again, there is nothing covering any part of your body other than the panties.
After the massage I was told to relax while she got the shower ready. I did not realize it until this point but there was a shower in the massage room. She started the shower and gave me a mixture that was a body scrub. She scrubbed my back and then I did the rest of my body and washed my very oily hair, twice. I then dried off and put on the robe to return to the changing room. I felt very relaxed and did not feel sore at all the next day.
So, if you do not feel comfortable sitting naked in front of a stranger, you may want to steer clear of a traditional Indian massage. However, I have to say it was one of the best massage I have ever received and I will likely get another one when we return to India.
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