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Aspria Avenue Louise, Brussels: I tested the Shiatsu Massage

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Shiatsu time!

I haven’t done any sport for ages! Heresy for a sporty old. Do I need to add I fear recovery: I’m sure many of you’ll understand me! Yoyo pounds too comfortably resettled (get out of my body, now! LOL!). And spirit and energy falling. Antoine Houssière, the Well-Being Manager of the Aspria Avenue Louise, for the collective course, suggest me to try the Aerotonique. Okay for the Aerotonique in a few days! Meanwhile I go to the spa to experience my first Shiatsu Massage: “A sort of Japanese acupuncture without needles” explains Victor, my therapist.

I confess being very intrigued. Instead of needles, the massage consists of pressure on the meridians to unlock energy. Upstream, there is work on breathing. Take comfortable clothes, the session is held on a kind of tatami covered with towels (picture 1). In the background, oriental music. I start lying on the stomach to finish on the back. Less painful than traditional Thai and Chinese massages, the pressure on certain points can hurt.      

As to the body loosens and relaxes. At the end of the massage, I felt a deep calm, both physically and mentally. In a few hours, it is not recommended to move too much, not to sauna, steam room and jacuzzi. The next day, some pressure points were still a little sore, it seems that this is normal until two to three days after the massage. But mostly I found flexibility throughout my body. Which is extremely nice and allows you to reconnect with your ​​body.

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I was a guest of the Aspria and as as usual, all my opinions are mine. Photos: Aspria / Lay out : Mademoiselle Le K.   

Aspria Avenue Louise, Bruxelles: découverte du massage Shiatsu

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Shiatsu time!

Une éternité que je n’ai plus fait de sport! Une hérésie pour une ancienne sportive. Autant dire que j’appréhende la reprise : beaucoup d’entre-vous me comprendra! Kilos yoyo trop confortablement réinstallés (sortez de ce corps! LOL!), moral et dynamisme en berne. Antoine Houssière, l’avenant Well-Being Manager de l’Aspria Avenue Louise, me propose d’essayer comme cours collectif, l’Aerotonique. Va pour l’Aerotonique qui a lieu dans quelques jours! Entre temps j’ai rendez-vous au spa pour expérimenter mon premier massage Shiatsu : Une sorte d’acuponcture japonaise sans les aiguilles” m’explique Victor, le thérapeute.

J’avoue être très intriguée. A la place des aiguilles, le massage se déroule par pressions sur les méridiens, afin de débloquer les énergies. En amont, il y a un travail sur la respiration. Prévoyez des vêtements confortables, la séance a lieu sur une sorte de tatami recouvert de serviettes éponge (voir photo 1). En fond sonore, une musique orientale. On commence allongé sur le ventre pour finir sur le dos. Moins douloureux et participatif que les massages traditionnels thaï et chinois, il n’en reste pas moins que la pression sur certains points, ainsi que les étirements peuvent faire vraiment mal. 

Au fur et à mesure, le corps se délie et se décontracte. A la fin du massage, j’ai ressenti un calme très profond, à la fois physiquement et mentalement. Dans les heures qui suivent, il n’est pas recommander de trop bouger, ni de faire de sauna, hammam ou jacuzzi. Le lendemain, certains points de pression faisaient encore un peu mal, il paraît que c’est normal jusqu’à deux-trois jours après le massage. Mais j’ai surtout constaté une grande souplesse partout dans mon corps. Ce qui est extrêmement agréable et permet de se reconnecter avec son corps.   

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J’ai été invitée par l’Aspria et comme toujours, toutes mes opinions sont les miennes. Photos: Aspria / Maquette : Mademoiselle Le K.   

Perfect Thai Massage in Surat Thani

We are finally in Surat Thani city. It is 6-7 p.m., everything is closed and desert! Not a soul on the sidewalks lining the main street that we took. Strange … I’m so used by Asian megacities that teeming of people and full of non-stop activity that this empty scenery is a bit disconcerting to me! Dinner at the hotel and good surprise: a Thai massage is provided at the other end of town. We cross streets where shops are still open and I feel reassured (lol!). Quiet life, passersby. Our driver seems to be lost. After some hesitation, phone calls and turns, he drops us  in the most lost area of Surat Thani (lol)! The surroundings are pretty charming. The massage salon is adjacent to a lovely restaurant with a terrace. Once barefoot, I enter the large room that serves as both waiting room and rest room (pictures 1 and 2). I chose a traditional Thai massage (ie no oil), high intensity (not recommended for beginners). My feet washed, I joined two other members of our team in a room with several mattress separated by curtains. My masseuse doesn’t look easy and hands me the traditional Thai blouse and pants. The air conditioning is super cold and without further ado the massage begins. The atmosphere is cool, my masseuse chats with other masseuses, while I talk to my friends. Soon the massage is gaining intensity (well it hurts). And I can feel very precisely each of muscles! Not a muscle is spared. Methodically, she stretches up muscle by muscle and honestly it is not very pleasant. But little by little, I feel the benefits: my body becomes more flexible and I dozed. The massage will last one hour and a half. I think it was originally 2 hours. But for some reason I still do not know, all the masseuses stopped their massage at the same time. End of this perfect Thai massage, undoubtedly the best and most traditional I’ve ever had.

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