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Men Love the Spa Too

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All you men out there: Being pampered doesn’t make you weak or feminine at all! Taking care of yourself and looking good shows that you care about your body and mind; there needs to be a change of pace in this world, and we’re getting there… slowly. All these ideologies about what men and women should and should not do is just inhibiting us from being the best we can be, so go out there and do what makes you feel good!

Maybe its this new obsessions with the environment and going green, but this spa-and-wellness thing has exploded all over the world in a way it never has before; it’s because of this that men-only spas have had a surprising growth.

While many men might feel as if gender or sexual orientation might be at risk by getting a massageor a facial, we’re here to say once and for all that we will not judge, but rather praise anyone for taking care of his or her body. Men might claim that they enjoy going to a regular spa so they can sneak a peak at the females every so often, which isn’t surprising as some spas are co-ed right down to the sauna – yet truthful men would admit that they enjoy time away from the opposite sex every once in a while to do an activity on their own or with other men in the manliest way possible – like playing poker and watching the game. Women flock to the spa, both with girlfriends or alone, and come back rejuvenated and refreshed, as well as educated on the most recent gossip. Why can’t men do the same?

Men should not feel uncomfortable taking care of themselves and maybe getting a little pampering, just like women should be able to play rugby is they want without feeling like it’s “weird.” These new men-only spas that I’m talking about are actually aimed at straight men -the “straight” part is the reason these spas are so groundbreaking because of today’s ideologies of what makes a man “manly;” Stigmas are often attached to men who indulge themselves, which has caused many men to avoid pampering themselves altogether… but the time has come for that to change.

Full article on spavelous.com

Intercultural Perspective

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Traditionally in India, but also more and more in Western countries, the most natural choice for men is to book a male massage therapist (and for women to book a female therapist).

The reasons are simple: to avoid potential awkwardness and to have a stronger hand for a more muscular male body. A male therapist will also know some things about the man’s body system (and vice versa, the female therapist would be more knowledgable about the woman’s body). 

Furthermore, a male viewpoint can be invaluable, especially when during massage therapy one or the other emotional charge gets released, and counselling or healthcare is needed.

The male client/male therapist constellation develops their very own dynamics of trust and understanding, which support the physical harmonisation process. Equally does the female client/female therapist case create a special vortex of healing.

Some famous spas have even taken the initiative to arrange grooming and pampering in ‘men only’ and ‘women only’ time periods, in addition to their mixed schedules.