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| - We visited Happy Feet for the first time today.
We were a little unsure of what to expect, but were pleasantly surprised by our experience. We did the 60 minute foot massage.
I started a new workout routine and have been really sore and achy. I needed some relief.
When we arrived, we were greeted at the front door where we removed our shoes. I wasn't expecting to walk right into the same room as the massages were occurring so didn't know to be super quiet.
There were maybe 10 chairs total and when we arrived, there were 2 waiting for us and 2 more empty. The space is tranquil and quiet and the chairs are very comfortable. We were guided to our chairs which were secluded from the others. We were covered with towels.
We rolled our jeans up to our knees and were brought a warm foot bath with fresh flowers. While our feet were soaking we were treated to a massage of the face, the pressure points of the forehead, inner eyes and temples were the main focus. Then the masseuse moved to my scalp, ears and neck. He then worked on my shoulders. Then he massages each arm and hand.
He thoroughly massages my feet and legs and then did a hot stone massage on each. I thought I was done, but he sat me on the ottoman portion of the chair and massaged my entire back and shoulders.
It was absolutely a different massage style than I'm used to, I usually get a Swedish massage or hot stone. This seemed to be more geared towards trigger points in the body. Immediately after leaving, I didn't seem to have much relief from the pain I was having.
After getting home, I was absolutely exhausted. Like couldn't get off the couch for hours, which I'm assuming is from the massage, but I woke up and feel so good!
The gentleman that I had used a bit more pressure than I'm used to or I was just extremely tender to begin with, but I trusted that he knew what he was doing and am so thankful that I did!
It basically ends up being a full body massage, without undressing or laying on a massage table. It also was less awkward than a regular massage can be. We were a little unsure of what would happen throughout the hour and the entire thing was done without any communication between the masseuse and myself, but now that I know what to expect, I think the next time will be even more relaxing!
I thought it was also very thoughtful that they provided us each with a bottle of water.
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