My Spa experience at Antara Spa

Hello my lovelies if you have been following my social media , you know I had been busy attending a big fat wedding in Delhi. No matter how much one enjoys the celebrations and playing dress up, by the end of it all I was super super tired….. I came back to Mumbai exhausted and next day I got asked if I would like to visit Antara Spa ……OMG ….yes most definitely yes…. That’s what I needed the most then …. A good massage to relieve me of all the tiredness accumulated over a period of over a week…… Of course I would love visit the SPA….. big big Yes…
I Scheduled my appointment and was all set to be pampered….yay…. I am a total Spa junkie….You utter the word massage and it makes go weak on my knees….. I am always……always up for it…. I definitely love trying out new therapies ….well yes… I know , I know all  I need to say is I love a good Massage….hell yeah I Do…I Do …..
So apparently Antara Spa is at this beautiful club The Club , Mumbai …. its a beautiful club and pretty spacious considering it is in heart of Mumbai…the city short of space always….beautiful drive on their private road sort of sets the tone of what is to come once you are inside….. (you don’t have to be a member to book Spa appointment)
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 Antara Spa is the in-house spa  of  ‘The Club’ they incidentially are also celebrating their 10th anniversary this year.
At the Spa, I asked them to suggest their best therapy and I was told Vinotherapy should be best for me…. I was all for it… In my head I was going to be massaged in Wine…..hehehheee…. well yeah!…. that wasn’t the case….turns out for Vinotherapy  special Californian Candles are ignited to generate warm Grapeseed Oil …( in my defence there are grapes involved some how….hahhahahhahaha….couldnt resist this….;-)….)
Apparently Vinotherapy Hydrates and moisturises the skin…. yay….what else does a tired girl want….a soothing massage and skin hydration all at once……
There is something about the Spa’s that excite your olfactory senses and somehow it tingles down to feeling of relaxation already even before you start the massage…… I walked into the therapy room assigned to me and I was already feeling like I had stepped into a zone where I would experience extreme relaxation…..
My experience started with a foot bath and my masseuse  started the massage …….and I was in heaven…..I told her that I had been experiencing some pain in my shoulders and my feet hurt….and voila thats when the magic started. A good masseuse knows how to relax your muscles and ease off the pain….the aroma of the wax also tingled my senses in a therapeutic way…..
………….zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…………yeah that was my state of being then…you know how it is when you have been just running around and don’t really get enough time to catch your breath….I had been living that routine for over a fortnight prior to this pamper session….this is what a doctor would advise too……I need to relax….and relax I did…..
yeah thats the happy me….smiling and happie happie…………. clicking happy selfies…( kindly excuse quality of the Picture…I was way too happy check and put on lights for a better picture quality…..but I had to put it here to share with my lovelies how happie happie me was……)
Signing off on a happy happy note…….with a resolution to pamper myself a whole lot more……..
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A Day at the SPA

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What Does a Girl Really…. Really….Really want……..A Day at the SPA………ain’t I right…!!!

Say the word SPA and all that you can think of is Rejuvenation, Pampering and Relaxation… and all the synonyms that mean all these… a day spent at the SPA is definitely a day well spent in every sense….

After a hectic month of keeping hyper busy schedules I wanted to Indulge myself and spend a day in Tranquility so I booked myself an appointment at the O2 Spa at the Courtyard Marriot, Mumbai.

I went wanting to  be pampered &  three hours of Pure Bliss… and that’s exactly what I got….. 🙂

As is a prerequisite for any good SPA, the experience starts from the moment you enter one. Beautiful Ambience, Courteous Staff, the Mood Lighting and of-course the Aroma of the Lemongrass Oil was a definite indicator of what was to follow. I was all excited and looking forward to my Pamper Session there.

I was spoilt for choice when it came to selecting what massage I wanted to Indulge in so I just asked them to suggest one for me,(I guess, I felt super lazy to even decide that…;-) )…. and oh boy am I not glad that I did that, I was suggested their signature Aroma Therapy Massage (pure bliss, if I may….) to Invigorate my Body and Relax my mind, a Whitening Scrub and Pack for that extra glow and indulgence…..

The weather was blazing hot outside, so a Soothing Welcome Drink was more than welcome. I was introduced to my therapist of the day, Sofia. She guided me to a warm and welcoming Treatment Room, (Welcome Drink and a Welcoming room…..aha…that just rhymed in a way , I guess the SPA session left me a bit poetic in a way)

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Sofia started the Massage by dipping my tired feet in Sea Salt Infused Warm Water, a light Massage and Scrub of my feet followed and my Pampering Ritual had begun….. (ya, a ritual…..really…definitely a ritual….)

Stretches before the actual body massage made my muscles less tense and when she started her massage with a Special Oil which was a Concoction of 5 Essential Aroma Oils…. I was Super Relaxed and slowly slipped into a state of Tranquility that I feel asleep…… All the tension around the muscles in my neck and shoulders magically vanished. The Calm Music in the background just added to the Serenity of the whole experience.

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A hot shower followed with a Whitening Scrub followed with a Sauna must have been the reason that my skin is glowing now.

Sofia then applied a pack, which she said would make my skin shine and wrapped me making me feel cozy and relaxed.

I came out all Fresh, Radiant and Energised feeling Ecstatic that I treated myself to the Indulgence and I booked myself another session next month before I left smiling and happy, I deserve that after all the hard work I put in….Right!!!!….. The Rejuvenation of Mind and Body  uplifted my  spirit in every sense…..:-)

O2, see you soon…..After all what does a girl Really… Really….Really want…….yeah…..Another day at the SPA….

 

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