PALM BEACH, FLA – Palm Beach, Fla., is well known for Mar-a-Lago, beaches, Mar-a-Lago, golf courses, Mar-a-Lago, extraordinary wealth, Mar-a-Lago, John F. Kennedy’s Winter White House, MAR-A-LAGO and oh yes, spas. So that’s where I focused my energy. Also, I don’t golf. Or have extraordinary wealth.
Spas are ubiquitous – and most offer similar services: massages, facials, reflexology, hot coal treatments. I sought out the unusual. I’ve had several different massages over the years. A couple of facials. But they all had one thing in common. Tactile manipulation of various body parts. That and soft New Age-y music in the background to induce relaxation.
Neither was true at SiSpa at the Palm Beach Marriott on Singer Island. My body remained untouched – at least by a masseuse – and the sounds more resemble bells – Tibetan bowls to be exact – which more reflect a spiritual journey – an affirmation of self – that the usual relaxation escape…