COLUMN: Massage, a whole new world
Today was the worst day of my life – everything that could go wrong did – until about 45 minutes before writing this.
I was lucky enough to receive a massage from Jenny Richardson, licensed massage therapist, at Sports Academy and Racquet Club. Wow, it was heaven.
If you and your roommates draw names or something for Christmas and you don’t know what to get your bunkmate, I am telling you, this is the best gift under the sun (or the moon or stars for that matter). Personally, I am sending my parents this little information card I picked up from the therapists that outlines prices and times with a note that I want a massage for Christmas.
Here’s another great thing: They offer 20 percent off to Utah State University students. You just have to remember to bring your ID card. You don’t have to be a member of the club or anything. At this point, I would rather spend the money on a massage any day than a chick-flick movie – which by the way is my favorite.
I have always heard about how wonderful a massage is and how it makes a person feel so much better and now I am a firm believer.
Before tonight, I always thought it was kind of weird that you had to lie there on some bed with no clothes on while a total stranger worked you over. But I am here to tell you that there is absolutely nothing negative about the whole situation. It’s not like the massage therapist sees anything he or she shouldn’t.
For me, Richardson focused mostly on my back. She said I had a bunch of knots and I am sure that I did. I could feel her working them and when they released, holy cow, I can’t even explain the tingly wonderful feeling.
I was told that I was in there being worked on for quite a while, but the time just flew by. It gave me a chance to relax and turn off my brain. When I was done, I was energized and ready to take on the research paper I have to write tonight, study for my two tests and conduct an interview. Things that seemed so colossal before are manageable. They should implement massage therapy into every stress class taught at USU and I think more doctors should prescribe it.
I have never felt so good in my life. I would recommend this to anyone. Just don’t everyone storm out and get a massage because I am definitely going back and I don’t want to hear that they are booked through January 2004.
Danielle Hegsted is the Assistant Features Editor Comments can be sent to
elleinad@yahoo.com