In January 2024, I had a chance to make my first trip to Africa and visit several regions in Ghana. I took this opportunity to see how massage therapy is offered in Ghana and possibly find ways to enhance services offered at fibre: A Homespun Spa in Silver Spring, Maryland. The discoveries made by experiencing the following three massages will be presented in the approach seen in my posts about European spas (e.g., Serenity in Portugal, Ritz Carlton in Vienna):

1. In Accra, a 90-minute Swedish and Deep Tissue massage at La Villa Boutique Hotel.

2. In Elmina, a 60-minute Swedish massage at the Lemon Beach Resort.

3. In Accra, a Foot Reflexology session at the Resense Spa in the Kempinski Hotel in Accra.

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How to Make the Most of your Visit to Resense

1. Arrive at the hotel 30 minutes before your session. This gives you time to enjoy the journey from hotel lobby to the spa entrance.

2. There’s an the elevator at the end of the passage through the salon; the elegant staircase leading to the lower level sort of upstages the elevator.

3. Ask for a tour of the lounge area to understand the self-guided options available to you.

How these Massages Helped Enhance Services at fibre:

The three different massages inspired the following enhancements to sessions provided at fibre: A Homespun Spa in Silver Spring, Maryland:

1. Resense provides an opulent space for relaxing that would require building new structures at fibre to create the feeling of openness. Instead of a new structure, we are upgrading the sheets and blankets to be “visually pleasing, sumptuously soft, and environmentally friendly”.

2. Using a tray instead of a large dish to present individually packaged snacks after the session. Displaying fewer items may be more calming, reducing decision fatigue.

3. Bringing elements of Thai massage into the protocol for integrative reflexology sessions. The prescribed process used for reflexology will be carried out then supplemented with Thai massage, as warranted.

Many existing practices at fibre will be continued (e.g., foot bath before the session, feet wiped with a warm cloth after the session, sound used to signal the end of the session) while a few new ones will be add.

As a thank you for reading this post, please use this code for a 15% discount at fibre: A Homespun Spa in Silver Spring, Maryland:

GHANA

Code expires 15 March 2024.

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