Comments on: Five Things You Find Out When You Go to a Spa http://www.mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com/five-things-you-find-out-when-you-go-to-a-spa/ Cooking up trouble, dishing out advice. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:43:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: carol http://www.mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com/five-things-you-find-out-when-you-go-to-a-spa/comment-page-1/#comment-8988 carol Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:16:52 +0000 http://www.mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com/?p=1047#comment-8988 Enjoyed the post. Connecting with yourself and 'you have to make it for yourself' stand out for me personally. I found myself snow bound at a hotel, unexpectedly...with the exception of being driven to and from the ER by a volunteer 4x4 driver to work shifts in ER of the hospital I thought I had escaped late Friday in northern Virginia. My weekend off was not to be denied. Despite warnings of "danger', I left the ER Friday about 9pm....just as snowfall created blinding conditions on 95 north. After completing a harrowing 6 miles in 3 hours, i believe a higher power spared me from literally being thrown under the bus so to speak (wheels of a 16 wheeler) in my frenzy to get home to 'relax'. Finally, I conceded. Became one of a half dozen guests in a 4 star hotel, spa not staffed,no cable, no functional restaurant, Called my husband and settled in. This weekend I reconnected at this spa destination. I reset. But it was a combination of events. I called the ER Saturday morning. Indeed they needed my services and sent a 33inch wheeled 4x4 vehicle to drive me back 6 miles to the hospital. Patients who braved/risked the weather needed care and reassurance. the mom of a 9 day old who believe her newborn was in respiratory distress, an elderly gentleman who was had acute urinary retention (unable to pass urine for more than 16 hours) were among my patients Saturday & Sunday. The practice of medicine is gratifying. But the quiet of two nights in a near desolate spa hotel gave me opportunity to gain perspective, reset, reconnect and create a plan. Your post help me crystalize my experience. thanks carol Enjoyed the post. Connecting with yourself and ‘you have to make it for yourself’ stand out for me personally. I found myself snow bound at a hotel, unexpectedly…with the exception of being driven to and from the ER by a volunteer 4×4 driver to work shifts in ER of the hospital I thought I had escaped late Friday in northern Virginia.

My weekend off was not to be denied. Despite warnings of “danger’, I left the ER Friday about 9pm….just as snowfall created blinding conditions on 95 north. After completing a harrowing 6 miles in 3 hours, i believe a higher power spared me from literally being thrown under the bus so to speak (wheels of a 16 wheeler) in my frenzy to get home to ‘relax’. Finally, I conceded. Became one of a half dozen guests in a 4 star hotel, spa not staffed,no cable, no functional restaurant, Called my husband and settled in.

This weekend I reconnected at this spa destination. I reset. But it was a combination of events. I called the ER Saturday morning. Indeed they needed my services and sent a 33inch wheeled 4×4 vehicle to drive me back 6 miles to the hospital.

Patients who braved/risked the weather needed care and reassurance. the mom of a 9 day old who believe her newborn was in respiratory distress, an elderly gentleman who was had acute urinary retention (unable to pass urine for more than 16 hours) were among my patients Saturday & Sunday. The practice of medicine is gratifying.

But the quiet of two nights in a near desolate spa hotel gave me opportunity to gain perspective, reset, reconnect and create a plan.

Your post help me crystalize my experience. thanks

carol

]]> By: June http://www.mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com/five-things-you-find-out-when-you-go-to-a-spa/comment-page-1/#comment-8987 June Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:48:03 +0000 http://www.mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com/?p=1047#comment-8987 If you had time for a short nap, I'm sure your eyes would have been fine! I have the same problem when there's tooooo much chlorine in a pool. I also keep my eyes open underwater and have not tried goggles. Hmmmm....maybe I need to go to a spa for my next birthday! Thanks for the idea! If you had time for a short nap, I’m sure your eyes would have been fine! I have the same problem when there’s tooooo much chlorine in a pool. I also keep my eyes open underwater and have not tried goggles.

Hmmmm….maybe I need to go to a spa for my next birthday! Thanks for the idea!

]]> By: Donna in Delaware http://www.mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com/five-things-you-find-out-when-you-go-to-a-spa/comment-page-1/#comment-8985 Donna in Delaware Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:59:02 +0000 http://www.mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com/?p=1047#comment-8985 By the way, we were at the spa for a month and my husband lost 20lbs, I, 12lbs(I did not need to lose that much weight!) but I felt like new money afterwards. My eyes were clearer, thoughts clearer and I had loads of energy, we both did. By the way, we were at the spa for a month and my husband lost 20lbs, I, 12lbs(I did not need to lose that much weight!) but I felt like new money afterwards. My eyes were clearer, thoughts clearer and I had loads of energy, we both did.

]]> By: Sue http://www.mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com/five-things-you-find-out-when-you-go-to-a-spa/comment-page-1/#comment-8983 Sue Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:53:25 +0000 http://www.mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com/?p=1047#comment-8983 My sisters and I just booked a getaway to Woodloch next month...never been...can't wait! Thanks for these perfectly timed thoughts in preparation. My sisters and I just booked a getaway to Woodloch next month…never been…can’t wait! Thanks for these perfectly timed thoughts in preparation.

]]> By: Donna in Delaware http://www.mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com/five-things-you-find-out-when-you-go-to-a-spa/comment-page-1/#comment-8982 Donna in Delaware Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:45:58 +0000 http://www.mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com/?p=1047#comment-8982 Sorry, Spas are really great. My husband and I went to one in Austria in 2004. It wasn't just a spa, but it was also medical. Not only did you get the massages,(I had the best male masseur ever, we are quite friendly still), but they taught you how to eat and what to eat, especially when you left there, homeward bound. You swam, got your vitamins and minerals, holistic health care, ate organically, ate little to nothing sweet, only a spelt flatbread was eaten, exercised in the early morning, allergies dealt with, manipulation of the the belly for elimination was done, lots of herbal teas drinked, nothing raw was eaten, you could swim in the beautiful pool, or the lake that the spa was built on, hot tubs, saunas, baths, seaweed mud baths, hair, nails, foot and skin care, facials, light therapy, beautiful surroundings, etc. With all of that, as Maria said, you connect to yourself in the peace and calm of your surroundings. No music was allowed there, or cell phones. You learned to listen to yourself and significant other, if not alone. You paid more attention to your surroundings, you had TIME, and that is the greatest gift. Sorry, Spas are really great. My husband and I went to one in Austria in 2004. It wasn’t just a spa, but it was also medical. Not only did you get the massages,(I had the best male masseur ever, we are quite friendly still), but they taught you how to eat and what to eat, especially when you left there, homeward bound. You swam, got your vitamins and minerals, holistic health care, ate organically, ate little to nothing sweet, only a spelt flatbread was eaten, exercised in the early morning, allergies dealt with, manipulation of the the belly for elimination was done, lots of herbal teas drinked, nothing raw was eaten, you could swim in the beautiful pool, or the lake that the spa was built on, hot tubs, saunas, baths, seaweed mud baths, hair, nails, foot and skin care, facials, light therapy, beautiful surroundings, etc.
With all of that, as Maria said, you connect to yourself in the peace and calm of your surroundings. No music was allowed there, or cell phones. You learned to listen to yourself and significant other, if not alone. You paid more attention to your surroundings, you had TIME, and that is the greatest gift.

]]> By: Donna in Delaware http://www.mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com/five-things-you-find-out-when-you-go-to-a-spa/comment-page-1/#comment-8981 Donna in Delaware Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:25:54 +0000 http://www.mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com/?p=1047#comment-8981 Spas are great! Spas are great!

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