I've been a bad girl... and today I got EXACTLY what I deserved. Let me explain…read more
I just had a therapeutic massage at Tyme Day Spa with Gregory, and when I tell you my body NEEDED this?!
For the last five weeks, I've been consistently working out -- Pilates, weight training, handstand practice, middle-split training, StairMaster, and everything in between -- while completely neglecting the part where I'm supposed to stop and actually take care of the muscles doing all this work.
So yes... I deserved every bit of what happened on that massage table today.
But that's actually not why I'm leaving this review.
I'm leaving this review because Gregory was EXCELLENT.
From the moment he started, I could tell he had actually read my intake form. I had circled the areas bothering me, and not only did he immediately address those areas, he circled back to them three different times throughout my massage.
He listened to me. He paid attention to my body. And most importantly for me -- he took charge.
That matters to me more than people probably realize.
When I'm receiving a service, I want to be able to take my brain out, sit it on the counter, and just be the client. I spend enough of my life being the CEO, the business owner, the professional, and the person making decisions. When I'm paying another professional, I want to be able to relax knowing, You've got me.
Gregory had me.
He started with my left trapezius, and BABY... The pressure was beyond what I expected, but somehow exactly what I needed.
I'm someone who normally gets Thai or Ashiatsu massage. I'm accustomed to serious pressure -- people literally walking on my body and back -- so I'm not afraid of a deep massage. But today, I realized I didn't need someone's entire body weight or feet on me. I needed someone who could be extremely intentional and therapeutic with their hands.
That's exactly what I got.
And can we talk about the HANDS?!
If you hold your phone all day, lift weights, or practice handstands, you probably know that soreness in the thick, meaty part of your palm. Both of mine were hurting. Gregory didn't just work on them -- he came back and worked on them AGAIN.
Then when I turned onto my back, he took the headrest from the massage table and positioned it underneath my neck for support.
I've NEVER had anyone do that.
Pure genius.
This was, hands down, the second-best massage I've ever had in my life.
And that's saying A LOT.
I'm very well traveled and have received massages all over the world, on almost every continent. My #1 is still the massage I received in Thailand last year.
But Gregory came dangerously close to knocking Thailand out of the #1 spot today.
The only thing separating the two is that in Thailand they climbed onto the table with me and put their knees in my back. But that was a Thai massage. Today was therapeutic massage, so we're comparing two completely different experiences.
Gregory understood the assignment.
He was professional, responsive to my body, attentive, and confident enough in what he was doing that I could stay completely grounded and allow him to do his job.
I've experienced enough horrible massages to know when somebody REALLY knows what they're doing, and I appreciate this experience so much.
This was my third or fourth visit to Tyme Day Spa. My first visit was about 3 1/2 years ago, and I've watched this place continue to grow. I love the ambiance, the music, and all of the new additions. They've even added refreshments and drinks, which was such a nice touch.
Normally, I've treated massages like a birthday tradition and would come around December.
Yeah... we're not doing that anymore.
Five weeks of training without taking care of my muscles taught me my lesson.
My body needs a regular routine of Gregory at this point.
I'll be back within the next couple of weeks for a sports massage AND a Thai massage because now I want to experience everything they're offering.
If you haven't booked with Time Day Spa, I need you to do that like... RIGHT right now.
Your body deserves it.
Your mind deserves it.
Your time deserves it.
Your nervous system deserves it.
And ladies, don't be afraid to book a male massage therapist. Gregory knows EXACTLY what he's doing.
Great job, Gregory.