{"id":151,"date":"2009-06-04T17:31:01","date_gmt":"2009-06-04T17:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=151"},"modified":"2012-09-04T17:34:47","modified_gmt":"2012-09-04T17:34:47","slug":"spa-going-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/spa-going-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Spa Going 101"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dindi A. was nervous \u2013 it was his first time to be given a massage in a spa facility somewhere in the City of Manila, and he was having a hard time ascertaining what he heard he was to do when in one, and what he thought he should just do because it was within his comfort zone.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/strong>\u201cThis is crazy,\u201d he said, actually considering backing out of the massage.<\/p>\n

And so, without even saying much, Dindi A. voiced out what many first-time spa-goers experience, almost always uncertain what to do when there, and\/or even what to expect when in a spa, health and wellness facility.<\/p>\n

Here is a rundown of the Spa Code of Conduct developed by The International SPA Association and Resort Hotel Association, as quoted by About.com\u2019s Anitra Brown who says some sort of compliance will ensure that \u201cyou to have a more satisfying spa experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Firstly, foremost of the rules is awareness of the policies of the service provider. The \u201ctrained staff (ought to) respectfully conduct treatments according to treatment protocols and the spa’s policies and procedures,\u201d Brown says, just as \u201c(you also have to) adhere to the spa’s published policies and procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n

Secondly, the general rule is for the guest to have a clean, safe and comfortable environment. If, at first look, one is dissatisfied with any venue visited, staying is optional, since security\/comfort\/et cetera, which are all reasons of visits, in the first place, should be priorities.<\/p>\n

Thirdly, open communication channels as soon as possible. \u201cWhen you walk through the doors of your favorite spa, sit down in the massaging pedicure chair and stick your feet into the water that isn’t quite the right temperature, do you say anything to your therapist? Communicate your preferences, expectations and concerns,\u201d Brown says.<\/p>\n

Fourthly, and related to this, any guest \u201cshould be treated with consideration, dignity, and respect,\u201d so that if there are disagreement between the service providers and the guests, \u201c(you may) stop a treatment at any time, for any reason.\u201d<\/p>\n

And fifthly, the services agreed upon should be the services delivered \u2013 ditto with the products to be used. If\/when there are dissatisfactions, gather information regarding staff training, licensing and certification to officially lodge complaint.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, Brown says, it all has to do with communication. \u201cYou should speak up and communicate your preferences in all situations,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Back to Dindi A., whose first-time spa visit jitters were finally assuaged with the \u201cNo, sir, you don\u2019t have to, if that\u2019s what you are comfortable with\u201d statement from the one to give him a massage, he ended up having \u201cmore than a relaxing time \u2013 it was rejuvenating,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

And with that, his visit \u2013 following the code of conduct \u2013 was a \u201cspa-riffic experience, indeed,\u201d Dindi A. ends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So it’s your first time to be in a spa? Here’s how to go about things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[19,92,59,18,20],"class_list":["post-151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinions","tag-health","tag-health-facility","tag-spa","tag-spa-industry","tag-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":153,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151\/revisions\/153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}