Given the high-functioning and demanding lifestyle most of us lead today, stress and hypertension are very common phenomenons. Most of us have trouble falling off to sleep, have a thousand thoughts racing in our minds at any given point, and find it difficult to even relax for even five minutes. Because of this constant pressure around earning enough money, having an insta-worth life and climbing up the social ladder, we forget that we aren’t born to only be productive–we’re born to live.
If you think, you need help to relax and rejuvenate, we’ve found some wellness therapies from across the world that you could consider but be aware–some of these are strange and others downright scary!
Here Are 5 Of The Strangest Yet Most Effective Wellness Therapies From Across The World
Vinotherapy
If you’re one of those people who starts sipping red wine even before the glasses have barely clinked then you’re going to love this. How does bathing in the perfect beverage sound to you? Following a body scrub and grape seed oil massage, one treatment at Rumah spa in Bali, Indonesia, invites guests to soak in a tub of grape juice extract and red wine, strewn with flower petals. Red wine has been associated with numerous health benefits–has high amounts of antioxidants in it and helps reduce blood sugar and improve sleep. Relax your worries away while being doused in red wine–where do we sign up?
Ramen Noodle Therapy
The Yunessun Spa house in Japan offers people a spa where they soak in a giant ramen bowl which is full of pepper flavoured pork broth. So people who love Asian cuisine might be interested to see how it feels to be inside a noodle bowl by themselves. The Japanese believe that the pork broth contains high levels of collagen that helps with the elasticity of the skin and increases metabolism. Your skin will be moisturised, glowy and you’ll feel extra relaxed (if you’re not grossed out by the idea of lying in noodles and pork broth).
Cryotherapy
The Haikko Spa in Finland offers people cryotherapy, which involves customers entering chambers with temperatures lower than 110 degrees Celsius for less than 3 minutes at a time. This cold treatment has been used for centuries to relieve pain and swelling. Those suffering from sleep disorders, stress, and skin issues like psoriasis have seen beneficial results. People say that it rejuvenated them and made them feel more energetic–would you want to give this a shot?
Snake Massage
The Bali Heritage Reflexology and Spa offers visitors an experience like no other which involves pythons. Yup, the pythons crawl on the customers and the adrenaline rush that you apparently feel helps people boost their metabolism. One thing to help you relax a little is that the snakes are non-venomous. Would you dare to give it a go?
Otonamaki or Adult Wrapping
This is another Japanese relaxation therapy in which grown-ups are swaddled snugly like a newborn. The concept is that of recreating the comfort of the womb. During the adult wrapping procedure, the person lies on a large piece of freshly laundered cloth, hugging their knees into their chest while the therapist ties the fabric over and around their entire body. Once you’re inside (safely or claustrophobically, however, you see it), it is then rocked gently back and forth for twenty minutes to improve flexibility and calm the nervous system.
Which of these have made it to your bucket list?
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