Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Last Sunday in Five Senses


hot stones
Originally uploaded by ninapod.
Sleet gray sky downpour, later brilliant sunshine. Round, flat, smooth, shiny black stones.

Wind chimes.

Iced tea with licorice and peppermint.

Cedar, sage, sweet grass and sandalwood.

Heated stones resting in my palms and back. Circulation pumping. Expert hands easing out all the pressure lodged in my muscles. Drifting in and out of semi-consciousness, completely relaxed.

This was my Sunday afternoon at Aveda salon in Aoyama, enjoying the gift certificate from miss Ai that I got for Christmas. Highly, highly recommend their hot stone massage, and also having a sister who gets you Aveda gift certificates.

3 comments:

Courtney said...

what a great way to spend such an ugly, wretched day outdoors. I thought I might be washed away as I walked up to the train station!

Nina said...

it was a nasty morning, wasn't it? I felt sorry for all the marathon runners. but it turned into a gorgeous afternoon!

Miss Ai said...

i bet she's HOT!