 Best of New York May 4, 1998 Beauty & Health Page 104 |
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| Despite its mellow connotations, relaxation therapy is a serious business at spas and gyms and salons across town. So if your feel your fists clench every time Joan Rivers shrieks, "That color is you", consider experimenting with some of these newfangled services. But don't roll your eyes when your practitioner starts talking about "centering" or "channeling your life force." It'll all be over in an hour. | ||||||
Phyllis M. Shapiro, a
licensed acupuncturist, asks her clients where they
"hold tension," then
slides a dozen or so needles into the relevant pressure points along
their ears. I barely felt a prick, but within minutes my ears were throbbing
painlessly, and my head seemed to bloom into La La Land. The
world was deliciously far
away. by Mike Albo |
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