Today we went to the spa… Not the fun happy calming spa, but a different evil one. Don’t get me wrong the massage felt amazing, but afterwards not so much. So in traditional Chinese massages to help you become healthy they put pressure on the different meridian points and massage in specific ways. Then they use this scraper thing that is supposed to release the “dampness” that is in your body. And it feels like the back of a comb being pressed and dragged into your back. Fun right? Then for me they did suction cups and dragged them on my skin. Which again was not that fun, but did feel nice. This whole experience left my back bruised, see photo, but I think it made me feel better in the long run. It’s also supposed to be a lot better for you than our normal massages. Most people go to a massage to relax and not feel any pain, but if you don’t feel pain then how do you know you’re fixing the problem? No pain, no gain as they say. Even with the differences and pain involved I do think that this form of massage is better in the long run. Clearing the blocked qi and releasing dampness could be very beneficial.