Vibrate Your Way To Wellness

With the rise of alternative therapies, ESTELLE LOW puts on her new-age hat to try a treatment that combines energy reading, massage, aromatherapy and sound healing.

- Estelle Low

I’m a big believer of science. I adhere to a diet of what most call “superfoods” – eggs, fish, dark leafy greens, whole grains, green tea… you get the drift – because these foods have been proven to be highly nutritious and linked to many health benefits. As for workouts, I’m currently into high-intensity interval training, where I push my body as hard as I can for fixed intervals with minimal rest in between. Why? Research has consistently found HIIT to be more effective for fat burn than steady-state cardio.

So when Spa Esprit launched Super Vibrator, a therapy that “promises to recentre your energy and rebalance you from the inside-out using a combination of touch (massage), scent (customised essential oil blend) and sound (Tingsha cymbals and Tibetan singing bowl)”, I had my brows raised.

Now, I’m a spa addict. Over the last decade, I’ve spent thousands of dollars on various spa packages that promise to firm up my flabby tummy, among many other things. Currently, I go for Jamu massages twice a month, to improve circulation (my usually cold hands and feet stay warm for the next few days), relieve gas in my tummy (evident from my constant farting and burping for the next 24 hours), ease those sore upper and lower back muscles from carrying my six-month-old, and unwind after a tough week (my Fitbit shows that I clock more deep sleep postmassage). In short, I feel reborn after every treatment.

But this? Why would I need sound from Tingsha cymbals and Tibetan singing bowl during a massage treatment? Wouldn’t the usual relaxing spa music cut it? I was both dubious and intrigued.