As a naturalist who
spend most of my time in the outdoors I don’t usually appreciate doing various
physical therapy such as skin treatment and the likes except body and back
massage. My childhood experience in the barrio had us settled for the
traditional “hilot” from one of my father’s siblings and somehow I found it
curative then because “hilot” was the only way we could lessen physical strain
after a whole week of working in the farm.
When medical and wellness
tourism came in as a surprise addition to the pool of products introduced by
the Department of Tourism, wellness hubs and spas became a hit in the tourism
market. In fact there was a time when Davao Region tourism authorities
integrated wellness tourism to the marketing and branding initiative that had
us trying hard to connect it to adventure and nature theme which the region was
already known for. Indeed, wellness tourism justifies the existence of Davao, making
the bulk of adrenalin experience the reason to insert into the loop another
activity to maintain and enhance personal wellbeing.
Two weeks ago I came
across Zoula Oasis Spa, a very young wellness center with three branches in
Davao City as introduced to me by Ate Nene Abajero. Well, Ate Nene has always
been a good marketer and she did just that again by convincing me to try the
menu of services offered by Zoula. Out of curiosity I tried their Radio
Frequency facial service which, according to one of the crew is a best seller. Ate
Nene, on the other hand, eagerly tried a quick head massage and Intense Pulsed
Light (IPL) underarm hair removal.
Just when I thought these kind of stuffs would never entice me as a naturalist, I think I need to re-evaluate my stance now. I think I have to do a physical reshaping especially since age always allows us to allocate resources for “depreciation allowance”. I think Zoula Oasis Spa is an ultimate remedy.
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