I have always believed that I had soft hands until I met a Thai masseuse last month and when I felt her hands, mine were sandpaper in comparison.
Unfortunately though, my choice of massage did not include much use of her soft palms but more of her elbows and forearms.
During my visit to the Deverana Spa, I am still trying to pronounce it as the Thai do, I decided to be adventurous and pick out of my comfort zone.
On the recommendation of the spa manager, I settled for the Deverana Signature Massage.
Here is the thing about the Signature Massage at this spa, it is not one of those with long gentle strokes that put you to sleep almost instantaneously, no, it is a strong pressure massage. When getting massages, I am usually inclined to the more relaxing and ones with low to medium pressure.
The spa located at DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi is part of a Thai franchise that has spas across the world, complete with Thai masseuse.
A petite Thai lady shows me to the massage room to prepare for my scrub and massage session. According to the spa menu it combines pressures of Thai, Ayurveda and Shiatsu techniques with Swedish aromatherapy.
In the traditional Thai massage, the body is compressed, pulled, stretched and rocked while Shiatsu which means finger pressure with the techniques including massage with fingers, thumbs, feet and palms.
Spa room www.sarovahotels.com