hey Regina, The Suffering School Spa feels less like a retreat and more like an existential boot camp... a place where the brochure doubles as a syllabus for the soul. I once tried a similar "rejuvenation" by rereading Marcus Aurelius while soaking in a lukewarm tub. Safe to say, it lacked your spa's theatrics, though the water still reminded me of our shared muddiness.
Your description of cryotherapy as a confrontation with both cold and self was chillingly brilliant (ha).
Do you think we fear letting go because it leaves us without a facade to cling to? Also, the sound bathing made me wonder if Emily Dickinson would’ve been into ASMR? Something about the dashes screams niche YouTube channel. Your journey through lead and letting go feels like both a triumph and a gentle reminder that, yes, zhushing is a verb worth keeping.
We agree on the important things in life I can tell, like verbs and the ancients.
And interesting point about Emily. If she had a YouTube channel I imagine that it would be a hybrid of baking, gardening and wordsmithing, basically the channel we never knew we needed.
But I'm glad you found this odd little niche here. Not quite ASMR....although with some zhushing maybe someday. In the meantime I look forward to hearing more of what you have to say.
hey Regina, The Suffering School Spa feels less like a retreat and more like an existential boot camp... a place where the brochure doubles as a syllabus for the soul. I once tried a similar "rejuvenation" by rereading Marcus Aurelius while soaking in a lukewarm tub. Safe to say, it lacked your spa's theatrics, though the water still reminded me of our shared muddiness.
Your description of cryotherapy as a confrontation with both cold and self was chillingly brilliant (ha).
Do you think we fear letting go because it leaves us without a facade to cling to? Also, the sound bathing made me wonder if Emily Dickinson would’ve been into ASMR? Something about the dashes screams niche YouTube channel. Your journey through lead and letting go feels like both a triumph and a gentle reminder that, yes, zhushing is a verb worth keeping.
Hi Kuriakin--thank you for your comment : )
We agree on the important things in life I can tell, like verbs and the ancients.
And interesting point about Emily. If she had a YouTube channel I imagine that it would be a hybrid of baking, gardening and wordsmithing, basically the channel we never knew we needed.
But I'm glad you found this odd little niche here. Not quite ASMR....although with some zhushing maybe someday. In the meantime I look forward to hearing more of what you have to say.