This week's flower

The flower at ease NY this week is purple color.
Purple color has a healing effect and soothe mental and emotional stress.

Makiko Kadoi

Mind is a medicine

A day after we arrived to Jamaica, we headed to a spa in our hotel. We met a massage therapist who worked at the spa.  He works in Jamaica and NY. He comes to NY in May that when the temperature is warmer.  

He started talking to us that he got frozen shoulder the other day and had to have an injection before giving people massage.  However, he said us that “Mind is a medicine.” We both nodded him and agreed.

I used to have pain because of herniated vertebral discs on lumber area since I was 20 years old.  I was recommended to have a surgery for the condition. But of course, I didn't want to have it. So I tried many ways to solve the problem I had. The last thing that healed my lower back pain was to change how my mind was. Shico who is a head of salon told me that sometimes mind affected body. Only after a month, it completely healed. I was always wondering how it would feel like to have no pain on my lower back, and now I know how it feels! I experienced it myself that mind and body are somehow connected. 

                                                    a beautiful view and pool in front of the spa

Makiko Kadoi

Cherry blossom

A cherry blossom, which is sometimes called Sakura, is the flower that symbolizes Japan and creates one of the most beautiful scenes in spring. 

Below is a photo-book “SAKURA” by Mika Ninagawa who is a famous photographer in Japan. Please take a look and enjoy this at our lobby.

Cherry blossom in my neighborhood

Makiko Kadoi

Jamaica part Ⅱ

Sunset at Montego Bay was beautiful however I prefer watching the sunset at Negril more, it was just different view and very beautiful. I wanted to show you the picture. I was very relaxed watching the sunset and hearing wave sounds. 

Makiko Kadoi

Jamaica

We have visited Jamaica for researching spas last weekend. Only 3 and half hours flight from New York to paradise.

The spa we visited was called Fern Tree at Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay. According to a guide book, they are a very luxurious spa using only products that made with natural ingredients.

Shico and I had Seaweed body wrap and body scrub.  It was very good that made my body feel lighter and my skin softer. I wish I had a shower facility in our salon, so that we could provide those wrap after the massage.

Makiko Kadoi

Yelp Reviews

We always appreciate reviews and below is a part of them which was commented yesterday at Yelp. 
Thank you very much for your support.

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More so, the staff is very friendly and professional. They make you fill a paper with questions concerning your health, how light or hard you want your massage, if you would like to have oil or aromatherapy (which I believe is $15 dollars extra,) and some more, which help them to give you a better treatment.

The room was clean, organized, and smelled good. They had music playing, which sounded like ocean waves. I swear it makes you feel you are not in the middle of New York.

The massage was awesome! Each therapist asked us if there was a particular area in which we wanted her to focus on, or if just whole body was fine. My husband's focused on his back and neck, and he said he felt great after the session.
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http://www.yelp.com/biz/ease-ny-new-york

Makiko Kadoi