june-2012

TOP RIGHT PHOTO: WEERAPON SINGNOI
U & ME SPA
The U & Me Spa now has fi ve
outlets in Phnom Penh and is the
foremost place to go for Khmer
touch therapy. A derivative of
Thai massage, Khmer massage
is quite strong, using a number
of techniques that stretch and
twist your body in ways you
never knew possible. This ancient
tradition works on thousands
of pressure points on your body
as your therapist uses his or her
hands, feet and legs to manipulate
your body into diff erent and
sometimes compromising
positions to relieve pain or stress
in your joints.
At the U & Me Spa, the massage
is carried out with unparalleled
precision and professionalism that
other parlours will be hard-pressed
to provide on a consistent basis.
LEFT/RIGHT: U & Me Spa
offers aromatherapy
treatments; SO Spa products
WELLBEING //
SO SPA
The Sofi tel Phnom Penh
Phokeethra has been open
for about a year. Professional
technicians from Japan specialise
in personalised heat treatments.
Nguyen Yen, manager of Sofi tel’s
SO Spa, says that most clients
choose the SO Exhilarating
package, which uses a mix of
honey and hot pressure catalysts
to ease the body into a state of
tranquillity: “It’s quite awakening
and relaxing at the same time.”
SEEING HANDS MASSAGE
A little bit different from the other
places on this list, Seeing Hands
Massage is a parlour where
massages are given by the blind.
For a nominal charge of US$5
(S$6), you not only receive an
hour-long massage that you will
not forget in a hurry but you also
get the chance to support a great
cause. The rooms are not private
and you receive a dry massage,
meaning that there are no oils,
but prepare to have knots that you
never knew existed worked out
of you. You can request to have
massages done to preference, but
if you are able to take a little pain,
there is a ton of gain.
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