Tim's Oily Massage

So, I encouraged Tim to tell his account of his experience with an ayurvedic massage, but it looks like he is leaving it up to me to tell his story. After a week of intense yoga classes, Tim developed a serious knot in his right shoulder. One morning he woke up and was unable to turn his head...unless he turned his whole body. So, after sitting out of the yoga classes for a day or two, he decided to try an ayurvedic massage (offered by staff within the ashram). When I next saw Tim, I inquired about the massage. His eyes got big and he shook his head side to side. Then he begins to tell me about his experience (which was similar to others I had spoken with). When he arrived in the small room, the masseuse tossed a small cloth on the table and said, 'Clothes change!' Tim, being the modest guy he is, picked up the cloth that resembled a necktie and wondered how he was supposed to don this small piece of fabric. With the necktie fastened around his waist, and presumably tucked in correctly...Tim laid on the table and the masseuse began pouring on the essential oils and lubing Tim up. Tim was slipping and sliding over the oily wooden table as the man worked him up and down for his full body massage. While he claims he has no interest in ever getting another massage like that, he was turning his head much more naturally after his oily hour in a 'necktie'.