T For Travel

Spending time in a hot tub might be the best balm for anything that doesn’t require immediate first aid.  It can relax the muscles in an exquisite way, where the combination of massaging jets and hot water start to work their magic, and melt the toughest knots away so that the body can return to a state of equilibrium.  Pleasure is something that human beings are meant to feel, and sometimes there are other factors at work that tell us that working harder is the only way to get what we deserve, but even a few moments in a hot tub can offer an alternative perspective.  It’s easier to work harder when you’re relaxed to begin with, and a constant sense of relaxation and pleasure throughout the day can increase productivity in a way that nothing else can even come close to.

Portable spas can also help with other physical ailments, offering some relief for an anxious heart, calming the body so that the blood pressure responds, and has been shown to help aid insomnia, and can even make the regular sleep cycles run deeper, for a more alert mind throughout the day.  Aside from the physical, however, there are plenty of emotional as well as spiritual benefits to spending time soaking the tired body and mind in gorgeous warm water.

Relaxation is not just for the muscles, but also for the mind.  A tired mind cannot function well, and it’s very much like the muscles of the body.  After a point, there is no way to force yourself into fast reflexes again, it needs to rest, in order to regenerate.  Spending time soaking in water is a very old remedy, and it has the effect of immediately putting the worried mind at ease.  There is nothing to worry about in the present moment, which is usually true anyway, but especially in a hot tub.  There’s nothing to do but focus on the present, on the breath, or on the people around you.  This is a splendid place to be, and allows your mind to breathe again, just like the muscles in the body, and at this point you can come back to your senses.