Pay R99 for a 1-hour aromatherapy/Swedish full-body massage at Akuchi Oasis Spa, valued at R350 (save 72%)

If early civilizations had evolved without the benefits of massage to keep their muscles loose and happy, we would probably be living in a very different world. We’d still be writing letters because Alexander Graham Bell would have gotten sick of the spasms in his shoulders from hunching over early versions of the telephone and thrown his hands up in disgust. Thomas Edison would have been too stressed to care about giving the world the light-bulb and we’d still be Florence-Nightingale’ing it with candles. Experience the relaxation that gave the world such great inventions with a full-body massage at Akuchi Oasis for R99.

One meaning for the word Akuchi is ‘wealth from god’ which makes sense, as in the early days of societal development, massage was believed to be of divine origin. Stepping out of the dreary rush of the real world and into the luminous ambiance of Akuchi Oasis Spa, it’s easy to see how spending the day there could be described as a heavenly experience.

Anyone who’s ever told you to ‘stop and smell the roses’ will also be able to tell you that a human being’s most important body function, is the senses. Without it, not only would we not really be able to taste things like chocolate mousse or fresh strawberries, we also wouldn’t be able to fully enjoy the benefits of Aromatherapy. This treatment involves the use of essential oils, which when inhaled or rubbed into the skin, stimulate the mind and assist in the healing of all sorts of health issues. Akuchi’s highly trained therapists combine this ancient art with a Swedish full-body massage to tease every ounce of stress from your body  while you simply lie there and enjoy the amazing feeling of all life’s anxieties being kneaded away.

Highly trained in the art of melting their clients into happy, stress-free puddles of unadulterated bliss, the therapists at Akuchi will have you leaving the spa with (an intense desire to not leave the spa) a skip in your step and serene smile on your face.

Spa Fact: A massage therapist in the 1960’s invented a controversial new treatment while travelling through Scotland – The Jasmine Shrapnel Scrub. This treatment combines powdered shrapnel from the second World War and the leaves of the jasmine flower to create a facial-mask. According to the therapist this gives you enhanced strength and agility for up to a week after use.