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The Anti-Stress Health Boost
WHAT Parenie (£28) and Russian massage (£35 for 30 minutes)
WHERE Banya No.1, London
THE LOWNDOWN Russian Banya is a full experience, not an in-out treatment, so if you’re in a rush, save this for another dy. After a relaxing cup of tea, you’ll be laid down in a steam room where the therapist uses birch, oak and eucalyptus twigs and leaves to “massage” you from head to toe for anti-inflammatory benefits. The strokes can only be describes as slaps, starting gently and increasing in impact.
The heat, fragrance and rhythm is relaxing. Then it’s a total-body plunge in cold water, followed by a deep-tissue massage
THE VERDICT
It might take three hours, but it’s seriously good for the body, mind and soul.
Amanda Khouv