DO you find yourself searching for a way to escape the pressures of work and, sometimes, even family?

　　In life and beauty there are no shortcuts, there is only the journey. Discover a private place of solitude and get in touch with your inner emotions and thoughts through body awareness.

　　It's this voyage that's making SPA increasingly popular among the women of Shanghai.

　　"But to enjoy a SPA, it does not only mean you lie there. To get the full benefit people should co-operate with the massagist by developing their imagination," said Dr Michael Pucci with Sojourn SPA located in Xintiandi.

　　During the SPA treatment, the expert suggests women listen to their body's calling, heighten their sense of escape, and gladly leave reality behind. It is a basis for one to re-establish balance between the inner and outer selves.

　　"SPA is not an alternative to modern people, but to most white-collar workers who suffer sub-health, it is a must to help them relax after a hard day," said Vincci Siu, operations controller of Cleopatraroma SPA Chic.

　　"But to enjoy a SPA treatment, you should know what kind of constitution you have, as Chinese people say 'suit the remedy to the case'," she added.

　　In her SPA salon where treatment is based on Tibetan medical theory, the first phase is to divide people into different constitutional groups, then the consultant will arrange different treatments.

　　According to consultant Miao Miao, Yarlungzangbo treatment especially suits people suffering from physical and mental fatigue. While Melatonin treatment aims to purify moods, remove toxins and balance internal secretions. To frustrated people who have lost self confidence, Kundalinii motivation massage can help them recover with a hot stone massage from neck to hip.(Xiao Min)