My Sanctuary

Day 2 of treatment testing took me to The
Sanctuary, a pleasingly female-only spa in the heart of London’s Covent Garden.
Amid a series of pools, saunas, giant carp (no, really..) and a what looks like
a Quasi-sexual water swing is a series of treatment rooms. Offering experiences
from facials to floats, the idyllic treatment areas are quiet and reassuringly
homely, with blankets and cushions littering large sofas. I was treated to the
3-in-1 float, which saw me scrubbed, rubbed and wrapped, before being submerged
in a tank. This is not one for the claustrophobic - and it turns out my over-paranoia
about rogue sharks potentially sharing said tank isn't great either.. 
The treatment is designed to instil a sense of calm, with a
sensory trio of semi-darkness, lightly bubbling water and soothing sounds
deepening body and mind relaxation. 
I emerged from my weightless stupor feeling light and
relieved of the tension I keep in my lower back. The deeply penetrating Shea
butter had left my skin visibly plumper and soft to the touch.
I topped off my treatment with a stint in the infra-red
sauna and sleep therapy session. Not sure I quite achieved the prescribed
meditative state but it was certainly relaxing, and I'm fairly sure the lady in
bed 3 was snoring..