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So on a cold December day I took my husband to a wellness spa.  

"Step into an oasis of wellbeing and tranquility."

Turns out the spa was a converted warehouse in an industrial zone.  Oasis indeed.

"Imagine a place where your wellness is not an afterthought, but a priority."

My husband wanted to use their gym so I had taken a book with me.  Unfortunately the gym turned out to be just some treadmills and weights so he passed on it.  Given the price I had paid for entry and the double strikes (industrial zone and not up to par gym) getting us wellness became a priority, for me.

"A place centered around all the best parts of being alive."

Fortunately there was more than the gym.  We waddled in the indoor hydrotherapy pools.  There were all kinds of sauna rooms to explore (Far Infrared | Gold | Himalayan Salt | Loess Clay | Charcoal | Steam Box | Chromotherapy | Cryotherapy). 

Unfortunately even the best marketing couldn't fool those with say, a PhD in physics.  As we sat in the Far Infrared room with lights shooting up and down the sides (when does the spaceship take off? wondered my husband), even I admitted it was a bit of a bust.  

"Disconnect from the busy outside world and reconnect to yourself."

Before we left I suggested we check out the rooftop pool.  By that time the sun had gone down and temperatures freezing so we didn't intend use the outdoor pool, just have a look.  

The stairs lead us to a bar/lounge overlooking an large infinity pool. It looked like the kind of place that would be overcrowded in the summer but now, at night and in the dead of winter, it was mostly empty. We stood in the lounge in our bathrobes and stared at the steam coming off the water, erie and in a strange way, inviting.    

Probably not a good idea to go in we said to ourselves before counting to three and disrobing at the same time.  We ran through the crisp cold air before finding refuge in the heated water. We allowed the hydrotherapy jets to do their work on our tired muscles as we gazed at the moon, bright against a black cloudless sky, relaxing at last.