{"id":142818,"date":"2020-12-28T18:03:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T15:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/snake-massage-trend-is-not-for-the-faint-hearted\/"},"modified":"2020-12-28T18:03:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T15:03:33","slug":"snake-massage-trend-is-not-for-the-faint-hearted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/snake-massage-trend-is-not-for-the-faint-hearted\/","title":{"rendered":"#Snake massage trend is not for the faint-hearted"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Snake massage trend is not for the faint-hearted<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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These ssssssneaky massage therapists don\u2019t have hands. <\/p>\n

People in desperate need of pain relief are willing to let carnivorous reptiles slither all over their bodies \u2014 and faces \u2014 at a small spa in Cairo.<\/p>\n

As soothing music pumps through the sound system, masseurs rub oil on clients\u2019 backs \u2014 before introducing a combination of pythons or around 28 different types of non-venomous snakes in the adrenaline-fueled 30-minute session.<\/p>\n

Masseuse and spa owner Safwat Sedki said snake massages help reduce muscle and joint pain while improving blood circulation and releasing endorphins.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe use of snakes is a type of massage, and it has two aims, physical and emotional,\u201d Sedki told Reuters<\/a> in the video footage captured above. \u201cThe physical aim is to improve blood circulation and mental stimulation and the emotional aim is that it releases endorphins that help with the \u2018happ<\/a>y hormone\u2019 that helps people regain confidence and strengthen the immune system.\u201d<\/p>\n

After first gaining popularity across Asia, particularly in Indonesia and the Philippines, these supposedly soothing snake-skin sessions expanded into other countries including Brazil, Russia, Israel and the US, the Sun reported.<\/p>\n

Sedki admitted it was not an easy sell for his Egyptian clientele in the beginning: \u201cWhen we first introduced the session, a lot of people were afraid, they said, \u2018Snakes, how can you use snakes?!\u2019 \u2014 but once we started explaining to people the benefits of this massage \u2026 the idea was accepted by a lot of people, especially those who have a phobia or fear of snakes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Spa owner Safwat Sedki gives a snake back massage to Diaa Zein in Cairo.<\/figcaption>
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Customer Diaa Zein, who stumbled upon the slithering spa service while scrolling his social media<\/a>, said he experienced a \u201csense of relief and rejuvenation\u201d as soon as the critters were placed on his back. <\/p>\n

\u201cI was nervous at first [and] scared of snakes being on my body,\u201d he said. \u201d But the fear, anxiety and tension was reduced and the session gave a sense of relaxation as the snakes went over my back and having them there boosted my self confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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After Zein got used to the slithering on his back \u2014 he decided to get a facial. <\/figcaption>
Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The spa owner and customers say the massage gave them a boost of self-confidence as well as a feeling of total relaxation due to the unusual sensation of snakes on the skin.<\/p>\n

Sedki said he started by offering the sessions for free to curious patrons \u2014 but he now charges around 100 Egyptian Pounds ($6.37) for a 20 or 30-minute session.<\/p>\n

However, snake massage should not be used as a substitute for traditional medical care or doctor visits, Sedki warned.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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“#Snake massage trend is not for the faint-hearted” These ssssssneaky massage therapists don\u2019t have hands. People in desperate need of pain relief are willing to let carnivorous reptiles slither all over their bodies \u2014 and faces \u2014 at a small spa in Cairo. As soothing music pumps through the sound system, masseurs rub oil on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":142819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/snake-massage-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[87956,71962,87999,71659],"class_list":["post-142818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-12-28-20","tag-massage","tag-snake-body-massage","tag-snakes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}