Student life's Spa Day estimated to cost $6,000

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Student life's Spa Day estimated to cost $6,000

By Martin Herrera

Issue date: 11/21/08 Section: Pulse

Originally published: 11/20/08 at 12:32 PM CST
Last update: 11/20/08 at 6:59 PM CST

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Media Credit: Tyler Cleveland

Engineering freshman Norberto Olvera breathes oxygen while receiving a calf massage in a massage chair at Spa Day in Loftin Nov. 12. Massage chairs and an oxygen bar, which included a variety of aromas such as lavender, cinnamon and grass, were provided by Kentucky-based Preferred Entertainment.

According to volunteers at the Nov. 12 Spa Day in Loftin, offering free massages, paraffin wax treatments and oxygen therapy brought more than 200 students. The estimated cost of the event was $6,000.

Jorge Posadas, director of student life, said the event helps students to relax and relieve stress just as the semester is nearing the end - a time when students may be feeling the most pressure because of pending finals.

Spa Day featured four massage chairs and an oxygen therapy station obtained through Preferred Entertainment, a Kentucky-based company.

The deluxe relaxation package, according to a representative at Preferred Entertainment, is valued at $4,000, which includes the use of the equipment, as well as travel and lodging expenses for two personnel staffing the event.

As a promotion, Preferred Entertainment gives a free massage chair with the purchase of a deluxe package. Student life now has two of them. Posadas said they could be used for future events or placed in the student center. For now, they sit in Posadas' office.

The paraffin wax and massage stations were provided by local clinician Marilyn Courchesne.

For the event, Courchesne rounds up other clinicians from the area to provide a hands-on massage.

To provide the service to as many students as possible, the massage is limited to 10 minutes.

Courchesne said a full hour of treatment starts at around $60 an hour depending on the clinician and the specific type of service one requests.

There are different types of massage therapies, including one called a "hot stone therapy."

Hot stone therapy, Courchesne said, involves heating up stones to a safe temperature and applying them to the body.

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