A solo celebration: cross-country skiing, hot tea and a hot bath
We asked inspiring people how they throw themselves a solo celebration. A massage therapist says hers means being alone with her body, moving in the frost and then sleeping well.
A solo celebration: cross-country skiing, hot tea and a hot bath
"My solo celebration is about being alone with myself and my body, putting it through different situations, temperatures and places, noticing all its reactions, being surprised and enjoying it. And then getting a really good sleep."
We're seconding the sleep idea and adding it to our weekend to-do list. Thanks to our guest, a massage therapist, for the well-timed idea of skiing on this snowy day. She does therapeutic body and face massage, plays football and glows in photos.
We asked inspiring people how they throw themselves a solo celebration. We publish their stories under the hashtag #solopurpur.
I love winter because I can go cross-country skiing. You wake up in the morning, brew some tea or coffee into a thermos, grab your skis and go.
Moving, feeling my body, trusting it, taking pleasure in it: for me, that's what saves me in any situation.
Another great thing is that you're never alone on the trail. All the skiers say hello to each other. Even if you go skiing somewhere new, you still feel like you're among your own people. It's nice :)
But the greatest pleasure is drinking hot tea in the frost while admiring the snowy forest. You pour it from the thermos, steam rises from it, and you're already anticipating that warmth spreading through you. Pure sex with tea out in nature.
And of course, skiing isn't just a run through the forest. It's also a hot bath afterwards.
It's amazing how your body, full of strength and energy just a moment ago, relaxes and melts in literally a couple of minutes, and you turn into a soft little bun, ready to curl up and have a sweet sleep.
