When I sampled Surrender, I was treated first to about an hour of reflexology.

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And I'm definitely going to finish my reflexology, because my brother's girlfriend is looking to open her own shop.

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More fun, though, is exploring the grounds, coming across garden follies, a pink playhouse, mosaic-tiled pavilions stocked with cushions, a freestanding cold shower to cool off mid-exploration, and a Japanese-inspired reflexology wading pool.

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Call it a glorified foot rub if you'd like (and what's wrong with that, anyway?), but the theory goes that different points on the foot correlate to different parts of the body--and that reflexology, which involves each of these spots being massaged, can provide a kind of holistic X-ray of a person.

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