Domestic Travel Wellness By Nora Zelevansky / November 13, 2018 Massage voodoo in New OrleansA classic Swedish massage can be lovely, but there are times—especially when you’ve traveled somewhere moody and otherworldly like The Big Easy—when a more unusual experience fits.Enter The Spa at The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans VooDoo Ritual, which casts a magic spell on pliable guests. To the rhythmic drumming and chanting of ancient priestesses, guests are kneaded with locally crafted turmeric, lemongrass, cypress, absinthe and jasmine-stuffed herbal poultices, exorcising demons and evoking the essence of the city.After all, the morning after downing some tall red Hurricanes, you will need all the rejuvenation you can get. ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/new-orleans About Latest Posts Nora ZelevanskyNora Zelevansky is the author of upcoming novel, Will You Won't You Want Me?, and Semi-Charmed Life. Her writing has appeared in ELLE, T Magazine (The New York Times), Town & Country, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal and Vanity Fair, among others. She lives with her husband and daughter in Brooklyn, New York. Latest posts by Nora Zelevansky (see all) Heart and Soul of Wellness - November 28, 2018 The Big Easy Does Massage - November 13, 2018 A Dry Heat: Saunas’ New Heyday - September 27, 2018
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