Just back from a wonderful but brief trip to the Oaks Spa in Ojai. I've been coming here with my mom since I was around fifteen (at that age I couldn't stand the place - the early morning classes, the fat-free food. I once snuck out to buy myself a burrito across the street. My how times have changed!) It is a little over an hour outside of L.A. so it's an easy escape and twice a year they have a mother/daughter special, so it's affordable. If you can't bring your mother, you can bring a friend and still get the discount as I did a few years ago. They offer fabulous exercise classes from morning to night, wildly interesting seminars, a host of treatments and of course delicious, fat-free meals. But the best part of being at the Oaks, I think, is getting out of my head. Samba class, followed by water aerobics and Cardio Funk is such a nice break from long and sedentary days spent in front of the computer. Who has time to think about plot points and grammar issues when you're trying to keep your feet coordinated in step aerobics?
(blurry self-portrait after day of working out)
(Spanish architecture in town.)
(Adorable Ojai library across from the Oaks.)
2 comments:
can i be mom next time
i love how as a teenager you snuck across the street to get a burrito! ahhh rebellious youth. Mostly though I love how you describe this spa. In the 7 years I've known you (yes 7!!!) I love when you tell me about weekends there.
miss you!! xo d
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