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terfall. In cooking classes we learned the trick of home-made of our bodies. Which, after BEAM class, was everywhere.
queso fresco. (Who knew it was just hot milk and lemon?) And After Styrofoaming, we wandered over to the Spa’s indoor
we discovered how to make a healthy Pork Wellington. (Really, pool for a water exercise class. The instructor, Monica Gutierrez,
it’s possible.) was from Mexico so we strengthened our abs at a salsa tempo.
One morning we tried to improve our balance in the Wake After we’d run, swam and kicked in the shallow water, Gutierrez
Up BEAMing class where we postured, stretched and flexed ended the session by demonstrating a water-aided myofascial
atop plastic beams a couple inches from the floor. Sounds easy, technique on each of us. Instant back-pain relief.
until you try it, especially at 8:30 in the morning. After BEAM After such a vigorous morning we owed ourselves a treat,
class, we attempted a kind of self-massage involving Styrofoam which at a spa can mean only one thing: massage for one of us,
tubes. We sat and rolled on them, keying into the hurting parts a facial for the other. You can guess who got what.

Tassled lampshades and curtains -- the Lake Austin Spa version of pool-side decor.

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