Seeing Hands Massage
With the onset
of the genocidal rule of the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia took a serious turn
for the worse from the late 1970s through the early eighties.
When the Khmer Rouge were finished killing or starving as much as twenty
percent of the population and finally thrown out of power, the land
turned into a lawless morass with all that implies. During this time,
numerous people were left disabled. A particularly significant disability
was blindness, which arose from torture or muggings undertaken by throwing
battery acid in the face of victims.
As the country recovers, a unique and heartening development has occurred
with Cambodians that are blind. The Association for the Blind in Cambodia,
along with international backers, has been training the blind to be
masseuses. Their motto is, “The blind can see with there
hands.”
Members of the association travel the country to find potential masseuses. The individuals are then trained until they are masters of the art of massage. The Association has even gone one step further. In Sihanoukville, Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, the Association for the Blind has opened massage businesses known as “Seeing Hands,” which solely employee the blind masseuses.
I heartily and enthusiastically recommend you get a massage at Seeing Hands if you’re traveling in Cambodia. Driving anywhere in Cambodia is a bone jarring experience. There is no better way to get out the knots than one of these massages. The masseuses are friendly and seem to be able to find every little knot. I guarantee you’ll feel like a new man or woman after getting one.
Each Seeing Hands location has slightly different prices, but all are cheap as is typical for Cambodia. You can expect to spend between three to five dollars for the best one-hour massage you’ve ever had.
On top of it, you’ll feel good to know you’re
helping people help themselves. In fact, many of the masseuses make more
money a month than people who can see!
About the Author: Rick Chapo is with http://www.nomadjournals.com
- makers of travel journals. Writing journals are great travel accessories
and travel gifts for him or her. Visit http://www.nomadjournaltrips.com
for more travel articles.
Source: www.isnare.com
All Rights Reserved. ©Copyright Sinlapa Asia.
