The women buzzed around me like tiny worker bees and immediately dragged me to the bathroom where there was a large tub filled with water that smelled like lemongrass and water lilies.

"Don't be shy," one of the women said and then giggled.

Perfect. Thankfully I was used to locker rooms, so I quickly undressed. I stepped into the water gingerly, and the heat hit me immediately. It was inferno hot. Were they trying to burn the skin right off me? I slowly settled into the bath ...