I Survived Going to a Korean Spa as a Plus Size Baby (fully nude)!

body neutrality it’s often the first step to loving your body. Body neutrality is simply appreciating your body and its functionality versus appearances. And if there’s one place that totally lets you put functionality into the look, it’s a (totally bare) Korean Spa.

Now I know that for most people, especially plus-size women, the thought of being naked in a room full of people doesn’t scream, even if it’s just women. “spa experience” but i promise it wasn’t one “I forgot my pants nightmare!”

As an adult, I was personally forced to be comfortable naked around my mother due to a terrible injury that had to help me shower for months. He was always under the idea that not just one body, but my body makes your body. So nothing is strange because I am your mother. His demeanor certainly helped to calm my initial anxiety, but this was the first time we were completely naked together.

At the Korean Spa we went to mogyoctangor the nudist bath area divided by gender, followed by jimjilbangor the mixed area where you have to dress up or even they give you sweat to put it on. Not knowing how sizing would work I brought my own bathrobes and clothesand I’m glad I did because I couldn’t be comfortable when they were that tight.

I wrapped myself in my own robe, hid my personal belongings, giggled with my mom, took a deep breath, and was completely naked in public! I mean, it’s not public, but it’s more public than I’ve ever been. My stomach, my stretch marks, my breasts that were no longer as straight as they used to be, all exposed.

I took a quick shower and immersed myself in the jacuzzi as fast as I could so that at least my body was somehow hidden, but that’s when I realized that nobody cared about me or my body.

It was a collection of natural women with body hair, scars, tattoos and wrinkles; self care. No one even looked up from their own zen.

I forgot I was Naked at this Korean Spa!

From dry sauna to wet sauna, cold plunge, extra hot plunge and simple hot tub; it was funny at one point, i forgot i was naked. I stopped holding my robe when I took a break for a drink of water. I was truly enjoying every inch of my plus-size body, unrestrained, shameless, and fully functional.

Then it’s your turn seshinA traditional Korean spa technique that uses a full body exfoliating scrub. It removes dead skin and accelerates blood circulation. They told us to get in the jacuzzi 30 minutes before for the scrub to soften our skin. Then they took us behind a wall and we each had our own section but again we were completely naked!

After I was laid on the plastic bed, my masseuse started exfoliating every inch of me… and when I say every inch, I really mean every inch. He was between my fingers and toes, he lifted my arms and repositioned my legs so I wouldn’t miss a point. It wasn’t necessarily painful, but it was definitely severe.

Occasionally, he would pour a bucket of warm water on me to remove all the dead skin and then continue rubbing. I didn’t even realize how much dead skin was, but let’s say it was more than I expected.

There were a few moments when I felt a little shy with this woman touching a large part of my body, but then I tried to relax, remembering that she had seen him do this for years. They were wearing bras and underwear and were totally professional.

I mean, I’m sure he’s seen all kinds of bodies over the years, and he’s not impressed with us being naked. You know the scene in “The Wizard of Oz” where they go to “Wash and Brush” and a crew prepares them for the Wizard? My mom and I laughed, feeling like we were experiencing Oz.

The treatment ended with hair washing and conditioning, and it didn’t take long for me to forget how exposed and bare I was after that, which I know seems a little crazy.

Overall, it was such a unique and incredible experience that my mom and I will forever share and laugh and I’m so glad I didn’t hold back. insecurities.

At the end of the day, we all live in real bodies. Bodies that droop, droop, leave scars, change, and most importantly, enable us to live. We owe it to our bodies and ourselves to get the most out of this life and even pamper them from time to time.

Have you ever been to a Korean Spa? What was your experience? Let me know, I’m very curious if your experience is as free as mine!