In My Brain Today: The Salt Cave
By Leslie Lindsay I have this friend who seems to “get” the relaxation thing. I think we have a little something in common: I need to relax and she knows where to go to get the job done. Just last week, she invited me to join her at “The Salt Cave.” The what?! I wanted to know. I shook my head and sort of rolled my eyes, a bit dismissive of the idea. (You find it all here in this area of Chicagoland, so I guess I am not too surprised). While I didn’t dismiss it altogether–afterall, I am sort of “into” alternative living in that I am a vegetarian (I eat tofu, yes), I practice yoga, and get accupuncture done from time to time. Okay…I may be interested. How can I decline a moment of relaxation? And so I went to the Himalayan Salt Cave. And I loved it. It was very…uh, relaxing, just like it was supposed to be. But just what is this elemental escape?! A darkened room with no outside light …