Kakaibang relaxation ang ini-o-offer ng The Scratcher Girls.
Isa itong therapy studio sa Miami Gardens, Florida, at ang mga kliyente nito ay kinakamutan ng likod sa loob ng isang oras hanggang sa makatulog.
Ang charge ay inaabot ng US$130 per hour, o PHP 7,674.03.
Itinatag ng 55-year-old na si Toni George ang The Scratcher Girls noong 2010.
Ito ang itinuturing na “world’s first back-scratching studio.”
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Ayon kay Toni, mula pagkabata at hanggang ngayon ay tuwang-tuwa siya kapag kinakamutan ng likod.
Naisip niyang baka hindi lang siya ang nakararamdam ng ganitong relaxation and enjoyment, kaya napagdesisyunan niyang simulan ang kanyang sariling back-scratching service.
Gumagamit ang kanyang mga professional back-scratchers ng three-inch-long manicured nails kapag may customer na nagpapakamot ng likod.
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OWNER NG BACK-SCRATCHER STUDIO MAHILIG MAGPAKAMOT NG LIKOD
Pagbabahagi ni Toni sa official website ng The Scratcher Girls, “Back-scratching has always been a passion of mine since I was a little girl.
“This obsession led me to paying my children for back-scratches.
“Until this day I am still paying my grandchildren for a good ol’ back-scratch.”
At dahil lagi niyang naiisip na tiyak na gaya niya ay maraming tao ang gustong nagpapakamot ng likod, doon na pumutok ang idea na itayo niya ang The Scratcher Girls.
“This epiphany left us doing lots and lots of research and here we are today as The Scratcher Girls brand.”
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BACK-SCRATCHING HELPS BALANCE ENERGY FIELDS
Para sa mga nagtatanong kung paano ang proseso sa professional back-scratching, ipinaliwanag ni Toni na kinakamot ng professionally-trained scratching therapist ang likod ng client, maging ang mga kamay at paa nito.
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Kinakamot din nang marahan ang scalp at ang loob ng tainga sa paraang relaxing and euphoric.
Ayon pa sa description ng website sa proseso, “Using light scratching and tracing movements with the tips of the nails, the therapist helps the client release endorphins such as serotonin, and also connect or balance energy fields.”
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BACK-SCRATCHING SERVICE NAGING POPULAR
Sa isang panayam ng The New York Post ay sinabi ni Toni na hindi umaangal ang kanyang mga kliyente sa presyo ng serbisyo ng The Scratcher Girls.
Aniya, ang back-scratching service ay naging popular lalo na sa ASMR community.
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Ang ASMR o Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response ay isang physical and psychological experience na pinagsasama ang “pleasurable and relaxing sensations in response to specific stimuli.”
Dahil sa pagiging sikat ng The Scratcher Girls, bukod sa mga walk-in customers ay madalas ding may mga tumatawag dito na mga kliyente mula sa New York, Los Angeles, at Philadelphia para magpa-home service.