Yesterday to celebrate Mardi Spas we asked you: How much do you TAKE IT OFF for a full body massage?

This is one of the most common questions asked about spa etiquette. The correct answer: There is no correct answer… it’s however you’re comfortable.

Between Twitter, Facebook and the official Mardi Spas blog post results, here’s how it all panned out:

For 3 of you, your comfort zone is leaving something to the imagination:

Briana I’m a leave the undies on kind of girl.

Sandiegoamyc: For my massage- I always leave my underwear on! I guess I am a little shy!

Casey Byrd I do to the undies; my massage girl can reach under to get at whatever she wants.

For 6 of you, it depends:

diego17 If the therapist says take off your clothes - then I take all my clothes off. If they say take off as much as you like, I keep my panties on.

Foodie If they hand me a towel - totally naked. No towel, I stick with the boxers.

dobr67 For me all clothes have to come off. When I go for a massage I want to be able to totally relax without feeling confined at all. I hate it when the therapist wraps me up so tight in the blanket to avoid seeing anything. I just want full relaxing strokes, and the clothes just get in the way. People are way too uptight about their bodies.

thattweetthing I’ve gotten full body massages. I usually keep on my underwear and then get under a heated blanket or whatever completely nude everywhere else

shweetandlow I’ll start with them one and see how things go…..

Hope I take it all off except if its that time of the month.

No questions asked for these 9 spa-goers. They TAKE IT ALL OFF (baby)!

Kim I take it all off, baby!

Jennifer All of course

Ericka Pendley everything must go! I want my glutes and lower back worked on, and the best way to have it done is by letting the therapist get into those places to release triggers. Everything in the body is connected. Your shoulders may hurt because your lower back is out of whack. I don’t want to cheat myself when getting a massage. The therapist doesn’t think twice about seeing naked bodies, there really is no reason to be self conscious around them. (speaking from experience

Bill Commando

Deborah J. Glidden Everett All. If you embarrassed about your body get a better self image. If your therapist is then you need a new therapist.

Erica I take it all off!

Linda Wilson The only way to get a full body massage is being in your Birthday Suit!!!

Shannon (@fauxlashes) take it ALL off ba-by.

Leslee Lauser I’m naked as a Jailbird.

And the winner, chosen at random from our official blog entries, is:

Kim, please contact me at michelle @spaweekmedia.com with your address to claim your prize: a set of 4 spa-themed glass coasters and a Queen Helene Mint Julep Face Mask! Thanks to everyone who celebrated the world’s first Mardi Spas!

Image courtesy of indialist.com

As you may remember reading a few weeks ago, Bryce Gruber of The Luxury Spot has helped bring Vajazzling to the forefront of society. Which is why, when Completely Bare on Bond Street, (offering “Completely Bare with a Flare” for $50 during Spa Week) offered an opportunity for one blogger to test it out in advance for documentation on Spa Week Daily, Bryce was the only person who came to mind. The evidence on Facebook:

Thanks Bryce. Now… who wants Botox?

After the Saints went home with Super Bowl rings last night, Michelle asked you guys on Facebook and Twitter - did you indulge in junk food during the game?

Some of you were like me and did:
@FFSCOLUMBIA — ugh!…my little nephew and I went thru a movie theatere style box of sour gummies in 15 minutes!
@PamperMeFab — I had this pumpkin bread (cake) from Trader Joe’s with cream cheese frosting. It was so delicious and worth every calorie!
@diahnee — hawt dawgs
@S_Tenuta — cake and panda express… YIKES! Thank god for tomorrows boxing class! Lol!
@rampea2 — Chips!! (lots of them)

And then a couple of you were unmoved by party treats:
Winona Patterson — Honestly, I behaved pretty well. My hubby made some awesome chili, and I didn’t gorge myself… but well, there was that cheese dip that I just couldn’t walk away from.
@thejenlevin — I was very good at the party today! Only ate some veggies and fruit! And no beer! Don’t need a slip up day right now!

Whether you overate or overdrank during the game, or you just need a little healthy detox, might I recommend the following Spa Deals? 

• Cellulite and Body Flow Detox with Presso Therapy at Vida Emanuel European Day Spa in Beverly Hills, CA Chateau
• Antioxidant Winery Facial at The Spa at Chateau Elan in Braselton, GA
• 90 Min Immune Booster Massage at Graceful Massage in New York, NY
• 60 Min Private Yoga Lesson at Skintelligence in Vienna, VA

According to wefollow.com, a user-powered directory of Twitter accounts organized by interest, these are the top 5 most influential tagged #spa. We’re not the least bit surprised to see our recent partner, @ISpaDoYou, the Twitter account of the International Spa Association, at #1.

We’re thrilled to have @SpaWeek ring in at 2nd. Our ultimate goal in joining forces with ISPA is to spread our shared vision of bringing the health and wellness benefits of the spa lifestyle to the masses, and if this is any indication, we’re on the right track.

As American Spa Magazine put it: “Two of the biggest names in our business, ISPA and Spa Week, have teamed up. Read the ISPA + SPA WEEK story at American Spa Magazine.

Coming in the next 3 spots on WeFollow are @TalkSpas, @beautytipshub and @LeadingSpas… all worth following if you’re looking for the best of #spa in the Twitterverse.

Want more great #spa Tweeps on your radar? Here, 5 of @SPAWEEK’s favorites:

@AmericanSpaMag
@MoreSpaTraffic
@MarkTheSpaMan
@HealingSpas
@AmHealthBeauty

Zachary Adam Cohen is a social media institution. A force of nature that never shuts off. He Twitters at a remarkable rate of 8 tweets per second, he’s a social media strategist with clients up both his sleeves and more knocking down his door, he’s a connector and a foodie blogging about  local foods and social media, and apparently he’s got some sort of TV show coming out. After ditching the Wall Street job just 18 months ago, Zach has taken new media to a new level in his own unique way, and if I didn’t know any better I’d think he never stops for air. But I do know better… and I also know a million and one other New Yorkers — myself included — who “don’t sleep” and could benefit from a few words from him. So I asked him to share with our readers about the balance and success he’s found through one of his great loves, Bikram Yoga.

(This is not Zach.)

Bikram Yoga, also known as hot yoga, is practiced in a room heated to about 105°F (40.5°C) with 40% humidity, and usually last 90 minutes. Classes are guided by specific dialogue including 26 postures and two breathing exercises.

(This IS!)

New York is a tough place to make your mark. Both the young and old continue to flock to New York City because it is the place where dreams can and do come true. Every single day. Of course in the midst of all that dream-making, New York City has a way of beating down its inhabitants. There is the pollution, the long nights working and partying, the never-ending tension to do more, to go faster, to make more money, to see more museums, attend more theater, shop at the coolest store.

Of course, New Yorkers, above anything, know how to do all of the above, and look fabulous doing it. What’s our secret? For me - and so many of us - it’s Bikram Yoga.

New York is a city of Alphas. We are people who expect, NO! we demand a lot out of life. We come to New York, and stay here, because we want access to the best restaurants and clubs, the best cultural happenings, the best job opportunities and in general, to participate in the conversation that this great city enables us to have with one another. It is a living breathing organism, but in the interest of keeping that organism as healthy as possible, I thought I’d offer up my assessment of why Bikram Yoga is the best yoga no matter where you are. Readers of Spa Week Daily have come to expect a certain kind of content about how best to care for themselves, their skin, their love lives, their bodies and their minds. Bikram Yoga should be a part of that routine.

But first a few words on my background as a serious workout-a-holic. I have done everything from spinning, running, free weights, cardio classes, boxing, bootcamp workouts and the like. I’ve also done all sorts of yoga including Hatha and Vinyasa yoga.

Nothing beats Bikram. It is truly an all around workout. Cardio, stretching, meditation, strength-building. Bikram yoga is the complete package; this alone makes it the perfect workout for New Yorkers. But there is more…

The truth is that Bikram is by far the most challenging daily workout you can do.

For those of us who just like “get our sweat on,” 26 asanas in a 100 degree room over 90 minutes guarantees even the most svelte of us are going to see the water weight, the sodium, the bloating and the toxins (including last nights vodka) expelled.

For those who prefer the lengthening and posture benefits of yoga, Bikram Yoga offers the ultimate. The heat warms the muscles and prepares the body for a series of postures that is sure to get you look lean and taut. I’m the thinnest chubby boy in the world because of it!

But whether you are an endorphin-chasing cardio monkey, a peaceful lotus flower who enjoys deep breathing and concentration or something in between, Bikram Yoga fits New Yorkers perfectly by getting us out of our own heads!

I have seen ultimate athletes overwhelmed by the sensations and feelings that a good camel pose or Ustrasana bring up. And I’ve seen 70 year old women do inversions like they were chewing caramels. Bikram is a great equalizer and has as many benefits to one’s ego as to one’s waistline. The internal struggles that Bikram Yoga bring about can humble even the most disciplined.

So if you want to live life to the fullest, like a proper New Yorker, find a Bikram Studio in your neck of the woods and give it a try. We’d love to hear your thoughts about it!