Spanking as therapy

Some time ago, I wrote a story called "Therapy" about a clinic where clients could go to experience a spanking therapy which would help them to deal with their issues and become better people. It seemed an unlikely idea in this world so I decided to set it in a mystical afterlife instead. But maybe it's an idea whose time has now come ...

http://www.spankingforwellness.com/

For once, I am lost for words. Other than, thanks for the link.

I had read a story where in Russia they used spanking therapy as a cure for depression and drug abuse. It seemed plausible but I don't know if it was true or just a story purporting itself as truth.
I do know that spankings can release endorphins and be a cathartic experience so I'd like to believe it was true and think that spanking clinics should be set up all over. I would be happy to be on the board of directors for a chain of such clinics and would gladly assume the role of observer to make sure the therapists are doing a thorough job!

I wrote and saw others write articles like this for Bared Affair, but we were just having fun with the concept, and I don't think any of us took the possible existence of something like that seriously.

Take it seriously, Alan. We are visiting Russia this summer and they have these steam rooms and after a time they finish up the session by whipping you head to toe with reeds tied into a broom. Does this sound familiar? It's meant to open your pores and release toxins. I'll let you know when we return in August.
Islandcarol

There's a book called Flashman at the Charge, and the hero spends time in Russia and talks about being birched while taking a steam bath and how it aroused him greatly. They're fairly racy little novels, but great fun.

It's definitely true Jenny. I'm not sure if it's widespread, but one practitioner is well documented on Youtube. The treatment covers all of the back of the body, not just the buttocks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4XvXrTbFrc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdlIK2_zcPo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYY9a5mX-Zs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS3pZlAssOw

We shall look forward to hearing all about it, IC.

As someone whose paternal grandparents were both Finnish immigrants, I can say that I've heard quite a bit about saunas from my grandfather and my dad and aunt and uncles. It's traditional to "beat" someone with a fresh bundle of birch twigs (with the leaves still attached) to open the pores and further stimulate the skin. Nothing to do with birching or spanking (or punishment), although I guess, under some circumstances, birching can be stimulating as well. Incidentally, sauna is a Finnish word and, though it might be a bit of a stretch, they could be credited with inventing it, although such concepts have been around for centuries in extreme Northern (near the Arctic Circle) climates. My father assured me that it was traditional to finish off the sauna by rolling around in the snow (in winter at least). I have had a few experiences in a private athletic club my cousin belonged to in San Francisco where they had a small, deep pool of ice water that participants jumped into immediately after they left the sauna (or the steam room. They had a "Turkish bath" as well). The shock of going from extreme heat to extreme cold will really open your eyes, to say the least.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauna See especially section 5, "Finnish Sauna"...