A Massage With the Greatest of Ease Spagoers looking for a massage with a little extra intensity, and pizzazz, may be interested in the new aerial silk massage being offered by the Ritz-Carlton Spa in Sarasota, Fla. The massage follows the traditional Ashiatsu technique, in which therapists use bars extended from the ceiling to balance their feet on customers" bodies, but in this case, therapists are stabilized by wrapping themselves in large panels of silk fabric suspended from the ceiling, like aerial artists in a circus. The new treatment, which costs $165 for 50 minutes, was inspired by Sarasota's reputation as "the home of the American circus," Caroline Lewittes, a spokeswoman for the hotel, said. Sessions are performed by trained and licensed Ashiatsu therapists, however - -not aerial artists. "This treatment may seem unconventional to a casual spa guest," Velijko Savic, the director of the Ritz-Carlton spa, said in a statement, "but it enables a therapist to truly attend to a client's deep muscle issues because the therapist is distributing weight from her whole body rather than just her upper body as in a traditional massage." The spa also offers organic anti-aging skin treatments, including hydrotherapy and mud masks, as well as a full-service salon and is open every day.