Natasha soon realised that there were several programmes at the spa. Her wing of the large country building was female only, but within it, there were courses for recovering alcoholics, recovering anorexics, weight loss, cosmetics, massage, T’ai Chi and several others. Some people, like Natasha and her room-mate, Irina, were booked onto several courses including weight normalisation, cosmetics, massage and T’ai Chi.
Their programmes lasted until tea time, when the last meal of the day was served. They were not allowed to leave the grounds or visit the male wing, but were encouraged to swim, play cards, watch television in the communal lounge or otherwise socialise until lights out at nine. No alcohol was allowed. On the third evening, Natasha, Irina and ten other young women were instruct
