massage

If you’re like us, and spa-ing is your one true love, then celebrate this upcoming Valentine’s Day with a visit to one of your fave spa retreats. If you have a special someone, schedule a sumptuous, side-by-side couple’s massage, a hydrotherapy soak in a dual tub, or a private spa meal for two. If you’re […]

As the title suggests, my last full day here in Lake Placid was chock-full of activities that ranged from adrenaline-inducing to luxuriously relaxing. Here are some highlights of my last day in Lake Placid: 9 a.m.: Mirror Lake Inn’s Maple Sugar Body Scrub was as sweet as the name suggests (more to come in a […]

Some of the year’s hottest spa trends.

Massage can do more than just work out the kinks

According to our friends over at Petside.com, dogs help make us healthy, and to celebrate just how much our four-legged friends make a difference in peoples’ lives, Lake Austin Spa Resort is unleashing its new canine program, Celebrating Paws, February 2-6 and November 2-6, 2011. The new four-day program – geared towards dogs (sorry, no […]

It’s National Massage Therapy Awareness Week (Oct. 24-30, 2010), and spas throughout the country are celebrating. According to a recent consumer survey by the American Massage Therapy Association®, massage therapy is on the rise as a method of improving personal health. Whether you’re new to massage therapy, or have been a massage junkie for years, […]

Marathon time is fast-approaching! Last month, we blogged about Chicago spa Tiffani Kim Institute offering The Marathon Massage for Chicagoland’s runners. This month, we caught wind, in Vital Juice Chicago, of even more spas offering athletes massage and other spa treatment deals to ease their accomplished-but-tired muscles and to pamper their weary feet. Here’s what […]

Ashiatsu, a close cousin to shiatsu, is an ancient East Asian massage technique where the massage therapist utilizes her hands and feet to manipulate pressure points on? the body. Although ashiatsu is not found on most spa menus in the U.S., it has been performed by Buddhist monks for thousands of years. In Japanese, the word translates as “foot” (ashi) “pressure” (atsu). Different styles of barefoot massage have origins in China, India, Japan, the Philippines, and Thailand. Often a balancing prop is utilized such as ceiling bars; other times it is performed on a floor mat.

Does massage have “real” physical benefits? This is a not only a question that I am asked now and then but one that the New York Times answers with a resounding, yes!

This week has been all about experiencing new services at spas in my neighborhood. It is, after all, SpaFinder Deal Days, the Wellness Week, so I’ve been prepared to take full advantage of the $50 and 50% off pricing offered all over NYC (and tons of other cities all across the country). Sure, I’ve wanted to try some pretty exotic services, realized last week while browsing all of my options that I have never experienced the most popular massage, the Swedish Massage.

We all know a good massage usually makes you more relaxed and does wonders for your body, but does it really affect what’s going on inside your body? According to a group of researchers who recently conducted a study to find out, yes. Massage therapy is a multi–billion dollar industry in the United States with […]

10-10-10 in Chicago is “The Date to Motivate!” This October 10th, athletes inChicago will run the race they have been training for − the Chicago Marathon. In honor of the race, Chicago spa Tiffani Kim Institute has the perfect treat for the city’s runners: The Marathon Massage!

SpaFinder Deal Days, the Wellness Week™ is here! We know EVERYONE (kittens included) love a good massage and other spa treatments of all kinds, so be sure to take advantage of this fabulous week of spa and wellness options! Appointments will go fast so be sure to book now!

Question:

I’m going on a Carnival Cruise at the end of September. I plan on getting a deep tissue massage on the ship. Does SpaFinder have discounts for cruise spa visits?”

Help and join the fight against breast cancer…with a massage! This Tuesday, September 14, Massage Envy is hosting its one-day national fundraiser, Massage for the Cure, to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® initiative. Visit a Massage Envy location for a 60-minute massage ($49) and $15 from each session will go to local […]

Elements Therapeutic Massage locations join Deal Days, the Wellness Week™, this September 20-26th. Enjoy $50 prices or 50% off savings on your favorite spa and wellness treatments or try something new.

The men’s grooming market isn’t just razors and shaving cream anymore. It’s clear that as men are becoming more and more attentive to personal care, the market for men’s health and beauty is growing. In fact, purchases of premium-priced ($70 and above) men’s skin-care face products increased by 8 percent in the first half of 2009 compared with the same period in 2008, according to the NPD Group, a market research firm.

My husband and I are going to Egypt on holiday. We’re looking for two to three nights of relaxation, spa treatments, meditation, and possibly a round of golf. Do you have any recommendations?”

According to the International Spa Association, the number one reason people go to spas is to reduce or relieve stress, and the number one treatment continues to be the Swedish massage. Why not branch out and try something new with Deal Days right around the corner?

Stacy Denney’s spa program for pregnant woman, or those trying to conceive, Barefoot & Pregnant is all about community. Denney saw the need for an environment where expecting moms could communicate and interact with each other and find a nurturing environment before, during and after their pregnancy. Born of this need was Barefoot & Pregnant, the country’s first maternity spa and its accompanying on-line social community.