Living Well

For thousands of years, Eastern healers have used pressure-point massage to balance the body; shiatsu is the Japanese version.

The Swedish Massage style takes its name from a 19th-century Swedish physiologist, Per Henrik Ling, whose system of medical gymnastics included massage.

During a hot stone massage the therapist heats as many as 50 basalt stones to 120–140º F and rubs them over your oiled body.

Rolfing is a soft-tissue manipulation used to structurally realign the body and enhance overall vitality.

During a reflexology session, you’re clothed and seated or lying down while the therapist rubs, presses on, and squeezes points on your feet.

The benefits of lymphatic drainage range from a decrease in facial puffiness and a boost in immune function to a smoothing of cellulite and a soothing of muscle soreness.

Spa treatments can relieve the main discomforts of pregnancy, and the spa atmosphere can relax expectant mothers overwhelmed by the changes in their bodies.

Back Massage, the most fundamental and popular of all spa services, concentrates on the back of the body and can be ideal for sufferers of chronic back pain.

Thai massage, long considered a medical treatment in Thailand, the therapist puts you through a series of stretches that cover the entire body.

A scalp massage is ahead massage designed to relax the mind and encourage circulation.