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Alternative and Holistic Health Spas
Alternativemedicinedirect.com knows that each spa-goer has a very personal wish list. We've grouped our extensive selection of healing spas into categories for special interests to help guide your selection process. The menu on the left displays a selection of spas by type where you may learn about the spas.
| WESTERN AUSTRALIA |
The Bush Spa, Eco Beach Wilderness Retreat
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| BELIZE |
Soulshine Resort & Spa
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| CANADA |
Grail Springs Health & Wellness Spa
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| MEXICO |
Rancho La Puerta A one-hour drive from San Diego, barely across the border in Tecate, Baja California, Rancho La Puerta's perfect, dry (never humid) climate, balanced between sea and desert at an altitude of 1,750 feet in a cooler mountain zone, makes it an ideal location for year-round fitness activities, relaxation, and the recharging of everyone who wishes to live longer in the vigor and joy of good health.
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| PANAMA |
Trinidad Spa & Lodge
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| SINGAPORE |
Earth Sanctuary Day Spa
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| THAILAND |
Dulaya Spa at The Davis Bangkok Hotel
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| UNITED STATES |
| ALABAMA |
Lynne Cary Holistic Day Spa
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| ARIZONA |
| Gilbert Bodyworks
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| CALIFORNIA |
| Dancing Heart Spa & Boutique
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| Fallbrook Wellness Spa
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| Le Petite Retreat Day Spa
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| We Care Holistic Health Center
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| COLORADO |
| Gold Lake Mountain Resort & Spa
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| A New Spirit Holistic Day Spa
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| FLORIDA |
| A Healing Arts Center 13930 N Dale Mabry Hwy Suite 1 Bldg 2 Tampa, Florida 813-908-8388 A Healing Arts Center offers an oasis of rejuvenation and wellness. We promote health enrichment by offering services that will assist to rehabilitate the body and relax the mind. All therapy and day spa services are performed by highly skilled professionals, licensed by the State of Florida. Our practice emphasizes on preventative and corrective care, and we specialize in Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine, Nutritional & Dietary Counseling, Clinical / Medical Massage, Swedish / Deep Swedish relaxation, and Day Spa Services, including Spa Facials, Foot Therapy, Body Contour Wraps and Body Salt Glows. Our training and experience deliver effective techniques resulting in patient gratification and retention. |
HAWAII
In the beautiful Hawaiian Islands, on the island of Maui, you will find Olinda Retreat & Spa, a custom designed secluded, mountainside Vacation Rental Cottage with a charming Aromatherapy Spa chalet. Olinda Retreat & Spa is located in the midst of a fragrant and aromatic botanical garden in the romantic up-country Olinda region of Maui, Hawaii on the slopes of Mt. Haleakala. Our location 3,000 feet above sea level on Maui, Hawaii, assures magnificent views and sunsets, truly unsurpassed anywhere in the world, from every window.
Olinda Retreat & Spa is surrounded by invigorating and refreshing eucalyptus and pine forests that gently scent the pristine air. The grounds are a blend of mountain wilderness and exotic tropical beauty. Sitting benches throughput our active garden with terraces of lavender, the famous upcountry proteas, avocado, lemon and Tahitian lime trees, are preserved as an oasis of tranquility for the lucky few who stay or spa here.
The Olinda Retreat & Spa located on Maui, Hawaii can accommodate Holistic Groups holding workshops, retreats or conferences (landscaped gardens offer peaceful settings for practicing yoga, meditation, tai chi, dance or any form of holistic practice); Corporate Retreats for groups desiring a special place to rekindle the imagination, provide inspiration and creativity or just provide a place for your corporate executives to relax and unwind; and is a very cherished place for a small and intimate Wedding Ceremony, reception or vow renewal.
The Aromatherapy Spa offers Healing Botanical Spa Treatments professionally designed to enhance deep relaxation of your body, mind and soul. From the exquisitely furnished ocean view hilltop Spa Chalet, pure Aromatherapy-based Scrubs, compresses, masks, Wraps and Massage are given. Interwoven with those treatments is a rejuvenating Hydrotherapy circuit that sits on a terrace which overlooks the entire island. Hydrotherapy Includes a Sauna and a 'Taking of the Waters' in a cool fifty-foot salt-water lap Pool and then soaking in a warm Hawaiian-flowered Jacuzzi. There is no where more stunning and peaceful to recline for a massage on Maui, Hawaii.
Conveniently just 25 minutes from the airport and north coast beaches and only forty minutes to the beaches of Kihei and Wailea, Olinda Retreat & Spa is a sparkling jewel within the treasures of Maui, Hawaii.
Luana Spa Retreat
5050 Uakea Road
Post Office Box 399
Hana, Maui, Hawaii 96713
808-248-8855
Situated atop historic Kauiki Hill, with a spectacular view of Hana Bay, Luana Spa Retreat is conveniently located in the heart of Hana Town. We are committed to providing our guests with delightful overnight accommodations and highest quality spa services, enhanced by the natural beauty and peaceful environment of Hana. Hale Ka’uiki, our charming and unusual vacation rental unit, is a 16 foot diameter yurt which provides simple, cozy and comfortable accommodation. Hale Luana, a 16 foot yurt serving as our spa treatment room, is an oasis of serenity in the Hana rainforest. Massages and Body Treatments may also be experienced in our traditional hale, overlooking Hana Bay. A variety of massage therapies and spa treatments are available, including traditional Hawaiian therapies as well as delightful contemporary spa treatments and skin care. It is a peaceful place to relax and enjoy services that pamper as well as promote true health and wellness. Experience the Hawaiian spirit of Aloha in a tropical rainforest setting.
Dragonfly Ranch Healing Arts Center
P.O.Box 675
Honaunau-Kona HI 96726
Street: 84-5146 Keala O Keawe Road,
Captain Cook, HI 96704
1-800-487-2159
Enjoy our eco-spa on the sunny Kona Coast of Hawaii's Big Island where Aloha abounds. Our treehouse bed and breakfast hosts romantic honeymoons, B & B guests and workshops with Healthy Pleasures: frolicking dolphins, snorkeling, diving, labyrinth, birding, yoga studio, Lomi-Lomi massage, organic garden, flower essences, and so much more.
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Kismet Inn & Spa Our Bathing and Body Scrub Ritual We offer our guests and old world Bathing Ritual followed by Body Scrubbing -- Kiseh Keshee or exfoliation. Kiseh Keshee (exfoliation) is a ritual performed all over the continent of Asia, from Japan and China in the Far East to Turkey in the West. It is best to first soak in our deep hydrotherapy tub, or if you choose to stay in the steam shower rooms, you will steam your body. Our massage therapists will then scrub your body, including the face, neck, legs, back, and arms with a special cloth and exfoliate, following by pumice and special attention to the feet. As final part of this signature Bathing Ritual you will be served fine brewed tea, pastries and jam in your room. Our Massage and Yoga Services Our skilled therapists also offer a variety of massage services, offered in the privacy of your guest room, including hot stone, Thai, Swedish, Reiki, and Deep Tissue. We also offer Threading services for removal of facial and body hair. Whether at the early or advanced stages of yoga, you can practice and study here at Kismet Inn with a professional yoga trainer in a spacious room dedicated solely to yoga. The room has a large, south-facing bay window with a view of a magnificent, 150-year old copper beech tree. Additional windows face east and west. The wooden floor will have radiant heat during the cold months and guests will be provided with individual yoga mats made with pure natural rubber. Amenities Steam showers; bathrooms with radiant heat; natural bedding, old world body and foot scrubs with organic exfoliants; massage; daily yoga on radiant heat floor with natural yoga mats made of rubber (containing no PVC), private yoga and meditation lessons; Thai yoga bodywork; organic food and homemade breads, jams, yogurt, dressings and pickles; traditional Samovar tea; fine homemade European and Middle Eastern pastries; library for book lovers; cooking conferences; knitting and quilting classes; photography seminars; special occasions such as family gatherings or small wedding receptions.
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NORTH CAROLINA
Essence Recovery Centers, Inc.
530 Upper Flat Creek Road
Asheville (Weaverville), NC 28787
(828) 658-8198
Essence Recovery Center's exclusive and private health retreat serves no more than 32 guests at a time, and offers private, semi-private and exclusive accommodations. The private lake is surrounded by a paved walkway, and is softly lit for quiet, meditative strolls in the evening. Lakeside, you will find a fabulous Nordic II Nordissage Hot Tub, and indoors a FAR-Infrared Sauna, both ready to melt your stress away. There are many interesting things to see on the property, with hiking trails to connect with nature and get your blood pumping. Listen to music in the Great Room with its 30’ native stone fireplace or relax on the expansive decks with stunning lake and mountain views. Read one of the books they provide you with as part of their program, or one from the Natural Health Resource Library for those interested in learning even more about natural health and healing. AMENITIES: Spacious Guest Rooms with 2 Queen Beds, Private Deck, Private Bathroom with separate vanity area, Complimentary Essential Oil Hospitality Products and TV/Cable. Programs include therapeutic treatments sessions every day. You may also arrange for a additional services if you so choose. Yoga, Pilates or Nia classes are offered every morning, as well. Delicious meals are included in their programs and tea service is provided throughout the day.
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Hair Apropos Salon & Day Spa |
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VIRGINIA
Miracle Farm Bed and Breakfast Spa and Resort
Floyd, Virginia
Our spa retreat is located on the 25 acre site of Miracle Farm – a Sustainable Living Center/Animal Sanctuary, offers customized, affordable stay-spa packages. Our goal is to help people relax, reduce stress, and improve health while enjoying delicious, organic, vegetarian food delivered to your individual, private cottage. Let the sights and sounds of our peaceful river and stream soothe your soul. Our small size allows us to give you one-on-one, personalized care. We offer: excellent hot stone massage, acupressure, complete fitness programs featuring our fully equipped Pilates studio, beautiful, diverse hiking trails along the water and through fields and woods right outside your door, biking, and healthy cooking lessons! Each unit has its own kitchen, some with living room and wood-burning stove. The nearby town of Floyd offers live music nightly, art galleries, wineries and many other attractions and activities. Our mission as a sustainable living center and animal sanctuary creates a unique eco-friendly environment. We are a one-of-a-kind facility offering customized packages designed around your needs and exercise programs that are totally enjoyable and tailored to your budget. Child and pet friendly!
Comfort & Joy Wellness Spa
9514-A Main Street
Pickett Road and Main
Fairfax, VA 22031
703-425-8800
joyfulspa@aol.com
Comfort & Joy Wellness Spa is a socially responsible and eco-friendly full service salon and spa offering purified water throughout facility, organic skincare, Toxin-Free hair and nail care, gentle soy-based hair removal, and more. Our natural products and services include nourishing body wraps, organic and Ayurvedic facials, massage, healthy hair and nail services, private aromatherapy steam, a couples suite, natural make-up application, a wide range of natural and organic products, gift certificates and baskets, wedding services including up-dos and handmade Tiaras. We also offer pre-natal massage and maternity products, spa packages for men, and we are wheelchair accessible.
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