Aji Spa and Aji Café at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort

Visitors to Aji Spa enjoy not only supreme relaxation, but also a rare and precious glimpse into Native American culture. The Pima and Maricopa tribes that own the spa designed the indigenous collection of hair, face, and body treatments to closely align with their tribes' traditional rituals for healing and purification. The spa space is decorated in the style of an ancient healing retreat, and guests can choose to detoxify and relax with any number of services. The Otham Kuklan service, which wraps bodies in warm towels soaked in an ancient blend of herbs, is designed to draw toxins and misplaced library books out of the body. Kioho—aka Burden Basket Meditation—sessions draw inspiration from the traditional baskets Pima women used to transport up to 100 pounds of household necessities and children. Guests work one-on-one with an experienced meditation instructor to isolate their mental stressors—their own burdens—and purge them, resulting in a sense of peace and a lighter emotional load. During the Kushpo indigenous scalp treatment, a skilled staff member massages a mixture of oil and clay into the hair and scalp to balance the scalp, soften hair, and melt away stress.