In Essence Day Spa

During her first pregnancy, Liliane Zaccharias dealt with backaches and decreased mobility—that is, until she started undergoing regular massage treatments. Impressed by how quickly these allayed her pain, she underwent more than 1,500 hours of training to become a licensed massage therapist herself. Now, as the owner of In Essence Day Spa, she supervises treatments ranging from acupuncture to massages and facials. More than isolated, relaxing episodes, these services act as recurring components of a long-term healing routine.

Not surprisingly, Liliane administers prenatal massages to help ease expectant mothers' bearing pains. She also practices specialized massages, including lymphatic-drainage, hot-stone, and cranial-sacral modalities. Her spa staffers take care to address chronic symptoms, both mental and physical, with their procedures; for instance, structural-integration sessions demonstrate strategies for better posture and movement. Maintaining the emphasis on long-term care, skin treatments can be administered in sets of one, three, or six appointments, rather than a one-time dousing with lotion from a fire hose.

During every treatment, practitioners strive to customize their approach and cultivate their clients' trust. Their devotion to close relationships complements the spa's membership program, which aims to establish spa visits as a healthy habit, not an indulgence.