Alive

Practiced in fostering outer beauty and inner wellness, Alive's proprietor Lisa Sinclair coddles her patrons with a wide range of spa treatments. Sinclair blends organic botanicals, essential oils, and genuine Ponce de Leon teardrops into skin-rejuvenating salves for her custom facials, which imbue faces with youthful radiance. Swedish, hot-stone, and shiatsu massages ease tissues and stimulate the circulatory system, and Hatha yoga classes encourage quiet breathing and squeaky stretching. To help identify blocked vitality points, an energy specialist gives a one-on-one chakra assessment, then charts out a personal healing plan involving exercise, yoga, and meditation. The spa's front room doubles as a product boutique and a gallery space; shelves display handmade aromatherapy candles, bath salts, and other items, and walls feature paintings by local artist Adam Weiss.