Asheville, NC Spa and Massage

The technicians at Salon Bella Dona & Day Spa emphasize team service, working together to bring out the beauty of their clients. They use Aveda products instead of fire hoses to cleanse complexions during customized facial treatments. The team’s makeup artists complement facials with makeup application, and nail technicians offer a full menu of nailcare services, some of which include OPI gel polish. Spray-tan artists utilize Norvell sunless tanning solutions to blanket bodies in custom airbrush tans, and waxing experts rid the face and body of hairs that are unsightly or unhelpful during swim meets.

Jenna Tosi has been a licensed massage therapist for more than 10 years, but it is her background in classical dance that most influences her work. Dancing instilled her with both an appreciation for maintaining healthy muscles and an intimate knowledge of the anatomy and structure of the human body, a knowledge she uses regularly in her profession. At Healing Massage Therapy, Jenna accommodates busy schedules with massages and body treatments ranging from 30 to 90 minutes in length. Her treatments focus on stress relief, and she uses flowing strokes and various modalities to reduce tension triggered by a demanding boss or alien overlord.

As massage therapists and yoga instructors, Jesamine Mello and Jill Burynski are able to integrate both disciplines in their treatment plans. The duo performs Swedish massages, hot-stone massages, and Thai bodywork sessions, and blends these modalities together with integrative massage. During private yoga lessons, they teach basic sequences and fluid transitions, giving clients the tools they need to practice at home or while trapped in elevators.

Earthy tones, water fountains, and soothing music create a tranquil environment at Mountain Oasis Day Spa, where a trio of licensed professionals—an asthetician, an acupuncturist, and a massage therapist—applies their skills and know-how. To compliment the serene ambiance, an outdoor garden welcomes those that would like to take a minute to relax or nibble on leaves after a spa session. For holistic healing, the spa offers a full menu of massage, Chinese medicine, and acupuncture services. Their mani-pedis and waxing services beautify bodies, and the staff revitalizes visages with facials and LashDip treatments, a semi-permanent mascara application that lasts up to six weeks.

A quaint veranda welcomes guests into Mountain Oasis Day Spa with an interior permeated by hardwood floors and cozy waiting chairs. Licensed acupuncturist and longtime shiatsu practitioner Peter Shea approaches health and wellness problems with holistic answers. He learned this treatment mentality while earning his master's of oriental medicine at the International Institute of Chinese Medicine in Santa Fe. Joanne Shea, Peter's partner and an instructor in Eastern medicine at the North Carolina School of Advanced Bodywork, plays her part by calming achy muscles and improving sluggish circulation with a slate of massages. Aesthetician Christi Dilts rounds out the team with her facials and waxing services to render skin as soft as a chinchilla's loofah.

Blue Ridge Acupuncture Clinic’s founder, James Whittle, has not only studied Chinese medicine under healers such as Dr. Tran Viet Dzung—he has lectured on the topic in China. He shares his expertise at his clinic, where he inserts hair-like needles painlessly throughout the body to alleviate ailments such as chronic pain, the common cold, and the even-more-common isolated sniffle. Traditional herbal remedies, such as an herbal weight-loss formula, complement these treatments, as do integrative massages from licensed massage therapist Tera Broughton. She targets aches and pains with personalized mixes of modalities such as reflexology, deep-tissue, and scalp massage.