Beauty & Spas in Boulder

As a licensed massage therapist, Stephanie Athena-Marie Lawson is well acquainted with the human body. But in addition to healing muscle aches through therapeutic massage, she also turns her attention to the fields of energy she senses around clients' corporeal forms through reiki, energetic healing, and intuitive body-awareness counseling. Stephanie also puts together service packages, such as a pre and postnatal package so moms-to-be can relax before and after the hard work of carefully assembling their infants.

Signature Service: Integrative orthopedic massage Brands Used: Biotone Established: 2012 Reservations/Appointments: Required Staff Size: 1 person Parking: Street Parking Pro Tip: Please complete the intake form before your appointment and bring it with you to maximize treatment time.

Jackie Bernhardt looks at life differently. And when she works with clients, she looks at the whole person in order to customize sessions that will be rewarding both emotionally and physically?whether the focus be relaxation, easing sore muscles, or relieving pain. Jackie introduces these ideas to others with her classes.

New Health Centers consists of more than 300 health-care practitioners across the country, each working to alleviate corporeal discomfort with natural techniques. Doctors work in conjunction with experienced practitioners to soothe aches, pains, and lawn-gnome infestations.

?What I really like about Zen Shiatsu is it combines the effectiveness of acupuncture with the feel ? of a massage, so you get the best of both worlds.? This is how Boulder Zen Shiatsu founder Dale Hicks describes his unique treatments, which he learned in part from the creator of another style of shiatsu therapy. Similar to the way needles are used in acupuncture, Dale uses his fingers to manipulate energy flow through meridians, and he uses open hands?and elbows and knees?to knead muscles, a common practice in massage. For many clients, the result is comprehensive relief not just from muscular tension, but also from ailments such as low energy, poor digestion, and migraines. Dale has been practicing zen shiatsu for nearly 20 years, and in that time has learned to incorporate the healing techniques of his other areas of expertise, including yoga, tai chi, and band-aid application.

Salt Spa is operated by Dr. Nita Desai, a family physician, holistic medical doctor, and certified Ayurvedic practitioner who believes that halotherapy is as therapeutic as it is relaxing. It's certainly the latter: clients laze upon adjustable lounge chairs in the halotherapy cave, meditating or even napping as soft music plays in the dimly lit space. As they rest, their lungs absorb salted air, the purpose of which is to encourage mucus production and cilia function in order to expel pollens, viruses, and toxins from the body. The removal of stagnant mucus is also said to soften the effects of many chronic conditions, including asthma, sinusitis, allergies, and hay fever. The source of this therapeutic air is the two tons of salt that cover the walls and floor of the cave, plus the halogenerator, a device that grinds the compound into a dry aerosol that circulates throughout the room on tiny helicopters.