Beauty & Spas in Boulder

April Moon has compiled a hefty resume during her 15 years in the massage and healing fields. She's studied Phenomenal Touch massage and natural medicine, taught massage at the college level, and worked as a massage franchise trainer. But these pale in comparison to April's enthusiasm; her belief in the body's potential for health and vitality is what inspires her to coax the best out of her clients. She offers numerous massage techniques and takes the time to educate her clients so they can sustain that feeling of wellness while at home, work, or in the middle of a stampede. Her treatments include relaxing and therapeutic massage as well as Phenomenal Touch, a specialized modality that uses fulcrums, gravity, and energy work to foster balance in the body and mind.

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.

?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.

Dr. Ida Pauline Rolf battled adversity as a woman in the field of science while striving to discover elusive solutions to chronic health problems. Her perseverance paid off, resulting in her eponymous discovery, Rolfing, which manipulates the connective tissues of the body to promote overall health and well-being. Today, The Rolfing Burds is only one of thousands of institutions to continue her legacy. Rolfers knead the soft tissues throughout the body with advanced and unique massage techniques, introducing manifold benefits to the body such as revitalizing energy, restoring lost flexibility, and alleviating pain. The benefits come from aligning the body with gravity's natural pull, which helps the body's natural healing processes work without hindrance.