Massage in Culver City

Put your body in the hands of a holistic healing expert. For $54, today's Groupon gets you an hour-long massage or reflexology session with Rachel Avalon (normally $90). Take away your aches and pains with any one of Avalon's massages, including Swedish, deep tissue, and massage specifically targeted for infants, teenager, or pregnant women. This Groupon is also good for a 60-minute session of reflexology. Commonly referred to as "acupuncture without needles," reflexology relieves stress through foot squeezing and, optionally, lobe tugging.

Holden Zalma knows the toll that exertion can take on muscles. Before he received his massage license, he helped to train USC's football, basketball, and swimming teams while he studied to be a physical therapist. After graduation, Holden founded MetaTouch, where he shares his burgeoning 16 years of massage-therapy experience with others. His philosophy is simple: scout out symptoms, hunt down their root causes, and treat the body as a whole by ignoring its unsightly seams. He and his staff of trained practitioners accomplish this task by blending techniques—such as massage, stretching, exercise, and acupuncture—to relieve pain, improve performance, and reduce the risk of future injuries.

Roller derbying is such a rough-and-tumble sport that just reading the words "roller derby" is enough to make anyone need a deep massage. For $45, today's Groupon will knead the phantom roller-skate tracks out of your back with a one-of-a-kind, 60-minute Cariño massage ($85 value) from Cariño Massage, now in West Hollywood, named Top Five Best Massage in LA for the past three years.

The licensed massage therapists at OM use the warmth of their hands, organic massage oils, and the skills of their training to soften up crumbled you-clay and work it back together into one soft, whole, happy lump. OM's 60-minute signature massage blends the techniques of Swedish, deep-tissue, and energy massages, and can be applied to the whole body or targeted toward a specific sore area. Heated towels and aromatherapy pillows for the back, neck, and eyes are provided to complement the intensely focused muscle-melting strokes. Also included is an aromatherapy add-on, which integrates your choice of a fragrant, natural plant oil into the massage for a pleasant, aromatic experience––unlike doing mathematics in a horse stable.

Though its name stems from its signature service, Touch Massage has recently expanded its focus to encompass a range of spa treatments and wellness services. Inside the spa, massage therapists ease muscular pain through long strokes and focused pressure during eight types of massage, including Swedish, deep tissue, prenatal, sports, and reflexology. They further encourage relaxation with add-ons such as aromatherapy oils, which blend scents of tangerine, pine, eucalyptus, basil, distilled Hawaiian sunshine, and peppermint. The staff also performs facials that rely on organic oils, deep-cleansing skincare products, and vitamin-infused solutions. To tend to clients’ joints as well as skin, the spa's two owners—both certified Pilates instructors—teach slow, rhythmic movements in Pilates Reformer classes. A trusted destination for great massages for 9 years, Touch recently relocated across the street, taking their shop from Beverly Hills to LA, and evolving into a destination of overall wellness. Take relaxation to another level thanks to their dedicated, underground parking making your visit that much easier.

The heating power of the enzyme bath was first used by Japanese Olympians until it was banned for bestowing performance-enhancing equanimity. A dry bath fueled by wood shavings, rice bran, and fruit and vegetable extracts, the combination of heat and vapor cleanses the skin and stimulates the circulatory system while relaxing muscles and facilitating detoxification. You will wear a bathing suit and have your own private wooden tub during the experience.