Beauty & Spas in Golden Gate

For the licensed massage therapist and yoga instructor known as Shanti, massage and yoga are essential to achieving inner wellness. Indeed, she dedicates much of her practice, Just Breathe Massage and Skin Care, to these two philosophies. In her candle-lit studio, Shanti eases tension and pain from her clients through seven massage modalities. These include Swe-Thai therapy, which combines principles of Western massage and Eastern yogic stretching, and warm bamboo massage, which incorporates heated, oiled bamboo canes to help the spa's resident panda fall asleep each night. Additionally, Shanti uses Eminence Pure Organic products to perform custom organic fruit and vegetable facials, as well as other skin-care treatments.

As evidenced by the East-meets-West principles of many of her services, Shanti has traveled to earn her training. She studied massage at schools in Thailand, the United States, and Canada, and returned to Florida to hone her skin-care skills. In addition to her massage expertise, she's also a certified Inspired Anusara yoga teacher.

A master of multiple massage modalities, Renee Keene helps banish stress and alleviate muscle pain. Soft music suffuses the intimate treatment room as soon as guests arrive, definitively separating visits from noisy lives living near construction or judging amateur yodeling contests in the evening. Once her clients are ready on the massage table, Keene addresses their particular need with such styles as relaxing Swedish massage and injury-healing sports massage. More specialized modalities include the rhythmic, Polynesian lomilomi massage and reiki, which helps heal bodies with focused energy flow.

Licensed massage therapist Chelsi Murphy thinks of her clients as family, so she always tailors her bodywork to their specific needs. Drawing on experience as the lead massage therapist for high-end spas such as the Ritz-Carlton, Chelsi tempers chronic pain with massage techniques ranging from flowing Swedish strokes to myofascial release and deep-tissue techniques. Outside of massage, she’s also fully certified in beautifying techniques such as 3-D lash extensions, brow threading, and mustache braiding.

Surrounded by the floor-to-ceiling mirrors, the staff of Personal Image Salon and Spa perform a whole host of spa and salon services. At styling stations, experts cut locks or perform Brazilian keratin treatments that banish frizz and leave manes soft, shiny, and strong. Tucked away in private rooms, aestheticians wax away unwanted hair, and massage therapists manipulate muscles to ease tension and promote relaxation.

The licensed massage therapists at Tranquility Massage customize each and every service to the needs of their clients. Their repertoire includes Swedish, deep-tissue, and warm bamboo massage, and they can combine multiple modalities to target areas of high tension or to remove a feather boa that's wrapped itself around your arm. Any massage can be enhanced with doTERRA-certified pure essential oils, which promote relaxation, balance, and pain relief.

The practitioners of Lema's Massage Therapy work to give every visitor a relaxing, restorative escape from everyday life. Clients can relax as massage therapists loosen tense muscles and relieve pain with techniques such as deep-tissue pressure or trigger-point therapy. The spa's pampering treatments aren't only for the neck, shoulders, and back, however; estheticians perform deep-cleansing facials that leave skin refreshed and hydrated.