Massage in Laguna Beach

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.

Whether you need to relax, relieve stress, or manage pain or injuries, a massage at IPSB Massage Therapy Center will get the job done. For $45, today's Groupon side deal gets you one IPSB-licensed professional massage (a $60 value). Or if you prefer, for the same $45, you can get two one-hour student massages at IPSB for the price of one (a $90 value) with today's featured deal (click here for this option).

Though they don't serve food, the professionals at Healing Arts Massage & Wellness Center do oversee a buffet. Their Massage My Way package lets clients pick from a menu of enticing modalities and add-ons, including aromatic essential oils, warm stones, and hot towels. This muscle-sating feast functions as just one draw to the relaxation haven, where practitioners believe that massages should be a recurring investment. To help encourage repeat visits, they've also created special services such as the Island Escape, a tropical-themed treatment that adds mango-scented oil, coconut-lime foot-massage butter, and a scalp massage to Swedish or deep-tissue kneads. Visitors can even pose for a custom airbrush spray tan to complete their beachy, stress-relieving session.

Of course, guests can also elect to keep appointments simple with a single modality. In addition to classic massage styles, the calming techniques of craniosacral therapy and the pinpointed pressures of reflexology alleviate the body's more focused tensions. Licensed acupuncturist Robin Kohler often pairs her trade with massage appointments, striving to correct energy imbalances within each physique.

The center has fostered restfulness for more than 20 years and exclusively employs licensed massage therapists rather than relying on students or friends who give very encouraging back pats. Situated a mere three blocks from the ocean, its locale mirrors the serene atmosphere behind its doors.

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.

Urban Skin Care's speed-waxing specialists eradicate unwanted hairs with gentle waxes that leave formerly furred regions silky smooth. Before their session, clients can sink into big, comfy couches in the waiting room or call up dolphin acquaintances to ask what it’s like to be hairless. A Brazilian wax ensures a more thorough and longer-lasting smoothness than shaving, plus it saves ladies the hassle of performing razor-juggling vaudeville acts in the shower. Although not included with this Groupon, clients can also purchase a prewax lotion that numbs skin prior to the treatment.

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.