Lawrence, IN Spa and Massage

Since she earned certification in electrolysis in 1997, Heather E. Culver has watched her hair-removal empire expand to offices in Texas, New York, and Indiana. Today, Heather—an active member of the American Electrology Association—pilots a team of professionals with more than 55 years of collective spa experience at Aesthetic Electrolysis & Skin Care Center. Brandishing high-tech electrolysis tools, the crew expunges unwanted strands from men's and women's faces and bodies, augmenting treatments with cleansing facials and trips through a wind tunnel to test their newfound dominance over friction. They can also adorn visages with permanent makeup and help relax tense muscles with hot-stone and deep-tissue massages.

At Simply Serene Massage, certified massage therapist Leslie Carpenter dedicates herself to helping relaxation-seekers boost wellness and vanquish maladies through an array of massage techniques and holistic services. During a signature therapeutic massage, Leslie integrates relaxation and deep-tissue massage techniques with stretching to alleviate soreness, promote circulation, and help athletes recover from strenuous exercise. Her aromatherapy and raindrop massages incorporate essential oils to court olfactory glands and instill a sense of peace and relaxation only replicated by a nap with Buddha.

Drawing on 15 years of experience in the art of cosmetology, co-owner Tiwuana teams up with her husband Dave to execute punctual services from hair beautification to massage therapy. In front of large, thickly framed mirrors, stylists snip, razor, and color clients' coifs, and behind closed doors, aestheticians expertly administer myriad waxing and facial services.

Muscles are in every person's body, and those muscles need occasional maintenance. That's where the fully licensed massage therapists at Massage Advantage come in. Pretreatment consultations tailor bodywork to the needs of each client and help to target particular areas of discomfort with techniques drawn from deep-tissue, Swedish, and trigger-point modalities. Patrons slip beneath warm sheets, clad according to their own comfort level or wearing clothes borrowed from an embarrassed-looking emperor.

Heather Hasty defines the word anature as meaning from the earth, a concept she tries to uphold in each of her massage and bodywork services. The owner and head therapist at Anature Massage & Wellness, which is located inside Sola Salon, incorporates organic creams and lotions into each of her treatments, which focus on natural and alternative methods of pain relief such as stretching, reflexology, and distracting the pained muscles with a muscle-size Rubik's cube.

After more than 700 credit hours, Heather earned her massage-therapy certification in 1995, but she didn’t stop there. Instead, she continues to upgrade her repertoire with new massage techniques including trigger point, Asian reflexology, and Pfrimmer Deep Muscle Therapy, which concentrates on restoring circulation to deep muscles with blocked blood or lymphatic flow.

For more than a quarter century, Dr. Arthur Sumrall has aided his patients in their quests for wellness and rejuvenation, both inside and out. Along with the staff of Longevity Institute, he crafts custom health plans that address skincare, weight-loss, nutrition, and cosmetic concerns, such as unwanted wrinkles, veins, or imprints from napping against a parking meter. Cosmetic injections and laser treatments help refresh façades, and Longevity Institute’s diverse menu of wellness regimens includes exercise with oxygen therapy and colonics, which encourage healthy digestion and dispel toxins.