Lebanon, OR Spa and Massage

Licensed massage therapist Janet Shelton has been giving massages “since before I [can] remember,” she says. At first, these were mostly casual sessions for her twin sister, who “was born asking for a massage.” But as Shelton grew up, she came to take her hobby more seriously. Coming from a family of nurses, she “always want[ed] to do something to help people,” and with its positive impacts on injury recovery, therapeutic massage seemed to fit the bill.

Since then, Shelton has supplemented her massage-therapy license with work experience in chiropractic offices and spas. Depending on a client’s needs, she can perform an active clinical massage with stretching and feedback or gently knead for a soothing, quiet experience. No matter the modality, clients can bring in their own music on an iPod and breathe in the scents of botanical oils Shelton blends by hand.

Capelli’s Salon caters to beauty seekers of every sort with a diverse repertoire of services, from cosmetic tattooing to hair-coloring treatments. Steady-handed technicians render mascara and crayons obsolete by applying permanent makeup that doesn’t smudge, and skin specialists tackle unwanted beauty marks with custom facials and microdermabrasion. After receiving full-body waxes, clients can mosey over to the spray-tanning booth, where sunless pigments imbue bodies with natural-looking bronzes. Nail techs top off makeovers by shaping nails, pushing back cuticles, and embellishing pointer fingers and toes with color.

After a frightening near-death experience, Ananda Rubio awakened from a weeklong coma with a renewed sense of purpose. Today, he fulfills much of that purpose by healing others through massage. A licensed massage therapist, Ananda applies his personal healing touch during deep-tissue and Swedish massages, hot-stone therapy, and PNF stretching sessions.

Ananda works alongside a team of like-minded practitioners at Radiant Health Center, a tranquil oasis that emphasizes the healing power of natural therapies such as massage, acupuncture, and Chinese medicine. The spa also hosts an infrared sauna in its secluded garden, where clients can detoxify and become one with nature as they pretend to be flowers in a greenhouse.