Mount Vernon, NY Spa and Massage

As the founder of Suite Retreat, a relaxing oasis profiled in New York magazine's Beauty & Spas section, Rose Siano’s goal is to bring balance to the body and peace to the mind. The certified colon hydrotherapist and holistic-health coach leads her staff in achieving this with colon-hydrotherapy treatments. As a warm stream of water rids bodies of waste during sessions, shiatsu helps ease tension and awaken the mind. Nutritional-counseling services are offered to help maintain the results, which may include increased energy and clearer skin.

Jade Day Spa's array of relaxing services blends the best of Western science with the balancing benefits of Eastern medicine, like a particle accelerator built according to feng shui. Licensed massage therapists trained with specialists in China to master intensive modalities that were conceived centuries ago by Asian practitioners. Acupuncture experts treat chronic pain or unhealthy habits by manipulating pressure points to improve the flow of energy through the body. Guests admire the spa's deep-red walls and Asian-themed artwork as they recline for 1 of 14 types of facials that combat aging better than wearing a watch backwards. A spacious signature treatment room contains a wooden tub for soothing foot soaks dappled with rose petals and a pair of beds for romantic couples massages.

At S&K Lady's Beauty Spa Center, professional aesthetician Suki Chen calls on more than 15 years of experience to carefully analyze and tend to the unique needs of many different faces. Skincare experts calm dehydrated or acne-prone visages by applying naturally derived G.M. Collin products, whose benefits have been featured on the blemish-free pages of many high-fashion publications. Technicians also provide firming and toning body treatments, slough away expired cells with diamond-peel microdermabrasion, and facilitate the removal of moles and their relocation back into the wild.

Broad rays of sunlight stream through floor-to-ceiling windows in Latika Spa, casting light on manicurists and softly illuminating pedicurists stationed in front of three reclining pedicure chairs, each outfitted with pillowy leather cushions. Above the pedicure chairs, potted plants dangle leafily from exposed pipes, as toes enjoy polish and paraffin treatments. Down the hallway, aestheticians administer Ayurvedic facial treatments and a skilled massage therapist heals ailing muscles and minds with eight different styles of massage, including Swedish, deep tissue, and reflexology.

A 2011 Talk of the Town award-winner, Samar Spa makes a fashion statement with a sleek, white interior accented by popping red hues. The futuristic, minimal décor includes a pod-like receptionist station and mirror as well as shampoo bowls managed by robot butlers who will happily wax eloquent on the spa's offerings, from Coppola Keratin Complex Smoothing Therapy to mani-pedis, Guinot facials, and threading. Owner Samar Elsayegh and her team continually pursue further education in the beauty industry to stay abreast of its ever-evolving techniques.

In Green Zen Organic Spa's tranquil space, where technicians dole out rejuvenating treatments using organic Éminence products, time slows down to the soothing pace of the spa's trickling rock waterfalls. Customized facial therapies target skin suffering from dryness, inflammation, or maturation with antioxidants and vitamins. Microcurrent and oxygen facials serve the spa's dedication to youth and vitality by stimulating the facial muscles to lift and tone like they're bench pressing their own high-school yearbook. Amethyst geodes channel serenity and echo the glow of calming lights while clients decompress on plush beds, reveling in customized massages augmented by mimosa and apricot sugar scrubs and oils. Waxing services and healing crystal facial and eye treatments also do their part to rouse complexions and invigorate spirits.