North Valley, NM Health and Fitness

Enlighten Others' team of relaxation experts detoxify, clear minds, and potentially render a range of health benefits with a tag-team of sensory deprivation and massage. Within the soundproof confines of a sensory-deprivation tank, 800 pounds of epsom salts mix with water and cause the body to bob like a cork in a space station. Elsewhere, staff members use massage styles such as deep tissue and sports massage to melt away stress and pain. If requested, they can also dispense refreshing add-ons such as fruit, hot tea, or high-pitched laughter.

At the New Direction Chiropractic office, Drs. Kelly Coogan and Joni Vachon take a chiro-veda approach to healing patients' ailments. Developed by Dr. Coogan—a devoted yogi since 1989 and a chiropractor since 1997—this method combines Ayurvedic and chiropractic techniques that realign and strengthen the spine. These techniques range from drop-table and essential oil–infused massage work to the art of Ayurvedic breath work and yoga-inspired exercises. Clients also reach another level of relaxation as they are pampered with footbaths, acupuncture, and aromatherapy treatments.

Though they lead classes for toddlers, children, and teenagers only, the staff at Eagle Ridge Gymnastics holds their facilities to Olympic standards. Inside the 15,000 square-foot studio, 22 experienced instructors guide boys and girls ages 6–15 toward mastery of an in-ground trampoline, two vault runways, six high and low beams, and a full-size spring tumble track. In a preschool area, they help toddlers explore child-sized bars, rings, and beams while pausing for interviews with toddler sports reporters.

From behind a lobby's floor-to-ceiling glass windows or on a mezzanine level, parents can watch as their offspring join in competitive and recreational classes, holiday camps, and summer camps. They can also join in during parent-tot gymnastics classes.

Licensed acupuncturists Abbey Theroux and Jacqui Nelson strive to help clients achieve healthy, svelte physiques with the help of Chinese and Eastern medicine at Desert Health Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine. Acupuncture aims to chase away a medley of mental and physical maladies, and both doctors share their extensive knowledge during treatment sessions and frequent, informative community lectures. The practitioners also bolster wellness with online weight-loss programs and hormone-balance tests, and Theroux is a certified doula, trained to guide soon-to-be mothers through pregnancy and childbirth.

Dr. Steven Komadina of Health Horizons calls upon more than 40 years of experience in the fields of gynecology and cosmetics to alleviate women’s health and physical concerns. Among Dr. Komadina’s many medical services, hormone-therapy sessions straighten up off-kilter chemicals and personalized weight-management plans delineate nutritious diets. Endermologie massages place restraining orders on unrequited-love handles with rollers and mechanical suction devices that promote circulation in subcutaneous tissues, and Parisian Peel microdermabrasion treatments rekindle a youthful radiance in the face. FDA-approved EpiLight hair-removal tools vaporize unwanted frizz with a rapid fire of flashes while Dr. Komadina regales patients with stories of his global humanitarian missions and his career delivering babies in a custom stork hot-air balloon.

Board-certified ophthalmologist Dr. Donald E. Rodgers spent time as a naval flight surgeon and the state surgeon for the New Mexico National Guard. He now carries over that military-trained precision to his services at New Mexico Eye Clinic. Equipped with advanced techniques and technology, Dr. Rodgers and his team conduct thorough eye exams and can treat a variety of ailments. The advanced LASIK procedure can improve impaired vision and reduce dependency on corrective contact lenses, glasses, or high-powered telescopes.