Plymouth, MN Spa and Massage

Flourish's relaxation experts blend Eastern and Western outlooks to help clients to "find beauty through wellness," as stated in the company philosophy. To this end, massage therapists and aestheticians make health paramount. Prior to administering any service, clients and practitioners sit down for a conversation that touches on medical history, current ailments, and run-ins with sidewalk cracks. Health professionals then proceed to administer treatments such as facials, massages, and waxes. During the ion cleanse, clients submerge their feet in a bath that draws out toxins and purifies the body through the electrolysis of the water. Body wraps also work to flush unwanted substances, leaving the body feeling lighter and more able to slither around turnstiles.

Owner and proprietor Denny Kemp started his career in styling as one of the first students of Horst Rechelbacher, founder of Aveda. Amid playful depictions of personified planets, a brigade of artistically minded stylists, each with at least five years of experience, spritzes clients with such professional-grade products as Bumble and bumble and the French-developed Kérastase. Clarisonic dual-brush sonic oscillation uncorks pores during facials, and Dermalogica skincare products eschew irritants, artificial fragrances, and laugh tracks. In hair services, stylists smooth frizz with keratin formulas or, through the pinch-braid technique, weave natural hair with extensions while boosting volume.

When taj salon & spa’s stylists extract coloring foils, they don’t toss them in the trash. Instead, they recycle the aluminum, putting taj on a short list of local businesses that do so. This is just one of the ways the staff show how devoted they are to beautifying both the earth and the people that populate it. The members of the styling team have been trained extensively with Aveda and the International Dermal Institute to improve their hair, skin, and massage services. Other thoughtful touches that show their dedication to clients include warm towels for the face and neck during haircuts, complimentary bang trims between visits, and stylists who travel to create stunning hairdos before a wedding or between innings of a baseball game.

The aestheticians and massage therapists at Perfect Getaway Day Spa pamper clients with a lavish spread of manicures and pedicures, custom-tailored facials, and a dozen different massage styles. Swedish and deep-tissue treatments root out aches with gentle, flowing kneads or targeted pressure, and reflexology massage relieves tension throughout the body by manipulating pressure points in the hands and feet. Soothing soaks and massages soften hands and feet during signature mani-pedis, and facials refresh complexions with personalized blends of products designed for any skin type, whether dry, oily, or locked in an iron mask. The spa's party packages can also transform birthday or bachelorette gatherings into full-on makeovers with combinations of massages, facials, and mani-pedis.

As a former professional soccer player, Peter Pawlowski has dealt with enough pulled muscles and skinned knees to understand pain. Though not exactly pleasant at the time, the strains of an athletic lifestyle now allow him to better empathize with his clients during massage-therapy sessions at The Bodyworker. Structural and trigger-point therapies work together to address muscular imbalances during each session, which Peter tailors to ease chronic pain and pent-up stresses.

Informed by his experiences on the soccer field and as a student at the Denver School of Massage Therapy, Peter’s sports massages help prevent and heal injuries to boost athletic performance. His footballing days also give him a better perspective during sessions of ball therapy, a floor-based variant of trigger-point therapy in which he punts soccer balls at backs to break up knots of tension.

Le Joy Rothe believes in practicing a holistic wellness philosophy at her spa, where makeup artistry and body wraps meet the healing properties of reiki and aromatherapy. Devoted to nature-based products, the certified aromatherapist calls upon an exhaustive supply of fragrances so guests can tone their skin, find relief from headaches, and foil canine detectives. A boutique furbishes home collections with relaxing treatments that pamper clients outside the spa.