Sacramento Spa and Massage

The staff at Healing Arts Institute instructs aspiring therapists in body work that aims to eliminate pain from the center of the body. Anatomy and physiology classes, classrooms with full-length mirrors, and more than 1,600 square feet of space help interns learn body mechanics. A vast understanding of the body’s inner workings help them as they move from classroom study to the school’s onsite spa, where clients can schedule massages with them or with the school’s experts. While beginning interns perform gentle Swedish-style massages, more advanced practitioners can quell injuries with their handiwork. Regardless of style, all of Healing Arts Institute’s clients depart from the massage clinic feeling more relaxed than a sloth traveling through a speed trap.

The trio of professionals at Rejuvenations harnesses their individual experiences to pamper clients with spa treatments such as waxing, facial treatments, and massage. Aesthetician Stella Swisher strives to infuse each of her services with a natural approach, whether she's tinting lashes with Austrian vegetable dye or slathering mugs with antioxidants during anti-aging facials. Jenna Florent helps clients unleash tension and muscle aches with deep-tissue and sports massages, and massage therapist Jeff Schmidt incorporates hot stones to help stressed-out clients relax by bringing back memories of the pet rocks they loved when they were children.

Gail Perry discovered her calling in the mid-1990s. Though she had no formal experience with massage therapy, she started to massage friends and family members until finally, she quit her day job and attended the Massage Therapy Institute of Davis. Since gaining her certification, she has joined two professional associations and capitalized on her innate ability to intuit and meet clients' therapeutic needs. She describes herself as tireless and attentive, saying, "My work is about being open to listening to the wisdom of the body." To this end, Gail offers more than 10 styles of massage, including lymphatic drainage and pregnancy, but generally combines modalities in order to deliver personalized treatments.

Certified in thai massage since 2003, massage therapist Apple spent years soothing bodies in Thailand and the Northern Mariana Islands. Apple now calms the people of Sacramento with the signature thai blend of yoga-like stretches and rhythmic pressure applied to specific body parts, all administered as the client lies on a floor mattress. Her 30-, 60-, 90-, and 120-minute sessions can also include classic techniques such as Swedish, deep-tissue, prenatal, hot-stone, and 12-sided-die massage.