Saint Petersburg Spa and Massage

Inside the cozy confines of The Massage Spa, bodies find reprieve from the stresses of everyday life. A roster of massages banish tension from muscles with even, soothing strokes or mollify aches with pinpointed pressure. The signature raindrop-serenity therapy combines seven different types of essential oils massaged into the spine with a feather-like touch. Aestheticians analyze skin types before tailoring a facial to epidermal specifications, wielding warm steam to open. Rounding out the spa's specialties are manicures and pedicures, which can result in extra-relaxed extremities when paired with luxurious paraffin dips and detailed callus treatments.

Each of Imagine You New's (formerly Complexions Day Spa) skincare specialists brings at least 10 years of experience to the spa's treatment tables. Still, they refuse to rely solely on their own experience when crafting custom treatments for new clients. Every facial or waxing service begins with an informal consultation, during which the aestheticians select products designed for the client's individual skin type or condition. Their collection of such products is extensive; professional DermaQuest formulas exfoliate and cleanse pores during facial treatments, OPI polishes add a glossy sheen to nails, and Jane Iredale mineral makeups imbue cheeks with a radiant glow. Imagine You New's free WiFi gives guests the chance to show off their new look on a social-networking site or research why their body makes a mechanical hissing sound when pressed on during a deep-tissue massage.

An active healer since 1994, Doctor of Chiropractic Scott A. Rubin hasn’t slowed down since the day he graduated cum laude from Life Chiropractic College. He then went on to complete post-grad studies in kinesiology and acupuncture, earn certifications as a power-Pilates instructor and yoga instructor, and achieve a black belt in wado kai karate. All of these endeavors have added to Dr. Rubin’s holistic understanding of the human body and its wellness—an expansive knowledge that he brings to his practice at Rubin Health Center. There, he teams up with a nutritionist and licensed massage therapists to help clients reach their full wellness potential, rather than continue to live in the pain they’ve suffered since attempting to pogo stick down their staircase.

The experts personalize these plans by starting with a head-to-toe structural assessment for each patient. Depending on a client’s needs, habits, and complaints, the professionals then recommend treatments and therapies that range from chiropractic adjustments to active isolated stretching therapy. The center also focuses on time-tested healing techniques such as massages to ease stress and chronic pain, and acupuncture sessions to allay arthritis and anxiety. Yet the health gurus understand that prevention is key, and to that end augment their personal treatments with the yoga, Pilates, tai chi, and nutrition classes that take place in the center’s second-floor studio.

THE PATIENT AND ANY OTHER PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT HAS A RIGHT TO REFUSE TO PAY, CANCEL PAYMENT, OR BE REIMBURSED FOR PAYMENT FOR ANY OTHER SERVICE, EXAMINATION, OR TREATMENT THAT IS PERFORMED AS A RESULT OF AND WITHIN 72 HOURS OF RESPONDING TO THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE FREE, DISCOUNTED FEE, OR REDUCED FEE SERVICE, EXAMINATION, OR TREATMENT.

At JenSpa, owner Jen and board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Diana Elias team up to bolster beauty with a range of aesthetic treatments. Jen employs Image Skincare products—which are entirely petrochemical- and paraben-free—to soothe and nourish skin throughout her facials, while Dr. Elias helps reduce wrinkles and other signs of aging with injectable treatments such as Botox and Juvederm.

Led by massage therapist and colon hydrotherapist Kathleen Leslie, the natural-care practitioners at Pura Vida Wellness Spa specialize in pharmaceutical-free healing. Services include detoxifying therapies such as infrared-sauna sessions, several massage modalities, and the bentonite-clay body mask, in which the natural negative charge of clay draws out positively charged toxins such as metals or swallowed gum. Their bread-and-butter service, though, is colonic irrigation, which Leslie's team uses to treat numerous ailments, such as bloating, migraines, and insomnia. Their offerings also extend to yoga classes.

Licensed massage therapist Carl Ocken heals people with his hands. He uses his knowledge of muscles and tendons to target his kneads, soothing strokes, and pressure to help alleviate pain and stress in his clients. Though Ocken specializes in deep-tissue massage, during which he uses firm pressure to unwind knots that can cause chronic pain, he is well versed in a number of modalities that include neck and shoulder massage. Regardless of the massage they receive, clients can kick back and relax in Ocken's professional massage chair. Aside from working out of a doctor's office, the therapist also packs up his practice to help reduce tension in clients' homes, offices, or submarines.