Vista, CA Spa and Massage

Co-founded by Deepak Chopra, author of The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life, Meet Deepak Chopra, and many Cathy comic strips, the Chopra Center hosts this workshop as a way for individuals to discover a healthy sense of self while cultivating the relationship between body and mind. The weekend includes personal Primordial Sound Meditation sessions, relaxed yoga lessons, deep personal insight, and illuminating sessions with Dr. Chopra and co-founder Dr. David Simon. By the end of the workshop, students will feel instilled with valuable tools for leading holistically healthier lives with stronger connections to others and a resilient sense of personal understanding. Call ahead to reserve your space.

Like a professor knowledgeable on tulip mania, alien black oil, and a myriad of seemingly esoteric subjects, Massage Envy's certified body therapists ably converse with the gamut of muscle ailments. They'll unravel tense coils of accumulated inner stress through a perfectly catered treatment for individual clients' needs. Swedish massages offer gentle rubbing for muscular soothing and improved circulation, whereas reflexology focuses on a patient's crawling paddles, delivering relief to hands and feet to extend goodwill throughout the entire body. A prenatal massage is ideal for expecting mothers who could use a little relief from carrying another person inside them, and a sports massage provides tension relief and injury prevention for an athlete's body.

Browtique's experienced keratin technicians—some of whom maintain the million-dollar manes of celebrities—ably sculpt threads of all types in an inviting atmosphere. Enlist their sure-handed scissors in a haircut ($80–$100), each designed to leave heads artfully shorn and resistant to the fish hawk's latest nesting habits. Or, infuse new hues with a highlight treatment ($120+). Hair services typically last one to two hours, which is roughly the time it takes to whittle an orthopedic boot out of cedar wood.

The certified massage therapists at Healing Touch Reflexology draw from Eastern and Western modalities to ease muscle tension and detoxify bodies. To target specific concerns, therapists tailor treatments by consulting with clients before each massage. Reflexology, their signature service, stimulates energy meridians on the feet to mimic acupuncture's healing effect on organ function, preventing the liver from accidentally producing saltwater taffy. Massages take place in candlelit treatment rooms that soothe with water fountains, soft music, and aromatherapy.

Balanced Body Therapeutic Massage's licensed therapists work to ease pain and balance out-of-whack bodies with holistic therapies including bodywork and stress management. The massage therapists call upon a wide range of techniques to tailor each session to the specific needs of their client. Their signature integrative massage may include any combination of modalities, such as circulatory massage, which works to improve blood flow to sore muscles, stretching exercises to reduce stiffness, and trigger-point therapy to unwind knots. They also perform reflexology, hot-stone massage, and cellulite massage, which can break up fluids and fat deposits in problem areas. The staff of licensed and certified technicians also includes a holistic-health practitioner along with a neuro-linguistic programming practitioner. The neuro-linguistic experts can complement sessions with empowering suggestions to overcome fears and kick bad habits, such as smoking or getting on the train instead of inside it.

After 1,000 hours of massage education and 17 years of experience, licensed massage therapist Neya Pasley has honed her skills to a point where she can zero in on aches and closely tailor her treatments to individual issues. Inside her comfortable, softly lit studio, she administers 10 massage treatments that can be augmented with various add-ons and an optional high-five. Among many possible benefits of Neya's treatments, clients have reported decreased levels of stress, increased flexibility, and improved circulation.