Westbrook, ME Spa and Massage

Administered by a staff that includes licensed cosmologists, massage therapists, and medical professionals, Salon Freeport & Day Spa's services aim to find the balance between beauty and relaxation. Stylists employ botanical products from the likes of Eufora, Sothys, and Davines to sculpt new hairdos that look and taste delicious. For more permanent makeovers, the staff delivers nonsurgical face-lifts, cellulite treatments, and facials customized to specific skin conditions.

A lineup of relaxation services complements these beauty-focused treatments. Custom foot spas warm clients as they relax in cushy pedicure chairs and recharge their internal batteries with complimentary espressos. Within massage rooms, nimble fingers coat bodies in warm stones while kneading muscles until tension melts away.

Relaxation blooms in every season at Sunflower Grace, where licensed therapist Christine Wilke calls upon her training in massage, polarity, and Japanese Reiki to pamper minds and bodies with a variety of healing services. Christine’s nimble hands spoil backs and shoulders with soothing strokes that release tension at specific pressure points. Polarity therapy blends massage with proper nutrition and exercise to repave internal energy pathways and settle disputes between bickering minds and bodies. During Japanese Reiki treatments, Christine enlists invisible energies and gentle, non-invasive techniques to combat stress, stimulate internal healing, and extract loose change lodged between shoulders.

A belief in traditional Indian ayurvedic medicine and holistic principles has helped shaped Bernadette Hawkes's worldly aesthetic approach. Her treatments incorporate various therapeutic modalities, and she uses a variety of organic salves to simultaneously nourish and beautify the skin. Her vast repertoire allows her to perform a variety of relaxing treatments, including scalp massages with specially blended oils, ear candling, personalized facials, and heartfelt croons of "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Hawkes can also smooth out skin surfaces with waxing treatments. She'll cover the affected fuzzy area with high-end natural wax, uproot the offending hairs, and then immediately apply a soothing cream to minimize discomfort.

Crystal Lake Spa is a place where clients head for everything from bed and spray tanning to laser treatments and psychic readings. Groups can celebrate the half birthday of the inventor of the loofah by booking spa parties, during which they nosh on complimentary food and wine as they enjoy discounted treatments. Treatments take place in a spa setting marked by dark-wood accents and down-home knickknacks such as plush bunnies and ornamental plates.

Whether to alleviate lower-back pain, improve athletic performance, or unleash brigades of cheerleading endorphins, licensed massage therapist Catherine Dougherty’s kneading techniques can address a spectrum of physical and emotional ailments. Her 60- or 90-minute sessions are anchored by the relaxing Swedish style that typically begins with broad, gliding strokes to help relax tough exterior muscles and soothe skittish spirit animals. As the massage progresses, Catherine employs firmer techniques, such as rocking movements and deeper rubbing strokes, to target especially tense areas or deep-seated aches.

After performing therapeutic bodywork treatments for five years, certified massage therapist Rachel Larrivee felt inspired to create an upscale alternative to massages at day spas and chiropractic offices. That inspiration grew into a setting stocked with innovative equipment, premium skincare products, and upscale linens. Within the studio, Rachel kneads away tension with Swedish, deep-tissue, and stone treatments, while making expectant mothers more comfortable with body pillows and prenatal techniques. She also lends her services to corporate or private settings with chair massages and softly whistled lullabies.