Winchester, KY Spa and Massage

Vicky suffers from the pain and weariness of fibromyalgia. Don survived being hit by a truck while riding his bicycle, but was left with broken bones and contusions that contribute to his chronic discomfort. Louise’s sixth-nerve palsy gives her double vision. Although each person’s condition is dramatically different, all three have found relief at the hands of Elizabeth Slone, whose massages don’t just soothe tension and ease sore muscles—they also help her patients manage their pain and heal.

Having honed her techniques at Lexington Healing Arts Academy, Slone has been practicing massage therapy since 2001, going hand-to-hand against troublesome aches using trigger-point and neuromuscular modalities. Her gifted mitten fillers are also well versed in orthopedic and adhesion release massage techniques, which can help break up the fibrous connective tissue that forms after injury, surgery, or ingestion of an entire throw rug. She serenades olfactory senses with aromatherapy scents during kneading sessions and can augment massages with reflexology.

Functioning as both a salon and wellness spa, Salon Asa fulfills a variety of needs related to beauty, health, and relaxation. With a team of cosmetologists, massage therapists, personal trainers, and yoga teachers, Asa offers everything from haircuts to Thai massage to yogalates classes. Visit the salon for mani-pedis, hair colors, waxings, and other beauty-related treatments, then stop by the spa for pure relaxation, with several types of massages to choose from. The shop’s yoga studio reduces the effects of stress through soothing stretches and relaxing breathing exercises.

The salon has also implemented several sustainability initiatives to help the business become eco-friendly. Many of the shop’s beauty products use natural and organic ingredients, and several of the store’s furnishings are repurposed.

For more than 25 years, the professional stylists at Salon Spin, a warm shop adorned with charming antiques, have catered to patrons of all ages and ethnicities with a cornucopia of smoothing salon services. The beauty experts douse locks in Brazilian blowout and California Smooth treatments to replace frizz with sleek strands and perfect natural curls and waves, instead of eliminating them or covering them in burlap sacks. Wax techs de-forest bikini lines or underarms, and digit doctors buff out chips and cracks in nails to ensure guests win style points during competitive sign-language competitions.

H2O Salon and Day Spa is a Paul Mitchell Focus salon, meaning its stylists are highly trained to give expert advice on all things Paul Mitchell. Paul Mitchell–trained colorists wield a complete line of Paul Mitchell tools and select from a rainbow of beeswax-based hues at a Paul Mitchell color bar. They even have a Paul Mitchell tool bar, where customers can try the brand's complete line of blow dryers, brushes, and styling irons before buying, and a complete line of Candleberry Company candles is also available for purchase in scents such as Cape Cod Raspberry, Sweet Magnolia, and Paul Mitchell.

Beyond nurturing shiny healthy hair with name-brand services and products, the team also mixes their own custom scrubs for specialty pedicures and facials in flavors such as chocolate raspberry and coconut rose. Herbal body wraps cleanse and pamper the torso, and waxing services keep body hair from sprouting in unwanted areas. The salon and spa also houses a private grooming lounge just for men, where masculine decor puts guys at ease as they bolster handsomeness with beard trims, manly manicures, and shoe shines.

As a child, Hardin Field V spent his formative years working on a farm in his native Kentucky. The challenging work and constant exposure to the outdoors instilled in him a love for physical health and nature, two passions he combines in his practice at Stream Point Acupuncture. Field, now a licensed acupuncturist, joins up with licensed massage therapist Mandy Kiley to help foster health and well-being without drugs or invasive treatments.

Mandy’s East Coast exuberance for life seeps into her work as a massage therapist. In each treatment, she channels her uncanny ability to search out hidden tension while maintaining gentleness and empathy for the client. As a spiritual counselor, Mandy’s principal goal with massage is to guide clients towards the pain-free states of enlightenment that typically happen as one deeply relaxes or listens to Gordon Lightfoot sing about his childhood blanket.

Slender Bodies' trained technicians have been beautifying client exteriors since 1998. Their toning and detoxifying natural sea-clay body wraps—which aim to reduce the appearance of cellulite and stretch marks—are the bread and butter of their practice. They augment these wraps with thorough interviews beforehand and with straightforward advice for how to eat, shower, and perform the worm for 10 days after the wrap.