Equipoise Body Works, Chicago

Stephanie Martinez, the massage therapist and founder of Equipose Body Works, takes a scientific approach to her work. This is true, of course, when it comes to her physiological care, which sees her folding her pre-med neurobiology degree, as well as her experience interning in the nation's foremost rehabilitation center, into her licensed massage skills. But Stephanie's scientific philosophy extends to other elements of the experience, too. To optimize clients' chance at body-balancing relaxation, she selected her lotions, the frequency of her spa's music, and even the plants in each room with the same precision.