A day at the spa grants sweet respite from a fast-paced world of errands, deadlines, and books on tape read by auctioneers. Savor serenity without speediness, thanks to today's Groupon: for $49, you get a 60-minute spa package at Yolo Laser Center & Med Spa in Guilford (up to a $130 value). The spa package includes:

• A 30-minute therapeutic massage
A 30-minute signature facial

Yolo Laser Center & Med Spa’s licensed clinicians douse clients in a cornucopia of rejuvenating facial and massage services that quickly distinguished the clinic as Best New Business in 2009, according to the Guilford Chamber of Commerce. During the 60-minute spa package, clients sojourn into a private room where a skilled aesthetician administers a therapeutic massage, coaxing tension out of the neck and shoulders with gliding strokes and tenderly written court subpoenas. Then, after evaluating skin type and condition, the aesthetician tailors a Yolo signature facial that gently sloughs off dead cells, uncorks pores with light extractions, and slathers skin with an anti-aging serum designed to firm falling countenances.

Rejuvenating narratives at Yolo unfold within a soothing haven of lime-green walls, pillar-candle arrangements, and slate-gray floors that give way to patterned carpeting. Atop spa beds, dexterous hands alternately attend to faces and subdermal soft tissue while discriminating drapes let in only the most tranquil photons.

Although Yolo Laser Center & Med Spa sometimes features discounts online, this Groupon is still the best deal available.