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AKOIA
An owner-operated spa,Akoia entices clients to “treat thyself” to the unique services it offers. A warm Thai herbal poultice massage counterbalances the daily wear and tear of life; the sensual Javanese body scrub was originally a ritual used to prepare brides for a night of sensuality and pleasure. Check the website for this season’s special, a two-hour restores package, one hour of massage and a one-hour signature facial.
452-B Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg. 707.433.1270. akoiadayspa.com
ALLES Alles offers a green environment and biodynamic skincare products like Babor and Dr. Hauschka’s from Germany and others from Switzerland and Hungary. A unique treatment of manual lymphatic massage gently detoxifies the body to promote systemic health, help eliminate congestion and enhance the immune system.
380 Windsor River Road, Windsor. 707.838.3223. allesdayspa.com
AMAZING FACE Amazing Face Sebastopol invites you to step into a serene atmosphere and experience the luxury of holistic organic facials and body treatments that will leave you feeling rejuvenated and positively glowing. Being pampered by two exceptionally gifted aestheticians, Marianne Allred and Annie Carouba, is a thoroughly healing experience that revives both body and spirit for women, men and teens. They are the exclusive Sonoma County retailer of Organic Mineral Colorcare Make-up. As a bonus, Reiki and energy treatments are included with facials. Amazing Face is conveniently located right off the Sebastopol square.
107 N.Main St., Sebastopol . 707.478.3374. AmazingFaceSebastopol.com.
BLUSH A DAY SPA
Relaxation may be the best deal in town We hope that you enjoy our nearly exhaustive roundup of North Bay spas. All of the establishments listed offer at the minimum massage and at most every legal bodily service in your wildest imagination. Is your addiction caviar, crushed pearls, colored lights, paprika, seaweed, chocolate or mud? Get your fix. I’ve certainly been getting mine. —Most listings compiled by Suzanne Daly
Unassumingly nestled into the corner shop behind the Sonoma Ballet Conservatory, Blush a Day brings space-age technology to rural Sonoma. Run by a husband-and-wife team, James and Delores De Alba, the spa specializes in skincare, brow shaping, body waxing and treatments including massage and salt scrubs. Organic products are used for facials, which may also incorporate the use of NASA-developed Max 7 LED light therapy. Using seven different wavelengths—colors—of light to noninvasively strengthen and heal skin, the glow will have you blushing from compliments.
561 Broadway, Ste C., Sonoma. 707.935.0116. blushspasonoma.com.
The Chiropractic Center Wellness care and optimal health is Dr. Jake Quihuis’ goal. Dr. Jake is aware that each patient’s needs are different, and he treats each person accordingly. Chiropractic care can help your body find its best and maintain it. With regular visits as part of your routine, your body begins to integrate its own wisdom for healing and vital being. Dr. Jake uses traditional modes of chiropractic care as well as new treatments such as cold laser therapy, flexion/distraction, myofascial release, vibration 2