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State-of-the-art healing studio IntoMeSea opens in Santa Monica By Michele Robinson he newly opened IntoMeSea in Santa Monica offers unique wellness services such as the healing powers of flotation meditation, light and salt therapy, and high-energy soaking, among others. What sets IntoMeSea apart from other places are not only the services they provide, but the story behind them. IntoMeSea founder Jennifer Williams was exhausted from working as a licensed massage therapist. In 2014, after listening to a podcast she learned about flotation and set out to experience it herself. After her initial encounter, she was hooked and instantly knew that she wanted to open up her own place. “I discovered the wonders of a regular flotation meditation practice where I felt sustained relief,” Williams said. That’s when the idea for
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IntoMeSea is a state-of-the-art healing studio in Santa Monica that incorporates therapies from around the world designed to ground, balance and heal through harnessing the powers of water, salt, light, sound, sweat and energy. IntoMeSea was born. “IntoMeSea was created to incorporate healthier ways to achieve wellness,” Williams said. “I have dedicated space to the highest technology available and paired it with some of the
oldest spiritually honored practices to create a new type of center that has never existed before, to share with my community.” Set into motion in 2017, Williams hired Venice native
and environmental architect, David Hertz, to design the 5,500-square-foot studio in Santa Monica. Hertz has decades of experience as a leading architect in designing green buildings. Some of the
sustainable features in the building include using rooftop solar panels for energy and collecting 300 gallons of water each day through extracting moisture from the air. “The biggest challenge in starting IntoMeSea, hands down, was the construction,” Williams said. “It took 16 months just to get the plans approved by the City of Santa Monica, and then construction lasted for three years. There were many unforeseen trials and tribulations. It was a very steep learning curve.” As for the name, IntoMeSea is a play on words. “The name IntoMeSea comes from a play on the word ‘intimacy,’” Williams said. “When the word is broken down, it becomes ‘Into Me See,’ or it can also be interpreted as ‘Into Me I See.’ Intimacy does not just have a physical or sexual meaning. It also means looking into oneself with
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