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Chicago Deep Deals – Spas featuring $50 Spa Treatments

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Spas in the Windy City are gearing up for SpaFinder Deal Days next week. Starting March 8–14th, each spa will offer select treatments for $50.

Deal Days spa treatments offered in these Chicago spas listed here will range from Acupuncture Sessions, Deep Pore Cleansing Facials, Laser Hair Removal, Mani/Pedis, Massages and more!

Contact the spas below and [...]


Elements coast-to-coast join SpaFinder Deal Days

More than a dozen locations of the well-known and trusted Elements Therapeutic Massage will be offering full 50-minute spa treatments for $50 during SpaFinder Deal Days. From Florida to Illinois to California and a slew of states in between, you’ll have the chance to enjoy a Swedish Massage or Deep Tissue Massage for such a deal!


Goodness Gracious, Great Jones! Top New York Spas are Joining Deal Days

Big name NYC spas like Great Jones Spa, L’Institut Sothys New York, and Caudalie Spa at The Plaza Hotel are among the hundreds of spas to offer 50-minute spa treatments for $50 during SpaFinder Deal Days, happening in less than 2 weeks!

Sign up for alerts to start booking your appointments at these and other fabulous spas all over the country in cities large and small, because with spa deals like this, appointments will book up fast!

SpaFinder Deal Days is March 8 – 14, 2010


Spa-light: Heading Feet First into Reflexology

What is reflexology? This type of massage has roots in several ancient cultures but is most known in China. Reflexology is not only pleasurable but also has curative affects. The basic principle is that there are specific pressure points in the feet and hands that correspond to organs and regions elsewhere in the body. Reflexology can provide relief from a wide variety of ailments from migraines to pre-menstrual syndrome to digestion issues.


Spa-light on Lymphatic Drainage Massage

Lymphatic drainage massage is a very specialized type of massage used to detox the lymph nodes. Lymph nodes act as the garbage cans of the body and catch all the ‘bad stuff.’ Lymph drainage allows the body to flush out that bad stuff. The technique involved is very unique and the benefits can range from post-operative healing from breast cancer, to allergy and sinusitis relief.


Ask Susie…

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QUESTION:
How long should I expect to wait on the massage table until my therapist steps back into the room to begin my massage?
ANSWER:
Okay, I confess: I made up this question because it fits perfectly as an introduction to a blog I wrote about this very issue. The blog got so much buzz that I [...]


Feeling the Pressure? Massage Therapy Straight Talk

A good massage therapist will ask you how you are enjoying the pressure in the early part of the massage (often they are just warming up your muscles and will later go deeper). But as the massage gets underway, you find that you’re not enjoying the stroking of a particular area or the strength or type of touch, speak up.