10 Spas To Renew Your Aura And Refresh Your Energy
As summer begins to heat up, millions of Americans are cashing in their paid time off and vacation hours, looking for ways to relax and refresh. Interestingly enough, many consumers find themselves treating themselves to a day at the spa to achieve clarity for their mind but also their body and internal and external auras.
According to the Global Wellness Summit, the spa industry made 21.3 billion dollars in revenue in 2023, up from its 2022 revenue of 20.1 billion. The industry is expected to see high revenue, reaching 185 billion by 2030, offering an oasis for over 182 million Americans.
Studies show that visits to the spa can reduce stress, soothe sore joints and muscles, and improve one's overall self-esteem. Whether it be a Reiki massage to help rebalance your energy, or an aromatherapy sauna to help refresh your aura, there are many options in and outside the country.
World Spa
World Spa, Brooklyn, New York
Nestled in the quiet suburbs of Brooklyn, World Spa provides an oasis of healing and relaxation. Guests can enjoy a healing and refreshing experience with amenities from various parts of the world. Indulge in the earthly scents of Morocco and refresh your headspace with their Moroccan Hammam, or take an invigorating dip in the cold plunge to stimulate your mind and stimulate circulation in the body. After a delicious meal of salmon tartar followed by honey cake, guests can revive their aura with a quiet and restful nap in the Himalayan salt room, or transport to the frigid mountains of the snow room to soothe sore muscles and boost respiratory health.
Sparitual at Corazón Cabos
Sparitual at Corazón Cabos, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Transport your mind and body to the tranquil amenities of Mexico's finest spas. A champion and hybrid of ancient rituals and modern technologies, the spa offers several services designed to stimulate the body and mind. Clear energy blockages with the unique Chakra Cleansing Massage, which blends chakra with a soothing copal massage, using the which has been aromatic resin from the copal tree, a plant cherished in Baja for its cleansing and grounding properties. Afterwards, treat yourself to a decorative mani & pedi combo, or reset your muscles with a deep tissue massage.
The Spa at Barnsley Resort
The Spa at Barnsley Resort, Adairsville, Georgia
Rustic meets luxury at the Barnsley Resort, and their spa will drift you into a world of relief and relaxation. Among its curated collection of treatments, the Energy Experience offers a powerful path to emotional, physical and spiritual renewal. This 50-minute immersive session blends ancient healing traditions with modern wellness practices. Guided by a skilled therapist, gentle reiki taps and healing touch techniques are used to awaken and align your body's energy centers. As blocked energy is released and natural flow is restored, you'll feel layers of stress melt away - leaving you deeply relaxed, balanced, and reinvigorated. If you're looking to reconnect with nature, guests can be guided by experts for a forest bathing walk, where they can realign their mind, body and soul with the quiet and tranquility that nature has to offer.
Antiresort
Antiresort, Teotepeque, El Salvador
For those seeking an authentic and stimulating revival to their spirit and mind, the Temazcal, an ancient Mesoamerican sweat lodge, offers a spiritual and physical cleansing ritual that dates back to pre-Hispanic times. Útero, meaning "womb" in Spanish, represents a space of rebirth and transformation. Guests can experience a ceremony designed to purify the mind, body, and spirit, and leave with cleansed, healed, and renewed energy, akin to a rebirth. After the purifying heat, exit through a water canal, symbolizing the transition from the warmth of the womb to the refreshing embrace of new life.
Amara Resort & Spa, Sedona, Arizona
Renew and refresh your energy at Amara Spa's red rock landscapes. Surrounded by the sacred vortex sites of the world, including Cathedral Rock, Bell Rock, and Airport Mesa, the property blends modern techniques with ancient wisdom in treatments designed to align, balance, and renew. Rebalance your chakra with their signature "Winds of Change" treatment, combining chakra-balancing techniques with native rattles, healing crystals, and specially selected essential oils for a spiritually and bodily harmonizing massage and the ultimate healing experience.
Amrit Ocean Resort
Amrit Ocean Resort, Riviera Beach, Florida
Rejuvenate your inner vitality at this local Florida resort. One of the largest spas in the state, it is a four-story, 103,000-square-foot sanctuary of wellness and healing, with holistic practices as the core base of its amenities. Guests can experience a transformative energy refresh with a Reiki massage or wash away their cares in a traditional hammam pool.
Canyon Ranch, Lenox, Massachusetts
Located in the quiet and calming forests of the Berkshires, Canyon Ranch spa offers a holistic healing experience and is welcoming to all guests. The property offers multiple energy and chakra recharges, from specialized alchemical healing, where a therapeutic energy practitioner works on chakras and energy fields using imagery and somatic processes, or experience a meditative retreat using aromatherapy. Finish your stay with a hike on the property's gorgeous greenery, or enjoy a sound or forest bath in nature's raw and untouched beauty.
Spa Castle
Spa Castle, Queens, New York
A staple in the Queens community, Spa Castle offers a plethora of luxurious amenities to refresh both the body and mind. Overlook the beautiful waterfront views of College Point while enjoying a hydrotherapy pool, which helps release tension from the muscles and increases the production of endorphins, which improve sleep and lessen headaches and stress. Guests can also enjoy the infrared technologies from their jade sauna, proven to improve the immune and digestive systems.
Four Seasons Resort Santa Fe
The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado, Santa Fe, New Mexico
In the warm climate of New Mexico, this spa offers high-desert healing and a variety of regionally inspired body work and facial care. The signature Spiritual Journey invites guests to retreat through a guided journey of peace and enlightenment to purify and restore from the outside in. Begin with a sage smudging ceremony, clearing unsettled energy, before the body is wrapped with nutrient-rich adobe clay. Once cocooned in clay, experience a personalized purification ritual to reset, and conclude with a chakra balancing massage to restore the body, mind and spirit. Spa guests can cozy up fireside in the Warming Room before or after their treatment, and sip on a hot cup of locally blended blend of Mountain Desert Tea.
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, New York, New York
Amid the hustle and bustle that is Midtown, there lies an oasis that holds the key to relaxation and renewal for anyone visiting the Big Apple. Located inside the Mandarin Oriental hotel, their spa offers a unique and custom-tailored spa experience, designed to reset and refresh mind, body, and soul. Guests can experience the Áyurvedic Ritual, which includes warm herbal oil being poured onto the forehead for a deeply relaxing experience to calm your nervous system and improve mental clarity. Guests can also choose between therapeutic and aromatherapy massages, all while enjoying the skyline views of the city.
These spas are sure to cleanse and refresh your energy and aura.
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