Massage: Your Secret Weapon for Surviving Summer
By Kayla Spear · Published July 24, 2019 · Updated February 10, 2025
What's the hardest part of summer for you? Heat, humidity, excess sweating? Maybe it's oily, sun burnt skin? Whatever the case may be, taking one hour out of your day can give you the "aha" moment you need to reboot your superpowers.
What's the hardest part of summer for you? Heat, humidity, excess sweating? Maybe it's oily, sun burnt skin? Whatever the case may be, taking one hour out of your day can give you the "aha" moment you need to reboot your superpowers.
Our massage treatments offer countless year-round benefits, but in this sweaty season, there are even more than you realize. Here, a few things you can't afford to ignore.
Builds a stronger immune system
- Increases lymph flow
- Promotes healthy sleep cycle
- Eases tension
Promotes health from the inside out
- Enhances blood flow to eliminate toxins
- Reduces pain and chronic stiffness
- Delivers oxygen to muscles, joints and organs
Boosts mood and mental health improvement
- Improves overall relaxation and wellbeing
- Release endorphins to relieve stress and enhance your mood
- Loosens and relaxes muscles to improve flexibility
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In addition to giving your body a break, massage quiets the mind, freeing your brain to function more clearly. Sometimes letting go and relaxing is all you need. Visit our salon in NYC + LA to get your "aha" moment within 60 minutes (or longer!), the way you want, for as long as you want. A massage like no other. Click here to book!
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