Travel & Visitors Guide - April 28, 2009
Sundara offers sanctuary of relaxation, rejuvenation
Let's just get one thing straight: a trip to The Wisconsin Dells doesn't have to include water slides. It can, in fact, include so much pampering and relaxation that the sound of bellowing children -- and the very thought of a water slide -- is a hazy memory. Sundara Inn & Spa can make this happen.
Tags: sundara, wisconsin dells, massage, new age, organic, facial, healthy, ritual

Living - Oct. 21, 2008
Reason #829 working at OMC is cool: free massages
Today reminded me that we've got something special here. One of my account executives worked out a deal with one of our clients to get an instructor in our office for a round of free massages.
Tags: massage, lakeside school of massage, National Message Therapy Awareness Week

Marketplace - Jan. 20, 2008
Massage therapist, small business owner says skills are her blessing
It's Melissa Wright's job to give massages, but for the self-employed owner of Nourish, her career is almost a calling -- and one that's built a loyal following in her nine years in the industry.
Tags: massage, nourish, melissa wright, facials, massage therapy

Bars & Clubs - Nov. 28, 2007
Bad girls need a night out, too
Every Tuesday night at 8 p.m., The Social transforms into a den of guilty – and not-so-guilty – pleasures
Tags: The Social, Kevin Sloan, Bad Girls' Night Out, Neutral Ground, The Tool Shed, tarot, massage, pampering, champagne, martinis, Judo

Marketplace - Oct. 5, 2005
Reiki flows the chi to all the right places
Thirty years ago, most Americans knew little about Eastern culture other than egg rolls and the "Ancient Chinese Secret" detergent commercial. Today, healers like Rennie Laing of Blue Earth Studio have brought massage -- and now reiki -- to the mainstream.
Tags: massage, reiki, oriental medicine, sushi, japanese, chinese, New Age

Marketplace - Sept. 8, 2005
Briessentials massage spa cultivates the power of scent
How does the power of scent work to make you feel good? Bridget Eland, one of only two Registered Aromatherapists in Wisconsin, just might have the answer, and to help prove the healing influence of aromatherapy to others, she's opened Briessentials massage spa in Milwaukee.
Tags: Briessentials, massage, spa, aromatherapy, bridget eland, Shorewood

Kids & Family - May 10, 2005
New SOHA invites families to ecstatic dance
The Studio of Healthy Alternatives (SOHA) and its sister business, Take My Hand, will host their first Ecstatic Family Dance on Friday, May 13 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in their new building, 2234 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.
Tags: massage, aromatherapy, yoga, children, parent

Marketplace - May 5, 2005
Spa guide: Give mom the gift of soothing relaxation
The same scene plays out all over the country, over the phone, in the kitchen, watching TV, via e-mail: You ask, "What do you want for Mother's Day?" She smiles humbly and gives you that heart-softening smile, and says "Oh, nothing." Don't believe her.
Tags: Mother's Day, mom, mother, spa, massage

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 24, 2004
Doyle, Barrett declare Oriental Medicine Day
This past week Gov. Jim Doyle and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett declared Sunday, Oct. 24 as "Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM) Day" in the state of Wisconsin and throughout the city of Milwaukee.
Tags: accupuncture, Monica Maroney, massage, reflexology, homeopathic, oriental medicine

Marketplace - May 29, 2002
Seven Stones Wellness Center leaves no stone unturned
Three and a half years in the making, this new East Side spa offers a wide range of services: from massage to yoga to reiki to nutritional counseling to mud wraps to facials and more.
Tags: Seven Stones, wellness, spa, massage, yoga, Pilates, reiki

Marketplace - Jan. 17, 2002
Wash away your worries with Kohler Waters
Kohler Waters Spa, which opened in December 2000, features 13 treatment rooms, a 96-degree central tiled pool with an eight-foot cascading wall of water, men's and women's lounge rooms, a boutique and a finishing spa for hair styling, makeup and nail treatments.
Tags: Kohler, spa, massage, pool, aromatherapy, facial, health, wellness