NEW YORK WELLNESS
Great Jones Spa, 29 Great Jones Street +1 212 505 3185
A total sanctuary and haven of blissful serenity, health and wellness, Great Jones is where to head when all nerves are frayed. Offering facials (including a Gentleman’s Facial); body treatments of sugar and coconut, lemon verbena, dead sea salt; waxing, hair cuts and coloring; massages, including hot stone, aromatherapy, pre and post natal, swedish, deep tissue, Thai or their ‘signature’ massage; as well as Reiki, manicures, pedicures, and VIP rooms with a hot tub for two, this is the place to spend a Zoolander day spa for a week at.
Abdi Assadi, Healer and Acupuncturist, Suite 1104, 27 West 20th Street +1 212 243 7121
One of Manhattan’s most renowned acupuncturists and healers. Assadi’s practices include shamanism, psychotherapy, acupuncture and ‘shadow work’; which involves utilizing ‘disease and dysfunction as a doorway to spiritual serenity.’ Assadi is a accomplished healer, author, life-coach and modern shaman. What distinguishes him from other spiritual masters is that his awareness transcends the commodification of ‘spirituality’ – and gets right to the heart and seed of the matter.
Virayoga with Elena Brower, Suite 205, 580 Broadway, between Prince and Houston +1 212 334 9960
Elena Bower teaches Anusara yoga at Virayoga studio on Broadway in New York City, and is admired by everyone from Gwenyth to White House officials for her rigorous and down to earth practice. Working with the yoga of alignment, Elena will often pepper her teaching with anecdotes about her family – sharing the “real life” material that fills all of our lives outside of class. Make sure you get there early, and return frequently – live didgeridoo performances are not out of the ordinary – you’re almost guaranteed to leave feeling extraordinary.
Organic Avenue, 116 Suffolk Street +1 212 358 0500
If you feel like you need to detox for a week or a day, Organic Avenue is your destination. Located on the Lower East Side, drop in or make a call to choose from a variety of cleanses. Everything from straight juices and smoothies, to soups, salads, snacks and desserts, all delivered direct to your door. Each program is “based on LOVE: the Live. Organic. Vegan. Experience” which means that every ingredient is wholly raw, organic and vegan. Give yourself five days of pure Love in a bottle and your body will most certainly bless you.
Aruyvedic Massage with James Winstaley +1 347 351 8186
Sometimes it’s all too much to leave the apartment. In times like these, you need James Winstaley. James is a certified Ayurvedic Yoga Masseuse, and a pioneer in his field – he’ll come to your place with a depth of knowledge and training in Reiki, Shiatsu, Trigger point therapy and Tibetan Universal massage among a myriad of other techniques. Working on a floor mat to allow for a full range of flexion and motion, Winstaley also frequently applies Calamus powder during his massages, an Ayurvedic root which provokes heat and helps to remove excess fat from under the skin.
Gravity East Village, 515 East 5th Street +1 212 388 9788
If the words ‘colon hydrotherapy’ scare you but you’ve decided that you’d like to reap the benefits of this incredibly cleansing treatment, look no further than Gravity East Village. The ‘gravity’ method is used here (google it for the finer details!), ensuring a more comfortable, relaxing session. Heal and detoxify your body in the very safe hands of Cynthia and her colleagues. They also offer infra-red saunas, to rid your body of even more of those nasty toxins.
By Sophie Ward
