It's a relaxation thing.An inside look at four of the nation's black-owned spas When it's time for a break, do you know where to turn for relief? Try a black-owned day a for stress management and beauty basics, Why? According to Patricia French, owner of Gazelle Beauty Center and Day Spa in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , "When people of color Noun 1. people of color - a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) people of colour, colour, color race - people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important are in their own environment, they can totally relax. We understand their skin and hair needs." Gazelle Beauty Center and Day Spa (www.gazellebeautydayspa.citysearch .com) is a full-service day spa that features facials, manicures, pedicures, hydrotherapy hydrotherapy, use of water in the treatment of illness or injury. Although the medicinal and hygienic value of water was recognized by the early Greeks, hydrotherapy attained its widest use in the 18th and 19th cent. bath, French seaweed wraps, hair treatments, and other beauty services. Another New York-based spa, Irma Denson Ltd. Skin Care Center and Day Spa (www.Irmaden sonskincare.com) offers deep cleansing facials, hot stone massages, manicures, pedicures, acne treatments, and skin peels. This salon is small and cozy, and, according to its owner, "Businesspeople like it because they don't have to worry about privacy." St. Louis-based Evolutions Day Spa (www.evolutionsdayspaqpg.com) specializes in stress management. Aside from the more popular spa services, such as massages, facials, body wraps, manicures, and pedicures, the facility also features hypnotherapy Hypnotherapy Definition Hypnotherapy is the treatment of a variety of health conditions by hypnotism or by inducing prolonged sleep. Pioneers in this field, such as James Braid and James Esdaile discovered that hypnosis could be used to . "When I first started Evolutions as a stress management and wellness center, I used hypnosis for stress management," says Evolutions' owner, Areatha Love, who is also a registered nurse, registered hypnotist, and certified massage therapist. "But clients started requesting hypnosis for weight loss, and I have physicians that want me to do hypnosis with their patients that are in labor. I also use hypnosis for people with phobias and problems with nail biting." And don't just save spa services for special occasions, advises Nona George Cohen, owner of The Body Clinic in Los Angeles (www.the-body-clinic.com). Her establishment offers facials, stress-reduction bodywork bodywork /body·work/ (-wurk?) a general term for therapeutic methods that center on the body for the promotion of physical health and emotional and spiritual well-being, including massage, various systems of touch and manipulation, , pamper pam·per tr.v. pam·pered, pam·per·ing, pam·pers 1. To treat with excessive indulgence: pampered their child. 2. packages, and paraffin treatments, as well as waxing. "It's a treat that's essential to our well-being," advises Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. . "At some point you have to regroup, so leave your cell phone at home and turn the pagers off." For a more comprehensive listing of black-owned day spas and their features, log on to www.blackenterprise.com. |
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