Get all hot and bothered at one of these steamy spas.
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Read on to discover some of the best spas Canada has to offer. From hot stone massage to authentic acupunture, ELLE online gives you a listing on ultimate relaxation destinations!
Infrared saunas:
The Finns once used saunas for everything from smoking salmon to giving birth. Today's version -- the infrared lamp sauna -- uses radiant heat at a more comfortable 43 degrees celsius.
Vitality Centre
#7, 1922 9th Ave. S.E. Calgary, Alberta
403-262-5503 or toll free 866-262-5553
www.vitalitycentre.ca
$25 for 45 minutes, $99 for one-month membership.
Spa Oasis Aveda Day Spa
448 Baker St. Nelson, B.C. V1L 4H8
250-354-4487 www.spaoasis.ca
$25 for 30 minutes; after six sessions, seventh is free.
Hot stones:
Stone therapy alternately relaxes and reinvigorates the nervous system by placing hot basalt (volcanic)and cold marble stones along the spinal column.
Spruce Body Lab
1128 Richards St., Vancouver, B.C.
604-683-3220 www.sprucebodylab.com
$115 for 60 minutes, $145 for 90 minutes.
One Truth Transformational Workshops
14 Portal Court, Dundas, Ontario L9H 6A4
905-628-5811 www.onetruthcanada.com
$70 for 80 minutes, $90 for 95 minutes.
Cupping:
An ancient Chinese medical art whereby vacuum cups are applied along the body "meridians," or energy channels, creating a suction effect.
Nan Acupunture Therapy Centre
Nan Mah C.M.D. Dr. Ac
1368 McPhillips Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba 204-633-6195
www.nanacupunture.com.
