IDEAS FOR INDULGING
> Supine stretch: Too tired for those Bikram power moves? Try a Thai floor massage, also known as lazy man’s yoga, at Connecticut’s Foxwoods G Spa and Salon. (800-369-9663; foxwoods.com)
> Float away: Detox with a Marine Mud Wrap at Ocean House’s OH! Spa in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. (855-678-0364; oceanhouseri.com) In Cape Elizabeth, Maine, the spa at the Inn by the Sea specializes in surfy massages, including on a bed that sends vibrations through your body to the sound of waves. (207-799-3134; innbythesea.com)
> Ruff life: While you’re at the Fido-friendly Inn by the Sea, give your best friend the VIP treatment with a half-hour doggie massage.
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> Staycation spas: Escape to a tropical island on Newbury Street with steam, cool-mist therapy and herbal salt exfoliation with G2O’s Bali Paradise Experience. (617-262-2200; g2ospasalon.com) Old school? Head over to Chelsea’s Dillons Russian Steam Bath. Opened in 1885, it’s one of New England’s oldest shvitzes. (617-884-9434; dillonsrussiansteambath.com)
> A fez of the heart: The Turkish Red Flower hammam ritual at the Spa at the White Barn Inn in Kennebunk, Maine, is a five-part full-body treatment that includes exfoliation, a wrap, and massage while enveloping you in the scent of jasmine, bergamot, clove, and orange blossom. (207-967-2321; whitebarninn.com)
> Immerse yourself in nature: Strong House Spa in Quechee, Vermont, offers the latest therapeutic technique from Japan: forest bathing. It has nothing to do with water but combines aromatherapy with a guided meditative trail walk. (802-295-1718; stronghousespa.com)
> All wrapped up: The Head to Toe Heaven treatment at Citron Spa in Providence, includes a detoxifying mud body masque, after which you’re cocooned in hot towels and given facial, hand and foot massages. (401-861-0908; spacitron.com)
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> Hot rock: Nantucket’s Westmoor Club has the only heated quartz massage table in New England. Warmed to 107 degrees, it’s said to help reduce inflammation and is a great warm-up for treatments like chakra clearing or vibrational sound therapy. (508-228-9494; thewestmoorclub.com
> En garde: Fencing lessons at the Spa House at the Mayflower Grace hotel in Washington, Connecticut, are $110 an hour for individuals, $150 for couples. (860-868-9466; gracehotels.com)
JUST A PINCH
Himalayan salt is said to balance the central nervous system and nourish depleted cells, providing deep relaxation. A few options:
> The salts go local when mixed with organic applesauce from Stowe Cider for a 110-minute exfoliating “uber scrub” at Vermont’s Stowe Mountain Lodge spa. (802-760-4780; stowemountainlodge.com)
> New this year, the dry sauna at the Westmoor Club in Nantucket is lined with 500 tiles made of the pink stuff. Inhaling the salt-charged air is said to aid respiration.
> Starting Christmas Day, stones made from salt will be replacing the traditional version in the stone massages at the Spa at the Woodstock Inn & Resort in Vermont. (802-457-6697; woodstockinn.com)
BY THE NUMBERS
> 21,020 — Number of spas in the US in 2015
> 179 million — US spa visits in 2015
> $16,300,000,000 — US spa revenue in 2015
> $91 — Average spa revenue per visit
> 23,064 — Number of massages given at Canyon Ranch in Lenox last year (800-742-9000; canyonranch.com)
> 1,000 — Number of bottles of nail polish are used annually at The Spa at Norwich Inn. (860-425-3500; thespaatnorwichinn.com)
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> 77 percent — Percentage of Americans who regularly experience physical symptoms caused by stress.
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