You were looking forward to Labor Day weekend—the empty city would be your own personal playground. But now, the weekend is upon you, you forgot to make plans, and suddenly you feel stranded. Take...Read More>>

No change of clothes, no massage oil in the hair, and no appointment necessary. And these are just the practical reasons for why reflexology, the Traditional Chinese Medicine massage that views the...Read More>>

Once upon a time, Long Island’s North Fork played poor cousin to the Hamptons. But now the North Fork is on top, and not just geographically. Dotted with mom-and-pop farm stands, artisanal goat...Read More>>

Back stretchers and Sharper Image Massage Chairs are so yesterday. The MELT Method, a whole system of “self-treatments,”–that means you play therapist–recently introduced a...Read More>>

Spa menus can be a minefield of so-not-worth-it treatments that promise far more than they can deliver, give you surprisingly little time with a skilled therapist, and cost way more than they’re...Read More>>

Gretchen Smith, a facialist at SoHo’s Dermalogica spa had me at stratum germinativum. Besides using Latin to explain where skin cells are born, Smith spoke the language of common sense. “We canâ€...Read More>>

Chinatown beckons with bargain bodywork. But don’t fall for the brightest neon banner announcing “reflexology” and “acupressure”.  Go straight to the misleadingly named...Read More>>