The new Still Point spa in Takoma Park has done so well since its July 4 opening that owner and acupuncturist Tori Paide expanded last month to six treatment rooms plus the Sole Door, a space for leg and foot massage with touches of reflexology, where she plans to add pedicures that use natural polishes.
Popular with locals, the massages are praised as thorough and attentive with a focus more on healing than on momentary enjoyment. Therapists inquire about health and advise on problem spots. Organic herbal tea rounds out the experience.
Among the 14 practitioners are a holistic-nutrition counselor, a life coach, an herbalist, and an acupuncturist who does facial rejuvenation “as an alternative to Botox,” Paide says. She also offers classes in tai chi, yoga, and couples massage. One unusual service: group acupuncture “happy hours” in which clients have five needles placed along each ear “to detox, calm, and drain unnecessary energy.” There are two sessions a week: $30 if you walk in, $20 if you register online.