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Three Great Reasons to Visit our Chicago Massage Spa this Month

Three Great Reasons to Visit our Chicago Massage Spa this Month

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Three Great Reasons to Visit our Chicago Massage Spa this Month

Whether it’s a birthday, graduation or bridal shower, Spa Space is one of the very best spas in Chicago when it comes to celebrating life. Of course, at our massage spa in Chicago’s Loop, we believe that the mere fact that it’s Tuesday is a darn good reason to celebrate! But on top of that, June happens to offer at least three very good reasons to treat yourself or a friend to a spa massage in Chicago!

1. You never need a special reason to visit Spa Space, the best day spa in Chicago, but if you did, National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month would be a good one.

According to WebMD, “Stress is known to lead to some of the most common types of headaches, including migraines and tension headaches.” And their experts say massage is, “a great way to reduce stress and relieve tension. It especially helps with tightness of tender muscles, such as those in the back of the head, neck, and shoulders, and it boosts blood flow in those areas.”

2. June is also Women’s Golf Month, a celebration of golf as a year-long sport and recreation for women. What does women’s golf have to do with our day spa in Chicago? If you want to improve your swing, a visit to Spa Space could be time very well spent indeed. Professional golfers know that massage is an excellent way to enhance their game or to recover from strain to muscles you didn’t know you had before you set out on the back nine.

According to the experts at Livestrong.org, “Sports massage is a type of massage that can alleviate pain occurring in certain parts of the body, which can be caused by too much physical activity. This type of massage was originally developed to serve athletes as a way to prevent and relieve injuries, but both athletes and non-athletes can gain physiological and psychological benefits from receiving sports massage therapy.”

At Spa Space, one of the most innovative spas in Chicago, you can enjoy a custom massage geared toward enhancing whatever activities you enjoy. We also offer a sports massage tailored specifically to joggers that is a great way to help prepare for an event like a 5 or 10K or to recover from one. Many runners simply like to make massage a part of their ongoing training.

  • Our Runner’s Massage is specifically designed to address the common aches and pains suffered by runners and to improve performance. It can enhance a runner’s training regimen and help them reach their time and distance goals by strengthening muscles, relieving tension, reducing pain and preventing injury.

Golfers can enjoy similar benefits from a sports massage tailored to the unique demands of the game.  And, because golfers enjoy plenty of time out in the sun while they make their way around the course, you may also want to think about celebrating Women’s Golf Month with a facial at our day spa in Chicago. How does this sound:

  • Superfruit Fitness Facial is our trademark facial for healthy, glowing skin. This high-performance, results-oriented treatment combines a gentle glycolic solution with active botanical ingredients and an uplifting facial massage. The treatment is customized based on the particular needs of your skin, which might include a major thirst for hydration or some TCL for sun damage and fine lines.

3. Last, but certainly not least, June is National Smile Month! And this one probably doesn’t need any explanation.

Whatever you’re celebrating this month, we’ll look forward to welcoming you to Chicago’s Spa Space!

Success is beautiful

Success is beautiful

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Success is beautiful

When you’re looking for a great place to get massages or facials in Chicago, you don’t usually think about who owns or manages the spa. Spa Space is a great place for couples massage and is also known as a great men’s spa, but the majority of our clientele are women. And we thought you might be interested to know just a little bit about the amazing women behind Spa Space.

 

Natalie Tessler founded Spa Space back in 2001, with the dream of creating the best day spa in Chicago. That hadn’t always been her dream, though.

 

Natalie has a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a law degree from American University and an LL.M. (Master’s of Law degree) in taxation from New York University. She found that the life of a tax and estate planning attorney wasn’t making her happy, so she dusted off her childhood dream of owning her own business and started doing some research on the wellness and day spa industries. As she once explained in an interview, while she was a lawyer she was always surrounded by people who didn’t particularly want to be there – whether that be clients dealing with difficult legal matters or the other lawyers. Natalie wanted something completely different. “A spa is a place where people really love to go, a place where people really want to be, and a place where people want to work,” she said.

 

These days, Natalie enjoys speaking to students, entrepreneurs and angel investors about raising capital, developing a business plan and what entrepreneurship really entails.

 

In addition to owning Chicago massage spa Spa Space, Ilana Craig Alberico serves as the CEO and is the Co-Founder/Owner of Innovative Spa Management (ISM) – a company that has landed on Inc. Magazine’s list of Fastest Growing Companies twice, in 2013 and 2014.

 

Ilana and her partner, Christina Stratton, started ISM in Asheville, North Carolina. The company specializes in executing spas that seamlessly weave concept throughout the design, operations, employee training programs, product selection, and menu. Her company ultimately provides financially secure and profitable operations dedicated to superior service.

 

Ilana oversees the vision, direction and operations of the company. She writes articles on spa design, development, and operations and teaches management and employee training programs at spa industry conferences and at the ISM Academy. A massage therapist and former spa director, she is passionate about treatment and dedicated to creating the optimal spa experience.

 

In other words, Ilana is an expert when it comes to spas. And she has brought her expertise to Spa Space, one of the best spas in Chicago, where you can look forward to an exceptional spa experience.

 

Ilana, whose parents grew their own organic food, got her start in the spa industry in her hometown of Asheville, North Carolina. After college in South Carolina, she went back to Asheville. After learning just how hard it is to earn a living with a pottery studio, she found a job at a local resort. You guessed it, the job was in the spa. She picked up towels, greeted guests and couldn’t help but notice the change that would come over people after their spa treatment. She wanted to be able to relieve people of their stress and add something special to their day.

 

She quickly became a licensed massage therapist and before you know it, she was managing the spa.

 

Ilana isn’t alone in her desire to make people feel better through spa treatments. Everyone at Spa Space, which is considered the most progressive of all the downtown Chicago massage spas, is committed to your wellbeing.