“It’s not just a massage. It’s an experience,” said Sally Lorenzo, massage therapist and founder of Island Massage Spa. A vacation to Hawaii inspired Sally to create a slice of paradise within her own community. On her first night there, she took a stroll on the beach. “I looked out way across the ocean. It changed something inside of me. I wondered how many people won’t get to experience this peace. I wanted to bring that to people.”
Upon entering the space, guests are greeted to the sound of water cascading down the stone waterfall, which towers behind the check-in desk. The tranquility of running water follows guests throughout their experience, transporting them to a tropical paradise far away from their everyday lives.
Electric torches flicker overhead in the darkened hallways, allowing guests to feel as if they are walking on the beach at night. Art from Hawaiian artists decorate walls in the common areas and patient rooms, bringing a touch of the island to the mainland.
Island Massage offers a wide range of massages, facials and other specialties, to ensure guests’ needs are met. Their massage therapists offer 17 different types of massage techniques, including couple’s, Swedish, CBD and their ever-popular Lomi Lomi massage. This traditional Hawaiian massage utilizes flower essence and organic massage oils to relieve bodily stress and create a sense of balance in oneself. Guests can enhance their experience by adding hot stone therapy, foot or scalp treatments or even a nourishing bath experience.
When booking a facial, guests receive a consultation with the spa’s estheticians, who can advise them on which of the eight offered facial experiences best fits their skin’s needs. The estheticians have even begun offering a DermaFlash enhancement to appointments. This process shaves away facial hair and peach fuzz, along with the top layer of dead skin. In addition to massages and facials, Island Massage offers salon services, such as waxing and nail services, and body therapies, such as wraps and soaks.
Island Massage Spa provides monthly membership services to create a more accessible escape from the outside world. Guests can customize their membership based on whether they want their monthly massage to be a single or couple’s experience and whether they want it to be 60, 90 or 120 minutes long. Along with the monthly massage, members receive 10 percent off all additional services and items in the boutique, as well as free access to all spa amenities. If a member can’t make it to the spa that month, they can either let a friend or family member go in their place or allow their credits to roll over to the next month. Island Massage also offers a membership program, which includes unlimited use of the sauna and locker rooms.
Before opening, Sally made a promise to God that if He helped her, she would help others, and she strives to keep that promise every day. “It’s not just a business for me. I’m trying to create a space for people, who maybe wouldn’t experience the island otherwise,” she shared. Sally is proud of the success of her business and plans to extend this space for people in her bakery, Sugar Tree: Sweets and Treats, which will be opening next door within the coming year.
Island Massage Spa
115 SW Anderson
Burleson, TX 76028
(817) 349-0558
Islandmassagespa.com
Facebook: Island Massage Spa
Instagram: @islandmassagespa
TikTok: @islandsalonspa
Hours:
Monday-Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
Written by Emma McKay
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