The spas that help us find our Zen

By Sandra A. Berry – Photos by Carlos Aboyo

Have you ever picked up a large seashell and listened to the sea within or been mesmerized by the waves hitting the shoreline? Los Cabos has a plethora of spas that can help you find that same zen sensation. Here are some of our favorites.After a long day on the beach, recharge with an appointment at La Purísima, the small but enchanting full-service spa at Ventanas Residences. Deep tissue massages, facial care, waxing, salon services for hair, manicures, and pedicures are offered at a reasonable cost.

One of Cabo’s newest and most exciting, if a bit weird sounding, treatments is the fish pedicure offered at Mango Deck. Yes, fish pedicure. Sound fishy? Well, it’s not. What started in Asia has gained in popularity and spread throughout the world. A native to warm climates, the Garra rufa nibbles the dead and dry skin off feet. Have you ever sat along a river’s shoreline and had the little minnows nibble at you? It is the same tickling sensation and much safer than using a razor to scrape the skin. In their natural habitat, the fish act as cleaners to bigger fish by removing dead scales.

And they’re good at it. In Europe, there’s even a full body fish exfoliation treatment offered for conditions such as psoriasis.

The hip, sexy, and cosmopolitan ME Cabo on Médano Beach in Cabo San Lucas caters to singles and young couples in a beach-party state of mind, but it also has a quiet side. YHI Spa offers ancient healing traditions as well as sounds, flavors, and aromas of ancient cultures. The facilities include suites for couples, a Vichy treatment room, massage and facial cabins, and an outdoor relaxation lounge with one of the few traditional Mexican temazcal sweat lodges in Los Cabos; these are meant to help connect to one’s body and soul.

SpaCe—which is completely devoted to health, beauty, and wellness—invites you to feel and look renewed. Always seeking balance, it offers relaxation services, body treatments, facials, manicures, pedicures, and a hair salon.

Relax and rejuvenate around the rooftop pool at Aura Spa at the downtown Wyndham Cabo San Lucas Resort. Whatever you desire: Massages, aromatic facials, full body wraps, hot stone massage therapy, nail and waxing services are available.

Looking for luxury spa treatments? Look no farther than the Oasis Spa at the Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Club. The spa blends unique elements of the Baja desert and ocean environments to inspire relaxation in guests while also tempting them with an array of wellness experiences. The award-winning therapists and team have developed a blend of treatments that will excite your senses while rejuvenating your soul.

The spa at Marbella Suites en La Playa offers a variety of massages, foot reflexology treatments, facials, manicures, and pedicures in suites and on the beach. Follow the treatment with a romantic beach dinner complete with a bonfire or take in a movie poolside.

Two of the most prestigious locations for total escape are at the Grand Solmar Spa Collection, which includes the spa at the Playa Grande resort. The spa cabanas at Solmar are just steps from the Pacific Ocean, where sea breezes brush over you while you might experience a pear and green apple sugar scrub. For pure relaxation, indulge in the exotic body Muscle Melt at the Playa Grande Spa in your private sanctuary.

While in Los Cabos, go to the beach, especially if there is a full moon or to watch the sun set. Stretch out on a chaise longue, listen to the waves, and be aware of your heartbeat. Breathe in the salt air. Feel like chanting? Go ahead. Om is where the heart is.

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