As the spa industry continues to move toward integrating the mind, body and soul, more spas are adding alternative healing treatments to their service menus. While this does include the more common alternative healing modalities such as acupuncture, chakra balancing and Ayurveda, some spas are now taking it one step further by offering a wide variety of energy work, intuitive readings and even psychic massages.
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