Holistic Wellness for All
By Pam Windsor
Nurturing mind, body, and soul
By Jason Zasky
"We've always enjoyed helping people," says Rose Perrie, co-founder of the holistic full-service spa Salted Peace, making reference to herself and co-owner Sonia Morse. True to her word, the five-and-a-half-year-old spa — found at The Crossings of Spring Hill shopping center — offers countless ways to help clients feel better mentally, emotionally, and physically.
"We do massage, facials, and waxing," begins Perrie, with Swedish, Thai, Deep Tissue, and Cupping among the massage services offered. "We also have a Far Infrared Sauna, a Vibrational Frequency Table (VFT), and we do Pressotherapy," the latter a non-invasive treatment that involves a compression suit and the application of air pressure on different parts of the body.
But the spa's most notable treatment room is its beach-themed Salt Therapy Room, which features a Halogenerator that crushes pharmaceutical salt into a powdered form that is dispersed into the air.
"You inhale and (the salt) helps to open up your airways and sinuses, and it's great for skin conditions," relates Perrie, before recalling the first time she tried salt therapy and how her so-called 'Tennessee sinuses' — not to mention the drainage down the back of her throat — became a non-issue after a single 45-minute treatment.
As for the origins of salt therapy, it dates back many hundreds of years, when people began to recognize the seemingly miraculous healing properties of salt cave environments. In recent years, salt therapy has been rediscovered and is now being used to address respiratory conditions like asthma, bronchitis, respiratory allergies, sinusitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), among many other conditions. It also has the potential to improve dermatological issues like acne, dermatitis, and psoriasis.
"In the past, you actually went into a salt cave, and now we have man-made salt rooms. Ours is decorated like a beach because I don't go to a cave to relax, I go to a beach," quips Perrie, who says that many clients take advantage of the spa's unlimited salt therapy membership. Others choose the unlimited Far Infrared Sauna package.
"Our sauna is a little different because we also have sound therapy and light therapy, so it's like getting 3-for-1 service," she says, before noting that an infrared sauna is different from a steam or dry sauna in that instead of heating the air, the infrared rays raise your core temperature three degrees. In effect, your body is heated from your core out towards your skin, which helps push out toxins.
"In addition to helping you to detoxify, it can also help you relax and lose weight. It's also good for reducing blood pressure and improving circulation and can help with attention deficit disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia. Personally, I use it for inflammation reduction and pain relief," offers Perrie, who employs seven massage therapists and three estheticians, in addition to a quartet of customer service staffers.
Yet her team of 14 — and Salted Peace's 2,400-square-foot facility — may not be big enough to meet demand long-term, which is why Perrie and Morse are looking at opening a second location to serve a client base that ranges from people in their 20s to individuals in their 80s.
In particular, the duo has had a lot of success offering memberships where clients can mix and match services, as with the Salted Peace membership, which is a massage or facial, one a month, plus two of the salt therapy or the sauna or the VFT.
"We also have Peace packages where you can do the infrared sauna, the salt room, and the VFT for a discounted price," continues Perrie, a Maryland native who moved to Spring Hill in 1998. "And we have a Detox Special, which is the salt room and the sauna. But our most popular package is the Queen Bee, which is named after my mom. It features an hour-long massage, an hour-long facial, and 45 minutes in the Salt Room," the latter of which has white Sea Salt on the walls and pink Himalayan Salt on the floor, contributing to the cozy, peaceful vibe.
With the success of the business and her comfort level with Spring Hill, Perrie can hardly imagine living anywhere else.
"I love the area and the people here. I have watched Spring Hill grow from a time when the only grocery store was Food Lion. Being here since '98, it's almost my hometown now."
CONTACT:
Salted Peace
1029 Crossings Blvd., Spring Hill, TN 37174
931-451-7799
