Hocking Hills Spa

The Hocking Hills is one of the largest tourist attractions in Ohio. This section of southern Ohio, located in Hocking and Vinton Counties boasts hiking trails, kayaking, canoeing, camping, and boating activities year around. In addition to all of the natural and outdoor adventure attractions in the Hocking Hills, romantic getaway packages also entice many visitors to the hills of southern Ohio. Spa services in the Hocking Hills region offer a myriad of luxury services to visitors.

Trained and certified spa technicians not only offer services in the Hocking Hills area, they actually travel to area cabins and lodges to offer their healing touch.

Hocking Hills spas feature services for under $100 without leaving a cozy Hocking Hills cabin. Scores of massages, spa treatments, water therapy, and body wraps are available at the numerous spas and traveling spas situated in the Hocking Hills.

Massage services include a side-by-side romantic massage package for couples. Technicians create a relaxing environment inside the cabin, and set up portable tables. Deep tissue massage sessions are offered in 30, 60, and 90 minute sessions. Hot stone massage therapists provide a full hour of heated basaltic rock massage therapy.

A pregnancy massage package can include birth and post-partum massage session. A facial with "Burt's Bees" products, including soapbark and chamomile cleansing lotions and deep pore scrubs are included in these facial treatments. Cranio Sacral Therapy is a technique used to promote overall health and well-being through, and reduce migraine headaches and spinal cord injury discomfort. A four-hand massage session lasts for a full hour, and includes deep tissue techniques.

The "Healing Touch" full body massage focuses on total relaxation, as well as pain relief form sore muscles and wounds. A reflexology massage focuses on relaxing the body my massaging distinct pressure points in the feet. A chair massage package is available in both 15 and 30-minute sessions, and designed for group sessions. Private sessions are typically available for large groups and wedding parties when booked in advance.

Herbal body wraps include being draped in a warm flannel sheet, which is infused with a mixture of natural herbs to draw out skin impurities. A warm seaweed body wrap includes deep skin penetration with mineral found in the seaweed wrap. Seaweed is often used to prevent and restore wrinkled skin. Chocolate mud wraps utilize the rich minerals found naturally in mud. When mud is combined with cocoa nutrients and the customers is wrapped in a sheet, a relaxing and reviving effect often takes place.

Water based treatments are also available in the Hocking Hills Treatments include a 30 minute mineral bath, rose petal and tonic bath, blended sea salt and mineral bath, as well a dip in essential oils to heal the skin and sooth the soul.

As of October 2009, Hocking Hills traveling spa services included the Joppa Spa and Wellness Center, Blue Valley Massage and Traveling Spa, Natural Remedies and Massage Traveling Spa, Perfect Touch Massage and Traveling Spa, and the Spa at Cedar Falls.

Sources used in this article included personal experience, Joppa Spa website, Blue Valley Lodge website, Inn at Cedar Falls Spa, and Perfect Touch Massage website