5 Wellness Spaces in Los Angeles That Offer an Elevated Approach to Self-Care
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Threaded throughout Los Angeles are some of the most innovative wellness destinations, designed to deliver rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation through a range of healing modalities. More than your average spa, these spaces focus on mind-body-spirit balance, offering a sanctuary for the modern Angeleno navigating a fast-paced lifestyle.
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In a city brimming with ambitious creatives and entrepreneurs, these holistic treatments are meant to be practiced regularly — helping to alleviate stress built up in the body while preparing you to meet each day with renewed energy and clarity.
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Here, we highlights five of the city’s most exceptional wellness spaces — each one worth investing in for an elevated and intentional approach to health and well-being.
Felice Acupuncture
8526 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232; (424) 478 0019
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Felice Acupuncture offers a deeply holistic experience rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Located in Culver City, the serene, light-filled space immediately invites you into a state of calm. Dr. Felice Chan’s mission is to bring the ancient wisdom of Chinese medicine into the modern world through accessible, integrated treatments.
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Her offerings include herbal medicine, acupuncture, moxibustion, and contrast therapy on the outdoor terrace. Each treatment begins with a comprehensive consultation, where Dr. Chan takes time to understand your emotional, physical, and mental well-being.
The experience feels like a gentle lifting of the weight you’ve been carrying — restoring balance and levity to both body and mind.
The NOW
7611 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036; (424) 724-4020
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The NOW has perfected the art of making high-quality massages accessible without sacrificing a sense of luxury. It’s the ideal space to incorporate into your monthly self-care routine — equal parts indulgent and practical.
Choose between Swedish and Athletic massage bases, with options to customize your session through add-ons like hot stones, scalp massage, or Gua Sha. The therapists are intuitive and attentive, easily adapting pressure to your preference.
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The atmosphere—filled with natural sounds and calming design — enhances the sensory experience. To deepen your relaxation, The NOW also offers 20-minute and 40-minute private sauna sessions, available before or after your massage.
Pause Studio
12930 Ventura Blvd Suite 124, Studio City, CA 91604; (213) 786-6531
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Pause Studio is a sanctuary of recovery modalities — offering everything you need to rejuvenate, refresh, and reinvigorate your health. With multiple locations throughout Los Angeles, Pause makes wellness accessible through a menu of innovative services: float therapy, IV drips, vitamin shots, LED light beds, and even robotic massage.
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Its private contrast therapy rooms and the brand’s newest concept, Social Sauna, bring a modern communal approach to recovery. Guests can book time in the Social Sauna — an 8-person sauna with a large cold plunge tub and showers — making it ideal for meeting like-minded wellness enthusiasts or gathering friends for a shared restorative experience.
Spencer's Spa
8815 Dorrington Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90048; (310) 861-9946
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Set within a charming West Hollywood home, Spencer’s Spa offers an experience that’s both luxurious and intimate. Guests are greeted outdoors amid lush greenery before being invited to remove their shoes and slip into plush branded socks — a small but thoughtful touch that sets the tone for the visit.
Inside, sunlight pours through the windows of the repurposed living room, now a beautifully curated waiting area adorned with elegant furnishings and stylish reads.
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Treatments include a variety of massages — hot stone, Gua Sha, deep tissue — as well as facials ranging from lymphatic drainage and cryotherapy to detox-focused therapies. The combination of exquisite ambiance and expert technique makes Spencer’s Spa a space you’ll want to return to month after month.
Heimat
960 N La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038; (213) 319-7849
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A five-story sanctuary for modern well-being, Heimat redefines the concept of a wellness club. While its foundation is fitness, every element is designed to cultivate serenity — from the architectural design to the extensive list of restorative offerings.
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Alongside cutting-edge gym facilities, Heimat hosts classes in breathwork, sound baths, and recovery stretching. Its spa features a full-service nail salon, massages, facials, compression therapy, a Himalayan salt sauna, and a rooftop pool and jacuzzi.
Beyond physical health, Heimat fosters community through workshops on topics like oral hygiene and stress management, as well as social offerings such as book and running clubs. Non-members may apply for guest access, allowing a rare glimpse into one of Los Angeles’s most exclusive wellness destinations.
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Ann Krisha Buenaobra is a radically self-accepting model, beauty content strategist, creator and co-founder of Pearl Society, a community collective bringing enrichment through experiences.
She has been creating digital and IRL spaces for every story to be told—and heard—freely. Over the last 10 years, she has worked at companies such as TikTok, Cherie/Bytedance, TheRealReal, e.l.f. Cosmetics, and DHC Japan as a writer, editor, and/or content strategist.