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7. A Wellness Sojourn in Santa Monica

These wellness and self-care spots in Santa Monica will want to make you pack your bags ASAP!

Santa Monica’s scope of experiences, whether it’s a pre-dawn yoga or surf session or an evening spin class, make for an eventful trip. Thanks to the city’s abundance of spas, yoga studios, juicing bars, and healthy eating options, wellness and self-care are never far away, ensuring a trip focused on rest, health, and rejuvenation.

Have a SPA-tacular Experience

Alchemie Spa makes the most of Santa Monica’s sunny climate with an infrared sauna, which utilises UV-filtered solar rays to boost metabolism and recharge muscles and skin cells. Tikkun Holistic Spa offers immersive experiences like tantric couples’ spa “journeys” and ancient Korean plant-based steam therapies that aid in everything from hormone flow to digestion. Lantern-lit walkways and the sounds of rushing waterfalls create a tranquil vibe inside Willow Spa. But if you are in a rush to relax, sample the “Zen Express” menu, featuring 30- and 45-minute treatments.

Start your days with Yoga

Whether you consider yourself an advanced student or are just learning your downward dog,

Instructor and founder Ally Hamilton of Yogis Anonymous has an option for you. Try special

workshops like AcroYoga, a combination of acrobatics and yoga, or Yogic Arts, a blend of martial arts and Thai massage. Santa Monica Yoga offers yoga and Pilates classes including hatha, flow, prenatal, and postnatal. A unique, beginner-friendly “Roll, Release and Mobilise” class utilises foam rollers and specially designed balls for targeted, deep muscle relief.

Wellness on a Plate

An all-organic menu, with ingredients sourced solely from local farms, provides plenty of hearty yet healthy eating options at Kreation Kafe. Inside True Food Kitchen, vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options anchor an anti-inflammatory-focused nutrition philosophy. Order up the “Inside Out” quinoa burger or the tempeh “TLT” with tomatoes and Vegenaise. Meat lovers can also get their fix with options like grass-fed bison or shaved turkey.

Juicing and Smoothies Main Squeeze is known for exceptional smoothies. Look for options like the zingy citrus-green cleanser with grapefruit, kale, cucumber, celery, and mint or the spoon-required acai bowl loaded with homemade coconut milk, hemp granola, guarana, banana, and blueberries. Co-owned by television actress and “supermom” Elisabeth Röhm, Rejuice blends a bounty of local and organic produce into a variety of cold-pressed juicing options, all served in eco-friendly refillable glass bottles.