05/08/2026
You can absolutely go spend $200+ at an overpriced โluxuryโ spa for a birthday, girls day, or Instagram photo op โจ
But letโs be realโฆ
those places usually are NOT where you go for consistent, affordable bodywork long term.
Support the small businesses.
Support the independent therapists.
Support the people actually putting their heart into this industry.
Most of us are working our asses off to give clients the full experience. While making LESS after overhead than we probably would at some corporate chain.
Meanwhile the chains?
Constant upselling quotas
Treating clients like sales numbers.
Packing therapists back-to-back with barely 5 minutes between sessions.
Punishing people for taking time off or wanting schedule flexibility.
Massage therapy should be about healing people.
Not squeezing every dollar possible out of clients and burning therapists out in the process.
Ditch the corporate chains.
Support local.
Support therapists who actually care. ๐ค