Elements of Touch Wellness Spa and River Retreat
477 Pine River Lane
Estes Park, CO 80517
phone 970-586-6597
www.estesriverretreat.com              estesriverretreat@msn.com
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In this life we can do no great things
Only small things with great love "
mother Theresa

Elements Of Touch Wellness Spa and River Retreat is the vision of founder and Director Ravit Dallal Michener, licensed Massage Therapist from Florida State since 1988 and Colorado State Ceritified Wellness Coach.  Her intention to create a  harmonious and powerful healing enviroment that is small in size and  high in quality - where one can come leave their stress and pain behind and exhale deeply through profound bodywork in a beautiful mountain setting
This fine day spa in Estes Park has been treating  it's locals and visitors  since 1992
Elements Of Touch  has a vision  to provide only  profound body care services and restorative therapies
deeply grounded in healing and beauty from the inside out. All products available are organic and naturally harvested from all over the world
Families, weddings, couples and groups are welcome and can reserve the spa for the day. Healthy lunches and cheese and wine platters can be prepared  as well
 
Pilates, Yoga, Breathwork,  wellness coaching  and on going seminars and education from nutrition  to pain management, healthy cooking for the seasons and bodywork training sessions are all available in this beautiful, gracious setting.
Stay at our luxury
accommodations to experience living at the SPA
Elements Of Touch Wellness Spa opens its doors and its heart to you
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WELCOME !
HONEST PLEASURES
                    Therapeutic Massage

   Enter a sacred circle of healing where you are met as an honored guest by health care  professionals who hold your unique gifts and challenges in highest regard.
Your mind body and spirit are recognized as integral to your total health and well being..
  Our highly trained Massage Therapists are licensed practitioners who draw upon a varity of modalities from Swedish, deep tissue, sports,  connective tissue , Neuromuscular , Polarity  cranial-sacral & Ayurvedic.
They combine their knowledge and sensitivity to create a unique personal experience  enhancing vitality and pleasing the senses into deep profound relaxation.
                                         
                         
     
                            
                Ayurvedic dry brushing using silk or wool gloves
             followed by full body  Hot Oil Lymphatic Massage  
$70
                
Heavenly Feet
If it’s your feet that make you melt, you will love this foot pampering restorative therapy. First a soak in a warm bubbly foot bath with pure aromatherapy oils combined with salts followed by an abrasive foot polish removing dead dry skin and then exhale as your whole body is stimulated with foot reflexology * Also very helpful for foot cramps ,planter fasciatus, sore / sprained ankles                            40 Min                     
$50                   
Full Body W/ Heavenly Face Treatment Your full body massage tailored to your body needs using just the right pressure and technique.
Usually lost but never forgotten during the massage is the face. Our clinic has created a Heavenly  Face Treatment focused on facial circulation, acupressure and meridian points . Aimed at tired eyes , sore sinuses, tight jaw, stress lines and renewing your  laugh lines enjoy our facial cleanse ,mud, and Japanese facial and scalp massage*
Your face will thank you.
Using only SPA grade products                    
$80
Wind and Mountain
Start with your
Heavenly Face Treatment* add a full body massage and finish it off with a warm scented Salt Glow *for your back, gentle exfoliation relieves  dry itchy skin  and stimulates the spine , leaving the  whole body feeling restored .            $85

Harmonize and Heal
First you start with the Wind and Mountain* package then you add a warm bubbly foot bath with pure oils and salts followed by an abrasive foot polish removing dead dry skin, we then treat those hard working feet to a Reflexology* treatment.With ample time to address all your aches and pains your body melts on the table - From deep sedation to trigger points and sports injuries we tailor the massage to your specific needs
You emerge a new, restored, relaxed human being from the inside out . This session   lasts 1 1/2 hours    
$135                                                                                                                  
Heavenly Hands
What don’t they do for us? And what can you do to thank them? We found the answer ! Your hands are submerged  in melted Warm paraffin  Dip*  3 times , wrap them  in plastic and slip them  into a warm mittens. Aimed at restoring joint function, excellent for arthritis , sore or strained wrists or just plain old hard working hands.  After the Paraffin is pealed  it is followed by  Neuromuscular Therapy Treatment  aimed at lengthening and softening those wrists .palms, joints  and fingers .A neck and back massage is included  You will be grateful in 10 different ways
40 min             
$50
Extremities  First
If you crave your feet and hands and head worked on we made this just for you.
Heavenly Foot Treatment* along with a Heavenly Hand Treatment * and finished with a Heavenly Face Treatment * The cherry on top is a full body vibration massage using our incredible Thumper.          70 Min                  $95
                                     Body Polishes
  Submerge your senses and envelope your body with the invigorating
and healing ritual of the body scrub. Used in India for thousands of years
as a way to detox through  the skin( our largest and most receptive organ)
and to take in nutrients  and stimulate our Lymphatic system
We offer a custom choice of  Dead Sea Salts, Brazillian  Babassu Sugars
  This intricate mix of elements enhances cell turnover while deeply hydrating skin,
promotes cell oxygenation,and assists in removing debris and impurities.

                               
We recommend not shaving for 24 hours before a scrub.
Dead Sea Salt Glow-Specially formulated oils and herbs will be combined with salts from the Dead Sea and simmered. This anti-oxidant blend assists with soothing anxiety, improving circulation and invigorating the meridians to restore depleted energy and maintain vitality.
Your session will include a full body lightly abrasive scrub using triple layer exfoliating formula containing rich Mineral and Therapeutic Dead Sea Salts in three crystal sizes to gently and effectively awaken circulation while removing accumulated residues and impurities
  followed by a hot  shower      40 min       
$55
sugar scrubs  $55                         ( see Sacred Bliss Package below)
Add a finishing massage
Return to the table  after your shower for a finishing  massage using deeply hydrating cream , Shea Butter, healing and protecting Beta- Glucan, and the replenishing softening oils of Jojoba, Avocado, Peach and Sunflower. This sumptuous warm butter is the perfect indulgence to nurture the skin after a salt glow or being in the sun or as part of your panchakarma body detox plan      Lasts 60-70 Minutes including the scrub         $75                add a Heavenly face treatment* for  an additional $40

Rocky Mountain High - Only offered here
   Return to the table after your Dead Sea  salt glow and  hot shower to a Hot oil full body lymphatic massage. Chosen according to your dosha these specially formulated oils liven your lymph system allowing viatal energy or Prana to flow unimpeded  Specialised movements awaken 107 Marma points ( a matrix of energy points) to deep relaxation    Lasts one hour 50 min       $110 
Ear Candling
An ancient Indian tradition braught back, remove wax, yeast, water and parisites while enhancing your hearing clearing your sinuses and stimulating your lymph  $45              
                                                    Go Ahead .. Get Muddy
Experience our Dead Sea Mud Wraps*, carfully selected products from the Dead Sea
painted on like a warm silky butter to release toxins and nurish our most receptive organ- our skin.
You are then cocooned in a plastic wrap and warm blankets as the healing properties
of the mud penetrate deeply  into your lymphatic system . While in your cocoon enjoy
Cranio- Sacral scalp massage.
$85
After a warm shower return to  the table for a  half hour finishing
massage  using our deeply hydrating Babassu  cream from Brazil      
$115                              


                                                                 
                                                                   
Peak to Peak  Pleasure

There is no doubt that this area is a magical place. There's grandeur, mountains, blue skies, crystal streams and lakes, open space and wildlife. We offer  you an opportunity to catch your breath while in the mountains.
Begin with our
Salt Glow*  to prepare the skin and sluff off dead layers followed by our Dead Sea Mud Wrap*
After your shower return to the table for a full body massage  and a
Heavenly face treatment*
From Peak to Peak and head to toe pure pleasure                                                                    $215
                                                  
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THE SACRED BLISS PACKAGE
FEATURING INARA ORGANIC SUGAR SCRUB WITH BABASSU OIL FROM BRAZIL 
Begin your experience by knowing that your products have traveled from Brazil and are harvested with respect to the Amazon, while employing  woman from indiginious cultures deep in the jungle. These products are as enviromentally friendly, organic and medicinal  as it gets.                                                                                                                                                                             

   
Start out with a full body scrub using turbinado sugar soaking in Babassu oil and their signature aromatherapy oil blend Enliven. After your hot shower return to the table for a babassu moisure wrap, lavishly wrapped in rich oils and heated blankets your skin is now stripped of impurities and is vitally clean. Now it  is ready to drink in this amazing product. As you are cocooned in your warm wrap enjoy a scalp massage  and  a heavenly face treatment Finish this amazingly relaxing experience with our own Hot Rocks massage warm rocks smoothly glide across your muscles as you come to  complete surrenderthis treatment lasts about 2 1/2 hours        $215

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                              Yummy Tummy
Treat yourself to a pregnancy  massage , soothe those tired swollen feet,  that ache back and that beautiful belly. Enjoy a full body massage, a
heavenly face treatment.* and our own Yummy Tummy* treatment for your belly. Gently scrubbed and lavishly painted with a secret 1000 year old Moraccan  rose mud.
lasts 1 1/2 hours                                      
$135                 


ask us about our babymoon packages for couples..a great time to get away and be nurtured                     
Glacial Meltdown
                                                                                                This is truely the only way to fly at 8000 Ft.- for the massage enthusiat to the beginner our  2 hour session  and is a longer version of 
Harmonize & Heal* Also added is our sumptuous Heavenly Hands*   treatment. With all extremities lavishly pampered and your  body specific  massage we invite you to check into your breathe, calm   your mind as we unravel, unfold and strip away the daily layers to uncover,  unwind and reawaken ourselves into gentle mindfulness =
An  absolute glacial meltdown guaranteed! Lasts 2 full hours               
$175        
Spa Booking & Cancellation Policy

Begin  your spa experience by arriving 10-15 min ahead of your schedualed appointment- honor yourself by not rushing here in order to relax.  Enjoy our  hot teas  and snacks or begin  some mindfull breathing  by sitting by our river.

We do allow a 10 minute window for late comers however,  please be aware most days at the spa treatments are booked back to back and your timing is very important for us so we may  stay on time and give you your fully scheduled time.  If you do arrive more then 10 minutes late there is a good chance that your treatment will be cut short and you will be billed in full, unless time allows for us to extend your service.

We are right in the downtown area however off the main road and in a cellular dead zone ( half of downtown is cellualr dead zone) We recommend getting instructions before you arrive or printing out our
MAP

Any changes to spa services should be called in ahead of time so that we may prepare our products and be sure that we have enough time to preform those services.

Please be aware when you call for an appointment you will be asked to reserve it with a credit card . We accept Visa American Express,Mastercard and Discover

We have a firm 24 hour cancellation policy, anything less then that or no shows are charged 50% of each service to pay for the therapists time. Please be mindful when making your appointments.
If you loved your treatments  we would love to hear from you.  Our referral network is online and many of our visitors have commented on their experience, as a thank you we give a 5$ coupon for your next visit. You may post on
YAHOO or on GOOGLE  
Heavenly Face
Do you just crave your scalp massaged? Your face soft and clean  as rose petals? Every aspect of that 6 lbs. that rests on top of  your shoulders is lavishly massaged as your face receives  a heavelnly facial - Only SPA grade products are used. Your face emerges radiant and your head and neck  unraveled.
40 Min                                
$50
                           Massage Prices


      
Half hour - $35                  

45 Min.-  $50

One hour- $65

75 Min-  $80

90 Min-  $90

2 Hours-  $130