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- Traditional Japanese healing-hands technique
- Improves immune system and relieves pain
- Nature-inspired studio
- Located in bustling Gold Coast
- Buy up to three Swoops for yourself
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- Expires in 1 year. Limit 3 Swoops per person; additional may be purchased as gifts. By appointment only. Select service providers. Valid only at Gold Coast location. Yoga class and one-time sauna/steam room access will be credited if not redeemed on initial visit. Read General Swoop FAQ
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Remember at the end of The Karate Kid (the timeless original, not last year's Jaden Smith redo) when Johnny sweeps Daniel's leg and it looks like he can't fight anymore? Then Mr. Miyagi claps his hands together and places them on Daniel to heal the injury, and Daniel bounces back to full health and wins the tournament. That's basically a Hollywood-ized version of Reiki, the thousand-year-old Japanese tradition of laying on "healing hands." With today's Swoop, you can give your chronic pain the Mr. Miyagi treatment, with $39 buying you a one-hour Reiki session, a one-hour yoga class, and access to the sauna or steam room--a $117 combined value--at Yoga Now.
Yoga Now is an urban sanctuary on bustling LaSalle Street in River North. The interior is composed almost entirely of natural and sustainably produced materials, including bamboo hardwood floors, recycled denim insulation, clay and straw plaster walls, wood furnishings, earthen sculptures and potted plants (live, oxygen-producing plants--not the fake plastic variety). While the décor will soothe your mind, the Reiki session will heal your body. You’ll lay down fully clothed (except for your shoes--the treatment is Japanese, after all) in a relaxing room with dim lighting and soft music playing. One of Yoga Now's experienced Reiki practitioners will place his or her hands on you in a very specific sequence with the goal of rebalancing your physical energies. Reiki is one of the fastest-growing holistic healing techniques in the U.S. and is said to improve white blood cell count, reduce chronic pain and help relieve anxiety and depression.
Once your energies are realigned, you'll want to try out one of Yoga Now's meditative yoga sessions (included in this Swoop, although you don't have to redeem all the services on the same day). And if that doesn't work up enough sweat, you'll have access to either their sauna (dry heat) or steam room (humid heat). They even provide free towels and bottled water, so you can clean up and cool off once you're fully cleansed.
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