International Orange Spa Marin

Specialties

IO wellness spa offers restorative massages, indulgent organic spa treatments in a calming and nourishing environment.

History

Established in 2002.

International Orange’s Spa and Yoga services are restorative remedies that encourage the body’s natural healing capabilities.

Organic products are used in every facial. IO facials incorporate lavish massage throughout. Only organic and natural creams and oils are used in IO massages.

Unique Spa packages offer clients the chance to experience IO’s total wellness concept. It’s all in the details at IO: warm head and neck towels are infused with lemon-​verbena essence, cool eye pads are soaked in fresh cucumber water, aromatic flowers float below the face cradle of massage tables, and floor-​to-​ceiling windows run the length of the yoga studio for ample sunlight.

The IO Mission: Be A Bridge To Your Better Side

1. Involve Clientele in their own transformation

2. Offer effective, nurturing wellness treatments

3. Stretch the day spa form with yoga

4. Cultivate happy, self-​motivated professional staff

5. Create a beautiful, calming, distinctive environment

Meet the Business Owner

Melissa R.

Business Owner

Melissa Ferst is of a third generation of Northern California orange growers and a graduate of UC Berkeley. She ran the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, a non-​profit organization and did public relations, brand development, media relations, and event planning for Alexander Ogilvy Worldwide, which drove her to learn, explore and practice yoga as a means of relaxation and growth. She left a dot-​com before the slump to add her marketing and organizational skills to help create IO. Melissa has been practicing yoga since 1998 and is a Yoga Instructor, certified by The Mindful Body Teacher Training program.