Your Private Adobe - A unique spa expereince in ABQ

I founded Your Private Adobe out of a pure love and passion for massage. For over 20-years I travelled the world visiting spas, getting treatments and training in different modalities. Between my careers in hospitality as a concierge for the Four Seasons, (chartering a jet for a Saudi prince my first night) marketing and event coordinator with retirement communities, and management and human resources in a travel and tourism, I would travel every time I could save a buck and get the time off. I once took a sabbatical and bought an around- the-world airfare traveling alone for months! These past careers and travel have molded me into the person I am today.

I wanted to create a special place where my clients would be treated like the treasured guests they are. A place where I could show off my beautiful art work from my travels abroad, where I could tell stories about my life and the experiences I have had, a place where people could learn a little about something; perhaps a new culture, and a new way of thinking. I wanted a place where one can totally relax, get pampered beyond belief, a place to heal, be nurtured and escape from the real world and stresses of life. A place to experience a little bit of nirvana! Your Private Adobe is your retreat from the world where you can relax, reflect, and heal. I thrive on providing a personal service, relaxing men and women from any walk of life, in total and luxurious privacy. Privacy means you are the only guest at the 3000 square foot adobe during your spa/massage package! This is a unique concept in the spa industry and our guests love it!

My training and inspiration in the Ayurveda treatments offered at YPA stem from me living, working, and studying in an Ayurvedic hospital in Southern India. I went to India to get certified in administering Pancha Karma, a 5-step detox program. Once there, I changed gears; realizing I could not give people herbal enemas or make them vomit! So I then re-focused my studies on Ayurveda massage, beauty, anti aging and anti stress treatments. I got to witness and learn such things as leach therapy! As part of my studies, I had to personally go through a pancha karma (detox) program. I was able to get off anti-depressants! Something I struggled with for many years.

As more Americans tire of doctors treating our ailments and symptoms with more drugs, Ayurveda will become more main stream. Ayurveda is known as the science of life, and is the oldest form of medicine. We are all searching for something that balances our body, mind and soul. Ayurveda is a system that helps maintain health in a person by using the inherent forces of nature to bring the person into equilibrium with their true self.

As part of our worldly theme, YPA offers two rare Ayurveda treatments on the menu. Shirodhara, and Pizzhichil. Shirodhara although more common, is a continuous pouring of warmed medicated oil onto the third eye. This energy area (chakra) above the eyebrows and between the eyes is known as the “seat to higher consciousness”. It a lovely treatment and helps with depression, insomnia, fatigue and numerous other central nervous system disorders. Pizhichil is a full body oil treatment and is only offered in a handful of places outside of India. Pizhichil was once reserved for royalty in India and is still considered the most luxurious spa and wellness treatment available. Deepak Chopra’s wellness center offers this treatment. Pizhichil is good for joint and muscular pain and is done using our customized heated pouring system. Remember how people would wear copper bracelets for arthritis? Pizhichil is so soothing and exotic too! Ayurveda treatments are therapeutic, but at YPA, we offer them more as a form of intense relaxation and inner stillness.

Our “Release It” foot soak is a signature treatment and a favorite of our guests. We do some unique, fun and worldly ceremonies as part of the treatment. Other packages on our menu are also rare. I use hard to find and expensive ingredients such as sandalwood, rose, cardamom, and frankincense. Even our massage oils are Ayurvedic formulated. The smells when entering the adobe are intoxicating and memorable. Once the doors open to the adobe it’s like entering another world.

YPA guests are local and visiting from out of town and couples are our specialty! Your visit to YPA is a unique bonding and wonderful experience for couples to have time alone in a beautiful environment and get a great massage too! It’s like a mini vacation, and for our locals, they don’t even have to leave home. Couples are able to change, shower, soak, lounge, meditate, and bask in the sauna together. Most spas have the couples separated and they then meet in a dinky massage room for a treatment. That’s the extent of their Couples Session. Many of our guests say they are returning to ABQ just to visit Your Private Adobe again! We hope our clients will vote for us as the Best Spa in Albuquerque!

I’ve been told by many that I am a healer and that my massage is unlike any other massage they have ever received. It’s healing, relaxing, nurturing, therapeutic, and spiritual all rolled into one marvelous session. I offer a 90-Minute session called the “World Adobe” Massage. It’s priced at $200 and guests are transformed when they leave the adobe! Technically, I’m probably a lousy therapist, but the love, energy, care and attention I give to each and every guest is unsurpassed. It’s a spiritual massage and difficult to understand and explain the sensations and feelings you receive.

We are celebrating our one year anniversary in August. I show gratitude to the earth and to the spirits every day. To be able to do something I have wanted all my life, to work in such a beautiful environment and to make a small difference in people’s lives………… is truly a blessing. I am fortunate in a down economy that a luxury business such as Your Private Adobe is surviving and doing well. Our desire for future expansion, with the help of investors, will include overnight lodging and spa treatments for you and your pet and an entire spiritual and wellness and healing center.

Your Private Adobe Day Spa in Albuquerque announces a new Infrared Sauna

I'm so excited about the new Infrared Sauna from Sunlighten. I just got it yesterday and have already assembled the unit. Now I need to get an electrician out for wiring. I was hoping it would be ready to go this weekend, but it looks like it might be a while until it happens. Electricians are hard to come by in this town. I have had to rearrange a portion of the adobe to get it in, but it will be a nice addition to our already great place. I like these saunas much better than a traditional sauna because they are not as hot. A trditioanl sauan is stifling for me adn hard to breathe.

Some information on the Infrared Sauna is below:

Far infrared light is the natural radiant heat felt from the sun.

It's the comforting heat that warms you from the inside. It's the most natural heat source on earth!

One of far infrared light's characteristics is the ability to easily penetrate human tissue.

Remember the last time you were sunbathing with sunscreen? Were you still hot? Of course you were because the sunscreen only stops the UV (Ultraviolet) light from hitting your skin. The far infrared heat (Far infrared light waves) penetrates your skin, giving you that wonderful natural warmth.

You can be exposed to far infrared heat for hours and it will not cause your skin to burn. Far infrared heat is completely healthy and safe for all living things. In fact, it is so safe it is used in hospitals to warm newborn infants.

Far infrared gently heats the body from within instead of heating the air. It has the ability to penetrate the surface of the skin which gives your body an overall radiant warmth.

Traditional heaters only heat the air which become extremely hot and uncomfortable.
Increasing the body's core temperature results in a much deeper, more detoxifying sweat. This is why a Sunlight Sauna is better for individuals seeking health benefits from sweating.

Far infrared saunas have shown to assist in weight loss, pain management, skin purification, detoxification and stress reduction . Far infrared saunas can also provide relief to patients suffering from arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and certain skin conditions. Solocarbon® Far infrared sauna therapy surrounds the body and penetrates deeply into joints, muscles and tissues, speeding oxygen flow and increasing circulation. Natural body healing with Sunlighten™ therapy leads to a healthier lifestyle for you and those around you.

I am still working on the Club Adobe Membership Program. The infrared sauna will be available at no charge to the members. For non-members there will be a charge in the $20-$30 range and the usage will be available as an add on to other services we offer.