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At Massage Envy, we have one goal: helping you feel and look your best, so you can be your best.

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Massage Therapy Encourages Relaxation

The body can produce an unhealthy buildup of hormones when we're stuck in traffic or meeting a work deadline. And that stress can look like more than just a bad mood in the carpool line, crashing when you finally get home, or anxious thoughts swirling through your head as you try to fall asleep.

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Now Booking: Targeted Facials for Specific Skin Care Goals and Concerns

You’ve moisturized, exfoliated, jade rolled, double cleansed, and sheet masked. You’ve tried drinking more water (and less wine). Still, that one issue keeps showing up in the mirror—whether it’s breakouts, dullness, blotchiness, or just that persistent feeling that your skin could look better.

Skin Care

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Discover the Benefits of a Back Facial at Massage Envy

Did you know that a facial can offer skin care benefits to more than just your face? After all, it’s not the only part of your skin that can struggle with acne, dullness, and other concerns.

Wellness Tips

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How to Become a Massage Therapist

If you’re searching for a meaningful, hands-on career where you can make a real difference every single day, learning how to become a certified massage therapist might be the path for you. Massage therapy is a growing, in-demand profession that blends science and compassion to help people move better, feel better, and reconnect with their bodies.

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Body Care

Explore tips from skilled massage therapists and stretch providers on how to move and feel better.

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The Benefits of Massage Therapy for Relaxing Muscles

It’s one thing if you feel sore after a tough workout. But did you know that many Americans often experience neck, back, and muscle pain from a much less strenuous activity?

12 Easy Stretches You Can Do at Home

It’s undeniable that modern life is more sedentary than ever. Between work-from-home set-ups, time sitting on long commutes, and doomscrolling on the couch, our bodies spend a lot of time in the same positions. That’s why your muscles can seriously use the chance to stretch out and reset.

Your Glow-Up Guide: Everything You Need to Know About Red Light Therapy

From influencers rocking futuristic light masks to wellness experts raving about skin and body rejuvenation, red light therapy has taken the self-care world by storm. But what exactly is red light therapy? And does the idea that simply exposing your skin to certain wavelengths of light can reduce wrinkles, clear acne, and even relieve muscle soreness actually hold up?

Beyond the Burn: Essential Tips for Muscle Recovery

You crushed your workout. Your muscles are feeling it. Now what? If your answer is “nothing”, then it may be time to rethink your after exercise recovery routine. While there’s no quick fix to skip soreness altogether, the way you recover can make all the difference in how you feel — and how quickly you bounce back.

Hand Massage Therapy

Each of your hands contains more than two dozen bones -- 27, to be exact.

Skin Care

Discover tips and tricks from skin-savvy estheticians to help you achieve your best skin yet.

From Prep to Perfection: At-Home Face Masks 101

From Prep to Perfection: Top Skin Care Products for At-Home Care

There’s no glow like a post-facial glow. When your skin feels fresh and radiant, you want those dewy days to last forever.

Best Skin Care for Travel: Routine and Product Tips

There’s nothing more exciting than stepping off a plane and feeling the breeze of a brand-new destination caress your cheeks. But travel stressors can leave your skin feeling more out of sorts than usual. From dry airplane air to shifts in climate and humidity—not to mention the shake-up to your daily routine—your complexion might take a hit.

Why does my skin look dull? Causes, meaning, and treatment

Sometimes you wake up and instantly know it’s not your skin’s best day. Instead of that fresh, radiant look, your complexion might appear flat, tired, or just…off. You’re missing the healthy glow that makes skin look vibrant and full of life.

Our Essential Preventative Anti-Aging Tips

There’s nothing wrong with a few fine lines and wrinkles. Every sunspot and smile line tells a story: a moment spent laughing with family and friends or making memories on summer vacations. Aging is a blessing—but that doesn’t mean we don’t want to slow the process down a little, and keep feeling good in our skin as we do it.

Your Glow-Up Guide: Everything You Need to Know About Red Light Therapy

From influencers rocking futuristic light masks to wellness experts raving about skin and body rejuvenation, red light therapy has taken the self-care world by storm. But what exactly is red light therapy? And does the idea that simply exposing your skin to certain wavelengths of light can reduce wrinkles, clear acne, and even relieve muscle soreness actually hold up?

Wellness Tips

Body care and skin care are just two components of overall wellness. Self-care is essential!

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Elevate Your Wellness Mindset: How to Embrace Self-Care and Thrive

Day after day juggling work, family, and endless to-dos tend to blur together as you desperately count down to the next weekend or vacation. But when you're always waiting for a break to feel better, it’s easy to miss the moments that make life meaningful right now.

Things you can do at home for stress relief

Stress shouldn’t feel second nature. But these days, between work, family, finances, the news, and tech overload, it can sometimes feel like stress is coming at you from every direction.

Putting the “ME” in ME Time: 7 Ways to Customize Your Massage Envy Experience

At a Massage Envy franchised location, there’s no such thing as a cookie-cutter wellness session. That’s because you’re unique, so your self-care should be, too.

Making the Most of Your Massage Envy Membership

One thing’s for sure: a Massage Envy membership unlocks a lot. From professional facials to rejuvenating therapeutic massages, you’ve stepped into a world of accessible self-care services built just for you.

The Perfect Gift Does Exist: Everything You Need to Know About Massage Envy Gift Cards

Gift cards get a bad rep. But far from being a quick and impersonal option, a gift card actually offers something precious — the gift of choice. And with a Massage Envy gift card that means choosing and customizing your vital self-care rituals.

Recent News & Press

Press Release

Massage Envy Announces Scholarship Sweepstakes June Recipients

Five monthly recipients receive $2,500 scholarships as Massage Envy continues its long-standing commitment to supporting the next generation of massage therapists

July 28, 2026

Press Release

Massage Envy Edina Franchised Location to Reopen July 27

Restored location will welcome members and guests back for massage, stretch and skin care services

July 27, 2026

Press Release

Massage Envy Introduces New Results-Driven Assisted Stretch Services

Relaxation Stretch, Relief Stretch and Mobility Stretch help guests choose care based on how they want to feel and move

July 21, 2026