Winter Wellness Up North

Up North, November is a time of transition. We have received our first few inches of snow, but it’s not quite time for snowmobiling, fat-tire biking, or skiing just yet. Our thousands of lakes are beginning to freeze over, but the ice layer is not yet ready to handle our trucks and ice fishing shanties.

We reminisce about summer’s escapades—rumbling through town on the motorcycle, sitting in our boat on quiet mornings, waiting for that first pull on our line, and laughing at the comedic antics of waterskiers and lumberjacks at summer’s shows.

We anticipate the hustle and bustle of the upcoming holidays. We eagerly await long days spent covering many miles with our buddies on the Northwoods’ snowmobile trails.

While it’s easy to be stuck between looking backward and looking forward, November is also the perfect opportunity to focus within ourselves. The air is growing colder and bringing on new aches and pains. The impending cold and flu season waves a red flag warning us it’s time to tend to our health. Let’s use this brief moment of stillness that November offers us before the buzz of the holidays, winter travels, and snow sports awakens us again.

The natural serenity Up North lends itself perfectly to a wellness retreat this season. Walk along your favorite trail for the last time until spring’s thaw; breathe in the clean, pine-scented air as your heels crunch on the thin layer of freshly fallen snow. Stay at one of our innumerable rustic luxury resorts, cabins, lodges, condos, or hotels. And to make your early winter getaway complete, visit one of the quality spas and holistic wellness providers and retailers in the region. Here are some ideas to complement your stay in northern Wisconsin this season.

The Spa at Manitowish Waters – Manitowish Waters

Unwind as you get pampered with Northwoods-style elegance at The Spa at Manitowish Waters. Treat yourself to classic or signature nail services, or let your cares and tension melt away with a 60- or 90-minute massage.

Organique Clinic – Tomahawk

Organique Clinic offers a wide range of services and products that will help you to glow (inside and out) and thrive all winter long. Services include nutrition response testing, clinical nutrition, pulsed electromagnetic field therapy, detoxification programs, weight loss programs, environmental medicine, and infrared sauna therapy. Organique Clinic also offers organic food and supplements as well as makeup. If you’re looking for an opportunity to pamper yourself, Organique Clinic is holding a Pre-Black Friday Extravaganza on Saturday, November 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with their biggest sales of the year on services, select beauty products, and makeup services. There will also be drawings, coffee, wine, and treats to enjoy.

Life’s Journey Day Spa – Balsam Lake

No matter where you are on your path to wellness, Life’s Journey Day Spa offers services to enhance your personal journey. Life’s Journey is one of the only places in Wisconsin to offer a unique light-based therapy that uses LED lights and near-infrared red light to creates a chemical reaction that the body uses to alleviate pain and inflammation and increase circulation. The treatment has been applied to migraine headaches, sleep disorders, digestive complaints, seasonal affective disorder, and Lyme disease. In addition to this light-based therapy, Life’s Journey Day Spa’s extensive list of services includes permanent cosmetics, microdermabrasion facials, Reiki, massage therapy, ionic foot baths, infrared sauna sessions, and non-laser skin treatments.

Fern & Folk – Minocqua

Treat yourself to one of the facial, aromatherapy, or body treatments on the menu at Fern & Folk Spa. The knowledgeable and caring staff use an Ayurvedic approach to create your healing spa experience at this downtown Minocqua sanctuary.

Mortar & Pestle – Antigo

“Folk medicine meets the modern age” at Mortar & Pestle. This provider of high-quality, small-batch herbal medicine seeks to educate the community about plant-based wellness and holistic health modalities, to integrate traditional and modern medicine, and to achieve and inspire a better understanding of health and wellness. Mortar & Pestle sells topical and ingestible remedies, beauty products, and home care products.

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The information contained in this article is meant for entertainment and informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for medical advice. Please consult with your medical provider to determine the services and products that are right for you.