Serenity Spa & Soul Yoga - Folsom, California

Jessamyn E. V.

My husband got me a gift card for Christmas last year, and decided to finally use it! I called to make an appointment because there were a couple options I could choose from for the price point of the gift card. I opted for the “My Birthday Ritual,” which included a food scrub, 60 minute massage, 60 minute facial and lunch.

This was my first experience having a “spa day” so I was super excited to finally get to relax and be pampered. My appointment was at 11 o’clock, but the girl on the phone had informed me to come at least 30 minutes earlier to do intake forms and to get dressed into a comfy robe and slippers. I showed up around 10:30 for my appointment, the two girls at the front desk were super nice, and the overall atmosphere was super relaxing. I was sat in the Zen Room to pick my lunch options and complete my intake forms, and then shortly after my massage therapist came in and he did my foot scrub and told me he would be doing my massage also. He was super nice, soft spoken and it made me feel a little better because this was my first spa day and my first time getting a massage. When the foot scrub was done, he walked me back into the massage room and explained that his massage was medium pressure and all of that. Well, my session was cut short for whatever reason and I was walked back to the Zen Room. I was informed I was going to get some money comped from my services, and then they offered me some time in the sauna. They were super apologetic and nice for comping me for the missed time on my session, but I can’t say that I wasn’t a little disappointed because this was my first massage ever and I was looking forward to it. Other than that, my services continued with my facial and it was Joslyn who did my service and it was amazing.

Overall, my first experience went well other than there being yelling children every now and again and some ladies talking very loudly about their personal life. I am still a little disappointed my massage was cut short, but oh well. I don’t know if I would ever come back.

claire

I came here for a facial with Lola and was delighted. The spa is very zen and if you get there a bit early you can enjoy the waiting parlor equipped with tea and massage chairs. Lola is very skillled, warm and has a gentle touch that will just send you to heaven!

Camey K.

The customer service here is incredible - very professional and kind.

The facility offers a great meditation area while you wait for your service. My experience with a facial and 90 min massage was great. I will be going back.

Yeahoo W.

I bought a gift certificate for my wife and I like the box provided, much better than just an envelope. Hopefully she’ll have a relaxing enjoyable experience here.

Kristin S.

I booked an abhyanga with nasya and sauna and I was not impressed unfortunately. If someone had never had an abhyanga then they might think it was lovely. But as someone who is well trained in Ayurvedic massage, I was not. I am vata imbalanced and was looking for that needed grounding but it left me more vitiated than when I came in. An abhy for a vata type should use firm, slow and long, complete stokes with hot oil, pressing the body into the table to ground the vata. Not only did I not get this so many parts of my body were neglected - no thighs or hips (the seat of vata) or side body, no inside of my arms, no circular movements around any of the joints, she didn’t even do a full arm stroke up to the top of the shoulder. She spent most of her time releasing calf and forearm muscles using light flicking motions with luke warm oil - vata vitiating!

Now I will say the nasya was decent and I liked the herbal steam tent. The head and neck massage was OK. But it would have been nice to have my occipital muscles released and she didn’t seem to know how to do that. Also, not sure if they use the same bottle of oil on every client, which would be unsanitary.

They did do a hot oil compress add on for me which I greatly appreciated and it felt really good.

The sauna room was lovely, it was clean and the cool towel was nice. Could have offered a larger glass of water, a pint cup is pretty tiny for a sauna session.

The location is beautiful and the aesthetic of the place is relaxing and the therapist was kind. So I gave two stars. But I can’t give it any more since the abhyanga was so under par.

Chastity R. E. B.

The overall experience was quite straightforward and pleasant. The massage provided a sense of tranquility and relaxation. The staff were courteous and professional, contributing to the consistently positive experiences I have had at this establishment.

Yana B.

I like this place in general, nice and neat but I was very disappointed with $145 massage yesterday. I would not even called that a massage because it felt like I was just laying down there for 60min and got gentle stroked my skin. Even when i asked more pressure, nothing changed. Booked massage with a stone but felt 2 min in total stone’s movement. Tried to call and explained my experience after but all I got was we’ll put a note for your next visit. Umm I don’t think I’ll come back after that experience first of all. Anyways, was not worth that money, i know the difference, used to do massage once a month.

Brianna W.

My first experience with Serenity Spa was overall pleasurable. I enjoyed the ambiance and background music and the lemon strawberry water was a nice touch. I booked with Serenity as a birthday present for myself. The services I received was the Indian Head Therapy and a 60 Minute Skin Ritual facial. In between each service they provided a chocolate dipped strawberry, which made the transition very delicious. I left Serenity feeling relaxed and squeaky clean. Can't wait to return in the future for another facial.