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Great Escape: Heal Yourself at Healing Matters

Take time out to take care of yourself this Valentine's Day.

Your teens are holding a car wash at the high school Saturday. The grandparents volunteered to take the younger children to a movie Sunday afternoon. Your tweens take tap on Wednesday evening.  It’s your time. Take it.

Each week, we’ll tell you about one great idea to give you a much deserved break, and make your life a little easier, maybe a whole lot easier.

This Valentine’s weekend treat yourself or your honey to massage from Meri Lynch at Healing Matters in New Hyde Park. Lynch, who was once a paramedic, studied holistic health and oriental martial arts at the New York College of Wholistic Health, according to the Healing Matters website. Lynch eventually opened her own spa, Healing Matters, after working in several other facilities.

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Her massage specialties includes the traditional Swedish, which according to the Healing Matters website is good for muscular tension release, reflexology, which helps sooth your body through the hands and feet, Amma, which channels energy through the body, aromatherapy, a relaxing massage using soothing scents, Hot Stones, which melts away the stress using hot stones strategically placed on pressure points, chair massages, for a quick pick-me-up and pregnancy massages for mommies-to-be.

A half hour massage starts at $45, one hour is $70, 1 ½ hour is $105 and a hot stones massage is $90. Aromatherapy is an additional $10 and can be included in most massages.

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There's a coupon on Healing Matters' website that allows people to receive 10% off your first massage with Lynch.

Healing Matters is located at 2035 Hillside Avenue in New Hyde Park. 

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