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Flatiron Pilates
1133 Broadway, Nomad
You leave a session with Amy Nelms looking (and feeling) strong and invigorated—and swearing by the very-real powers of Pilates. The woman behind some of the city’s most graceful bodies—many of her clients are top models and actors—is a special combination of encouraging, kind, funny, and focused. She’s incredibly knowledgeable about the mechanics of the body, and sends clients away with “homework” to strengthen, elongate, and chisel at home. Her studio is gorgeous and atmospheric—gleamy wood floors, a pretty candle almost always burning in the corner, and a state of the art reformer and other Pilates equipment that’s so artful it could double as furniture in a sleek living room—and bathed in natural light on a top floor in the beautiful Flatiron district. She only offers one-on-ones.
SOUK Studio
12 W. 27th St., Nomad
You might come here for the airy, high-ceilinged, wide-plank-floored, beautifully tiled space, but the incredible Jivamukti-trained teachers who run the studio are an even more compelling reason to stay. You’ll get a great workout, chant, and deeply relax—and leave still thinking about the soulful dharma talks. Don’t miss classes with Rima, Monica, Yogeswari, and Ruth.
Sundays Studio
51 E. 25th St., NoMad
It’s not just the glossy nails you walk out with that makes us love this airy nail studio. There’s also the cute slippers they gift you, the red-light treatment that leaves your hands soft as silk…not to mention the service where the salon invites you to write yourself a letter as you wait for your nails to dry. (Write something nice—they mail it to you a few weeks later.) All five locations feel spalike in their serenity, and the Soho location’s lush balcony is perfect for luxuriating as you air-dry your nails.
Madalaina Conti
400 Park Ave. South 32C, NoMad
Every facial from Madalaina Conti really delivers. The esthetician specializes in inflammatory skin conditions and integrated wellness, so her treatments incorporate modalities ranging from gua sha to radiofrequency, microcurrent, buccal massage, and more. She’s best known for the Synergistic Signature Qi Facial, a treatment that uses 24K gold-plated micro magnets to create an electromagnetic matrix that helps sculpt, depuff, and repair. It’s brilliant for all skin types, but especially fantastic if you’ve got sensitive or blemish-prone skin.
Le Parlour
245 Fifth Ave. Ste 12, 3rd floor, Nomad
This Black- and woman-owned spa is known for its almost-unbelievable results, whether you’re getting a basic microdermabrasion or a more serious laser treatment. The secret? The staff personalizes a plan for every client, to tackle truly any skin issue. It’s sleek and modern and filled with high tech tools in a way that feels very French (the founder was inspired by her time living in Paris). You leave with clearer, smoother skin and more informed about skin than ever.
Tony Leroy
1115 Broadway, Nomad
Besides being a gifted intuitive who is particularly helpful around questions of life path and purpose, though he is very forthright about the fact that that life path might not have shortcuts. He does monthly group workshops in New York focused on everything from guided meditation to group intuitive work (often, each attendee emerges with a drawing of how Tony sees your energetic body that you may as well frame and hang), and he comes to Los Angeles about four times a year to deliver the same.
Gotham Glow
1123 Broadway, #417, Nomad
This is one of the most trusted names in spray tanning in New York, and for good reason. Under the watchful eye of the owner, Tamar, you'll never step out with a weird, orange undertone or that terrible fake tan smell. The tiny salon is in a random building on Broadway, but no matter: You'll be in and out in under 15 minutes (and they're open until 10pm). They also do house-calls.