Looking to unwind and recharge? Escape to Gilroy, California! Spring is the perfect season to prioritize your health and wellness. With warmer weather and longer days, it’s an ideal time to embrace self-care, whether for a few hours or an entire weekend. Whether you have a few hours or an entire weekend, you’ll find soothing experiences in Gilroy—from sound baths and spa treatments to Yoga classes and park trails with gorgeous vistas—to help you get in touch with your inner Zen.
Soothing Songs & Stretches
Immerse yourself in a peaceful sound bath at one of our yoga studios, including Heart Space Studio or The Sol Sanctuary, a new Gilroy wellness center. Listen to the calming vibrations of crystal singing bowls, gongs, chimes, and crystal harps to help you release stress. Sound baths are believed to help guide participants into a relaxed state open to quiet reflection and creativity.
Guided Yoga and Pilates classes also may be found at Heart Space. Although Pilates and Yoga provide different workouts, they offer similar benefits, including improved muscle tone, flexibility, and mobility. A regular Yoga practice, either for the beginner or seasoned expert, offers increased relaxation and reduced levels of stress. Slow movements and deep breathing in both Pilates and Yoga warm up muscles and increase circulation while calming the nervous system. Holding various poses improves strength, posture, and balance, while deep stretches help ease muscle stiffness.
Luxurious Spas
Nourish your mind and body at one of our luxurious day spas in Gilroy, including Lavender Day Spa and Synergy Spa and Wellness Center. You’ll find a tempting menu of pampering treatments, including therapeutic massages and facials. Flawless Beauty Bar in downtown Gilroy also offers exfoliation, peels, and beauty treatments in addition to a variety of facials.
Turning Up the Heat
Seeking something more active? Try a hot Yoga or Pilates class at Best Yoga Studios. A local favorite Hot Yoga/Pilates Studio in downtown Gilroy, Best Yoga offers more than 25 weekly classes. Hot Pilates is a full-body workout, while hot Yoga helps build core strength and balance. Both practices, set in warmer temperatures and higher humidity levels, are believed to help increase circulation, cardiovascular strength, and flexibility.
Outdoor Adventures
Step outdoors and discover one of Gilroy’s seven paved bike and walking paths. For an easy (but longer) trail, try the paved 11.5-mile Uvas Creek/Levee Path that stretches the length of the city. This popular 125-acre preserve allows walkers, joggers, and cyclists glimpses of water habitat along Uvas Creek as well as Christmas Hill Park and the Gabilan Mountain range.
At nearby Mt. Madonna County Park, savor the serenity of majestic redwoods, oak woodland, creeks, and grassy meadows. Offering miles of walking and horseback trails at a variety of fitness levels, the 4,605-acre park overlooks Monterey Bay to the west and the Santa Clara Valley to the east.
We look forward to hosting you as you embark on your wellness journey. Whether you’re seeking relaxation or adventure, Gilroy is the perfect springtime getaway to rejuvenate your mind and body.
