“We put a lot of time into training our staff and really make sure that everyone is offering their absolute best service at all times, and that customer service is our number one priority,” - Karen Murphy
Located on a waterfront property in the heart of Downtown Charlottetown, this spa takes wellness and relaxation very seriously. Combining her love of hot yoga with her love of community outreach and environmental awareness, owner and operator, Karen Murphy, opened the location in August of 2010. Moksha Yoga Charlottetown is a part of a greater global community franchise, while Pure Spa is privately owned. As soon as clients walk through the door, they instantly feel a sense of calm from the subtle scent of peppermint oil in the air, the quiet music filling the space, or the stone waterfall trickling in the hall. Murphy says the entire location provides a place for people to go and to take time for themselves, and create peace in their own minds. “The more peace people can create in their own mind allows for more peace to trickle out into the community.” Moksha Yoga studios are built on the foundation of clean, green, conscious construction that is designed to create a calm and healthy environment for your practice, at every level of practice. They offer a unique hot yoga series that combines the precision of therapeutic yoga and the foundations of traditional yoga in a specially heated room. The series is a cardiovascular workout that strengthens, tones and loosens muscles while calming the mind and reducing stress. So, why hot yoga? Some of the benefits include the fascia moving more freely, tissue repair, stimulation of thermo regulation, and detoxification. The Moksha Yoga franchise values are based on seven key pillars including Be Healthy, Live Green, Live to Learn, and Be Peace. “Yes, it’s a workout, but it’s really about community building and creating a safe and comfortable place for everyone to just be themselves, reach their highest potential and have a lot of fun,” Murphy explains.
▲ (L_R) Paige Murphy, Kara MacDonald, Suzie Frizzell, Alyssa Runighan, Alex MacDougall, Helena Stewart
▲ Karen Murphy
All levels of activity and experience are welcome at Moksha Yoga as they offer a variety of different classes including Moksha Hot Yoga, Barre, Flow and the newest class, Moksha Fit. The instructors are trained to teach to the beginner, but always offer a modification to go a little bit deeper for those who are more advanced in their practice. Over time, you will notice your yoga practice becoming stronger and stronger, and students of Moksha Yoga have been loyal to the business since the beginning. “We have students who have been coming since day one and students who have reached over 1,000 classes. We love to acknowledge them when they reach these milestones,” Murphy says. A vast selection of amazing spa treatments are waiting for you to indulge in at Pure Spa, ranging from manicures and pedicures, to facials and body wraps, hair removal, body scrubs, lash extensions and massage therapy. Massage therapy is a major part of the business with eight registered massage therapists on staff trained in sports therapy, deep tissue, prenatal, relaxation, cupping therapy and reflexology. Pure Spa strives to choose the best possible products. One line used for manicures and pedicures is the Spa Ritual nail polish line which is vegan and free of DBP, toluene, camphor, formaldehyde and formaldehyde resin that can be found in other products. “Our clients really love the products,” Murphy gushes. A certified- organic Hungarian skincare line called
Eminence is used for all facials and body treatments. “It’s amazing. It’s excellent for sensitive skin and uses all plant-based ingredients. You could essentially eat it,” she says. Murphy says the staff on both sides of the business are really what makes the business so successful. “We put a lot of time into training our staff and really make sure that everyone is offering their absolute best service at all times, and that customer service is our number one priority,” Murphy says. “I think that’s what really sets us apart.”
Pure Spa Moksha Yoga Charlottetown 4 Prince Street, Charlottetown 902.894.9642 www.purespapei.com
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